Make North Antrim a Litter-Free Zone urges Coulter
Rev Dr Robert Coulter, the Ulster Unionist Party Assembly member for North Antrim and UUP Stormont Commissioner,
has said constituents should help in whatever way possible to ensure the North Antrim Tourism Triangle of
Ballymena, Ballymoney and Ballycastle becomes a litter free zone.
Assemblyman Dr Coulter encouraged all the towns, villages and hamlets in the constituency to follow the excellent
example set by Broughshane when it recently clinched the prestigious Best Kept Small Town in Ireland award.
He added: “We have in North Antrim a wonderful constituency whose tourism potential can be developed even
further, and we all as constituents have a role to play is giving visitors to the region a good impression.
“This can be achieved primarily with everyone playing their part in making the North Antrim Tourism Triangle a
litter free zone.
“Our constituency boasts one of the best natural tourist attractions in the globe – the Giants’ Causeway with its
world heritage centre status.
“This is visited by tens of thousands of people annually, so it is imperative the Government supports and
promotes people who supply accommodation for tourists, especially the bed and breakfast market.
“And we must also commend the farm house accommodation market as well as our constituency’s excellent choice of
restaurants, hotels and food takeaways.
“It is not just enough for the tourism organisations to promote attractions, there must be cash made available by
the Government to help support any industry in the constituency which is in the business of developing tourism.
“For this also to be achieved, there must be a clean and well kept constituency, and I would also call on the
roads people to ensure our roads are kept litter free.
“If the North Antrim Tourism Triangle is to become a booming industry for this constituency, we must equally
ensure there is an effective partnership based on a policy of the three A’s – attractions, accommodation, and
access.
“And its not just in the rural areas that this Triple A policy must be developed. We also want to make sure the
excellent shopping facilities in the Ballymena and Ballymoney Boroughs as well as the Ballycastle district are
maximised to the full.
“If we can achieve this partnership of the community, retailers, providers of accommodation and roads people,
then there is every possibility the North Antrim Tourism Triangle can become one of the premier visitor
attractions, not just in Northern Ireland, but right throughout the United Kingdom,” said Assemblyman Dr Coulter.