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Despite the latest swingeing cutbacks
from the Government and the state of
unease in the economy, the hearts and
minds of the Causeway Coast and Glens
Community remain steadfastly ixed on
giving beyond their means. his local
mentality of "giving people hope", is nev
er more apparent when disaster strikes
or a crisis appears as there has always
historically been an outpouring of gen
erosity from the community to aid those
in dire need. With the recent sea-change
in politics on home soil added to the
refugee crisis you could be forgiven for
thinking that there is nothing let to give
or do. Yet here we are to do it again, we
open our hearts and minds (and wallets)
to help out. From local churches and
schools rallying their congregations and
pupils to charities on the ground making
a real dierence we are proving that hu
manity does exist and we are not going
to act indierent to children dying like
unwanted pets on our watch. Just like the
cyclists this weekend at the Giants
Causeway Sportive we need to keep in
shape, control what we spend our time
and focus on and like cross it we need to
remain disciplined in the ways of actual
ly caring. he poignant act of opening up
a suggestion to add the 2 little Syrian
boys (hree-year-old Aylan Kurdi and
his ive-year-old brother Galip) to the
Angel of Hope Memorial Garden shows
just how much it means.
Borough gears up for more challenges.
out every weekend Issue 001 - 11/09/15
Rising up to the Challenge
Inside his Week: Reaction to Refugee Crisis / Airwaves 2015 / Giant's Causeway Coast Sportive / Celtic Fire / Beauty at H&G
Bringing you News from Ballymoney, Coleraine, Limavady and Moyle
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2 he Causeway Coast News
he eagerly awaited "Looking Glass Full
Beauty Room" at Hope & Gloria on Rail
way Road Coleraine has launched today
and judging from the buzz surrounding
it, the venture is o to a fabulous start!
Sandra Millican started o doing pretty
nail fridays in Hope & Gloria when it
opened and has built it into a thriving
full time business with her mission to re
lease the God given beauty that is within
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SUPPORT FOR HOMEGROWN IN
DEPENDENT TRADERS DRIVES
GROUND EXPANSONNorthern Ire
land's fastest growing coee house,
Ground Espresso Bars is set to rival high
street chains such as Costa and Star
bucks with the announcement of their
ith new store opening in just eight
months and a healthy increase in annual
turnover of 33% for the period of 2014 -
2015. he company which is set to open
their 14th store in Magherafelt this
September, is investing 150k in a new
standalone store, which will create 15
new jobs in the Mid Ulster area and
bring Grounds' employee count to over
150. Since opening their irst store in
Coleraine, in 2001 Grounds' vision was
to become the only chain of coee bars
in Northern Ireland that can maintain a
local, family friendly, welcoming atmo
sphere, in partnership with excellent cof
fee, served with innovation, in an ethical
manner. With a portfolio of 14 stores the
Ground team can stand over this vision
and even put it down to their
success.Commenting on the announce
ment Jonny Ross , Regional Manager,
Ground Espresso Bars said "We have had
a fantastic year so far, our newest stores
from Dublin to Derry are thriving, and
we put this down to support from the lo
cal consumers, who are driving indepen
dent retail outlets in our towns and
cities". Jonny adds, "We have found that
consumers are bucking the trend of go
ing to the high street stores and opting
for local independents such as ourselves,
and this may well be because consumers
now know their coee, and expect more
from their chosen coee house. Like
many independents in Northern Ireland,
we oer quality coees and local pro
duce, coupled with friendly welcoming,
local sta and will continue to do so,
even with our expansion." Employing
over 150 sta across 14 stand-alone
stores and concessions in Northern Ire
land, Ground Espresso Bars' mission is
to provide a haven for customers where
comfort, friendship, happiness, quality
and ethics become synonymous with
their name.
hrough the looking Glass
Ground Support
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3he Causeway Coast News
Record Crowds at Portrush
Record crowds descended upon
Portrush at the weekend when up to
200,000 spectators made the trip to the
North Coast to enjoy two days of
thrilling lying displays by some of the
world's most famous aviation attractions.
he stellar line-up for Air Waves
Portrush, organised by Causeway Coast
and Glens Borough Council, included
the world-famous RAF Red Arrows
which kicked o both days of the show
by performing their trademark forma
tions, close-passes and dynamic loops.
he only lying Vulcan XH558 in the
world mesmerised the crowds on Satur
day with its last ever appearance here,
before being permanently grounded in
September.
One of the most iconic single seat strike
ighters, the SAAB Viggen "hunderbolt"
jet ighter, provided a thrilling show of
power and sound with its irst ever dis
play on this side of the Irish Sea on the
second day of the show.
he star of Hollywood blockbuster,
Memphis Belle, the "Sally B" B17 Flying
Fortress treated spectators to an iconic
lypast on the Sunday, ater being forced
to postpone its Saturday appearance due
to technical issues.
he Blades aerobatic display team, a
'Muscle biplane' and the Garvagh based
Wild Geese Parachutists each performed
their unique daredevil routines and aeri
al manoeuvres.
Sunday's airshow drew to a poignant
close by commemorating the 75th An
niversary of the Battle of Britain, with a
Royal British Legion Poppy Drop by the
Huey helicopter, which showered specta
tors with millions of luttering poppies.
Speaking about the success of the show,
Mayor of Causeway Coast and Glens
Borough Council, Councillor Michelle
Knight-McQuillan said, "Air Waves
Portrush has been a resounding success.
It is now irmly established as the inale
to the summer season. We're delighted
that up to 200,000 visitors have enjoyed
the sights and sounds of what has been a
fantastic spectacle right across the week
end.
"On behalf of the Council and visitors to
the air show, I would personally like to
thank all of the event sponsors, the Min
istry of Defence, emergency service
agencies and all the volunteers who have
helped to make this a safe, successful and
spectacular event."
"Chocks Away", for Portrush!
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4 he Causeway Coast News
Portrush played host to yet another his
toric aviation event with the inal ap
pearance in Northern Ireland of the
magniicent AVRO Vulcan bomber.
his season marked the inal displays of
this much talked about and much loved
Cold War bomber which also played a
signiicant role in the Falklands conlict.
In her irst visit to Portrush (Saturday
only) she was probably one of the biggest
draws to this year's show along with the
SAAB Viggen jet ighter, RAF Typhoon
jet and of course the RAF Red Arrows.At
least now the Vulcan has the capability
to ly daytime IFR (intrustrument light
rules), which means in can climb
through cloud to get through bad weath
er. Last time it was due to appear it was
the bad weather between Doncaster and
Portrush that stopped it's arrival.
he delta wing strategic bomber, which
was operated by the Royal Air Force
from 1956 until 1984, uses jet engines
similar to those on Concorde and pro
vide a memorable roar during its display.
XH558 re-took to the skies in 2008 ater
a huge restoration programme and is the
only lying Vulcan in the world. Her dis
play at our seaside venue was a historic
moment that was not to be missed.
he SAAB AJS37 Viggen ('hunderbolt'
in Swedish) will displayed on Sunday 6
he famous World War II-era bomber,
also know as Sally B, was made famous
throughout the world for its starring role
in the movie, "Memphis Belle".
Europe's only airworthy Boeing B-17
Flying Fortress - Sally B - returned to
Northern Ireland ater a 2 year absence,
displaying on the Saturday only of Air
Waves 2015. he aircrat which operates
Duxford from is a living memorial to the
many crews that lost their lives in World
War 2.
Sally B is not part of the Imperial War
Museum collection at Duxford, nor is
she supported inancially by the
museum, the aircrat is kept lying by a
very dedicated team of volunteers, lead
by Elly Sallingboe, and recieves no o
cial inancial help.
he B-17 will be captained by Peter
Kuypers who is well known on the dis
play circuit and also displays the Dutch
B-25 Mitchell. Peter's day job is as a cap
tain for the Dutch national KLM lying
the Airbus 330.
Vulcan to Vanish from Air display
Boeing's Bombshell
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5he Causeway Coast News
September as part of Air Waves Portush
2015, the Viggen's irst display in North
ern Ireland.
he Viggen was Sweden's irst line of de
fence during the Cold War period and
was capable of operating from standard
airields as well as deployed bases where
public roads were used as runways
throughtout Sweden. Withdrawn from
Swedish Air Force (SwAF) service in
2007 the type irst lew in March 1967.
his particular example took the
Swedish Air Force Historic Flight
(SwAFHF) 5 years of restoration before
it returned to the skies in March 2012.
Stellan Anderson, the Viggen display pi
lot, has nearly 12,000 lying hours in his
log book and joined the Swedish Air
Force in 1969. Ten years later he became
the SwAF Viggen display pilot. Ater
leaving the SwAF in 1987, Stellan lew
DC9s, Boeing 767s and the Boeing 737
for SAS, the Swedish national airline.
During his time with SAS Stellan conit
nued to ly historic aircrat with the
SwAFHF, and types in his log book in
clude the Harvard, DH Vampire, SAAB
J29 Tunnan, SAAB J32 Lance, SAAB
SK60, Hawker Hunter, SAAB Draken as
well as the Viggen.
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6 he Causeway Coast News
Of course everyone was interested in
what's up in the air but we didn't forget
about all the excitement on the ground.
Village South
Ulster Aviation Society compound:
Westland Wessex helicopter
Full size Spitire replica
Canberra jet bomber nose cone
Irish Air Corps Alouette helicopter
gun turret from a Whitley bomber
Merlin engine
WWII USAF in Northern Ireland
Martin Baker ejection seat
he Donegal Spitire inc. the restored
lying helmet
Armed Forces Compound:
Full size Chinook Facsimile
Recruitment display
RAF Red Arrows ground display
RAF Cosford Radio School
RAF Regiment Mobile Range
RAF Mobile Catering demonstration
Royal Navy Recruitment
Army Recruitment
Army heavy equipment
he Motor Village:
Audi, Mercedes, Nissan, Volkswagen,
Citroen, Volvo
"George Best" truck, Lucasoil Drit
Team (static)
Downtown Radio
Fun Zone
Swing Gals concert
Village North
Naturally North Coast and Glens Market
Ulster Gliding Club
Army Cadets and Sea Cadets:
Climbing wall, inlatable assault course,
lazer clay shoot
Q Network Radio
North Antrim Model Aircrat
Wartime Living History Association GI
Camp
Fun Zone
Swing Gals concert
Static helicopter display at Ramore Head
RAF Puma
Royal Navy Sea King
AAC Gazelle
Huey and Loach
RAF Grin
Keeping your feet on the ground
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7he Causeway Coast News
he RAF Red Arrows are a irm crowd
favourite and they were sure not to dis
appoint this year with daring manoeu
vres and astonishing acts of aviation
skill. his level of dedication comes at a
cost though as the recent tragedy at
Shoreham shows how much work and
planning goes on behind the scenes to
pull o such an event Causeway Coast
and Glens Borough Council secured the
services of aviation and air show special
ists to ensure that Air Waves Portrush
conformed to the Civilian Aviation Au
thority and United Kingdom Military
Regulations in all aspects of air show
safety.
he event had a robust event safety plan,
which had been exercised across all
Causeway Coast and Glens Borough
agencies. he event plan and contingen
cy planning was reviewed regularly,
guided by the local Emergency Services.
Richard Baker, Causeway Coast and
Glens Borough Council Director, said:
"he event adheres to all civil and mili
tary air show regulations and is overseen
by a team who has experience in a large
number of air shows and ground events.
he Air Waves lying display is carried
out in a controlled environment, and is
predominantly over water which is a sig
niicant risk mitigation factor.
Follow the Leader
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8 he Causeway Coast News
he Queen was celebrating quite possibly one of thee most historic days of her reign as the longest-serving monarch, but it was a matter of business for usual as she carried out an Royal engagement in Edinburgh, Scotland. he 89-year-old sovereign extended her thanks to those who had sent well-wishes. he monarch said: "Inevitably a long life can pass by many milestones - my own is no exception - but I thank you all and the many others at home and overseas for your touching messages of great kindness,"She added that the record was "not one to which I have ever aspired". In response to this landmark event the Ulster Unionist Councillors of the Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council following a proposal marked this event by planting a tree at the Council HQ. Her Majesty has given her life to our country and we should all be proud with the brilliant dedication and public service she has given throughout her reign. he Royal Mail has revealed the 1st class stamp is turning purple to mark the Queen's historic record-breaking reign. he classic everyday 63p stamp, which features the monarch's proile by sculptor Arnold Machin, has switched from its regular red to regal purple for the next 12 months in celebration.
Its iridescent overprint, which usually reads "Royal Mail", now bears the text "Long to Reign Over Us". It is the irst time the colour purple has ever been used for what is known as the First Class Deinitive stamp.
"23,226 days of dedication and Service
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9he Causeway Coast News
Why is it always the Children that have to suer?
How much does it cost to be treated as
if you are alive? Death is what seems to
be the answer these days. Have we have
became so indierent to the moving pic
tures of the Refugees shouting at the
worlds press that we are utterly de-sensi
tized to the atrocious treatment of
Men,Women and Children who lest we
forget are our family.
A local of the borough voiced their opin
ion on social media which we had to
censor (although it's garnered quite a re
sponse.) "British Racists are such delud
ed twits... I've seen so many comments
stating that Refugees want to come over
here and take all our stu... 'hey're tak
ing our Jobs' - Well if a person who has
no grasp of the language, current econo
my and workings of an industry can
come and take your Job mate, you must
be pretty poor at it... hese stupid Brits
think this is the best place to be when it's
genuinely awful and more unequal than
most others European countries. I hate
this revolting 'Britains so great everyone
wants to be here' superior attitude. No
one wants to be here, it's cold, it's wet,
our parks are under par the Government
is negligent - we are surrounded by
beaches that you can spend no time on
at all because of aforementioned poor
weather - summer lasts all of 3 days.
here's UKIP members all over the
place, no one can aord housing, every
one's drunk, there's pop up shops every
where. he cinema costs ten pounds, no
one can get beneits even when they are
entitled to and they jump through the
laming hoops dangled over the electric
shark infested waters. he suburban ar
eas are occupied by boring people who
move house to get their kids into a
school which is exactly the same as the
school around the corner only 'it's got a
slightly better reputation and the toilets
are new'. Our education and health sys
tems are being ruined by Capitalist Bu
reaucrats who give zero thought about
people being educated or healthy and the
entire country (including me) sits trans
ixed watching people crying over baked
lipping goods every Wednesday.
hey don't want to bloody come here.
hey are leeing an Actual war.
Never a group to shy away from compas
sionate acts he Causeway Coast Vine
yard made a point of dedicating their
Service to talking and praying for the sit
uation. his is CCV's initial response to
the refugee crisis ."We've listed some
help in responding individually & corpo
rately as a family at CCV to the refugee
crisis."
Praying.
1. Pray for those who are leeing
2. Pray that we respond out of love &
not fear
3. Pray that change happens in the
countries of origin
4. Pray for hard pressed agencies on
the border
5. Pray for those in authority, our
politicians & leaders
How else can we help?
1. Praying: Visit the 24-7 Prayer web
site
2. Connecting: Do you have a spare
rental house for refugee family?
Visit Citizens UK
3. Fostering: Orphans are arriving
into Europe. Visit Home For Good
4. Welcoming: It starts at home, join
a small group, invite a neighbour
for a meal, learn to live together.
5. Giving: As a Church family we will
uplit an oering on 13th Septem
ber to help partner with agencies.
he Local Reaction to the Refugee Crisis
Is Humanity all washed up?
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10 he Causeway Coast News
Lisa Curran
Eamon Kelly
Crossit Coleraine are hosting a team competition in Portrush this weekend, he Coastal Clash. Myself and 2 of the guys from the Celtic Fire team have entered, as a pre-match practice for LA. It runs in Blairs caravan site from 9am Sat and Sun until approx 4.30 / 5pm each day. here will be Crossitters from all over Northern Ireland both competing and spectating.
Andrew Boyd
Rebekah hompson
18 Athletes travelling to LA next week to
compete in a co-ed sports competitionA
group of 18 Crossit, Weightliting, and
Strength and Conditioning athletes from
the North and South of Ireland who have
been selected to represent our Country
in Anaheim, California in September.
Out of the 18 athletes, 4 of us are from
the North Coast and 1 from Derry (Re
bekah hompson, Andrew Boyd, Eamon
Kelly, Cameron Rickerby, Lisa Curran).
A further 4 athletes are from Northern
Ireland (Miles Canning, PD Savage,
Emma McQuaid, Kathryn Fearon). he
competition is a mixture of weightliting,
gymnastics and athletic ability and we
are the irst European team to be
selected. We have completed some
fundraising events such as a sponsored
row and a fun day in order to raise some
much needed funds. You can contribute
by donating here: http://fnd.us/c/
c12Sb4/sh/257MLc What is GRID
GRID, and the NPGL, now in its second
season, is the world's irst professional
spectator sport with two co-ed teams
racing head-to-head in a two-hour
match. It incorporates speed, skill and
strategy in a test of endurance through a
variety of weightliting and body-weight
elements. Each 2-hour match features 11
races and sees men and women compete
side by side. In addition to the mixture
of strength, body-weight elements and
inluences from other sports, GRID has
the added value of all the attributes that
come with the positive eects of itness.
Fans can watch these competitions and
be motivated to go out and lead a more
active lifestyle and experience the excite
ment of working together as a team to
achieve a common goal. he GIRD Invi
tational is the irst ever Amateur tourna
ment hosted by the NPGL. It will be held
in the same arena as the professional
championship week in Anaheim, Los
Angeles on 16th-20th September. Celtic
Fire Our squad is 18 strong, consisting of
10 male athletes, 7 female athletes and
one Manager, some of the very best Irish
based athletes from the World of func
tional itness, Crossit and Weightliting.
Celtic Fire have been invited to compete
at the GRID Invitational. We have regu
lar training sessions and host exhibition
matches prior to travelling over. he lat
est exhibition match was in Portadown
on Sunday, 6th September. he Func
tional itness community has grown to
over 80 aliated Crossit gyms and over
100 Strength & Conditioning or
weightliting clubs in the last 3 years.
Celtic ire has created a unity of support
from athletes from many dierent train
ing backgrounds. he Celtic Fire team is
made up of some very well known inter
national athletes, as well as gym owners
and high-end coaches. he marketing
reach of the team as a whole will reach
all of Ireland and beyond. Celtic Fire is
the irst GRID team of its kind in Europe
and is well placed to become a founder
team in any of the emerging European /
UK GRID leagues. to contact us.http://
fnd.us/c/c12Sb4/sh/257MLchttps://
www.facebook.com/celticiregridteam?
fref=ts
Cameron Rickerby
Feel the Burn
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11he Causeway Coast News
NI owned sports nutrition brand Acti-
Snack is gearing up ahead of its sponsor
ship of he Giant's Causeway Coast
Sportive this weekend. he popular cy
cling event, based on the iconic North
Coast of Ireland, oers participants an
unforgettable cycling experience through
some of the most breath-taking land
scapes in Ireland. Cara Gribben, Acti-
Snack is pictured with Beverley Pierson
from Causeway Coast Sportive as she
wheels in a selection of Acti-Snack prod
ucts which will be given to all partici
pants at the event. Speaking ahead of the
cycle Cara said, "Acti-Snack is proud to
support he Giant's Causeway Coast
Sportive, one of the most spectacular
events in the local cycling calendar and
we wish all participants the very best of
luck! Acti-Snack is a perfect partner for
cycling events like this as our products
are designed to give energy on the go or
help with recovery ater training."Acti-
Snack is a range of sports nutrition dried
fruit, nut and seed snacks, made in
Northern Ireland. It gives athletes of all
levels a healthy snack choice as it's de
signed to help meet nutritional goals
while training for, competing in and re
covering from exercise
he Giant's Causeway Coast Sportive, in
association with Chain Reaction Cycles
Flagship Store Belfast, is a unique event
based on the iconic North Coast of Ire
land oering an unforgettable cycling
experience through some of the most
breathtaking landscapes in Ireland.
he entry fee for the event is 35 and it
will take place on Saturday 12th Septem
ber 2015, cyclists have the choice of 3
routes (57km; 126km; 182km) which all
start and inish in the small rural seaside
town of Ballycastle in County Antrim.
For 2015's event, we are keen to make
improvements based on the feedback
gathered from 2014's participants in
cluding food at the feed stations and
route marshalling.
Saturday Post Event
his years 'Sportive Ater Party' will take
place in the beer garden of O'Connor's
Bar in Ballycastle. Come along and enjoy
some craic with fellow event participants
and make sure to bring your bike num
ber with you to enter our free rae.
On the night a one piece act called John
Mulvenna and a great local four piece
celtic rock band called 'Altagore' will be
in the pub keeping you all entertained
plus sta from Heineken will be there
with promotions. Rae prizes on the
night have been kindly donated by
Chain Reaction Cycles Flagship Store,
Causeway Physio and O' Connor's Bar.
WHERE: Beer Garden (Downstairs) at
O' Connor's Bar, Ann Street, Ballycastle
WHEN: Rae winners will be an
nounced at approx 8.30pm
Acti-Snack gears up for Giant's Causeway cycle
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12 he Causeway Coast News
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