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YOUNG EAST BELFAST ENTREPRENEURS DELIGHT SHOPPERS AT CASTLECOURT

The students have been developing their business idea since September under the mentorship of the charitys volunteer business

advisers. The Campbell College company traded

in mobile phone accessories and their Selfi e-

Stick was a particular hit with shoppers. The

girls from Ashfi eld made a big impression on the

event as they set up their photo booth allowing

shoppers to stop for a fun photo with costumes

and accessories, a service they off er at community

events. Young Enterprise Chief Executive Carol

Fitzsimons commented Young Enterprise is

all about learning by doing. By trading with

the public at Castlecourt, students experience

business fi rst hand and develop the skills and

confi dence to be successful in life and work. Visit

YENI.co.uk to see how you can get involved with

Young Enterprise, empowering young people with

the skills and confi dence to succeed in life and

work. Young Enterprise NI is part funded by the

Department of Education. www.yeni.co.uk

Students from Campbell College and Ashfi eld Girls High School delighted shoppers this week at Castlecourt Shopping Centre at a Young Enterprise Trade Fair event.

YOUNG EAST BELFAST ENTREPRENEURS

School delighted shoppers this week at Castlecourt Shopping

Pictured L-R: Young Enterprise students Holly Patterson, Yasmin Naimi, Beth Docherty, Emma Rankin and Larissa Penton from Ashfi eld Girls

High School show off their company Flash Photography / Malcolm Corry, William Cheuk

and Adam Hewitt from Campbell College show off their company Revive / Larissa Penton from

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FREE WI-FI IS TO BE ROLLED OUT AT 119 PUBLIC BUILDINGS ACROSS BELFAST.BELFAST CITY COUNCIL has heard that BT had been selected as the provider for the move that will include City Hall, Waterfront Hall, Ulster Hall, St Georges Market, Belfast Castle and Malone House. A further 113 venues will go live by the end of March including community centres, leisure centres, sports pavilions, Belfast Zoo and Smithfi eld Market.Other highlights of the councils capital programme include the new Adventurers Learning Centre at the zoo and a new pavilion at Suff olk playing fi elds. Tenders have also been awarded for new pavilions at Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon and Waterworks Parks as part of a 15m pitches strategy. Work will also begin this year on the installation of 30 docking stations in the city centre for a public bike sharing scheme.

CASTLEREAGH BOROUGH COUNCILS Good Relations programme marked

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Will you help us do this and sign up for our Stroll Around Stormont event

on Sunday 1st March 2015?

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vital funds for the charity. This

4km circular walk will follow the

Long Woodland Walk through

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estate taking in many of the

points of interest along the way.

Registration will take place at

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survivors with life altering after-

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or call 028 9032 1283.

Meningitis Research Foundation is commemorating its 25th Anniversary during 2015.

PHASE TWO OF THE GREENWAY IS GO!Work has now begun on the second phase of the 40 million regeneration project in East Belfast

creating 16 kilometres of off-road paths for cyclists and walkers as part of a linear park. The first phase of the Connswater Community Greenway project

was finished last year, and by late 2016 will be fully complete. Farrans Construction is now starting on sections of the route from Orangefield Park to Knock Dual Carriageway and Ladas Drive to

Montgomery Road as well as at Connswater Retail Park and Holywood Arches, the location of the

stunning new CS Lewis Plaza. Work on other parts of the route including from Beersbridge Road to

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Dozens of awesome athletes from around the country took part in the Belfast National

Qualifier at the Odyssey Arena

at the weekend, with the fastest

20 qualifying for the National

Shootout at Stormont, this

month. Each contender was

tasked with proving their skills

by completing two qualifier runs

of the test track, which included

negotiating 0.5m high jumps,

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in the fastest time possible. Red

Bull Crashed Ice is an extreme

ice cross downhill event in which

full contact four-man teams

skate along a 440 metre track of

steep turns and vertical drops in

a timed battle involving speeds

of up to 60 km/h.

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over 140 athletes, including

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television audience and up to

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two day event. Tickets for Red

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RECORD TONNAGES BULKED UP AT BELFAST HARBOUR

Overall tonnages rose by 1.6%, driven by strong growth in bulk cargo

which accounts for over 40% of throughput at the Harbour. Trade sectors

which grew particularly well included stone exports (18%), industrial

and domestic coal (20%), paper products (33%) and steel (38%). A record

476,000 freight vehicles also passed through the Harbour during 2014

(up over 2%), while container traffic improved by 2.9% to 125,000 units.

The level of new car imports also rose by 10% to 48,000, its highest level

since 2007. The Harbours animal feed sector performed well, rising

3.3% to a record 2.2 million tonnes, while scrap exports rose 14% to a

record 373,000 tonnes. Cement tonnages also improved, increasing

fivefold to 79,000 tonnes. This was, however, from a small base and total

cement tonnages remain less than one third of pre-recession levels. Ferry

passenger numbers remained steady during 2014 at 1.4m while cruise

passengers calling at Belfast increased by 23% to a record 112,000.

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EASTSIDE ARTS APPOINTS FIRST ARTS MANAGER

Anthony has over ten years experience of arts management, based at

Flowerfield Arts Centre in Portstewart, where his responsibilities included

programming of the annual arts festival, organising the centres year-round

concert programme, re-development of the schedule of creative classes,

management of the centres marketing activities and technical responsibility

for events. In addition, he has almost twenty years experience in journalism,

working as a reporter for a number of local weekly titles in NI, and as editor

of The Chronicle in Coleraine. Anthony is also active as a singer songwriter,

having released six critically-acclaimed albums of original material. His

song Sailortown remains one of Northern Ireland radios most requested

songs and he has toured extensively. His album Sing Under the Bridges

was shortlisted for the inaugural NI Music Prize in 2013. In addition, he has

published a number of pieces of short fiction and has written scripts and

music for several theatre productions. Anthony and his wife, writer and

theatre director Andrea Montgomery, who is Artistic Director of Terra Nova

Productions, live in East Belfast. They are passionate about the ongoing

development of the area and the key role of arts in its regeneration.

East Belfast Partnership is delighted to announce the appointment of Anthony Toner as their first EastSide Arts Manager.

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KICK off those winter blues and rally the family together for Cancer Fund for Childrens Winter Woolly Walk at Belfasts Lagan Towpath. The is a fantastic family day out and a great way to raise funds for the charity which provides practical, emotional and financial support to local families affected by cancer.

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Castle Gardens, St Columbs Park

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Bikeway East Cycling Group. Open to everyone, a workshop on

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of the fabulous environment that East Belfast has to offer will be

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Special Saag Dishes (medium, fairly hot)Cooked with fresh herbs and spices in a thick sauce with fresh baby spinach leaves

92. Vegetable Saag 6.0093. Chicken Saag 7.0094. Prawn Saag 7.0095. Lamb Saag 7.6096. Chicken Tikka Saag 7.6097. Lamb Tikka Saag 8.0098. Jumbo King Prawn Saag 10.00

Biryani SpecialitiesBiryani dishes are prepared with tilde basmati rice, very lightly spiced

with fresh herbs, served with vegetable curry sauce

99. Vegetable Biryani 6.00100. Chicken Biryani 7.00101. Prawn Biryani 7.00102. Lamb Biryani 7.60103. Chicken Tikka Biryani 7.60104. Lamb Tikka Biryani 8.00105. Jumbo King Prawn Biryani 10.00

Side Dishes106. Saag Bhaji (curried spinach) 2.80107. Saag Aloo (spinach and potato) 2.80108. Mushroom Bhaji 2.80109. Aubergine Bhaji 2.80110. Massala Daal (fresh lentils) 2.80111. TarkaDaal(Lentilswithstrongflavourofgarlic) 2.80112. Okra Bhaji 2.80113. Bombay Aloo (curried potato) 2.80114. AlloGhobi(cauliflowerandpotato) 2.80115. Chana Bhaji (chick peas) 2.80116. Saag Panir (spinach & Indian cottage cheese) 2.80117. Chana Panir (chick peas & Indian cottage cheese) 2.80118. Mixed Vegetable Bhaji 2.80

KebabsServed on Nan bread or Chips with salad & choice of sauce

118. Vegetable Kebab 3.90119. Curry Chips 2.50120. Massala Chips 3.50121. Doner Kebab 4.50122. Chicken Pakora Kebab 4.50123. Chicken Tikka Kebab 4.50124. Doner on Chips 4.90

125. Chicken Pakora on Chips 4.90126. Chicken Tikka on Chips 4.90127. Rani Kebab 5.20128. King Kebab (Chicken Tikka & Doner) 5.50129. King on Chips 5.90130. Lamb Tikka Kebab 5.90

Non IndianAll dishes served with chips and tomato

131. Mushroom Omelette 3.90132. Chicken Nuggets 4.20133. Fried Chicken 4.50134. Chicken Omelette 4.50135. Fried Scampi 5.50136. Chicken Maryland 5.90

RiceAll Basmati Rice

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Breads & Sundries146.. Chapatti 1.00147. Nan 1.60148. Chips 1.80149. Paratha 1.80150. Garlic Nan 2.00151. Garlic & Chilli Nan 2.00152. Peshwari Nan (with almonds & sultana) 2.00153. Keema Nan 2.00154. Vegetable Nan 2.00155. Stuffed Paratha 2.10156. Poppadom 0.60157. Spiced Poppadom 0.60158. Dips 0.60159. Chutney or Pickle 0.80160. Plain Yoghurt 1.20161. Mixed Rata 1.50

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Tandoori AppetisersAll Tandoori dishes are marinated in yoghurt, our own mixed garam massala, herbs and spices, fresh coriander, ginger, garlic and mustard oil. This delicately flavoured

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Choose any of the above and combine with your choice of dish below

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House Specialities25. Chicken Tikka Mushroom Dupaza (medium) - cooked with mixed Indian herbs, fried cubed onions and mushrooms 7.4026. Chicken Pasanda (mild) - cooked in a very mild creamy sauce with almonds and cashew nuts 7.4027. Butter Chicken (mild) Tandoori Chicken Fillet cooked in delicately spiced buttery creamy sauce. 7.4028. Chicken Bhindi (medium) - cooked with Okra, fresh garlic and ginger with medium spices. 7.40

Tandoori Shazlek SpecialitiesShazlek is the prepararion of lamb, chicken or king prawns marinated in yoghurt and

our own mixed spices, then barbecued in a tandoori clay oven witrh onions, green peppers and tomatoes. The Shazlek is traditionally served on a sizzling hot plate and

accompanied with nan bread, salad and medium curry sauce.

60. Chicken Tikka Shazlek 7.6061. Lamb Tikka Shazlek 8.0062. Mixed Shazlek 10.0063. Jumbo King Prawn Shazlek 11.00

Tandoori Massala Specialities (mild)Tandoori massala specialities are cooked in a rich spicy, creamy sauce with coconut

& almond powder to give a wonderful subtlety to what is essentially a fairly mild dish

64. Chicken Tikka Massala 7.3065. Lamb Tikka Massala 7.6066. Tandoori King Prawn Massala 10.60

Punjabi Massala SpecialitiesCooked with tomato, onion, green pepper & mild blend of herbs

and spices in a smooth creamy sauce

67. Prawn Punjabi Massala 7.3068. Chicken Punjabi Massala 7.6069. Lamb Punjabi Massala 7.9070. King Prawn Punjabi Massala 10.60

Special Jalfrezi Dishes (mild, medium, hot) Jalfrezi dishes are prepared in a spicy sauce with strips of fresh green peppers, onions, green chillies & ginger giving this dish a distinct taste

71. Vegetable Jalfrezi 6.0072. Chicken Jalfrezi 7.0073. Prawn Jalfrezi 7.0074. Lamb Jelfrezi 7.6075. Chicken Tikka Jalfrezi 7.6076. Lamb Tikka Jalfrezi 8.0077. Jumbo King Prawn Jalfrezi 10.00

Special Karai Dishes (mild, medium, hot)Prepared in a medium hot, spicy sauce with a strong flavour of garlic and

green massala garnished with fresh spiced vegetables

78. Vegetable Karai 6.0079. Chicken Karai 7.0080. Prawn Karai 7.0081. Lamb Karai 7.6082. Chicken Tikka Karai 7.6083. Lamb Tikka Karai 8.0084. Jumbo King Prawn Karai 10.00

29. Shatkara Chicken very famous Bengali dish, shatkara (Indian Lime) cooked with traditional herbs and spices 7.4030. Honey Tikka Massala (mild) Chicken marinated in yoghurt cooked in a rich tomato based sauce with a touch of cream and honey 7.4031. Garlic Chilli Chicken (fairly hot) cooked in a fairly hot thick sauce, with lots of tomatoes and freshly chopped garlic and green chillies 7.4032. Chicken Rezala Chicken Tikka cooked with fresh onions, green peppers, green chillies in a thick sauce with ginger 7.4033. Shahi Chicken Korma 7.4034. Chicken Tikka Chilli Massala 7.4035. Chicken Jal Jal (fairly hot) cooked with sliced fresh ginger, garlic, onion, pepper, tomato, green chillies & coriander with Worcestershire sauce 7.4036. Chicken Achaari cooked in chefs home made spices, hot mixed pickle with sweet and sour sauce 7.4037. Kashmiri Chicken Tikka Massala (mild) Chicken Tikka cooked in a special Massala sauce with fruits and spices 7.6038. Chicken Methi 7.6039. Chicken Milli Jilli - Cooked with Chefs own spices and mixed pickle and vegetables 7.6040. Chicken 65 Cooked with Chefs own homemade spices (med hot) 7.6041. Lamb Pasanda (mild) Cooked in a very mild creamy sauce with almonds and cashew nuts. 7.9042. Lamb Bhindi (medium) Cooked with okra, fresh garlic and ginger with medium spices 7.9043. Shatkara Lamb (medium) very famous Bengali dish, shatkara (Indian Lime) cooked with traditional herbs and spices 7.9044. Lamb Jal Jal (fairly hot) cooked with sliced fresh ginger, garlic, onion, pepper, tomato, green chillies, coriander with a dash of yoghurt & Worcestershire sauce 7.9045. Garlic Chilli Lamb (fairly hot) cooked in fairly hot thick sauce with lots of tomatoes and freshly chopped garlic and green chillies 7.9046. Lamb Rezala Lamb Tikka cooked with fresh onions, green peppers, green chillies in a thick sauce with fresh ginger 7.9047. Lamb Achaari cooked in Chefs home made spices, hot mixed pickle with sweet and sour sauce 7.9048. Lamb Tikka Mushroom Dupiaza cooked with mixed Indian herbs, fried cubed onions and mushrooms 7.9049. Lamb Tikka Chilli Massala (hot) Lamb Tikka cooked in a spicy hot massala sauce, garnished with fresh Indian green chillies

and fresh herbs 7.9050. Dhaka Lamb (med-hot) cooked with Chefs own home made spices 7.9051. Sylheti Kofta (med-hot) cooked with Chefs own home made spices 7.9052. Tikka Khazana selection of chicken tikka, lamb tikka and tandoori king prawn cooked with fried onions and green pepper with a special blend of

herbs and spices to produce a delicate flavour 7.9053. Jumuna Jumbo King Prawn Onion, green pepper and tomatoes barbecued in a charcoal clay oven, cooked in a savoury medium hot sauce

with fresh herbs and spices 11.00

Tandoori SpecialitiesServed with Vegetable sauce

54. Sheek Kebab 7.2055. Tandoori Chicken (on the bone) 7.2056. Chicken Tikka 7.0057. Lamb Tikka 7.9058. Tandoori Mixed Grill 10.0059. Tandoori King Prawn 11.00


The ArtsoCREATIVE EXCHANGE :

EAST BELFAST ARTISTS BRIGHTEN UP THE CITY & BEYOND As we hibernate under the grey skies of winter, four acclaimed East Belfast artists are working hard to add a touch of colour to our lives by creating and exhibiting artworks locally, nationally and internationally.

Creative Exchange is an East Belfast charitable visual art collective that provides studios for 14 artists at their home in the Portview Trade Centre on the

Newtownards Road. Once a year the collective get

together to deliver the dynamic Art in the Eastside

Billboard project that dominates the streets of East

Belfast and has attracted international attention.

It is a colourful array of work from artists in the

collective alongside other talent from all over the

world. When they are not working on Art in the

Eastside, they are beavering away in their studios

creating work to exhibit in local, national and

international galleries.

If youre in Belfast city centre in February 2015,

pop in and see the work of artists Lesley Cherry

and George Robb with exhibitions running

throughout the entire month in the Golden

Thread and Belfast Exposed galleries. Last year

Lesley Cherry won a prestigious ACES Award

(Artists Career Enhancement Scheme) from the

Arts Council Northern Ireland. This allowed her to

undergo a mentorship programme and funded the

creation of pieces for her forthcoming solo show

Repeat Patterns taking place at the Golden Thread.

She will display artworks with wallpaper and text,

which record and hide, hand-written stories. Lesley

also uses childrens toys and educational tools, to

create thought provoking phrases and comment.

This recent work will also be represented at the

SCOPE Art Fair, New York in March.

George Robb will be exhibiting photographs in

Belfast Exposed photographic gallery in a group

exhibition Documenting Change. This work

examines and documents alternative perspectives

of culture and places. He has a strong relationship

with landscapes and through his work shares the

journey of changing values. For this exhibition he

be showing work from the Township series which

is based on a small township near Cape Town in

South Africa that George has photographed for

the past ten years. George will continue building

this body of work for a future solo exhibition as he

prepares for another trip to Cape Town.

In addition, you do not have to go far to see

the work of another two Creative Exchange

artists, Stephen Millar and Paul Moore, who

collaborated on the production of a short film

titled Rat. It engaged the public to explore positive

relationships to sound and has been selected to

be presented in the R-Space gallery Visioning

weekender on 6th & 7th of February 2015. The

trailer for the film can be viewed now on vimeo

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Health Adviceo

Ive always had problems with my

right ankle, regularly spraining it

which would leave my foot painful,

stiff, and swollen. I eventually became unable to

rotate my right ankle without pain. Id had a few

bad sprains during my childhood and in each case

it took at least a week to be able to put my foot to

the ground.10 years ago after some more injuries I

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wasnt responding to treatment and suggested I

see an orthopaedic consultant who took MRI scans

which showed that I had probably been born with

some of my ankle bones fused together, restricting

my ankle movement. He felt that it was not serious

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The rocker insole was designed by David Hallowell

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AN EXPLOSION of graffiti across NorthDown, including Holywood, has cost theHousing Executive almost 90,000 in thepast two years alone, it has emerged thisweek.The housing body has had to spend the

five figure sum on removing graffiti fromits property in the various estates it isresponsible for across the borough.While much of the graffiti can be put

down to common vandalism, some of it hasalso contained sinister threats againstnamed individuals and to express supportfor or opposition to various paramilitarygroups.Local DUP MLA Alex Easton MLA has

expressed his shock at the mounting costof the graffiti, which emerged in responseto a question he put to Department ofSocial Development Minister, MervynStorey, at Stormont.It was revealed that during the financial

year 2012 to 2013 the Executive spent43,267.15 on graffiti removal around theborough and during the year 2013 to 2014this rose to 45,080.23.Mr Easton said he was deeply shocked

to discover that the Executive had spentover 88,000 on removing graffiti from itsproperties across North Down over the lasttwo financial years.He added, At a time when departments

are struggling to find money with cutbacks,the last thing the Housing Executive needsto be doing is having to waste moneyremoving graffiti put there by sillyindividuals who are costing the ratepayersof North Down a lot of money.

This is money that could be spent in abetter way, such as providing homes orindeed doing essential repairs toinfrastructure. Those responsible for graffiti need to

wise up and stop this as they are hurtingthe ratepayers of North Down. I believe the only way to reduce

incidents of graffiti is to impose tougherfines and community service on thosecaught and make them remove theirhandiwork.Mr Eastons Assembly question asked

the Minister for Social Development todetail the cost of removing graffiti fromHousing Executive properties in NorthDown in each of the last two financialyears.The minister replied that the Housing

Executive had advised him that the cost ofremoving graffiti from their properties inNorth Down was as follows - 2012/13,43,267.15 and 2013/14, 45,080.23.In May intimidating loyalist graffiti was

daubed on a gable wall in BangorsClanmorris estate just days after a man wasviolently assaulted by a masked gangwielding hammers in the Abbey Park area.The terrifying threat included the words,

Next time its a bullet, and was claimed tohave been made by a group calledLoyalists Against Drugs whose name wasalso daubed alongside the grim warning. The graffiti appeared after a man was

attacked by a gang of masked men as hewalked along a nearby road and had to betaken to hospital to be treated for hisinjuries.

Shock atExecutives 90,000

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FANS may traditionally stand up forthe Ulstermen at the KingspanStadium but now they are about to sitdown for them - in Holywood!For local supporters are getting the

chance to take a seat and listen to threeof the men in red and white discuss allthings rugby and share their life-changing stories.

Star attractions Paul Marshall, RuanPienaar and Franco Van Der Merwewill be interviewed by Holywoodsvery own radio and televisionpersonality, the BBCs Mark Simpson.A fascinating insight into the world

of Ulster rugby is promised togetherwith a great opportunity to meet theplayers and enjoy some sporting

craic.A full house is expected for this

exciting event which kicks off atHolywood Parish Church at 7.30pmon Tuesday March 24.The turnstiles open at 6.45pm.

Entry is free and no ticket is requiredso your are advised to come early toavoid disappointment.

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vegetables such as kale and spinach.

These contain carotenoids (lutein

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these help to protect your macula

(the central area of your retina) from

damaging blue light. It is a fact that

carrots are indeed good for your eyes

and are well worth including. They can

help you see better in the dark but for

this to be noticeable you would need

to eat so many of them it is likely your

skin will turn orange! A wide range of

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PURPLE BLACKBERRIES, GRAPES

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which are important for the eyes.

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THE NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS MAY NOW BE LONG BROKEN OR EVEN FORGOTTEN BUT I WONDER IF ONE OF THEM WAS TO EAT MORE HEALTHILY. IT CAN BE A CONFUSING MESSAGE AS IT SEEMS TO KEEP CHANGING ABOUT WHAT IS GOOD OR BAD FOR US.

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up to 1,000 contracted jobs at Harland & Wolff for workers with the

appropriate skills. The multi-million pound contract is also expected

to have a trickle-down effect, with the hospitality industry benefiting

from an influx of workers from outside Northern Ireland. The mas-

sive, floating structure arriving in the city is the sister of the Blackford

Dolphin - a rig which spent six months being refurbished at the ship-

yard last year. The 355ft Byford Dolphin was originally built in 1974

and is owned by Aberdeen-based Dolphin Drilling. It can drill down to

around 6,000 metres and can operate in water as deep as 460 metres.

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Connswater Community Greenway. However coming up this month

is something to take your love affair to the next level! Love is in

the air on Valentines Day from 11am to 2pm in Victoria Park. Come

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The first step is to decide what type of childcare would best suit your child and your needs. Childminding suits parents who want a high quality, affordable and flexible

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completion of registration. Existing registered

childminders will also be required to complete

this training. Unregistered childminders dont

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and are unlikely to have completed the required

training. NICMA has a dedicated telephone

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from your childminder although you should bear

in mind that, as self-employed childcare providers,

what each individual childminder offers may vary

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NICMA WOULD RECOMMEND THESE TIPS TO HELP MAKE YOUR FINAL CHOICE:

Arrange a visit when some of the children the childminder looks after are there. Do the children seem happy and at ease?

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Find out about the daily routine followed by the childminder, the activities he/she provides, and any outings or trips.

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As I was walking along Knock Road one day, near the Comber Greenway, I noticed that the builders had demolished a derelict large house called The Orchard. It was on an expansive site, surrounded by large trees (which have also gone) just next to Knockcastle Park and they are now building several new houses on the site.

The original house was built around the time of the First World War and the first occupant was James A Duff M.P. There is a very interesting interview with

a young Margaret Molyneaux in my Knock

local history book about Mrs Duff. Margarets

family were neighbours of the Duffs on Knock

Road in the 1920s and lived in a house called

Dundela, previously on a site at the entrance to

Knockcastle Park.

Just across Knock Road, on the corner of

Kensington Road stood another large house

called Beaconsfield which in the 1920s was the

home of the Gordon family. The householder

James Gordon was Permanent Secretary at the

Ministry of Agriculture in the newly established

Northern Ireland government. Beaconsfield was

one of the older houses on Knock Road, built

for an insurance agent called Joseph Millar in

around 1869. There were many large villas built

in the Knock area after the 1850s. Following

The Great Famine of 1847 the population of

Belfast increased dramatically as people came

to the city looking for work and many wealthy

business owners moved out of town and built

new villas on the hills surrounding Belfast where

the air was cleaner and their gardens were

much more spacious.

Access, and transport, to Belfast was also

improved when the Belfast & County Down

Railway was completed and passed through

Knock in 1850. The horse tramway was

extended to Knock Depot, opposite S.D. Bells, in

the early 1900s. The roads were not so good in

those days. Originally Knock Station was known

as Ballycloghan Halt. Ballycloghan being the

local townland name for the area.

By 1893 Beaconsfield was the Home of the

Hurley family and they stayed until around

1909. Fred Hurley was a wealthy tea merchant

with premises in Waring Street, Belfast. He

was born in Dublin and had come to Belfast

in the 1860s. The family were members of

the congregation at the newly built (1896) St

Columbas Church of Ireland on Kings Road.

The ownership of the grand house changed

on several occasions during the 20th century

and in 1935 it became the home of Miss

Alice Maud Crawford (apparently one of the

Crawfords of Crawfordsburn) and she lived

there until her death in 1960 at the age of 94

years. Beaconsfield then lay derelict for a period

until a 1961 newspaper article reported that

the Marie Curie Memorial Foundation (now

Marie Curie Cancer Care) had bought the site

and planned to demolish the house with a view

to erecting a nursing home for cancer patients

on the site. In June 1965 the Belfast Telegraph

announced that the Marie Curie Foundation

will this month open its first home in Belfast.

The new facility was called Beaconfield Nursing

Home (somewhere along the line the S was

dropped from the name) and is now known as

Marie Curie Hospice which will celebrate its

50th anniversary in June 2015.

The Orchard, Knock Road, 2007

Belfast & County Down Railway, Knock Station, 1895

Beaconsfield in 1895 Dundela, 95 Knock Road,1925

Marie Curie Hospice, 2007

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By 1893 Beaconsfield

was the Home of the Hurley

family and they stayed

until around 1909. Fred

Hurley was a wealthy tea

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