Beach Road is a nature reserve in the seaside town of Whitehead, Co.Antrim in Northern Ireland. Recently the local community group 'Brighter Whitehead' received a grant from Better Belfast to make substantial environmental improvements to the reserve.
Work has already begun, and you can keep upto date with this exciting project by joining our mailing list or coming back to see us here soon.
Brighter Whitehead has secured funding from Carrickfergus Council's Good Relations Service for a 'One World Garden'. Bill Pollock explained "The theme for Britain in Bloom this year is ‘Local Roots’ and we would like to engage with this important theme. After some discussion with local stakeholders it was thought that a suitable project would be a ‘One World Garden’. This ‘One World Garden’ will include plants that represent the different cultural groups within the town. The garden will be designed not only as an educational aid but more importantly to bring people together i.e. different ages, different races and different local and international cultures. The garden will be located in the Recreation Grounds at Chester Avenue and will be completed in May 2008. Download the garden plan.
Put the spring back into your step this month and volunteer! People across Carrickfergus Borough can make a real impact by volunteering to help conserve the environment this Spring and throughout the year. Stephen Daye, Parks & Countryside Development Officer at Carrickfergus Borough Council and Carrickfergus in Bloom Co-ordinator said “Come springtime, we all want to be outside; it's a lovely time of the year to appreciate green spaces. And if you want to help your environment, locally is a great place to start.” “In Carrickfergus Borough we are blessed with many community groups that do tremendous work to improve their environment. Whether you live in Greenisland, Carrickfergus, Eden or Whitehead a group could do with your help or you can contact Carrickfergus in Bloom about starting up a group within your own locality.“ Bill Pollock a volunteer with Brighter Whitehead said “Volunteering sounds very worthy, but once you actually start doing it and get involved, especially if it's something near to your community, you get to know people you wouldn't normally come across and you get so much more out of it than you think you're going to. You make new friends, you get a sense of achievement and at the same time you're making a huge difference to the area that you're in.” “The other great thing is that anybody can volunteer - you don't need to be qualified, you haven't got to be fully able. Basically, you've just got to have the get up and go to want to get involved. Whether it's weeding or making the tea, everybody has something to give.” ended Bill. To take part in a community project within the Borough or start up a new group contact Stephen Daye, at Carrickfergus Borough Council, Civic Centre, Antrim Street, Carrickfergus. T: 9335 8039 or inbloom@carrickfergus.org or www.carrickfergusinbloom.org
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