Ballymoney U3A History Project

President Richard welcomed members from Ballymoney U3A

U3A helped up plant our 5,000 crocuses last month.

Marie Hegarty and John Michael told the story of the growth of the U3A in Ballymoney

Kathleen Connolly leads on their histroy project archiving old pictures and memories of Ballymoney and its residents



http://u3asites.org.uk/ballymoney/page/57024

The Local History Project is a new venture, facilitated by: Kathleen Connolly and several others
The Group Leader is Gladys Mallon.

LOCAL HISTORY PROJECT “BALLYMONEY REVISITED”
The Group meets “once a month” plus supplementary meetings as required to pursue the venture! Members will be able to volunteer to carry out research into a point of interest.
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Many have expressed an interest in local history, and members will have an expertise and experience which they could share. As a start the following is a project that could get us going.

AIM OF PROJECT
The aim would be to make a timeline of the business premises in Ballymoney.
i.e. Grounds Coffee was Wilson McMichael’s, men’s outfitter, before that Maconaghie’s general outfitter and before that Cochrane’s general outfitter. 4 High St
The idea would be to collect as much data together as possible. There is a lot on the internet ie Griffith Valuations (1860) followed by the Revision Books up to 1930s and then it requires a trip to PRONI for the period 1930-1950 and finally personal recollections to bring things up-to-date.
The above records need to be linked to modern street numbers so that businesses can be pinpointed. An example of this is this ad I found in a local newspaper. Where exactly was Gordon’s in Main St

In fact this begs the questions where did Cromies and Taggarts operate from? I can guess at the answers, but I would like to know the definitive answer.
Lots of old photos, new photos, advertisements and then STORIES
Much of this is already gathered together but needs sorted, but the extra details that go with all of it need to be found and recorded so that locals and visitors alike will know the business history of the town.
Bill Macafees site and his Church Street research, as well as much more. He has given permission to use this data, which will be a great starting point.

New members are always welcome.
For further details CONTACT Group Leader Gladys Mallon at 02827664036

NI Childrens Hospice Collection at Tesco

Big thanks to members who gave up their sunday afternoon at Tescos collecting for NI Childrens Hospice.

This is now an annual event and we collected over £300 during the 4 hours.  The people of Ballymoney are so generous.

Presidents Night Saturday 26th. November at Royal Portrush

DG Gerry visit to our club meeting 23-11-16

Our club welcomed District Governor Gerry Kierans and Assistant Governor William Cross.

Following is a message from Gerry kierans

Dear President Richard, I wish to thank you, your Club Council and Members for the very warm welcome, hospitality and gifts received on my visit to your club on Wednesday.

I was very impressed to hear of the very many projects and programmes under taken by your club, and to read your comprehensive “To Do List” below. I encourage you to work with DGNN William to update the successes on Rotary Showcase.

While your total membership numbers are fine, your challenge is to introduce diversity and younger members who are active in the commercial/business/vocational area in your locale. Best wishes in this particular endeavour.

I shared with you and your members the District Primary goals:

1)      Membership retention and Growth (this is an imperative for clubs throughout the District)

2)      Continuing to support Project H2O (a 3 project that may extend to 4 to reach the total financial target)

3)      Enrolling all club members in Rotary Foundation’s Sustaining Membership Annual Giving of $100

(to coincide with Foundation’s Centennial) (Application form is online)

 I do encourage you to continue all the great work undertaken by your club and please call on DGNN William and myself should you have any questions or help.

I look forward to meeting you and your club members again very soon.

Youth Leadership Awards - Zone final

Three outstanding winners off to the European Parliament

Rotary Youth Leadership - Winners from Area Finals, Lodge Hotel 16-11-16

The club was asked to organise the Zone 2 finals which were held at the Lodge hotel. Big thanks to all involved.

Rebecca, Christopher & Ruth "Areas Winners"

Ruth Mullan, Christopher McKee & Rebecca Richardson from Coleraine, Limavady & Dungannon have been selected as winners of the area finals of Rotary Ireland Youth Leadership Competition.

During the last month 119 young people, 22 schools covering the Rotary clubs of  Coleraine, Ballymoney, Ballycastle, Limavady, Ballymoney Dungannon, Larne & Carrickfergus have been involved in a rigorous competition. 

The Youth Leadership Competition, aimed at pupils age 16-18 gives young people an opportunity to develop their leadership and networking skills.

Ballymoney Christmas Lights 17th. November 2916

First stop for Santa within Causeway Coast & Glens is Ballymoney Town Centre on Thursday 17th November! Festivities will begin at 6.15pm with Beatz Entertainments handing over the stage to carol singing from Balnamore Primary School choir. Santa will be arriving in a festive truck with special guests the Dunlop Brothers around 7.10pm in order to turn on the lights, alongside Mayor of the Borough, Alderman Hickey, at 7.30pm. Santa’s schedule continues as he will make his way to his Grotto where he will distribute gifts. Local band Picture the Sound will then be taking to the stage to entertain the crowd.

Sequence of Events:

Entertainment will be provided from the events stage as follows:
18.15 Beatz Entertainment
18.30 Balnamore Primary School Choir
19.10 Santa Arrival via Linenhall Street with Dunlop Brothers
19.15 William and Michael Dunlop Interview
19.25 Welcome Mayor
19.30 Switch On with Mayor, Santa, and Dunlop Brothers
19.32 Picture the Sound Live Band to 20.30

From 19.45pm Christmas gifts will be handed out by Santa from his Grotto 
placed on High Street/Linenhall Street with the queue formed on Linenhall Street.

For further information please contact Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council Events Team on 028 7034 7034 or see our Facebook and Twitter accounts or Website.




http://www.visitcausewaycoastandglens.com/Ballymoney-Christmas-Lights-Switch-On-Ballymoney-P63184

Remembrance Sunday, British Legion

President Richard had the honour of laying a wreath on behalf of the club at the British Legion

Youth Development Club Final at Dalriada

We interviewed 11 young people from Dalriada and the High schools this morning and were delighted to be able to select Benedict Anslow represent Ballymoney at the Area Finals next week.

We were very impressed with all the candidates and all have great leadership potential and we feel sure that they will have significant roles in the future.

What is a Men,s Shed?

President Richard welcomed Hugh Elliott who presented the plans for a "Mens Shed" in Ballymoney.

What is a Men’s Shed?

A Men’s Shed is a larger version of the typical man’s shed in the garden – a place where he feels at home and pursues practical interests with a high degree of autonomy. A Men’s Shed offers this to a group of such men where members share the tools and resources they need to work on projects of their own choosing at their own pace and in a safe, friendly and inclusive venue. They are places of skill-sharing and informal learning, of individual pursuits and community projects, of purpose, achievement and social interaction. A place of leisure where men come together to work.

A Shed’s activities usually involve making or mending in wood (e.g. carpentry, joinery, turning, carving, whittling, marquetry, furniture renovation) but may include metalworking (milling, sheet metal, welding, etc.) bike repair, gardening, electronics, tool renovation, boat renovation, model engineering (model railways, planes) and even building a car! Reclamation, reuse and restoration will feature strongly – and some say that is true of the men too! Although Sheds mostly attract older men, some have included men of any age, women and young people. Whichever activities are pursued the essence of a Shed is not a building, which some don’t have, but the network of relationships between the members.