Scarecrow Festival Returns!

Gracehill Scarecrow Festival Registration form available below and from Old School, Church Road Gracehill. registration form

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European Heritage Open Day 2023

This year Heritage Day takes place on Saturday 9th September from 12.30pm – 5.00pm There is no charge for entrance or activities for the day but donations for the Church Building Fund and Gracehill Trust are gratefully received. Special activities for Heritage Open Day include: • The Old School. This

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Gracehill takes step closer to becoming Northern Ireland’s first Cultural World Heritage Site

A bid to secure Northern Ireland’s first cultural world heritage site and elevate it alongside the likes of the Taj Mahal and Great Wall of China has been welcomed. Read article here. Date published: 06 February 2023 – Department for Communities website

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World Heritage Public Meeting

You are invited to a public meeting. When: Wednesday 30th November 2022 @ 7.30 pmWhere: Cennick Hall, Gracehill Click below for futher details. WHS Consultation Notice Nov22

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Heritage Day Saturday 10th September 2022!

This event is cancelled due to the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II The village again welcomes visitors for heritage day 12.30-5 pm with something for everyone. Talks in the Moravian Church. Guided village tours throughout the afternoon. Teas and craft stalls in the Church Hall Visit the Old

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World Heritage team visit Gracehill

Mayor of Mid and East Antrim Borough Council, Councillor William McCaughey, has met with World Heritage representatives in Gracehill, as part of a two-day fact-finding visit to support the ongoing preparation of a UNESCO World Heritage application for the village. Gracehill Old School Trust has joined in an international bid

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Gracehill Defibrillator

Gracehill Cardiac Defibrillator

Gracehill Old School Trust have provided a new Cardiac Defibrillator for the community thanks to funding from Mid and East Antrim Borough Council. It has now been commissioned and registered with the Ambulance service and is sited in a locked cabinet placed on the wall of the Old School building

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Mayor Visits Gracehill Bishops Walk

Mayor Visits “Bishops Walk”

Mayor of Mid and East Antrim Borough Council, Cllr Peter Johnston, with other Councillors, Council officers and members of the Village Association and Village Guides inspect the Widow’s Walk portion of the new walk around the village during the Mayors official tour of Village Renewal Schemes in the Borough. The

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New rails and Plaque in the Burial Ground.

Railings have been fitted to the steps up into and on the first part of the path into the Burial Ground. This means people can hold onto a firm railing as they go up and down that steep first part of the path. The railings were organised by Raymond Kitson

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