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Freedom of the Borough
Health and social care workers awarded Council’s highest honour
Freedom of the Borough
Council may confer the Freedom of the Borough to persons of distinction and organisations who have rendered eminent services to the Borough. It is the highest accolade that Council can make to an individual or organisation and acknowledges their work and contribution to the Borough. Recipients of the award are listed below:
Ballymoney Borough Council
| Date | Freedom of the Borough |
|---|---|
| 1st June 1983 | The Royal Ulster Constabulary/The Royal Ulster Constabulary Reserve |
| 30th April 1986 | Mrs Mary J Holmes, OBE, JP |
| 29th September 1993 | Mr Joey Dunlop, OBE |
| 22nd February 1997 | The Royal British Legion (Northern Ireland) |
| 21st October 2000 | Dr I R K Paisley MP, MLA |
| 4th May 2002 | The Northern Ireland Fire Service |
| 23rd April 2007 | Dr Robert Dunlop |
| 12th May 2012 | The Royal Irish Regiment |
| 1st September 2012 | The 153 (Ulster) Transport Regiment of the Royal Logistics Corps of the Territorial Army |
| 17th January 2014 | Mr Michael Dunlop |
Coleraine Borough Council
| Date | Freedom of the Borough |
|---|---|
| 12th December 1934 | Alderman D H Christie |
| ? | Sir Winston Churchill |
| 7th January 1946 | Alderman R F McCartney |
| 3 rd December 1962 | Alderman Sir N Bowater – Governor of The Hon The Irish Society |
| 22nd May 1976 | The Rt Hon The Lord Mayor of London – Sir Lindsay Ring |
| 25th June 1976 | Cyril H Murkin |
| 28th March 1981 | The Ulster Defence Regiment |
| 1st June 1982 | The Royal Ulster Constabulary/The Royal Ulster Constabulary Reserve |
| 14th April 1989 | The Old Comrades Association of the 6th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery Royal Artillery (Supplementary Reserve |
| 6 th June 1992 | The 206th (Coleraine) Air Defence Battery Royal Artillery (Volunteers) |
| 13th May 1994 | The Northern Ireland Fire Brigade |
| 22nd June 1996 | The Royal British Legion Northern Ireland |
| 3rd February 2001 | Professor P G McKenna – Vice Chancellor of the University of Ulster |
| 12th April 2003 | The Northern Ireland Milk Cup Committee |
| 12th April 2003 | Coleraine and District Motor Club |
| 12th June 2004 | The Royal National Lifeboat Institution |
| 9th October 2004 | The Salvation Army and The Society of St Vincent de Paul |
| 25th October 2008 | 152 (Ulster) Transport Regiment RLC (V) |
Limavady Borough Council
| Date | Freedom of the Borough |
|---|---|
| 15th March 2015 | St Vincent de Paul and The Salvation Army |
Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council
| 8th December 2017 | Coleraine Olympic Rowers (Richard Chambers, Peter Chambers and Alan Campbell) |
| 2nd February 2018 | Mervyn Whyte |
| 27th April 2018 | Sir Denis Desmond KCVO CBE |
| 11th May 2018 | Joan Christie CVO OBE |
| 21st May 2021 | Royal Portrush Golf Club |
| 8th April 2022 | Royal Air Force |
| 19th April 2024 | Health and Social Care Workers (Northern and Western Health Trusts) |
The protocol for conferring the Freedom of the Borough is set out in Council’s Standing Orders which can be found here. https://www.causewaycoastandglens.gov.uk/council/publications-policies/standing-orders