Our Plan

Vision:

The availability and ease of access to recreation, amenity and open space facilities

Is an important factor in maintaining the area as an attractive place to live and visit. It

is important that all members of the community including children, older people and

people with specific design needs continue to have access to high quality public

open space, recreational and sporting facilities in order to maintain and enhance

their quality of life.

Community Involvement

BASIC POLICY

As a responsible Group, the Ballycanew-Ballyoughter Community Development Association will actively promote community involvement and other social activities. When engaging in community activities, the Development Association will select themes of activities that suit the culture, social preference of the entire community. Based on this, the Development Association aims to take the best action available, such as collaboration with communities and related Schemes (Such as the Artist in the Community). The Development Association will also work to encourage and support members of the Community to individually take part in community involvement and other social activities on their own initiative.

Basic Services:

·General:

We would also like to extend the range of Footpaths in the village to Fox’s Engineering, with appropriate Street Lighting, in Ballycanew.We would also hope that we could provide Footpaths in the Village, Running from Fox’s to Ounnavarra Estate, and down to the river, covering the entire village of Ballycanew.
There is currently no street lighting at Puddle Lane
We would welcome more street lighting outside the school and church in Ballyoughter.
We would like to see an improvement in the Roads around the Ballyoughter Area, and some parts of Ballycanew area.

Pedestrian Safety

The Pedestrian Crossing is not having an effect, we would hope to campaign for a stop go system on the crossing, as several parents have informed us of near miss’s at School at 2:40pm.
We suggest the moving of the Speed Limit Signs to be placed at Fox’s, Moving further out at the approach road to the village Via the Church Road, and the killeanagh road past the Bridge.

·Bus Service to Gorey:

We are fully aware in Ballycanew the dependence of the Local Bus Service, however, CIE the National Operator pulled out of Ballycanew over 2 years ago at the detriment of both Young people trying to gain independence, and Older People trying to maintain Independence.

·Tourism:

We would also hope to develop the area to attract tourism in the area, the 1885 Griffiths Valuation reads “A Village which in 1881 had a population of 233, and is situated on the side of hill sloping to the Owen-a-varra River.A small tannery and a grist mill help to provide occupation for the people.

The Current Church of Ireland was built in the 1600’s, and in later years a Mr John Beatty, a Mill Owner, gave the Catholic people land beside the Church to build their own Church. This Church is still standing today, however was converted to small houses. This Church was the Church were Fr. Michael Murphy was the Priest, who was later killed in the Battle of Arklow in 1798. Currently a statue outside the Church in Arklow is in recognition to him. The people of the area here would also like to commerate him. (His body was rescued by his sister, and brought by horse and Cart for Burial in Castle Ellis where his grave can still be found). It is with regret that we do not have any dedication here in Ballycanew.
We currently have the service to encourage more tourism in the area, with the Caravan Park and the B & B, both located on the Killanagh Road.We are also in a close proximity to many of the Blue Flag Beaches in Wexford.