Chief Constable Guest of Chamber of Commerce
The PSNI Chief Constable, Matt Baggott visited Ballymena on 9th.March as a guest of Ballymena Borough Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Chamber President, Alison Moore, welcomed everyone, with a special welcome for the Chief Constable. Mr. Baggott then addressed over 50 Chamber members at the breakfast which was held in Montgomerys. He said he was delighted to be in Ballymena and although he had only been in Northern Ireland a short time he was well aware that Ballymena had an excellent reputation as a business and shopping town. In fact the Chamber’s invitation to come and speak in Ballymena had been the first letter on his desk when he arrived.
His topic for the morning was “The Future of Policing in Northern Ireland”. He told the audience how he had found things since his appointment as Chief Constable, highlighting areas which needed to be addressed, how he had already introduced change and how he planned to address many of these issues in the future. Whilst a very serious issue, he certainly proved to be a very entertaining and humorous speaker. At the end of his address he answered a number of questions from the audience.
Alison Moore then presented the Chief Constable with a Chamber of Commerce pla