MEA Outdoors

Happy Friday from Glenarm 🌈

🎨 THE TREES WE LOVE 💚

Last call! 🗣️

We’ve sent our ‘Trees We Love’ competition to primary schools across Mid and East Antrim!

We want to hear about the favourite trees of local primary school pupils — and, most importantly, why they’re special to them. 💚

Children can:

🎨 Draw or create artwork of their tree
📸 Take a photograph
✏️ Tell us why the tree is special to them

🏆 There’s a prize! One lucky class will win a tree-themed nature art session with local artist Janet Crymble, held at their school.

📅 Closing date: Friday 16th October

📧 Entries: [email protected]

Schools have been sent the full competition details, including how to enter.

🎉The Live Here Love Here Community Awards are back!

Celebrate the people behind the progress with a Live Here Love Here Community Award nomination.

Let’s celebrate the volunteer groups across the country who are working hard to clean-up and green-up our communities.

Do you know a group that deserves to be celebrated? 🤗

Head to the link in comments below 🔗 to make your nomination.

As well as community champion for Mid and East Antrim, you can also nominate your group for...

🤩Bright Future Award - for newer community groups, showing exceptional potential and enthusiasm for environmental volunteering.

🤝Community Together Award – recognising a community group that promotes positive community relations through environmental action.

👏Lasting Contribution Award - honouring an established group, showing long-term commitment to its local area through sustained volunteer action.

Closing date: Sunday 25th Oct

If you would like support with a nomination you can contact MEAOutdoors at [email protected] 🌱

Just look at that growth in Harryville Community Garden 💚🌱

Planted by the Men’s Shed through our Men Who Grow programme with Scullery O'Tullagh and doing really well 👏

We love getting the updates 🙌

Harryville Mens Shed

Get ready to unleash your inner adventurer! Our Wander Women series returns on October 31st, 2026, as we embark on a thrilling journey to conquer Sallagh Braes. Join a community of like-minded women who are passionate about exploring new horizons, learning new skills, and connecting with nature and each other. 💪

Gorgeous day for our first ever Peatland and Biodiversity Education Day with PeacePlusNature 🌱🐝🐸🌼

📍 Keeran Moss Mid And East Antrim BC

In celebration of NI Environment Week, we explored local wildlife, learnt about peatland history, and discovered the vital conservation work happening through PeacePlus Nature 💚

Thanks to our wonderful participants for joining us 👏

PeacePlus Nature is supported by PEACEPLUS, a programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB).

Did you know October is Positive Ageing Month? 👏

🌰 FREE Foraging WalK
🦆 Mill Ponds, Carrickfergus
🌱 Friday 23rd October 2026, 10am to 12noon

Mid And East Antrim BC supports Positive Ageing Month, a month-long campaign of events, activities, and programmes that take place every October.

Get together for a gentle walk around Mill Ponds in Carrickfergus. Learn how to identify autumn plants, fungi, wildflowers and other edible plants while enjoying a walk. We will have light refreshments at the start of the event.

Please book your space at the link in our bio
OR call 028 9335 8233 📞

Mid & East Antrim Agewell Partnership Mid & East Antrim Loneliness Network