Ballycastle Connect

Connections form the heart of strong communities. We have great things, organisations and great people in Ballycastle. Our aim is to connect them together to help create a positive and thriving community and to make amazing things happen in Ballycastle.

COVID-19 Ballycastle
Community Support

Here to Help

This website has been developed to help members of the local community find vital information easily during the current worldwide crisis. At the moment responding to the crisis and helping the community through it is the primary function.

As the crisis passes (which it will) the website will continue to develop to provide information to the local community about whats happening in the Ballycastle area.

Help Stop the Spread

Everyone must help stop coronavirus spreading. This means you need to:

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• stay at home as much as possible

• limit contact with other people

• keep your distance if you do go out (stay 2 metres apart)

• wash your hands well and often

• work from home if you can

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Do not leave home if you or anyone in your household has symptoms. If you have symptoms you should book a free test.

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Check your Symptoms

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Book a Test

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CURRENT GUIDANCE

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Help

Ballycastle Food Bank

Donate to the Ballycastle Foodbank

As the situation unfolds in relation to COVID-19 we are raising vital funds so that Ballycastle Foodbank can respond to increasing demand.

Drop off points for food for foodbank

are a crate in the Co-op and a basket in the Moyle Road Spar.

They are open as normal in Dalriada House on Wednesday afternoon between 2pm and 3.30pm.

Anyone self isolating / elderly or vulnerable who has no one to collect food for them can arrange for food to be delivered by contacting

Nia Mc Hale or Elanor Hayes

 or ring 028207 69555

Covid-19

Community Helpline

Food Box Scheme Ended

on 31st July.

Do you still need help or support?

The DFC Foodbox Scheme has

now ended.

The transition away from having a weekly food box delivered may be difficult and
that you may still need help to access food after 31 July.

If you still need help please contact the COVID 19 Community Helpline where an advisor will match you with other local help and support that meets your
needs going forward.

COVID 19 Community Helpline

0808 802 0020,

text ACTION to 81025,

or email
or visit

Benefits and Services

Are you getting what you're entitled to?

To make sure you're getting all the benefits, services and supports

you're entitled to,

make the call on freephone

0800 232 1271.

Causeway Citizens

Advice

Free, independent and impartial advice on a wide range of subjects from a team of qualified and experienced advisers.

Citizens Advice helps people resolve their debt, benefits, housing, legal, discrimination, employment, immigration, consumer and other problems and is available to everyone.

Updates

Recent Updates

Local Information

"This website is still very much a work in progress and updated as much as possible during changes during the covid crisis and easing of regulations - please contact us if you would like to correct, update or add more information to this website.
Would you like a spot to share your videos, blogs etc?
Contact us with your online events and we can share them.  We are inviting you to get in touch and get involved in building the content for our community website. "