1. CLONES
REGENERATION
PARTNERSHIP
WATERWAYS AND CANAL CONFERENCE
CLONES 9/3/12

2. BALLYRONAN MARINA, CASE
STUDY IN WATERWAYS
REGENERATION
Clones Waterways and Canal
Conference
9/03/12

3. CLONES MARINA AND REGENERATION

4. BALLYRONAN MARINA CASE
STUDY

5. BALLYRONAN TOWN
• SMALL TOWN NORTH EAST OF LOUGH
• WAS A CONNECTING PORT FOR LOUGH WITH
OLD HARBOUR AND STORAGE WAREHOUSES
• MAIN INDUSTRIES FISHING AND
AGRICULTURE
• LINKED TO WWII AND ADJOINING RUNWAYS
• DECLINED AND BADLY AFFECTED BY
TROUBLES
• LOSS OF PROTESTANT COMMUNITY
• FUTURE WAS TO RECONNECT TO WATER

6. BALLYRONAN CASE STUDY
• BREAKWATER AND MARINA BUILT IN 1972
• NEVER WORKED AND LEFT DERELICT
• TABDA COMMUNITY GROUP SET UP IN 1995
• PROPOSED TO REDEVELOP MARINA AND
TOWN IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COUNCIL VIA
EUROPEAN CAPITAL FUNDS
• RECENT CHANGES

7. BALLYRONAN SHORE FACILITY

8. COMMUNITY FACILITY

9. RESTAURANT

10. OFFICE UNITS

11. MARINA

12. SECURITY GATES TO MARINA

13. BOAT YARD

14. BOAT YARD

15. BEACH: WATER SHORE INTERFACE

16. ACTIVE PLAY AREA

17. PLAY AREA

18. SAILING NURSERY AND CANOE POLO
SPACE

19. CARAVAN AND CAMPING SPACE AND
CLUB HOUSE

20. BIRD HIDE AND ENTRANCE TO WOOD
WALK

21. EXCURSION BOAT AND MAST HOIST

22. BLUE FLAG STATUS

23. EVENTS AND CLUBS

24. CLONES MARINA

25. WHAT ARE SUCESSFULL
CHARACTERISTICS OF PROJECT
• PARTNERSHIP (COMMUNITY, COUNCIL, WATERWAYS IRELAND,
PRIVATE)
• PUBLIC SPACE
• SECURITY
• EVENTS AND PROGRAMMES
• ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
• CLUBS AND GROUPS AND EQUIPMENT
• WALKING, FISHING, BIRDWATCHING, CYCLING
• RETAIL UNITS (RENT SPACE NOT EXPERTISE)
• CARAVAN AND CAMPING SITE
• MARKETING AND RECONNECTION
• LONG TERM BERTHS AND BOAT YARD
• PLANNING ZONED FOR RESIDENTIAL, BUSINESS AND RECREATION