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CCGHT Structures

Chairman’s Report

Trust Director’s Report

Summary of Work

Annual Accounts

Acknowledgement

CONTENTS:

Company Structure

Antrim Coast & Glens AONB Management Group

Causeway Coast AONB Management Group

Binevenagh AONB Management Forum

COMPANY STRUCTURE

ADVISERS William Young/ Ballymena Borough Council Colin Neill Kerrie McGonigle Ballymoney Borough Council Moira Mann/ Coleraine Borough Council Peter Thompson Ainsley McWilliams Larne Borough Council Valerie Richmond/ Limavady Borough Council Richard Gillen Kevin McGarry Moyle District Council Lisa O’Kane/ Newtownabbey Bor Council Emma Fearon OBSERVERS Sandi Howie Environment & Heritage Service Fergal Kearney NI Tourist Board Don Wilmont Causeway Coast & Glens Ltd. Regional Tourism Partnership

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Cllr Hubert Nicholl Ballymena Borough Council

Ald Harry Connolly Ballymoney Borough Council

Cllr Norman Hillis Coleraine Borough Council

Cllr Roy Craig Larne Borough Council

Cllr Cathal Ó’hOisín Limavady Borough Council

Cllr Oliver McMullan Moyle District Council

Cllr Vera McWilliam Newtownabbey Borough

Council

Mr Graham Thompson The National Trust

Dr David Erwin Chairman

Mr Jim Kitchen Sustainable Development

Commission NI

Mr Geoff Nuttall World Wide Fund for Nature

NI

Cllr Janet Crilly Regional Tourism Partnership

Mrs Bernie Delargy North Antrim Community

Network

Mrs Ann McNickle Coleraine Rural & Urban

Network

Mrs Shirley Orr South Antrim Rural

Network

Mrs Heather Thompson Ulster Wildlife Trust

Mr Patsy McBride Ulster Farmers’ Union

Ald Harry Connolly Chairman Cllr Roy Craig Larne Borough Council Cllr Catherine McCambridge Moyle District Council Cllr Hubert Nicholl Ballymena Borough Council Ian Gregg Ulster Farmers Union Monica Morgan North Antrim Community Network Joe Mc Fadden Regional Tourism Partnership Mike Dobson The National Trust Ross Towers Ulster Wildlife Trust Gregory Woulahan RSPB Ralph Semple Ainsley McWilliams Larne Borough Council Kevin McGarry Moyle District Council Lindsay Dunlop Ballymena Borough Council Sonya Crawford Ballymoney Borough Council Stuart Freeman DOE Planning Service Breige McIlhatton DOE Planning Service Sandi Howie DOE Environment & Heritage Service Mervyn Orr DRD Roads Service Brian Connolly NI Tourist Board Clare Dore DARD Countryside Management Branch Don Wilmont Causeway Coast & Glens Regional Tourism Partnership

ANTRIM COAST & GLENS AONB MANAGEMENT GROUP

Mr Graham Thompson Chairman, National Trust Cllr Billy Leonard Coleraine Borough Council Cllr William J. Graham Moyle District Council Cllr David McAlister Moyle District Council Ann McNickle Coleraine Rural & Urban Network Cllr George Hartin North Antrim Community Network Shirley Orr CCGHT Dr David Erwin CCGHT Robert Cochrane Ulster Farmers’ Union Sean McCambridge NI Agricultural Producers’ Assoc Prof Stephen Boyd University of Ulster Michael McConaghy Moyle District Council Kevin McGarry Moyle District Council Stuart Freeman DOE Planning Service Sandi Howie DOE Environment & Heritage Service Brian Connolly NI Tourist Board John Young DRD Roads Service Philip Watson Ruth Blair DOE Environment & Heritage Service Clare Dore DARD Countryside Management Branch Peter Thompson Coleraine Borough Council

CAUSEWAY COAST AONB MANAGEMENT GROUP

Richard Gillen Chairman, Limavady Borough Council Cllr Gerry Mullan Limavady Borough Council Cllr Boyd Douglas Limavady Borough Council Cllr William King Coleraine Borough Council Mark Strong Coleraine Borough Council Ann McNickle Coleraine Rural & Urban Network Liz Wallace Magilligan Field centre Stewart Glass Ulster Wildlife Trust Barry Crawford The National Trust Jonathan Miller Translink Stuart Freeman DOE Planning Service Ruth Blair DOE Environment & Heritage Service Bryan Irvine DARD Countryside Management Branch Garry O’Neill DCAL Adam Quigley DRD Roads Service Rhonda Robinson DOE EHS Built Heritage Cllr Cathal O hOisin CCGHT / Limavady BC John O’Carroll RTP—Radisson SAS Hotel Andrew Sides Loughs Agency Caroline Marshall Lough Neagh & Lwr Bann Adv Committee Ian Wright Turner Forest service Dr Caro-lynne Ferris CAAN Maj R. Hopton Ministry of Defence/ Magilligan Conservation Board Tracey Rorrison Coleraine Borough Chamber of Commerce Brian Brown Roe Valley Chamber of Commerce Rachel Cassidy Roe Valley Learning Community Kathleen McBride NI Tourist Board

BINEVENAGH AONB MANAGEMENT FORUM

Chairman’s Comments It seems like a long time now since my arm was twisted and I was asked to take on the role of the first Chair of the Causeway Coast and Glens Heritage Trust in May 2002. It was an honour to be asked then and has been a privilege since to continue to serve in that position. We have achieved a great deal since our inception – entirely due to the dedication of our Board members and advisors, the commitment our Sub –Committee Chairs and Members and the unstinting efforts of our staff members. Trust staff has fluctuated in numbers with the nature and pressures of work at any time and has now settled back to a core group of three. We hope that this will again increase in the near future as we take on new tasks. Throughout most of this period we were extremely well served by the experience and enthusiasm of Peter Harper, who has now moved on to a new stage in his life and career. We thank him for his inspirational leadership and hard work in our formative years. We wish him well for the future. Our new Director is Helen Noble who comes to us from an extensive background in protected area management in the UK and in Europe. We welcome her to Northern Ireland and hope that she will find her time with us both rewarding and enjoyable. She comes at a time when the Trust is facing challenges through which we are re-examining our role and structure. Core funding of the Trust has become a pressing matter. We were originally set up by Environment and Heritage Service of the DoE (NI), The Northern Ireland Tourist Board and a group of eight Local Authorities to deliver an agreed ‘product’. Funding, as in other similar bodies like the Mournes Heritage Trust and the Strangford Lough Management Advisory Group, was not an issue. Since then circumstances have changed and the balance within our activities has also changed. Sadly we have lost, temporarily or permanently, one of our supporting Local Authorities – Carrickfergus. Originally we were very heavily engaged in the NRRTI scheme which enabled so many excellent projects to be delivered in those parts of our area to which it applied. This scheme has not been renewed in its original form and we are not now directly involved in a project award scheme. Our role in the management of Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty has increased. The changes in our outputs have

been interpreted by some as a reduction in our tourism activities. Nothing could be further from the truth. Sustainable development of the area is at the heart of the activities that the Trust performs and sustainable tourism initiatives support the rural economy of the area, whilst maintaining the key component that we all want preserved – the landscape. The three AONBs in our care are vital and central components of the ‘flavour’ of the broad area. Management of them ensures the continued existence of the natural, built and cultural heritages of the Causeway Coast and Glens – central to our given role and fundamental to any tourist development. However, these changes have made it necessary for some of our sponsoring bodies to re-appraise the nature and level of their support. It is to be hoped that we shall soon see resolution of these matters and that within our new devolved Governmental situation and our new systems of Local Government we will again be able to establish reliable core funding sources which do not require us to be continuously seeking the resources to be able to do our job.

“It was an

honour to

be asked

then and

has been a

privilege

since to

continue to

serve”

“Our role in the management of Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty has increased”

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The perception and status of AONBs in Northern Ireland leaves a lot to be desired compared to the rest of the UK. In Northern Ireland Government funding of AONBs in general is at a much lower level. Different funding mechanisms exist for different AONBs. AONB management committees are not statutory consultees in planning matters. AONB management plans, at this time, have no statutory status. This means that when we prepare a plan and manage to get bodies with statutory responsibilities to ‘sign up’ to deliver components of the plan – they have no requirement actually to deliver those components. Lack of priority or budget can be offered as justifications for non-delivery. This has been a major problem in trying to deliver the Causeway Coast AONB plan. We are now about to launch a new and innovative Antrim Coast and Glens AONB management plan. While great care has been taken to try to ensure that these problems do not again arise, the difficulties remain in place and might again put barriers in place to trying to fully implement the plan. In the near future we will move on to the preparation of the Binevenagh AONB management plan. We can only trust that these problems will be sorted out soon and that these plans which are expensive to produce, involve a great deal of consultation with people who live and work in the area and require hundreds of hours of staff and volunteer time will soon achieve the status they deserve. Decisions are soon to be made about the Northern Ireland National Park legislation, which originally incorporated legislation for AONBs - before it was removed. It is to be hoped that when this has been resolved the Minister will quickly move on to sorting out the long standing problems of AONBs. The above might read like a ‘gloom and doom’ vision of and for the Trust. What I have written represents the reality we must work within. It does not in any way represent the spirit of the staff, the Board and the sub-committees. All are fired with an enthusiasm for the task which makes it both a privilege and pleasure to act as their Chair. I thank them all for their continuing support and look forward to seeing the Causeway Coast and Glens Heritage Trust grow and prosper. With that growth will come an assured future for the Heritage of The Causeway Coast and Glens.

David G Erwin (Dr) Chair

Chairman’s comments

“With that growth

will come an

assured future for

the Heritage

of the Causeway Coast and

Glens.”

Dr David Erwin with grand-daughter, Jenna Anderson

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Trust Director’s Report

Well, it certainly has been a year of two halves, especially for the Trust Directors. I joined the team in October 2007, whilst Peter Harper, who had been Trust Director for the past 5 years’ left in August 2007 to

explore, ventures new. So my first duty as part of the Annual Report for 2007/08 is to thank Peter for all his efforts. His contribution to the Trust has been well documented in past Annual Reports and I hope that I can

make just as good an impact as Peter has in the years to come. When you have had the opportunity to look at the summary of work, I think that you will agree that the achievements made during the year

have been outstanding. It is even more remarkable when you understand that we have delivered this on very limited resources including over 2 months when there were only 2 officers. I should like to

thank Carole O’Kane, Office Manager and Maxime Sizaret, Natural Heritage Officer, who have managed to cope incredibly well and kept everything on target, especially during the period when there was no

Trust Director in post. I have joined the Trust during a period of considerable change. With the ground work being set by two major conferences – Scenic Views in 2005,

and Scenic Views Ahead in May 2006 – looking at how to manage our special and unique landscapes and calling for a more co-ordinated and reliably funded body with real powers to influence matters within the

Causeway Coast and Glens area, 2007/08 certainly gave the Trust the opportunity to commence the work on how this could be achieved. During the year the Trust held a series of internal workshops that looked

at its future strategic direction. The aim of the workshops was to give the Trust the necessary tools to allow it to develop into a body that would be fully supported by its partners, engages and works locally to safeguard

the area, as a national and international asset, for future generations. There are many challenges and plenty of opportunities ahead for the Trust, we simply need the resources to meet these challenges and be proactive in our work.

There have been many highlights during the year, of particular interest:

Antrim Coast & Glens AONB Management Plan – During the year

consultants were appointed to work alongside the Trust to develop and

produce a 10 year management plan, together with a 5 year action plan, for the Antrim Coast and Glens AONB. Learning from Causeway Coast AONB management plan, the first, and currently the only, published one for the 9 AONBs in Northern Ireland, it was felt that there should be a

much more inclusive process, with local engagement. The success of the management plan will be in its delivery and the sense of ownership that local people, visitors, partners and key stakeholders will have. This

management plan offers better integration of policies, closer partnership working and the coming together of land based and sea based issues that impact on the AONB. This integrated approach was demonstrated with

the enthusiastic manner adopted by the management group. Our work does not end with the completion of the management plan, it is only the beginning. We will need to secure the necessary resources to ensure the success of the plan on the ground.

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“There are many challenges and plenty of

opportunities ahead for the Trust”

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Raising Awareness – Some of the nicer elements of our work comes

through raising awareness of the area, in the form of projects. This allows us to enjoy the area, meet people and spread the word! Our first publication for this year was launched in June 2007 – Life in the Sea of the Antrim Coast & Glens AONB. This booklet looked at the sea life

between the tides, on the rocky shores and then delved into the depth of the waters off the Antrim Coast and produced some fascinating and beautiful photographs of the weird and wonderful sea life just beneath

the sea; from sea potatoes to sea squirts, dead man’s fingers to jewel anemone, sunfish to sharks. All can be found along this stunning coastline and sea. A series of postcards depicting life in the Antrim Coast

& Glens AONB was launched in November 2007. The special character and qualities of this area was shown from beautiful flora and fauna to people living, working and enjoying the AONB to its full. A calendar of the Causeway Coast AONB was launched in December 2007. Again the

calendar highlighted the uniqueness and character of the area, including the world famous Giant’s Causeway. The Trust hosted a series of evening talks during the winter months for both the Antrim Coast &

Glens AONB and Causeway Coast AONB. Three talks were held for each AONB and covered subjects ranging from clachans to salmon fishing. Finally, during the year our website was redesigned and launched in

January 2008. The website is more interactive and allows you to explore the area from the comfort of your home, wherever you live!

Protected Area Management – As part of our

internal review to look at the strategic direction

of the Trust, it became clear that a key activity for the Trust was to develop our activities and projects that looked at valuing our landscapes,

as it is these landscapes that make people want to live, work and visit the area. A key element of our role is to look after this landscape through management and sustainable

development. During the year the Trust has facilitated and co-ordinated the activities of 3 management groups who work in close

partnership with EHS to manage the 3 AONBs; Antrim Coast & Glens, Binevenagh and Causeway Coast. We have produced 2

newsletters each for the Antrim Coast & Glens AONB and Causeway Coast AONB and launched the Binevenagh AONB management forum through an inaugural meeting and newsletter.

Protected area management has become a real focus for the Trust’s work, and in particular, the development of management plans for all our

AONBs.

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“the true essence of the Trust is about looking after the area and protecting and enhancing the unique heritage of the Causeway Coast & Glens area.”

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This included the completion of the Antrim Coast & Glens AONB management plan, a desire to review the Causeway Coast AONB management plan, the first of the plans published in 2003 and

commencement of the work towards the Binevenagh AONB management plan. These management plans help all of us to look after our beautiful and dramatic landscapes, protect the environment, our natural, built and

cultural heritage and to develop a healthy rural economy through sustainable development. Management plans help bring together organisations and people who have an interest in these special places.

It was also great to see the World Heritage Site Management Steering Group meeting again in February 2008 after its postponement whilst the debate and decision on the planning application for a visitor centre was

concluded. Hopefully this management group can now focus on delivering the strategy and safeguarding the Giant’s Causeway and Causeway Coast World Heritage Site for future generations.

Sustainable Tourism – A new Service Level Agreement with Northern

Ireland Tourist Board (NITB) was agreed this year in October 2007. This is a real step change in our delivery of sustainable tourism initiatives,

with an emphasis on project work rather than core activity for NITB funding. As a result a substantial amount of work was carried out in partnership with NITB to develop terms of reference for a major technical

study on interpretation along the Causeway Coastal Route, a Signature Project. It is envisaged that this study will be undertaken during 2008/09.

The Trust has achieved a lot this year and has managed to maintain a good level of service for its partners. Many external factors have impacted on the Trust’s ability to deliver including securing long term

funding and the impact of external reviews such as the Review of Public Administration. The uncertainty of both of these will have a ripple affect on the Trust during the next financial year. However, the true essence of

the Trust is about looking after the area and protecting and enhancing the unique heritage of the Causeway Coast & Glens area that so many people value. It is about getting out there and enjoying the beautiful

landscape, understanding and appreciating what it is all about. That is why the Causeway Coast & Glens are so special and worth looking after and safeguarding for future generations. It is worth the effort to ensure the long term future of the Trust and to secure the resources – you just

have to look out there for your inspiration.

Helen Noble Trust Director

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This Section summarises our work during the year. It aligns with each of the identified

themes within the Trust’s Operating Plan 2006 – 2009.

Development of Partnerships

The World Heritage Site Management Group reconvened in February 2008. The Trust

Director represented the CCGHT on the Management Group

Europarc Federation/Europarc Atlantic Isles – CCGHT remains a fully paid up member

of Europarc. Both officers and several Board Members/AONB Management Group

members were able to attend a number of events during the year. EUROPARC 2007

Annual Conference was entitled Nature – Bridging Borders and was held in the beauti-

ful medieval town of Ceský Krumlov a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site. Eu-

roparc Atlantic Isles hosted 2 seminars – community engagement and protected ar-

eas: what works and what you need to do (November 2007) and protected areas in

the 21st Century (March 2008)

National Association of AONB (NAAONB) – CCGHT is also a fully paid up member of

the NAAONB. Funding from EHS has allowed both Board and Management Group

members to attend a number of events this year including the Annual Conference in

Winchester. Peter Harper still remains part of the Board of Directors and represents

the interest of the AONBs within Northern Ireland. In May 2007 the Board of the

NAAONB held a meeting with the Trust’s area

Northern Ireland Protected Area Network – CCGHT remains committed to the Network.

The Natural Heritage Officer acted as Chair for the Network during the period. The

Network met 3 times during the year and also hosted Europarc Atlantic Isles to one of

the meetings

Northern Ireland Coastal and Marine Forum – The Trust Director remained appointed

to the Northern Ireland Coastal and Marine Forum during the period. The Forum

launched its website and produced a number of publications on coastal and marine

issues

Northern Ireland Coastal and Marine Biodiversity Forum – The Natural Heritage Officer

has represented the Trust on this Forum during the year

Causeway Coast and Glens Tourism Masterplan Steering Group – A small working

group was formed in March 2008 to undertake an interim review of the masterplan

Causeway Coast and Glens Regional Tourism Partnership – The Trust Director repre-

sented CCGHT as an observer on the Regional Tourism Partnership

Countryside Access & Activity Network – The Natural Heritage Officer has represented

NIPAN on the Board and on the Countryside Group of the Network during the period

Other representation – a new activity forum for the Causeway Coast & Glens area was

set up and had its inaugural meeting in January 2008. The Trust has been asked to

consider taking on the lead for this new forum during 2008/09

Study Trips – The Trust Director went to South Africa in April 2007 to travel along the

Garden Route and look at the visitor attractions and interpretation along the route as

possible ideas and application along the Causeway Coast Signature Route.

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Website Development – Tenders were invited in July 2007 for the development of the

Trust’s new style website. Development work was undertaken during 2007 and the

new look website was launched in January 2008

Rural Development Programme – The Trust has been involved in the consultation

processes and attending public meetings to set up Local Action Groups for 3 clusters

within the Trust’s geographical area throughout the latter half of the financial year

Core funding – This has been an ongoing concern throughout the year. Although EHS

funding was secured the Trust Director has been involved in ongoing negotiations with

Local Authorities and the Northern Ireland Tourist Board in an attempt to secure ongo-

ing funding. In addition CCGHT has attempted to identify other projects which might

bring additional revenue into the Trust. It has proven extremely difficult to develop

projects without guaranteed match funding

Staff Terms and Conditions – A company pension scheme has been offered to the

Trust’s staff members and to date no one has taken up the offer. Work is still re-

quired to develop a redundancy policy

Recruitment of new Independent Chairman – It was not possible to recruit an inde-

pendent Chairman for the AGM in June 2007 as the identified person had to withdraw

his application at short notice. Therefore Dr D G Erwin agreed to stand as Chairman

for a further year to allow for further amendments to the Memorandum and Articles of

Association to take place and for a new recruitment process to be undertaken. How-

ever, further advice is now being sought from the Office of the Commissioner for Pub-

lic Appointments. Once clarification has been confirmed the recruitment process will

commence

Raising Awareness

Geopark Status – Discussions have taken place during the year on the possibility of

gaining Geopark status for the Causeway Coast & Glens area. This is an UNESCO ac-

creditation. Project ideas will be taken forward

Promotion of Sustainable Tourism – A feasibility study commenced in February 2008,

by a French student, Delphine Berlioux, to look at the European Charter for Sustain-

able Tourism, an Europarc initiative, that looks at sustainable development through

tourism in protected areas and the needs and requirements to support partners/local

businesses within the Trust’s area to achieve the Charter

Enhanced AONB Management – Discussions have taken place throughout the year

with Government departments, agencies, NAAONB and Europarc on raising the profile

and status of the AONBs, within Northern Ireland and further afield

Promote Integrated Coastal Zone Management – Support for the Marine Bill has been

given through the direct response to consultations and through the Trust’s involve-

ment with EAI’s Coastal and Marine Working Group and the Coastal and Marine Fo-

rum. The Trust has also participated in 3 meetings of the Coastal and Marine Forum

and supported the activities of the forum and its development of a strategy, new web-

site and publications. The Natural Heritage Officer has representation on the Coastal

and Marine Biodiversity Group to ensure consistency and integration of coastal and

marine issues throughout the Trust’s geographical area. The draft Antrim Coast &

Glens AONB management plan demonstrates a good relationship between the sea,

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land and marine issues and has integrated policies.

Natural Heritage Awareness – The main projects identified under this heading were

completed under the NRRTI programme. However the Trust continued to develop its

topic leaflets for the AONBs and raised issues on general natural heritage interest

through the AONBs newsletters

Built Heritage Awareness – A bid for a 3 year HLF built heritage project was not suc-

cessful. However, encouragement was given to re-apply under the new funding

streams for lottery monies and changing the emphasis for village renewal and commu-

nity engagement

Protected Area Management

Causeway Coast AONB

The Trust has provided secretariat support for the management group and sup-

ported the implementation and review of the management plan, which is now 5 years

old

2 newsletters have been produced

A winter talks programme was implemented during 2007/08 and covered salmon

fishing and flora in the Causeway Coast AONB and Bushmills Townscape Heritage Ini-

tiative

A promotional calendar was produced and launched in December 2007

Discussions have taken place with the Planning Service on the preparation of building

and landscape design guides for the Causeway Coast, however, it was considered that,

as a first step, to safeguard the unique and special qualities of the AONB could be

achieved through high level policy establishment

Antrim Coast & Glens AONB

A substantial element of the Trust’s activities during the year has been spent work-

ing towards a management plan for the AONB. The Trust has provided secretariat

support for the management group and has support consultants for the engagement

and consultation process for the management plan. Draft has been completed. Con-

sultants have also been appointed to produce a summary document of the manage-

ment plan. The whole process has been much more inclusive with a more integrated

management plan and action plan to deliver on the ground

2 newsletters have been produced

A winter talks programme took place during the winter 2007/08 and included talks

on Clachans, design guides and the management plan

A booklet of postcards highlighting the special features of the AONB was produced

and launched in November 2007

A topic leaflet entitled ‘Life in the sea off the Antrim Coast’ was produced and

launched in June 2007

Binevenagh AONB

The management forum was established and held its inaugural meeting in Febru-

ary 2008

A newsletter was published in February 2008 in coincide with the launch of the

management forum.

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Terms of reference for the consultation and engagement process of the manage-

ment plan have been drafted, with a procurement process established, March 2008.

Sustainable Tourism

Raising Awareness of Sustainable Tourism – The Trust continues to raise awareness

of the area and sustainable tourism through its website and production and wide cir-

culation of topic leaflets

Tourism Masterplan – Work commenced on the review of the Giant’s Causeway An-

trim and Causeway Coast Tourism Masterplan in partnership with NITB and RTP

Interpretation – Terms of reference have been developed for a technical study on in-

terpretation (phase II) for the Causeway Coast Signature Project, which runs through

3 AONBs, December 2007

Rathlin Island Sustainable Tourism Strategy – 3 meetings have been held during the

year to progress the strategy. A funding application for a development officer to sup-

port the strategy was not successful, but a new application was being put forward.

Stormont announced an Island-wide policy for Rathlin to support the needs of the Is-

land and its sustainable development.

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“to promote

environmental

management and

sustainable

tourism which

aims to protect and

enhance the unique

heritage of the

Causeway Coast

and Glens area”

Photographic credits: Ballymoney Model Primary School

Causeway Coast & Glens Heritage Trust

Kevin McAuley Photography Mike Hartwell

Art Ward Photography

Coleraine BC Environment & Heritage Service