New Kilclief group gets a wish list for projects

New Kilclief group gets a wish list for projects

19 February 2014

A NEW residents’ association in Kilclief has already established a wish list for the area.

The inaugural meeting of the Kilclief Residents’ Association was held on Friday evening when members of the community came together to share ideas of developments they envisage for the area.

Initial concerns raised by the fledgling group include the need for a 30-mile per hour zone, a play park for children and a drive to ensure Kilclief beach obtains EU bathing water status.

Residents are also hoping to secure funding for summer scheme programmes.

Registration forms for the new association were completed and grant forms filled in on Friday when those in attendance agreed to produce a leaflet seeking other potential committee members and to circulate a list of priority issues.

During the meeting, residents discussed various potential locations for a play park and undertook to approach local landowners.

They said surrounding villages had managed to secure play facilities and they hoped to be equally successful considering the number of young children in the village.

They suggested such a facility could be shared by the Harmony Trust peace and reconciliation centre based at Glebe House, which brings thousands of young people to the village every year.

The group passed a motion passed to write to the Ardglass Development Association pledging support for their campaign to get EU registration for Lecale beaches including Kilclief.

This had the objective of achieving EU registration to ensure that NI Water can no longer legally discharge untreated sewerage into local waters.

The group’s newly elected chairman, Mr. Maurice Denvir, said he would encourage anyone with skills or ideas to offer to come forward as a committee member and offer to help.

“We have a leaflet going round every door in the next few days inviting people to come forward,” he said.

Councillor Cadogan Enright, who chaired Friday’s meeting, said the group would host a second general meeting later in the year and hoped more residents would attend.

“New regulations for 30 mile an hour zones have now come into force and Kilclief clearly falls within these new regulations,” he said.

“I have made the application to Roads Service officials on behalf of the Kilclief Residents’ Association.”