Welcome to the Brighter Whitehead website
Thank you for visiting the Brighter Whitehead website. As an up-to-date community organisation, we want to give you the opportunity to access information and provide you with a facility to stay in touch with us.
If you are not familiar with Brighter Whitehead and your first contact with us is online, we would be pleased to hear from you! Please let us know what your needs and questions are, we will be more than happy to help.
Brighter Whitehead was established to ensure our town always looks its best. 2009 will be a busy year for us, we are now preparing for our winter campaign please join us to ensure success.
Latest News and Events
Seashore Safari
Flora and Fauna Rocks! Explore the flora, fauna and geology of Blackhead Path and Whitehead shoreline on Saturday 31st July 2010 from 12 to 1.30pm. Meet at Blackhead Path Car Park, Whitehead. Visit the weird and wonderful habitat that exists along Blackhead Path with Geologist Ian Enlander from the Irish Whale & Dolphin Group and Botanist John Wann. Link
Tree Planting in Whitehead
As part of Tree Week Brighter Whitehead will be planting trees at Whitehead Recreation Grounds at 11am on 5th December 2009. This event is part of Breathing Places Tree O'Clock, if you join us, we might even break a Guinness World Record or two, for the most number of trees planted within one hour! For further information please contact Stephen Daye on 9335 8039. Please come along. See our gallery webpage for a photograph of last years event.
Ulster in Bloom Success
The results of months of planting and pruning were recognised as the winners of the 31st Translink Ulster in Bloom competition were announced at the historic Magheramorne House near Larne. After a summer of fierce competition and intensive judging, Whitehead received a second place in the small town category. The Borough also dominated the Community Rail Halt category with Whitehead receiving the first place and Greenisland receiving the third place position. McMaster Home Farm Meats, a local business in Whitehead was also recognised in the Special Awards’ category for their beautiful floral and plant presentations. See our News and Gallery Sections for further information.
Beach Road Nature Reserve
The environmental improvements at Beach Road Nature Reserve have now been completed. For further information on this newly improved resource for Whitehead download the Beach Road Nature Reserve Leaflet or visit the Beach Road Nature Reserve at www.beachroad.org.uk.
One World Garden
The One World Garden at the Whitehead Recreation Grounds has now been completed. For more information visit our news section or download the illustration.
If you enjoyed visiting our website we would recommend our sister website www.carrickfergusinbloom.org or for more external links click here.
