World Superbike Champion Jonathan Rea has been given the Freedom Of The Borough.
Ballyclare Ulster Unionist Councillor David Arthurs secured the honour during the recent council meeting.
The motion, which was seconded by Cllr Tim Girvan of the DUP passed with unanimous support and the honour will be bestowed in the near future.
Speaking after the council session Cllr Arthurs says Jonathan is at the very top of his sport.
“As members of this council and as residents of this borough we should be very, very proud of his achievements to date. Achievements that were recognised by Her Majesty The Queen in her 2017 Birthday Honours List by awarding Jonathan an MBE for services to motorcycle racing. He was also runner up in the National BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2017 and he won the Northern Ireland Sports Person of the Year 2017,” he said.
And supporting his party colleague, Steve Aiken MLA says they all value community role models and ambassadors like Jonathan Rea for reminding us and setting an example of what is great about Northern Ireland and our people.