Picture This!

20 years of the Causeway Coast

The Causeway Coast celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty designation in 2009.  As part of the celebrations the Causeway Coast & Glens Heritage Trust hosted the Picture This! schools photography project with 6 primary schools in the Causeway Coast AONB area and the Residents Association of Portballintrae.  The project was part funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund.  The aim of the project is to raise awareness of the unique natural, cultural and built heritage of the Causeway Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.  To browse a sample of the pupils' photographs visit the CCGHT Image Library.

"The voyage of discovery is not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes."

— Marcel Proust

Picture this! Portballintrae - ­ Then & Now

Portballintrae based heritage & tourism company Awakin delivered a short project with the Portballintrae Residents' Association and Bushmills Primary School, on behalf of the Causeway Coast & Glens Heritage Trust to celebrate 20 years of the AONB.  The pupils and residents received expert photo tuition from renowned local photographer Arthur Ward as well as being trained as young historians by the Awakin team. The pupils and members of the Resident's Association were encouraged to share and discuss their photographs, memories and stories of the area.  You can listen to a little audio from their first session by clicking on the link: http://www.youtube.com/user/awakin3#p/u/1/xIfYg1DC_kM

This is just a small sample of the images submitted by the residents of Portballintrae for the project. To view more of these outstanding images visit the Portballintrae - Picture This page on Facebook.

CCGHT would like to take this opportuni ty to thank Heritage Lottery Fund, Moyle DC, Coleraine BC, Arthur Ward, Awakin, Portballintrae Residents Association, Bushmills Primary School and all those involved with the entire Picture This! project.