Kinnego to get glamping pods

SOAR ABC and neighbouring local action groups - Mid Ulster Rural Development Partnership and Grow South Antrim, who together make up the Lough Neagh Cooperation Project - are casting their investment across the lough far and wide.
By Elinor Glynn
Published 4th Jan 2021, 11:30 BST
Updated 4th Jan 2021, 11:32 BST
Work has commenced this month for a new state-of-the-art Lough Neagh Rescue Centre at Kinnego Marina. Pictured left to right: Vice Chair of SOAR ABC, Roisin McAliskey, Chair of SOAR ABC, Councillor Kyle Savage, Lord Mayor of Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, Councillor Kevin Savage and Manus Lappin from Lough Neagh Rescue.Work has commenced this month for a new state-of-the-art Lough Neagh Rescue Centre at Kinnego Marina. Pictured left to right: Vice Chair of SOAR ABC, Roisin McAliskey, Chair of SOAR ABC, Councillor Kyle Savage, Lord Mayor of Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, Councillor Kevin Savage and Manus Lappin from Lough Neagh Rescue.
Work has commenced this month for a new state-of-the-art Lough Neagh Rescue Centre at Kinnego Marina. Pictured left to right: Vice Chair of SOAR ABC, Roisin McAliskey, Chair of SOAR ABC, Councillor Kyle Savage, Lord Mayor of Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, Councillor Kevin Savage and Manus Lappin from Lough Neagh Rescue.

An investment scheme will help enhance the lough’s accessibility and visitor offering.

In the borough of Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, the scheme will see the construction of a brand new Lough Neagh Rescue Centre at Kinnego Marina, situated on the edge of Oxford Island National Nature Reserve.

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The new build will act as a central base for rescue, training and cooperation activity across the lough, ensuring the long term provision of a highly trained and well-equipped search organisation on the waters of Lough Neagh.

In addition, the project will see the development of four new deluxe glamping pods as well as new fencing, road resurfacing, utility block refit and an upgrade to the rescue centre’s ‘Gary Breen’ vessel at Kinnego Marina.

Chair of SOAR ABC, Cr Kyle Savage said: “This cooperation project has been a long time in the making, with a lot of work from the three local action groups, cooperation sub committees, boards and staff, and I am very grateful to all that have made this possible.”

The projects are due for completion in 2021.

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