Causeway Coast and Glens explained

Causeway Coast and Glens
Settlement Type:District and borough
Motto:Latin: Integerrime Servire |translation=service with integrity
Coordinates:55.203°N -6.5°W
Subdivision Type:Sovereign state
Subdivision Name:United Kingdom
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Northern Ireland
Established Title:Incorporated
Established Date:1 April 2015
Named For:Causeway Coast and the Glens of Antrim
Seat Type:Administrative HQ
Seat:Cloonavin, Coleraine
Government Footnotes:[1]
Government Type:District council
Governing Body:Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council
Leader Title:Executive
Leader Name:Committee system
Leader Title1:Control
Leader Title3:MLAs
Leader Title4:MPs
Area Rank:
Population Rank:
Timezone1:GMT
Utc Offset1:+0
Timezone1 Dst:BST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+1
Postal Code Type:Postcode areas
Postal Code:BT
Area Code Type:Dialling codes
Area Code:028
Iso Code:GB-CCG
Blank1 Name:GSS code
Blank1 Info:N09000004

Causeway Coast and Glens is a local government district covering most of the northern part of Northern Ireland. It was created on 1 April 2015 by merging the Borough of Ballymoney, the Borough of Coleraine, the Borough of Limavady and the District of Moyle. The local authority is Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council.

Geography

The district covers most of the northern part of Northern Ireland; an area totalling 1796 km2 spanning parts of Counties Antrim and Londonderry. It had a population of around in . The name of the new district was announced on 17 September 2008 as 'Causeway Coast' and was revised in February 2009.

Northern Ireland Railways stations

Rail services

NI Railways provides services on the Belfast-Derry railway line between Derry~Londonderry station in the west and east to Belfast Lanyon Place station and Belfast Grand Central station.

The Coleraine-Portrush line provides a service from the interchange at Coleraine station at the south of the branch with Portrush station the station terminal at the north of the branch line.

Giant's Causeway and Bushmills Railway

The Giant's Causeway and Bushmills Railway is a heritage railway and major tourist attraction.

Coastal physical geography

The area stretches around from the River Roe near Bellarena on the shores of Lough Foyle, with Magilligan Point with Benone Strand on the Atlantic Ocean, and Mussenden Temple perched on the cliffs to Castlerock. At Castlerock the first of the seaside resorts the estuary of the River Bann is reached with crossing points located upstream at Coleraine. From the River Bann the coast includes seaside resorts of Portstewart and Portrush. Further along there is Dunluce Castle, Portballintrae and the town of Bushmills. Whilst Bushmills (home to the world's oldest licensed distillery which has produced the famous Irish whiskey "Bushmills" since 1608). The River Bush is crossed beside the Giant's Causeway and Bushmills Railway, and the Giant's Causeway is nearby. The next place are Ballintoy, and onwards to Ballycastle

The area is popular with tourists and includes some of the best-known physical features of Northern Ireland: the Giant's Causeway (a World Heritage Site), the Glens of Antrim and Rathlin Island, which lies 7 miles off Ballycastle. The coast includes Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge and the small Dunseverick Castle, and the more isolated seaside resort of Ballycastle, with a ferry to Rathlin Island across the Straits of Moyle. From Ballycastle the coastline veers southwards around Fair Head and continues with the North Channel and the settlements of Cushendun, then Cushendall and finally Waterfoot.

Causeway Coast and Glens District Council

See main article: Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council. Causeway Coast and Glens District Council replaced Ballymoney Borough Council, Coleraine Borough Council, Limavady Borough Council and Moyle District Council. The first election for the new district was originally due to take place in May 2009, but on April 25, 2008, Shaun Woodward, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland announced that the scheduled 2009 district council elections were to be postponed until 2011.[2] The first elections took place on 22 May 2014 and the council acted as a shadow authority until 1 April 2015.

Settlements

Towns and villages

Freedom of the Borough

The following people, military units, organisations and groups have received the Freedom of the Borough of Causeway Coast and Glens.

Individuals

Military Units

Organisations and Groups

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Council . Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council . 27 July 2024.
  2. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/7367253.stm Northern Ireland elections are postponed, BBC News, April 25, 2008, accessed April 27, 2008
  3. Web site: Olympic medal winners honoured with the Freedom of the Borough . 8 December 2017 . Coleraine Times . 18 July 2021 .
  4. Web site: Peter Chambers rows in with Freedom of the Borough . 28 December 2017 . Belfast Telegraph . 18 July 2021 .
  5. Web site: Mervyn Whyte MBE granted the Freedom of the Borough . 2 February 2018 . Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council . 18 July 2021 .
  6. Web site: Joan's Freedom of the Borough . 24 May 2018 . Coleraine Times . 18 July 2021 .
  7. Web site: CBC - News . 11 July 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160820175539/http://www.colerainebc.gov.uk/news/news_item.php?id=883 . 20 August 2016 . dead .
  8. Web site: 206 BATTERY HONOURED WITH FREEDOM PARADE IN COLERAINE . 20 May 2017 . Reserve Forces & Cadets Association Northern Ireland . 18 July 2021 .
  9. Web site: Accusations fly as council row erupts over freedom honour for RAF . Black . Rebecca . 1 June 2018 . Belfast Telegraph . 18 July 2021 .
  10. Web site: Royal Air Force to be formally granted Freedom of the Borough . Mullan . Orla . 6 April 2022 . Derry Now . 16 April 2022 .
  11. https://ccg-legacy.mmcsolutions.biz/coleraine/docs/minutes/cm-12-03.pdf
  12. Web site: Royal Portrush Golf Club receives Freedom of the Borough . Corscadden . Jane . 21 May 2021 . Q Radio . 18 July 2021 .
  13. Web site: Freedom of the Borough for health care workers . The Coleraine Chronicle . 18 October 2023 . 29 October 2023 . en.
  14. Web site: Health workers to be given freedom of Causeway borough . BBC News Northern Ireland . 19 October 2023 . 31 October 2023 . en.
  15. Web site: Freedom of the Borough . Balfour . Andrew . 1 February 2024 . The Ballymoney Bubble . 15 February 2024 .