Some Quotes from the Ramoan Parish MeetingWednesday, August 26, 2009

The Church of Ireland has two churches in Ramoan Parish, Ballycastle, CoAntrim: St James, the parish church, is at the junction of Straid Road andChurch Road and Holy Trinity is at the Diamond, in the centre of Ballycastle.“We can’t use St James for morning service any more: it’s too dangerous,the slates are in a bad state and the roof is so steep they could slip off.”Q. So why continue with the evening service then or is it not dangerous inthe evening?“We can’t have the hall in the new graveyard, there’s not enough room for ahall, toilets, a crèche and 95 car parking spaces.”Q. Why not park on the roadside as usual?“There’s too much risk of vandalism at Ramoan.”[Holy Trinity was vandalised, not St James, Ramoan]“That boy has been caught.”“We can’t have the hall across the road from St James’. Crossing the road isunsafe.”“The road service won’t put in a pedestrian crossing, there’s not enoughtraffic.”“Legal fees so far amount to £42,000.”Enough to re-roof St James?Last Sunday’s sermon: “People standing up for what they believe is right.”