NEWS

Oct 30

Filmed in Gracehill | New detective drama series Ellis hits screens this week!

Sharon D Clarke as DCI Ellis A brand new three-part detective drama series filmed in Gracehill and other locations around Northern...

Oct 18

Minister applauds the history, heritage and hard work that gained UNESCO status

Minister Gordon Lyons addresses the inscription ceremony in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, to mark four Moravian Church settlements (including...

Sep 24

New pathway plans to provide link to Gracehill village - NI's latest UNESCO World Heritage Site

Gracehill village, Ballymena "Exciting plans" have been drawn up for an extensive new pathway that will provide a dedicated walk from...

Sep 23

Gracehill Scarecrow Festival returns this weekend!

The fantastic and ever-popular Gracehill Scarecrow Festival returns this upcoming weekend promising a great time of straw-filled fun for...

Sep 12

Discover the stories of Gracehill weaved through history this European Heritage Open Day

This Saturday, September 14, Gracehill village, now proudly recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage site, invites the public to step back...

Aug 15

Communities Minister visits iconic Gracehill following UNESCO award

Dr David Johnson, Gracehill Trust, Rt Rev Sarah Groves with Mid and East Antrim Mayor Beth Adger MBE and Communities Minister Gordon...

Jul 26

Northern Ireland achieves first Cultural World Heritage Site listing in Gracehill

After many years of effort the small Moravian village of Grachill in Co Antrim, has been designated as a World Heritage Site at the...

Jul 21

Gracehill’s bid for World Heritage Site status to be decided this week in India

The bid to secure World Heritage Site status for Gracehill has entered its final phase as the 46th Session of the World Heritage...

Feb 13

Gracehill looks the part as ‘Hanmore’ as latest TV detective drama series begins shooting

Film crews on location in Gracehill village, Ballymena (Images: Jackie Neill) The beautiful Moravian village of Gracehill, Ballymena,...

Sep 21, 2023

Gracehill Scarecrow Festival returns this weekend!

Gracehill Moravian Church and the Gracehill Village Environmental Committee are delighted to announce that the Scarecrow Festival is...

Jun 5, 2023

Restoration of Dr James Lawson Drummond’s grave marked with ceremony at Ahoghill Old Graveyard

Councillor Beth Adger was delighted to be invited last week (Friday June 2nd) by Professor Alun Evans, President of the Belfast Natural...

May 31, 2023

Gracehill World Heritage bid enters new phase with submission delivery to UNESCO

(R-L) Manus Deery, Assistant Director, Department for Communities Historic Environment Division with Dr David Johnston, Chair of...

May 16, 2023

Council lorry driver charged following alleged hit and run at school gates in Ballymena

Police investigating a reported hit and run collision which occurred on Monday (15th May) outside the gates of a local primary school,...