DOCSLIB.ORG

Driving Tours

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Driving Tours pp Store and Google Play Google and Store pp A iTunes the from pp A iscover D free the ownload D www.visitstrangfordlough.co.uk TOUR TOUR TOUR www.northdowntourism.com brought to Ulster by Hamilton and 18 KEARNEY VILLAGE 28 SCRABO & THE MEN OF Montgomery, including Rev Blair from BT22 1QQ Kearney is a fishing village DOWN Bangor Abbey. which is owned and maintained by BT23 4SJ The area around Scrabo was The voyage proved unsuccessful with the National Trust. Close by is a place quarried for many years and this began 1 fierce storms forcing the ship to return 2 called Newcastle which was the landing 3 with a family called the Andersons. The to Ulster. spot for Sir Thomas Smith, the English stone was renowned and used in many Each year the event forms part of the Secretary of State who was ordered by distant locations. 2 NORTH DOWN MUSEUM, local events programme at Cockle Row 13 MARKET CROSS BT23 7HX Elizabeth I to try and establish the area. 25 HOLYWOOD PRIORY & BANGOR CASTLE & Cottages, Cottages open weekends & PRIORY BT23 7NX MAYPOLE 30 COMBER TOWN 19 BANGOR ABBEY from Easter - June and daily June - The Market Cross was built by Hugh QUINTIN CASTLE Priory corner of High Street and BT23 5DU The development of Down Co. in tours Sept, 11-5pm. Montgomery and the design was based BT22 1QB Quintin Castle was owned Bangor Road, Holywood, BT18 9AB Comber meant a time of co-operation Info: www.northdowntourism.com upon one which existed in Edinburgh. by the Savage family who came to The priory may date back as far as for James Hamilton and Hugh driving audio Ulster-Scots The cross represented what the Ireland with DeCourcy. In 1629, James the 7th century with the current ruins Montgomery. The lands that they 5 BT21 0DG town stood for – progress, trade and Montgomery, son of Hugh bought the essentially of an early 13th century owned bordered and a church had to enlightening Three DONAGHADEE P Having advertised the availability of development. The Priory, although castle from the Savage family and church with a 15th century addition to be constructed for the local settlers MA land in North Down and Ards to his now in ruins is half of its original size. It leased it to the Smith family. the west end. so agreement and compromise was wider family circle and other Scottish became the centre of the Montgomery In 1572 Holywood was one of a number needed. people, Hugh Montgomery led the first empire and Sir Hugh built his home here 20 WINDMILL HILL of churches burned by Brian O’Neill to settlers from Portpatrick in Scotland surrounded by a “bawn” or low wall. BT22 1RH The windmill was first built stop them from being occupied by the 31 HAMILTon’S NEW COMBER to Donaghadee in 1606 to begin their in 1771 by the Savage family but was forces of the Crown under Elizabeth I. BT23 5SR James Hamilton built and S settlement. 15 WhITECHURch & destroyed on Christmas Day 1878. It was not until the early 17th century established a settlement called New TOUR BANGOR CAstLE & NORth BALLYWALTER BT22 2JY Holywood came into the possession of Comber which was located close to the DOWN MUSEUM 6 TEmpLEPATRICK Ballywalter was part of Hamilton’s James Hamilton, and the Priory was Ballydrain Road. Castle Park Avenue, Bangor, GRAVEYARD BT21 0LN territory and was described as “a port reinstated with the site of the pre- BT20 4BT Local tradition suggests that St Patrick for unloading all manner of goods.“ Reformation church continuing use into 32 TULLYNAKILL CHURch & Castle T: 028 9127 0371 landed in Ireland at Templepatrick near Whitechurch was the parish of James the seventeenth century. GRAVEYARD G RIVIN Museum T: 028 9127 1200 Donaghadee. Indeed the Montgomery Hamilton, nephew of the first settler In 1615 the first Protestant minister, BT23 6AG The church and its graveyard D www.northdowntourism.com manuscripts record that the Scots James Hamilton. Robert Cunningham, was appointed to have connections to the Daft Eddy Built close to the site of James settlers were told by the native Irish Holywood with most of his congregation story which tells of the smuggling trade Hamilton’s original home, the present that this was in fact the case. settlers from Scotland. He was in the area. It is claimed that Daft Eddy Castle was built in 1852 by Robert also onboard the Eagle Wing which was buried in this graveyard although Edward Ward, a descendant of 7 MILLISLE BT22 2HR attempted to sail to the United States the grave is unmarked. Hamilton. Recognised as a coastal village, Millisle in 1636. The castle’s “Victorian Walled Garden” also has strong connections to India. It 33 SKETRICK CAstLE & THE is also open to the public, April – was the birthplace of Amy Carmichael, SMUGGLERS OF DOWN September. born in 1867 who became a missionary BT23 6QH The Castle was just one of Attached to Bangor Castle, North in India, following her early experiences several castles in the area owned by Down Museum contains a number of working with the “shawlies” or mill girls in the Savage family. The family had to important Ulster-Scots artefacts. In Belfast. Amy dedicated her life to saving use Sketrick as their base when their particular, the original 1625 Thomas young girls from prostitution and was castle at Ardkeen was taken over by Raven maps of James Hamilton’s the founder of the Dohnavur fellowship the English forces under Thomas Smith. estate. The museum also houses which still continues to this day. exhibits on the area, a restaurant and 34 KILLINchY PARIsh coffee shop. 8 BALLYCOPELAND WINDMILL CHURch BT22 2DS The mill, a focal point on the BT23 6PP Rev Michael Bruce was Down North and BANGOR ABBEY Millisle landscape was built in the late installed as minister of the parish but Abbey Street and Newtownards Road, 1700’s. It has been restored and can be was removed by the Bishop of Down Ards the in Ulster-Scots Discover BT20 4JE accessed during the summer. and Connor as he would not reform. T: 028 9145 1087 At one point there were over 50 He went on the run and was captured www.bangorabbey.org working mills in the area. in Scotland and threatened with exile One of the first Ulster-Scots Churches to Tangier. By a twist of fate, his wife and still in use today its Ulster-Scots 9 DILLon’S PUB & BETSY intervened and he was exiled back to connections include acting as a hiding GRAy’S COTTAGE BT19 7QF Killinchy! place for Con O’Neill after breaking free Betsy Gray is the heroine of the story from Carrickfergus Castle, John Gibson “Betsy Gray and the Hearts of Down” 35 KILLYLEAgh CAstLE AND BeLFaSt Lough A2 4 the first Protestant minister in Bangor which was written and serialised by WF CHURch CopeLand Bangor 3 ISLandS and Rev Robert Blair who was later to Lyttle in the late 19th century. The story BT30 9QA Killyleagh Castle is the Groomsport r oad o 2 g be a passenger on the Eagle Wing. is based around her participation in the oldest inhabited Castle in Ireland and n a A2 Belfast R B o t 1798 rebellion, which was an attempt to was used from 1625-1644 as the 1 2 3 TOWER HOUSE remove English control from Irish affairs powerbase for James Hamilton. It A 5 34 Quay Street, Bangor, BT20 5ED and was supported by over 100,000 HOLYWOOD MAYPOLE is illustrated in the Raven maps and 25 Holywood 26 Donaghadee 9 T: 028 9127 0069 Catholics, Protestants and Dissenters. BT18 9AB At the intersection of High depicted as a single tower attached to 6 www.northdowntourism.com Street and Shore Street, Holywood a residence. A48 10 MOVILLA GRAVEYARD 21 AbbACY ROAD & ARDQUIN Maypole is the only one of its kind in St Johns Church of Ireland was built 27 8 7 BT23 8HH Movilla Abbey was founded PARISH Ireland. It features on Thomas Raven’s in the 1640’s, with repairs and work 10 in 540AD by Finian who was a student BT22 1HJ Long before Hamilton and 1625 map and may have been erected undertaken again in the early 1800’s A20 to Belfast 28 Newtownards 11 A2 of St Patrick. It has seen many different Montgomery came to the area, King by English settlers arriving in the early using a loan. visitors over the years including the James decided to hold a survey of 1600’s. 14 36 13 Vikings and the Augustinians and the all the land and property in the area. It has been replaced several times SUNSET OVER KILLYLEAGH A48 graveyard is still in use. 17 KIRKISTOWN CASTLE The meeting was held here and lasted with one story detailing Dutch sailors This is a chance to rest and reflect on BT22 1JB Kirkistown Castle was home for over five days. There is a detailed donating the mast of their ship, which the tour and listen to a poem written by 29 15 11 NEWTOWNARDS TOWN to the Savage, or originally Le Sauvage, record of all those who attended. had run aground off Holywood, as George Francis Savage Armstrong as A21 HALL BT23 4DB family who came to the area in 1177AD thanks to the locals for their rescue. included in the Ballads of Co. Down. 30 Comber Ballywalter StrangFord 23 B5 The Tower dates to 1637 and was The Town Hall was built in 1771 and has with John de Courcy.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Ulster-Scots Churches and Graveyards in North Down
    Ulster-Scots churches and Graveyards in North Down General History To some degree, every church in the Ards and North Down has an Ulster-Scots story to tell, because for the past 400 years the vast majority of the people who have made up their congregations have been Ulster- Scots. People often think that Ulster-Scots is just a Presbyterian story – in fact there is a Scottish chapter in the story of every denomination. Some of these stories are reflected in the North Down graveyards. A graveyard can be likened to an open air museum of tombstones on which the inscriptions on these memorials provide vital links with the past. Not only do they record dates of death and ages at death, they can also include information on family, relationships, occupations and contributions to society. Within North Down there are two graveyards in particular that give an insight into the Ulster Scots that once lived in the locality located at two pivotal churches in the Borough within Bangor and Holywood. The depth of history is evident. The Ulster-Scots beginnings in North Down The Presbyterian Church has of course been the biggest, and most influential, denomination throughout those four centuries, with Revival in 1625 and congregations being formed long before the official Presbytery of 1642. The famous emigrant ship Eagle Wing was led by four Ulster- Scots Presbyterian ministers (from Bangor, Newtownards, Ballywalter and Killinchy) when she sailed from Groomsport in 1636. Presbyterian Covenanters fleeing from persecution in Scotland in the 1660’s and 1670’s were regularly arrested at Donaghadee.
    [Show full text]
  • Irish COUNTRY SPORTS and COUNTRYY LIFE Including the NEW IRISH GAME ANGLER Magazine 5.00 €
    To 26thON Feb SALE 2016 Irish COUNTRY SPORTS and COUNTRYY LIFE Including The NEW IRISH GAME ANGLER magazine 5.00 € 02 Volume 14 Number 4 Winter 2015 £3.00 / Volume 9 771476 824001 Less weight, more shooting There are many reasons for choosing a lighter weight gun. Obviously, they’re the perfect solution for ladies and youngsters, who might struggle with a standard 12 bore. Increasingly lighter KYRWEVIGLSWIRF]WLSSXIVW[LS½RH them less tiring to carry and enjoy the faster handling characteristics. ULTRALIGHT CLASSIC - 12g from £1,900 The receiver is machined from a single block of aircraft quality aluminium alloy, with a Titanium insert in the breech face. It aims to match the strength and durability of steel but with 65% less weight. ULTRALIGHT GOLD - 12g from £2,025 All the strength of the Ultralight Classic receiver with enhanced styling, selected walnut stock and contemporary, gold inlaid, gamescene engraving. SILVER PIGEON 1 - 20g £1,600 The Silver Pigeon 1, in its fully scaled down, 20g version weighs in at around 6lbs. Also available in 28g and .410. SILVER PIGEON CLASSIC - 20g £2,975 With a delightful scroll and gamescene vignette engraving, plus ‘Class 3’ premium walnut the Silver Pigeon Classic offers an irresistible combination of reliability, durability and above all desirability. NEW 690 III - 20g £2,500 (Autumn 15) Featuring an elegant gamescene IRKVEZMRK[MXLTEVXVMHKIERH[SSHGSGOMR¾MKLXXLIRI[KEZIVWMSRSJXLI 690 III Field will be available in the UK from the Autumn. www.beretta.com FOR FURTHER PRODUCT INFORMATION PLEASE CALL BE0815UL GMK ON 01489 587500 OR VISIT WWW.GMK.CO.UK Irish COUNTRY SPORTS and COUNTRY LIFE Contents 4 Northern Comment 84 Raising Ghostly Fenland Spirits - by Julian Schmechel 5 ROI Comment 88 There’s More to Game Than 8 Countryside News Pheasants - says Johnny Woodlock Front Cover: Great Game Fairs of Ireland ‘Roaring Ahead’ from a 30 New Director of Development & 91 Hunting Roundup - With Tom Fulton painting by John R.
    [Show full text]
  • (HSC) Trusts Gateway Services for Children's Social Work
    Northern Ireland Health and Social Care (HSC) Trusts Gateway Services for Children’s Social Work Belfast HSC Trust Telephone (for referral) 028 90507000 Areas Greater Belfast area Further Contact Details Greater Belfast Gateway Team (for ongoing professional liaison) 110 Saintfield Road Belfast BT8 6HD Website http://www.belfasttrust.hscni.net/ Out of Hours Emergency 028 90565444 Service (after 5pm each evening at weekends, and public/bank holidays) South Eastern HSC Trust Telephone (for referral) 03001000300 Areas Lisburn, Dunmurry, Moira, Hillsborough, Bangor, Newtownards, Ards Peninsula, Comber, Downpatrick, Newcastle and Ballynahinch Further Contact Details Greater Lisburn Gateway North Down Gateway Team Down Gateway Team (for ongoing professional liaison) Team James Street Children’s Services Stewartstown Road Health Newtownards, BT23 4EP 81 Market Street Centre Tel: 028 91818518 Downpatrick, BT30 6LZ 212 Stewartstown Road Fax: 028 90564830 Tel: 028 44613511 Dunmurry Fax: 028 44615734 Belfast, BT17 0FG Tel: 028 90602705 Fax: 028 90629827 Website http://www.setrust.hscni.net/ Out of Hours Emergency 028 90565444 Service (after 5pm each evening at weekends, and public/bank holidays) Northern HSC Trust Telephone (for referral) 03001234333 Areas Antrim, Carrickfergus, Newtownabbey, Larne, Ballymena, Cookstown, Magherafelt, Ballycastle, Ballymoney, Portrush and Coleraine Further Contact Details Central Gateway Team South Eastern Gateway Team Northern Gateway Team (for ongoing professional liaison) Unit 5A, Toome Business The Beeches Coleraine
    [Show full text]
  • Planning Applications
    Planning Applications www.lisburncastlereagh.gov.uk Full details of the following planning applications including plans, maps and drawings are available to view on the Planning Portal www.planningni.gov.uk, at the Council Planning Office (Lagan Valley Island, Lisburn, BT27 4RL), by contacting 0300 200 7830 or by emailing [email protected]. Written comments should be submitted within the next 14 days. Please quote the application number in any correspondence and note that all representations made, including objections, will be posted on the Planning Portal. APPLICATION NO LOCATION PROPOSAL LA05/2017/1010/O Lands approximately 80m north east 221a Dwelling Comber Road, Lisburn LA05/2017/1012/O Lands north east of 221a Comber Road, Lisburn Dwelling LA05/2017/1013/F 15 Meadowvale Avenue, Carryduff 2 storey extension to side and rear of existing dwelling LA05/2017/1014/F Between 188 & 196 Hillhall Road, Lisburn 2 no. infill dwellings & garages (change of house types) LA05/2017/1016/F Land adjacent to 50 Tullynewbank Road, Crumlin Agricultural shed LA05/2017/1017/F 1 Dunlady Road, Dundonald Single storey extension to Day Nursery, internal alterations and minor changes to existing windoW openings LA05/2017/1018/F East of 54 Bailliesmills Road, Lisburn Relocation of proposed farm dwelling to supercede approval S/2014/0440/F 33m north of 5 Drennan Road, Lisburn LA05/2017/1019/F 59 Glendale park, Belfast Single storey rear extension LA05/2017/1020/F 6 Brackenhill Crescent, Belfast Single storey rear extension to rear LA05/2017/1022/RM
    [Show full text]
  • ENFORCEMENT of JUDGMENTS OFFICE W Q>
    ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENTS OFFICE NOTICE OF GRANT OF CERTIFICATES OF UNENFORCEABILITY Take Notice that the following certificates of unenforceability have been granted by the Enforcement of Judgments Office in respect of the following judgments DEBTOR CREDITOR Amount Amount Date of recoverable for which Date of judgment on foot of Certificate Certificate Full Name and Address Occupation Full Name and Address judgment issued William Todd Unemployed Department of Finance Rating 24 November 1978 £344.10 £344.10 15 April 1981 Tenner', 241 Bangor Road, Division Holywood. County Down Oxford House, Chichester Street, Belfast w W William Todd Unemployed Department of Finance Rating 2 February 1979 £182.38 £182.38 15 April 1981 w Tenner', 241 Bangor Road, Division r Holywood Oxford House, Chichester Street, Belfast 00 H Q John F. McKenna Unemployed Allied Irish Finance Company 11 April 1980 £419.56 £419.56 13 April 1981 > 5 Windmill Court, Limited Dungannon, County Tyrone 10 Callender Street, Belfast 8H Samuel Gilchrist McClean Unemployed United Dominions Trust Limited 13 March 1980 £449.10 £449.10 13 April 1981 8 The Plains, Burnside, Doagh Bedford House, Bedford Street, Blfast Bernard McGivern Unemployed Robert Henry Stewart 1 November 1973 £209.35 £209.35 10 April 1981 15 Frazer Park, Annaclone, Ballynafern, Annaclone, Banbridge, County Down Banbridge, County Down l Bernard John McGivern Unemployed Robert Eric McKnight 11 November 1974 £200.53 £200.53 15 Frazer Park, Annaclone, 4 Hockley Terrace, Scarva 10 April 1981 Banbridge, .County Down Road, Banbridge, County Down The Northern Ireland Kenneth McClelland Unemployed 2? July 1980 £119.21 £119.21 9 April 1981 c/o 5 Carrickaness Cottages, .
    [Show full text]
  • Comber Historical Society
    The Story Of COMBER by Norman Nevin Written in about 1984 This edition printed 2008 0 P 1/3 INDEX P 3 FOREWORD P 4 THE STORY OF COMBER - WHENCE CAME THE NAME Rivers, Mills, Dams. P 5 IN THE BEGINNING Formation of the land, The Ice Age and after. P 6 THE FIRST PEOPLE Evidence of Nomadic people, Flint Axe Heads, etc. / Mid Stone Age. P 7 THE NEOLITHIC AGE (New Stone Age) The first farmers, Megalithic Tombs, (see P79 photo of Bronze Age Axes) P 8 THE BRONZE AGE Pottery and Bronze finds. (See P79 photo of Bronze axes) P 9 THE IRON AGE AND THE CELTS Scrabo Hill-Fort P 10 THE COMING OF CHRISTIANITY TO COMBER Monastery built on “Plain of Elom” - connection with R.C. Church. P 11 THE IRISH MONASTERY The story of St. Columbanus and the workings of a monastery. P 12 THE AUGUSTINIAN MONASTERY - THE CISTERCIAN ABBEY, THE NORMAN ENGLISH, JOHN de COURCY 1177 AD COMBER ABBEY BUILT P13/14 THE CISTERCIAN ABBEY IN COMBER The site / The use of river water/ The layout / The decay and plundering/ Burnt by O’Neill. P 15/17 THE COMING OF THE SCOTS Hamiltons and Montgomerys and Con O’Neill-The Hamiltons, 1606-1679 P18 / 19 THE EARL OF CLANBRASSIL THE END OF THE HAMILTONS P20/21 SIR HUGH MONTGOMERY THE MONTGOMERIES - The building of church in Comber Square, The building of “New Comber”. The layout of Comber starts, Cornmill. Mount Alexander Castle built, P22 THE TROUBLES OF THE SIXTEEN...FORTIES Presbyterian Minister appointed to Comber 1645 - Cromwell in Ireland.
    [Show full text]
  • 1951 Census Down County Report
    GOVERNMENT OF NORTHERN IRELAND CENSUS OF POPULATION OF NORTHERN IRELAND 1951 County of Down Printed & presented pursuant to 14 & 15 Geo. 6, Ch, 6 BELFAST : HER MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE 1954 PRICE 7* 6d NET GOVERNMENT OF NORTHERN IRELAND CENSUS OF POPULATION OF NORTHERN IRELAND 1951 County of Down Printed & presented pursuant to 14 & 15 Geo. 6, Ch. 6 BELFAST : HER MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE 1954 PREFACE Three censuses of population have been taken since the Government of Northern Irel&nd was established. The first enumeration took place in 1926 and incorporated questions relating to occupation and industry, orphanhood and infirmities. The second enumeration made in 1937 was of more limited scope and was intended to bridge the gap between the census of 1926 and the census which it was proposed to take in 1941, but which had to be abandoned owing to the outbreak of war. The census taken as at mid-night of 8th-9th April, 1951, forms the basis of this report and like that in 1926 questions were asked as to the occupations and industries of the population. The length of time required to process the data collected at an enumeration before it can be presented in the ultimate reports is necessarily considerable. In order to meet immediate requirements, however, two Preliminary Reports on the 1951 census were published. The first of these gave the population figures by administrative areas and towns and villages, and by Counties and County Boroughs according to religious pro­ fession. The Second Report, which was restricted to Counties and County Boroughs, gave the population by age groups.
    [Show full text]
  • Asking Price £695,000
    ‘Tranquility’, 69 & 69A Tullynakill Road, Killinchy, BT23 6AG Asking Price £695,000 Telephone 02890 428989 www.simonbrien.com KEY FEATURES SUMMARY • Stunning detached residence with panoramic views across surrounding landscape and Strangford Lough Occupying an elevated position with stunning panoramic • Site measuring circa 5 acres in total with two paddocks views across Strangford Lough and surrounding • Bright and spacious accommodation throughout all with countryside, this superb detached residence offers spacious, superb views adaptable accommodation throughout. • Impressive dining entrance hall with log burning stove • Drawing room with open fire and ornate marble Set within a private site measuring circa 5 acres including surround two paddocks to the front measuring circa 3.5 acres, this • Open plan kitchen dining area with casual dining space, elegant property is sure to appeal to those seeking to opening onto front terrace take full advantage of a countryside setting, yet in close • Fitted kitchen with range of integrated appliances proximity to many amenities including restaurants, shops • Five bedrooms over two floors, including two with and recreational facilities including golf and sailing clubs, ensuite facilities and master with additional dressing Daft Eddy’s and Balloo House. room • Two additional bathroom suites on ground floor Internally this fine home offers a spacious dining hall, • Large boot room and separate utility room impressive drawing room with open fire and open plan • Oil Fired central heating / Upvc double glazed windows fitted kitchen with casual dining, all maintaining superb • Driveway car parking to front leading to rear gravel views across the surrounding scenery. In addition there are courtyard five bedrooms over the ground and first floor, two with • Two loose boxes ensuite facilities, including master suite with additional • Additional 1 bed cottage to rear (currently rented for dressing room, all with stunning views and two further £650/mth) bathrooms with white suites.
    [Show full text]
  • Protected Food Name: New Season Comber Potatoes/Comber Earlies
    SPECIFICATION COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 510/2006 on protected geographical indications and protected designations of origin “New Season Comber Potatoes/Comber Earlies” EC No: PDO ( ) PGI () This summary sets out the main elements of the product specification for information purposes. 1 RESPONSIBLE DEPARTMENT IN THE MEMBER STATE Name: Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Area 6c Nobel House 17 Smith Square London, SWIP 3JR United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)207 238 6075 Fax: +44 (0)207 238 5728 e-mail: [email protected] 2 GROUP Name: NI Potato Stakeholder Forum Address: C/O Derek Shaw (Chairman) Countryside Services 97 Moy Road Dungannon Co Tyrone BT71 7DX Northern Ireland Tel.: +44 (0) 28 87 78 9770 e-mail: [email protected] Composition: Producers: 3 TYPE OF PRODUCT Class 1.6 Fruit, vegetables and cereals fresh or processed. 4 SPECIFICATION (Summary of requirements under Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006) 4.1 Name: New Season Comber Potatoes/Comber Earlies 4.2 Description: New Season Comber Potato/Comber Earlies is the name given to immature potatoes of the Solanum tuberosum species in the Solanaceae family. New Season Comber Potatoes/Comber Earlies are grown from the basic seed varieties catalogued in the national registers of varieties of the Member States of the EU. They must be planted, grown and harvested in the defined area and within the required timescale. The potato has the following characteristics: - Small in size (30-70mm diameter) - Round or oval - White/cream colour inside - Skin is soft, smooth, thin and loose, with colour depending on the variety - Earthy, sweet and nutty flavour – a distinctive „early‟ potato flavour - Dark green foliage - Sold either loose by weight, or packaged in a range of weights.
    [Show full text]
  • Ards and North Down Borough Council a G E N
    ARDS AND NORTH DOWN BOROUGH COUNCIL 31 October 2018 Dear Sir/Madam You are hereby invited to attend a meeting of the Environment Committee of the Ards and North Down Borough Council which will be held in the Council Chamber, 2 Church Street, Newtownards on Wednesday 7 November 2018 commencing at 7.00pm. Tea, coffee and sandwiches will be available from 6.00pm. Yours faithfully Stephen Reid Chief Executive Ards and North Down Borough Council A G E N D A 1. Apologies 2. Declarations of Interest 3. Deputations 3.1. Alan McIlwaine – Compostable Garden Waste 3.2. NI Water – Pollution on Beaches 4. Environment Directorate Budgetary Control Report April 18 – September 2018 (Report attached) 5. Technical Budget 2019/20 - Maintenance Strategy Refurbishment Budget Report 2019/20 (Report attached) 6. Recycling Community Investment Fund – Spending Proposal (Report attached) 7. Call for Action on Single Use Plastics by Large Supermarket Retailers (Report attached) 8. Performance Report Neighbourhood Environment Team (Report attached) 9. Review of Road Closure Legislation (Report attached) 10. Off-Street Car Parking Management (Report attached) 11. Street Naming Report (Report attached) 12. Court Proceedings (Report attached) 13. Grant and Transfer of Entertainment Licences (Report attached) 14. Grant of Pavement Café Licences (Report attached) 15. Amendments to the Memorial Benches Policy (Report attached) 16. Notices of Motion 16.1 Notice of Motion submitted by Councillor Douglas That this Council writes to the Department for Infrastructure requesting the Department give due consideration to purchasing and implementing items known as ‘litter traps’ or similar devices which are placed in gullies and overflow pipes where they collect waste products, which are gathered and designed to be disposed of without entering our rivers etc.
    [Show full text]
  • Comber to Newtownards Greenway What Is a Greenway
    COMBER TO NEWTOWNARDS GREENWAY WHAT IS A GREENWAY... Have your say on the proposed scheme 3. Greenways are corridors of land recognized for their ability to Greenways, as vegetated buffers protect natural habitats, improve connect people and places together. These ribbons of open water quality and reduce the impacts of flooding in floodplain areas. space are located within linear corridors that are either natural, Most Greenways contain trails, which enhance existing recreational PURPOSE OF CONSULTATION... such as rivers and streams, or man made, such as abandoned opportunities, provide routes for alternative transportation, and In November1. 2016 Ards and North Down Borough Council commissioned studies for The proposed Greenway is a ‘major’ development as the site railroad beds and utility corridors. improve the overall quality of life in an area. three potential Greenway routes as Stage Two of the Department for Infrastructure (DfI) area is greater than 1ha. The Planning Act (Northern Ireland) Greenways programme. The next stage (stage 3) looks at the Greenways in more detail. 2011 places a statutory duty on applicants to consult the The first of these stage 3 studies is the Comber to Newtownards Greenway and following community for a minimum of 12 weeks prior to submitting a the completion of the study the Council intend to submit a planning application. The planning application for a ‘major’ development. scheme proposes to extend the existing Comber Greenway from Belfast Road, Comber to Georges Street/Upper Greenwell Street, Newtownards. The proposed Greenway will The purpose of this consultation is to ensure that communities be approximately 12km long. are made aware of and have an opportunity to comment on the Greenway proposals before the planning application is submitted.
    [Show full text]
  • Ards and North Down Borough Council
    2018 Updating and Screening Assessment for Ards and North Down Borough Council In fulfillment of Environment (Northern Ireland) Order 2002 Local Air Quality Management June 2018 Ards and North Down Borough Council Local Authority Cheryl Harkness Officer Environmental Health, Protection and Department Development 2 Church Street, Newtownards, County Address Down BT23 4AP Telephone 0300 013 3333 [email protected] e-mail Report Reference ANDBC 2018 number Date June 2018 LAQM USA 2018 2 Ards and North Down Borough Council Executive Summary The Air Quality Strategy has established the framework for air quality management in the UK. Local Authorities have a duty under the Environment Act 1995 and subsequent regulations to review and assess air quality in their areas on a periodic basis to identify all areas where the air quality objectives are being or are likely to be exceeded. A phased approach has been adopted for the review and assessment process so that the level of assessment undertaken is commensurate with the risk of an exceedance of an air quality objective. An updating and screening assessment (USA) is required to be prepared every three years by all local authorities in the UK. The last updating and screening assessment of air quality was undertaken in 2015 with two progress reports carried out in 2016 and 2017. This report is the 2018 (USA) for Ards and North Down Borough Council (ANDBC) and has been completed using the recommended template. The assessment is fully compliant with the applicable policy and technical guidance. This Report identified no exceedances of the Air Quality Strategy objectives for 2017 for any of the pollutants assessed with relevant exposure.
    [Show full text]