Ministers visit Dalriada over Â£1.7m sports facility

First Minister Arlene Foster is pictured at a Ground Breaking Ceremony at Dalriada School in Ballymoney.

The First Minister is pictured with Finance Minister Mervyn Storey, Brian Dillon, Chairman of the Board of Governors and Tom Skelton, Headmaster. INBM16-16S — First Minister Arlene Foster is pictured at a Ground Breaking Ceremony at Dalriada School in Ballymoney. The First Minister is pictured with Finance Minister Mervyn Storey, Brian Dillon, Chairman of the Board of Governors and Tom Skelton, Headmaster. INBM16-16S

The aim of the official ground-breaking ceremony is to mark the School’s new £1.7m sports facilities.

The new facilities have been paid for in full by the Schools Enhancement Programme, courtesy of The Department of Education and will include a state-of-the-art fitness suit, a new gymnasium, new changing facilities and a vibrant refurbishment of the existing sports hall.

The Schools Enhancement Programme is a £35 million scheme introduced in 2015 made possible by an increase of £46.9m in the Department of Education’s capital budget. To date 50 schools have benefitted from it.

Construction at the school began in November 2015 and is expected to be completed and operational by November 2017.

Full story and pictures in this week’s Ballymoney and Moyle Times!