5. BALLYRONAN TOWN
⢠SMALL TOWN NORTH EAST OF LOUGH
⢠WAS A CONNECTING PORT FOR LOUGH WITH
OLD HARBOUR AND STORAGE WAREHOUSES
⢠MAIN INDUSTRIES FISHING AND
AGRICULTURE
⢠LINKED TO WWII AND ADJOINING RUNWAYS
⢠DECLINED AND BADLY AFFECTED BY
TROUBLES
⢠LOSS OF PROTESTANT COMMUNITY
⢠FUTURE WAS TO RECONNECT TO WATER
6. BALLYRONAN CASE STUDY
⢠BREAKWATER AND MARINA BUILT IN 1972
⢠NEVER WORKED AND LEFT DERELICT
⢠TABDA COMMUNITY GROUP SET UP IN 1995
⢠PROPOSED TO REDEVELOP MARINA AND
TOWN IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COUNCIL VIA
EUROPEAN CAPITAL FUNDS
⢠RECENT CHANGES
25. WHAT ARE SUCESSFULL
CHARACTERISTICS OF PROJECT
⢠PARTNERSHIP (COMMUNITY, COUNCIL, WATERWAYS IRELAND,
PRIVATE)
⢠PUBLIC SPACE
⢠SECURITY
⢠EVENTS AND PROGRAMMES
⢠ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
⢠CLUBS AND GROUPS AND EQUIPMENT
⢠WALKING, FISHING, BIRDWATCHING, CYCLING
⢠RETAIL UNITS (RENT SPACE NOT EXPERTISE)
⢠CARAVAN AND CAMPING SITE
⢠MARKETING AND RECONNECTION
⢠LONG TERM BERTHS AND BOAT YARD
⢠PLANNING ZONED FOR RESIDENTIAL, BUSINESS AND RECREATION