The Glen Park, Whiteabbey
A park, owned by Newtownabbey Borough Council, based around the glen of the Three Mile Water, between Bleach Green Viaduct and the Glenville Road, (off the Shore Road at Whiteabbey). The area is now called “The Glen” though it seems originally to have been “Valentine’s Glen”. The Three Mile Water rises between Mossley and Doagh before flowing into Belfast Lough at Whiteabbey.
In 2006, the Mayor of Newtownabbey, Alderman Lynn Frazer, officially opened the Whiteabbey Community Centre. The new facility, at the edge of Glen Park on the Glenville Road, will be a focus for community activity in the Glenville/Whiteabbey area. The Mayor congratulated the community group on their perseverance in seeing the project to completion. Alderman Frazer also expressed her gratitude to the other agencies who had been involved in the project.
The community centre was co-funded by the Newtownabbey Local Strategy Partnership, the Creating Common Ground Consortium and built on land owned by the Council. In partnership with the Council, significant funding for the work in Glen Park was received from the Environment and Heritage Service and Groundwork Northern Ireland.
The Manager of the Newtownabbey Local Strategy Partnership, David Hunter commented “We provided over £87,000 from the Peace 2 Programme to the Whiteabbey Community Group and it is great to see the centre completed. The LSP hope that the entire community will avail of these excellent premises.”
In highlighting the work within Glen Park, the Mayor confirmed that the Council remained committed to the goal of completing the Newtownabbey Way, which will provide a dedicated walking and cycling route from the Loughshore to the Council Headquarters at Mossley Mill.
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