GEDA - Mayor sees work underway at Jordanstown Loughshore Park

06 October 2010

The Mayor, Alderman Paula Bradley, along with Siobhan McCauley (Director of Development at Northern Ireland Tourist Board), Cyril Ronaghan (Site Manager, Geda Construction) and Eugene McKenna (Managing Partner, Geda Construction) view the plans for the new look Jordanstown Loughshore Park.

Jordanstown Loughshore Park is one of Newtownabbey’s best-loved parks and is an important point on the Causeway Coastal Route. Work on the £1.34 million upgrading of facilities at Loughshore and the surrounding area started last month. The Council is providing £670,000 towards the project and is delighted to have been awarded £670,000 by the NITB’s Tourism Development Scheme.

NITB is funding a range of projects along the Causeway Coastal Route, aiming to inspire visitors and make the route a ‘must see’ destination. The Jordanstown Loughshore Park scheme includes the replacement of the existing amenity block and toilets with modern facilities for caravanners and the general public, including, for the first time, a café. Work has started on the expansion of the caravan site, a new bandstand, the construction of a stepped terrace to provide access to the shore and improvements to the car park layout.  Most exciting of all is the commissioning of a major piece of public art which will signify the park as the gateway to the Causeway Coastal Route.

For more information on the scheme please visit www.geda.co.uk/commercial/portfolio or www.newtownabbey.gov.uk (Peter Kay, Project Development Manager; Tel: 028 9034 0054; Email: pkay@newtownabbey.gov.uk)