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Pictured is the children from Olderfleet Primary School at Curran Park Larne with Mayor Councillor William McCaughey.

Pupils grow their knowledge with Mid and East Antrim’s Forest Schools Programme

Three schools from across Mid and East Antrim are taking part in this year’s Forest Schools Programme. The programme is aimed at promoting sustainable outdoor education programmes to inspire innovative teaching methods, encouraging curiosity and exploration whilst instilling a sense of community and civic pride within young people.

Pictured is Mayor Councillor William McCaughey at the opening of Greenisland Community Fridge.

Greenisland Community Fridge opens

Mid and East Antrim Borough has opened its fourth community fridge this time in Greenisland.

Pictured is members of Mid and East Antrim's Fairtrade Steering Group with Reverend Adrian Halligan and Dr Christopher Stange, Consulate General for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

Mid and East Antrim becomes a Fairtrade Borough on World Fairtrade Day

Mid and East Antrim has been awarded the prestigious Fairtrade Borough status by the UK Fairtrade Foundation and Fairtrade Ireland, to include the main towns of Ballymena, Carrickfergus, and Larne in recognition of its commitments to Fairtrade principles.

Teens take part in Natural Connections programme in the borough.

Natural Connections programme engages teens in the great outdoors

Mid and East Antrim Borough Council in partnership with the Northern Health and Social Care Trust has delivered on a popular photography programme for young teens in the borough. Local photographer, Bernadette McAllister, delivered the Natural Connections programme to teenagers aged 12 – 18 in some of the borough’s award winning green spaces.

Pictured is Mayor Cllr William McCaughey and Lynsey Poole from Larne Area Community Support Group launching Councils 'In Bloom Community Competition'.

Mid and East Antrim’s In Bloom Community Competitions to take root

To coincide with the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) National Gardening Week, the Mayor of Mid and East Antrim Borough Council has officially launched the 2022 Mid and East Antrim in Bloom Community Competitions and is encouraging green-fingered citizens to help make the Borough beautiful.

Pictured along with the Mayor is funder and volunteer representatives at the opening of Larne Community Fridge.

Community Fridge opens on the Promenade in Larne

Mid and East Antrim Borough Council has opened a third community fridge, this time on the promenade in Larne.

Residents invited to dig into Mid and East Antrim’s Compost Week

Residents invited to dig into Mid and East Antrim’s Compost Week

Green-fingered enthusiasts and budding gardeners will already know the benefits of composting at home, and during Mid and East Antrim’s Compost Week (2 – 8 May), Mid and East Antrim Borough Council is helping to spread the message.

Pictured is the Mayor of Mid and East Antrim, Councillor William McCaughey, Paul Armstrong from the Woodland Trust and MEA Parks & Open Spaces staff planting the 58,000th tree.

58,000th tree planted through MEA4Trees programme

The 58,000th tree has been planted marking the completion of the MEA4Trees programme. This ambitious tree planting programme was launched by Council in December 2019 with the pledge to plant 58,000 trees - one tree for every household in the Borough – in partnership with the Woodland Trust Northern Ireland.

Pictured is Emma McCrea, Ballymena BID; Dr Michael Wardlow, Translink Chairman; Cllr William McCaughey, Mayor of Mid & East Antrim Borough Council; Clare Moore, Ballymena Bid; Cllr Frances Burton, Vice President of NILGA and Claire Duddy, MEA.

Mayor’s praise for Ulster in Bloom winners

The Mayor of Mid and East Antrim had the pleasure of joining volunteers from across the borough at the Translink Ulster in Bloom awards presentation hosted at Cultra Manor.

Volunteers team up with Council to tackle litter louts

Volunteers team up with Council to tackle litter louts

Members of the nationally known and admired Eco Rangers NI, along with Live Here Love Here and Council officers undertook a litter assessment of Larne area rural roads between January and March 2022.

Pictured is Pictured is Mayor of Mid and East Antrim Councillor William McCaughey and Council’s Climate and Sustainability Manager Elaine Smith with delegates at the FASTER Local Authority Information Day.

Council attends FASTER EV Chargepoints Local Authority Information Day

Mayor of Mid and East Antrim Councillor William McCaughey and Council’s Climate and Sustainability Manager Elaine Smith attended the FASTER Local Authority Information Day, hosted by the East Border Region (EBR) and South West College, in County Monaghan.

Volunteers, school children and Council representatives gathered for the official opening of Blackhead Path as a Local Nature Reserve.

Local Nature Reserve Status for Blackhead Path

Volunteers, local school children and Council representatives gathered at Blackhead Path on Monday 7 March for the official opening of the site as a Local Nature Reserve.

Wasting food feeds climate change: Mid and East Antrim Borough Council unites with Food Waste Action Week to break the cycle

Wasting food feeds climate change: Mid and East Antrim Borough Council unites with Food Waste Action Week to break the cycle

Mid and East Antrim Borough Council is supporting Food Waste Action Week with an online social media campaign.

Pictured is fridge volunteers John Mitchell, Carly Ogilvie, Sharon Aston, Francine McIlhatton, William Armstrong and Alex Aston.

Love Food, Hate Waste success to date

The Borough’s first community fridge, based at Eden Allotment Gardens, has been open for 8 months, and volunteers are keen to share good news about how successful the initiative has proven so far.

Councillors in Mid and East Antrim have achieved below inflation changes to business and domestic rates next year, aimed at minimising the impact on local ratepayers while delivering significant investment and improvements in the community.

Council strikes rate to drive economic growth, create jobs and deliver excellent services

Councillors in Mid and East Antrim have achieved below inflation changes to business and domestic rates next year, aimed at minimising the impact on local ratepayers while delivering significant investment and improvements in the community.

Working in collaboration with Diamond Trucks, Council Officers will test-drive the fully electric Renault Master 3.5 tonne tipper vehicle at its waste depots in Ballymena, Larne and Carrickfergus.

New electric waste tippers being trialled by Mid and East Antrim Borough Council

Mid and East Antrim Borough Council is currently involved in trialling electric waste tipper vehicles as part of its commitment to reducing its carbon footprint.

Count the wildlife that's counting on you

Count the wildlife that's counting on you

Mid and East Antrim Borough Council has been working with local residents an schools as part of the RSPB's Big Garden Birdwatch.

Mayor of Mid and East Antrim, Cllr William McCaughey, has unveiled a new mural depicting the history and heritage of Whitehead

New mural preserves rich history of Whitehead for future generations

The rich and eclectic history of the coastal town of Whitehead has been preserved in colour on a new mural which was unveiled by the Mayor of Mid and East Antrim, Councillor William McCaughey, last Friday, 28 January.

Castillo Pools, a swimming pool manufacturer, designer and installer that specialises in stainless steel swimming pools and spas has moved into the Innovation Centre at Ecos Ballymena in order to facilitate future growth.

Castillo Pools’ move to Ballymena’s Ecos Centre going swimmingly

Castillo Pools, a swimming pool manufacturer, designer and installer that specialises in stainless steel swimming pools and spas has moved into the Innovation Centre at Ecos Ballymena in order to facilitate future growth.

L-R at The Grange in Ballymena, are Niall McAlinden (Haffeys Sports Grounds), Alderman William McNeilly, Andrea Ross, Cllr Timothy Gaston, Lena Faloon, John McVeigh (MEABC Head of Capital Works) Anne Cameron, Stuart Knowles and Dessie Dixon.

Work begins on new £175k play park and kickabout area for The Grange

Work on a brand new £175,000 play park and kickabout area has begun in the Grange area of Ballymena.

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Mid and East Antrim Borough Council is a multi-award winning local authority which leads the way in the transformation of ever-more efficient and improved public services for its 139,000 citizens.

The traditional engine room of the Northern Ireland economy, the borough has a proud manufacturing heritage, diverse and dynamic business community, and a rapidly expanding tourism and hospitality sector.

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