This Father’s Day, Sunday 15 June, the National Trust’s beautiful Crom Estate near Newtownbutler, will be offering an afternoon for dads and the whole family to enjoy.

Visitors will be able to test their bow and arrow skills and have a go at Archery; explore Lough Erne on a Cot trip to discover some of the estates most beautiful historic landscapes; or for the more adventurous and water confident, the Share Centre will be running a boat building exercise. The winning team will be the first to complete the course on the water – if you want to participate come prepared to get wet with a towel and suitable clothing.

Children can look forward to eco art craft activity, face painting and traditional games as they test their nerve at egg and spoon and sack races.

Local radio station Q101 will also be there with a live broadcast from Crom during the afternoon.

If you are ready to go exploring but need some refreshment the Little Orchard Tea-room offers delicious home style cooking and baking, and is open for lunches and afternoon teas. Then browse the National Trust gift shop with a range of gifts to suit all tastes.

Entertainment will run from 1- 5pm and normal admission applies with free admission for National Trust members. For further information, please contact Crom 028 6773 8118.

7 JUNE – 22 JUNE Until 6 July, Exhibition: ‘Where is Sleep?’

North Down Museum, Bangor

These illustrations are taken from a children’s picture book story written by local couple Jim & Laura Lavery, ‘Where is Sleep?’.  The story is about a little girl who is told to ‘go to sleep’ but she doesn’t know where it is or how to find it. Her adventures lead her to new ways of thinking about sleep. The story grew from their young daughter’s struggle with sleep.

Free admission.

Info: North Down Museum, (028) 9127 1200, museum@northdown.gov.uk, northdownmuseum.com

Until 27 July, Exhibition: Brian Desmond Hurst

North Down Museum, Bangor

This exhibition explores the life and work of Northern Ireland’s most prolific director through a variety of fascinating images, objects and stories.

Free admission.

Info: North Down Museum, (028) 9127 1200, museum@northdown.gov.uk, northdownmuseum.com

Saturday 7 & Sunday 8 June, Family Fun at Cockle Row Cottages

Groomsport Harbour

Free entertainment, 2pm-4pm.
Sat 7: Science Show, Children’s Crafts

Sun 8: Children’s Crafts, Face Painting
Cottages open to the public 11am-5pm. Free admission
Info: Bangor Visitor Information Centre, (028) 9127 0069, tic@northdown.gov.uk, northdowntourism.com

Saturday 7 & Sunday 8 June, Seashore Festival

Bangor Seafront & Town Hall

From 12noon

This event is sponsored by NITB

Join us for a fantastic weekend of free family fun from 12 noon on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 June. Step on board one of the two Tall Ships that will be moored on Eisenhower Pier and The Twister Aerobatic Display Team will be performing afternoon and evening pyrotechnic aerial displays both days in the skies above Bangor Bay. Look out for the Promenade Market, Armed Forces activities, street theatre and more at the Seafront and ‘Car Galore’ at Bangor Town Hall. So much to do and see!

Info: Bangor Visitor Information Centre, (028) 9127 0069, tic@northdown.gov.uk, northdowntourism.com

Monday 9 June, Walking Tour

Helen’s Bay in two World Wars

2.30pm

Tour of St John’s Church and Grey Point Fort, two of North Down’s “hidden gems”, conducted by expert local historians and guides.

Tickets £3. Pre-booking essential. Subject to availability.

Info: Bangor Visitor Information Centre, (028) 9127 0069, tic@northdown.gov.uk, northdowntourism.com

Wednesday 11 June, Walking Tour

Bangor Castle Walled Garden

6.30pm

Learn of the history of this beautiful walled garden which date back to the 1840’s, about the plants, fruits and vegetables hand grown by North Down Borough Council Gardeners.

Tickets free though pre-booking your place is essential. Subject to availability.

Info: Bangor Visitor Information Centre, (028) 9127 0069, tic@northdown.gov.uk, northdowntourism.com

Saturday 14 & Sunday 15 June, Family Fun at Cockle Row Cottages

Groomsport Harbour

Free entertainment, 2pm-4pm.
Sat 14: ‘Casey’s Creatures’, Children’s Crafts

Sun 15: Ark Farm, Face Painting
Cottages open to the public 11am-5pm. Free admission
Info: Bangor Visitor Information Centre, (028) 9127 0069, tic@northdown.gov.uk, northdowntourism.com

Wednesday 11 – Sunday 22 June, Community Festival of Traditional Music, Song and Dance

Bangor Area, various

Grant aided by North Down Borough Council

Ards CCÉ can confirm that this year’s headline concert at St Comgall’s Parish Centre will be the legendary ‘FRANKIE GAVIN & DE DANNAN’ supported by INU and Ards CCÉ Award Winning Show. Tickets are currently on sale to the public at Mace Store, Brunswick Rd, Bangor and cost only £10 per person. Doors open at 7.30pm and a fully licensed bar is available.

Info: Bangor Visitor Information Centre, (028) 9127 0069, tic@northdown.gov.uk, northdowntourism.com

Friday 13 & Saturday 14 June, BBA presents Punk

Marine Court Hotel, Bangor

Grant aided by North Down Borough Council

A stellar line up of local, national and international bands! The Godfather of Northern Ireland Punk, none other than the legend that is Terri Hooley is a special guest of BBA and will be attending both days and indeed will be doing occasional duties as compere. This will be the first appearance at BBA and he is a very welcome addition to the festival. Headline acts GBH on Friday and UK Subs on Saturday.

Info: Bangor Visitor Information Centre, (028) 9127 0069, tic@northdown.gov.uk, northdowntourism.com

Saturday 14 June, Cultra Hill Climb

Ulster Folk and Transport Museum, Cultra

Grant aided by North Down Borough Council

The annual opening round of the annual NI Hillclimb Championship. This year’s theme is Minis, Mods and Monsters, evoking memories of the Swinging Sixties as well as spectacular recent machinery. Live demos, a display at Cultra Manor, including a Vintage Fair, and much more besides complement high-speed action to create “Ulster’s Motoring Garden Party”.

Info: Bangor Visitor Information Centre, (028) 9127 0069, tic@northdown.gov.uk, northdowntourism.com

Saturday 21 & Sunday 22 June, Family Fun at Cockle Row Cottages

Groomsport Harbour

Free entertainment, 2pm-4pm.
Sat 21: Party Animals NI, Glitter Tattoos

Sun 22: Jumping Clay Workshop, Balloon Modelling
Cottages open to the public 11am-5pm. Free admission
Info: Bangor Visitor Information Centre, (028) 9127 0069, tic@northdown.gov.uk, northdowntourism.com

UPCOMING SUMMER EVENTS…

Tuesday 22 & Wednesday 23 July, Heartbreak Productions presents ‘Pride & Prejudice’

Bangor Castle Walled Garden

Tickets £6. On sale now! Book online or call for tickets. Pre-booking essential.

Info: Bangor Visitor Information Centre, (028) 9127 0069, tic@northdown.gov.uk, northdowntourism.com

Book online: www.northdown.gov.uk/arts

Saturday 26 July, ‘Pipes in the Park’ featuring Red Hot Chilli Pipers

Bangor Town Hall

Free event, 12noon-6pm.

The Red Hot Chilli Pipers will be playing from 4pm – 6pm. The event is free and non-ticketed. From 12 noon, other activities will be taking place around Castle Park and The Town Hall too, including Ulster Scots dancing, music and demonstrations and a children’s entertainment area which will guarantee to make the event a great family day out. In conjunction with the Ulster Scots Agency.

Info: Bangor Visitor Information Centre, (028) 9127 0069, tic@northdown.gov.uk, northdowntourism.com

DON’T FORGET…

Pickie Funpark, Bangor Seafront is open daily 9am-7pm

Bangor Castle Walled Garden, Castle Park is open Mon-Thurs 10am-8pm, Fri-Sun and Bank Holidays 10am-6pm

The Market Place Theatre in Armagh has just received its Summer 2014 programmes, and the line-up is looking hot!

The selection of entertainment on offer reinforces the venue’s reputation as one of the premier Arts Centres in Ireland and is packed full of events including sensational shows, wonderful workshops and exciting exhibitions for all ages.

Drama lovers are in for a truly enthralling summer, kicking off with ‘Septic Tiger’, a hilarious new dark comedy that takes an entertaining look at the Celtic Tiger and the mayhem left in its demise. This will be followed by ‘Tuesdays At Tescos’; the award-winning new play about love and death among the aisles. What is truly unique about this show is that the actor will perform outside the venue, whilst the audience watches from the theatre bar. The superb drama will continue with ‘The Auction In Killybuck’, a comedy play from Ulster Theatre folklore, presented by one of Northern Ireland’s leading amateur theatre groups; Belvoir Players.

There will also be comedy in the form of stand-up, when Colin Geddis brings his sell-out Edinburgh Fringe show ‘Not Safe For Work’, a blend of side-splittingly inappropriate stand-up material and trademark viral video sketches.

Families are invited along to the Theatre’s inaugural ‘Family Super Saturday’ in August, which includes admission to Clydebuilt Puppet Theatre’s ‘Diving Belle’, free ‘craft-fun’ workshop, face painting, balloon modelling, fun-fair games and fancy dress competitions. A superb afternoon’s entertainment all under one roof!

The highlight of the Summer is sure to be the summer musical spectacular, ‘Oliver’. Featuring a cast of the best local talent, wonderful sets, a live orchestra, and some of the most memorable tunes every written, Dickens’ timeless characters will be brought vividly to life with the story of one boy’s survival against the odds.

For those who like to join in on the action, there will be some new and innovative workshops on offer, including ‘Jumping Clay’ for the youngsters, and Cajon Drum Masterclasses, Craft and Drum Making.

For further information on the full season of events or to book your tickets show, workshops or class, you can visit the Box Office, call [028] 3752 1821 or visit our website at www.marketplacearmagh.com/whats-on/

And to keep up-to-date with the latest news at the Market Place Theatre, you can follow us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/marketplacearmagh) and Twitter (www.twitter.com/mptarmagh) where you will find all the latest information, special offers and video previews.

The buzz is building for BuskFest 2014, as Ireland’s fastest-growing busking festival returns to the streets of Banbridge on 21^st June.

Music fans will be in for a treat, when over 80 performers take to the town centre between 1.00pm and 4.30pm.  The festival is a full-on family affair, with something for all ages, including free face-painting at the Old Town Hall for little ones.

The fun then continues in Solitude Park from 4.30pm, as Allison McGrath and Soulantics take to the stage to get the crowd dancing, before the Awards Ceremony, hosted by BBC Radio Ulster’s Ralph McLean.  The winners of each of the six categories will then perform on stage.

The Solitude audience can expect some serious serenading, if last year’s success stories are anything to go by.  Juram Gavero (Best Individual 2013) has recently made it through the audition stage of this year’s X Factor, while Sarah Toner (Best Junior 2013) supported Jordan O’Keefe on some of his local tour dates.  ‘The Left Backs’, who performed last year, were named ‘Best Band’ at the Irish Youth Music Awards in April, and Worn Down Shoes (Overall Winners 2013), Cup O’ Joe (Best Band 2013) and The Molly Maguires (The Outlet Spirit of Buskfest Winners 2013) are now household names to local music fans, playing regular gigs around Northern Ireland.

Over 60 different acts have already registered for 2014, with the hope of winning a share of the generous £3,000 ‘hat’.

Performers will compete in a number of categories including Overall Winner, Best Individual, Best Band, Best Performance, Best Junior Performer and the ‘Spirit of BuskFest’ prize, sponsored by The Outlet.

Once again, this year, the Overall Winner will be given the opportunity to perform at the prestigious Sunflowerfest, held at Tubby’s Farm, Hillsborough from 22-25 August 2014.

For some buskers, it’s not all about the competition. BuskFest institution Geordie Rice returns to his pitch for the 10^th year running.  During the last decade, the flautist has raised almost £10,000 for LIFT building projects for special needs schools and orphanages in Africa.  Geordie said ‘If you’re new to BuskFest you’ll be amazed at the variety of music on the day, and it’s great to see so many younger performers having the confidence to get out there and have a go.  There is great buzz in Banbridge on BuskFest day.  The craic is fantastic. I have so many lovely memories of the generosity of the audience – it all adds up!  I can’t wait to get back to BuskFest.’  This year, Geordie will be busking to raise funds for his next trip to Africa, departing on 4^th July.

It’s not too late to get on board for BuskFest. Performers can still register between 9.30am and 11.30am on Saturday 21st June at the Old Town Hall, Scarva Street, Banbridge, or online at www.buskfest.com. Further details about the festival, rules of the competition and how to register are all available on the official website at www.buskfest.com and on the Facebook page at www.facebook.com/buskfest.

The Northern Ireland Tourist Board (NITB) has put together a list of 10 exciting things to do in Northern Ireland over the next week (June 9-15).

• Belfast Book Festival 2014, various venues, Belfast, June 9-15. The festival offers something for all book worms from award-winning authors, international stars, poetry slams and a family day to keep people of all ages entertained.

• Island Music Club, Lisburn, Co. Antrim June 13. Enjoy an evening of blues and jazz music – Ronnie Greer’s special guests are pianist Scott Flanigan, American saxophonist Meilana Gillard and percussionist Steve ‘Dakix’ Davis. Enjoy an evening of blues and jazz music – Ronnie Greer’s special guests are pianist Scott Flanigan, American saxophonist Meilana Gillard and percussionist Steve ‘Dakix’ Davis. Enjoy an evening of blues and jazz music – Ronnie Greer’s special guests are pianist Scott Flanigan, American saxophonist Meilana Gillard and percussionist Steve ‘Dakix’ DavskgfasdklmEnjoy an evening of blues and jazz music – Ronnie Greer’s special guests are pianist Scott Flanigan, American saxophonist Meilana Gillard and percussionist Steve ‘Dakix’ Davis.

• A Fort, A Fight, A Forest and Fifty Tress Species, Downhill Forest, Castlerock, Co. Londonderry, June 11. Take a guided evening walk and explore Downhill Forest, a small mixed woodland originally part of the estate of the Bishop of Derry and home to one of the oldest and widest Sitka spruce tree.    

• Fermanagh Fleadh 2014, various venues, Co. Fermanagh, June 13-15. The Fermanagh Fleadh will offer a packed programme of events for everyone with competitions, open music sessions, outdoor youth sessions, live entertainment and singing sessions.

• Open Farm Weekend, throughout Northern Ireland, June 14-15. The annual Open Farm Weekend returns to encourage families to get out and enjoy an educational day by visiting a real working farm and to learn about where food comes from.

• UK Pipe Band Championships, Stormont Estate, Belfast, June 14. Stormont Estate hosts the UK Pipe Band Championships allowing you to see and hear an impressive display of pipes, drums and Highland dancing.

• Cultra Hill Climb 2014, Ulster Folk & Transport Museum, Cultra, Co. Down, June 14. The museum’s grounds will transform into a unique motorsport venue with Minis, Mods and Monsters taking over the race day this year with a range of historic cars competing on the demanding course.

• Armagh County Agricultural Show, Gosford Forest Park, Markethill, Co. Armagh, June 14. The one-day show is held in the beautiful surroundings of Gosford Forest Park with livestock classes, equestrian classes, home industries, fine foods and much more.

• Meet the Men of the ‘Battle of Benburb’, Benburb Castle, Co Tyrone, June 15. Enjoy a day at the castle with the chance to try on the armour, heft a pike and watch demonstrations of musket fire, also speak to staff involved in the conservation of the castle and find out more about the skills required to do this job.

• Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Mount Stewart, Newtownards, Co. Down, June 15. The popular Father’s Day event returns to celebrate both vintage and modern classic vehicles offering a real treat for Father’s and all the family.

Down

The Comber Potato Festival takes place this Saturday 7^th June. Food stalls will feature cheeses, chocolates, pies, deserts and much more.  Entertainment on the day will include cookery demonstrations, live music, The Ark Open Farm, a treasure hunt and children’s potato art workshops.  Local businesses will be joining in the celebrations with Comber Early themed shop window displays.

Tyrone

Legendary Belfast comedian Roy Walker – ‘King of Norn Iron Deadpan’, and star of the phenomenally successful ITV game show ‘Catchphrase’ – brings his successful one-man show to the Burnavon Cookstown for the first time ever on Friday 6th June.  A comedian with over 30 years stand-up to his name, and a cult figure with a whole new fan base from his ‘Carpark Catchphrase’ feature on Chris Moyles’ Radio 1 breakfast show, a great night’s entertainment is guaranteed!

Fermanagh

Liskaskea Historical Society presents the Olde Tyme Market Day on Friday 6th June 2014 9.30am- 12.00pm in the Corn Market Yard, Lisnaskea.   The added attraction this year will be the presence of the American Consul General Gregory S. Burton from 10.00 -10.30am and some World War 2 American jeeps.  As usual the children will be selling the wares brought from their school and any money they make will be taken back for their school funds. Please come, buy and support the children and their schools!

Derry

Join in the fun this Saturday 7^th June at Springhill Moneymore and enjoy the largest vintage vehicle rally in Mid-Ulster. Hundreds of vehicles and items of machinery will be on display with lots of fun for all the family. Hosted by the Mid Ulster Vintage Vehicles Club.

Armagh

Dance yourself dizzy at the Market Place Theatre Workshop for Mini Movers for slightly older children this Saturday 7^th June.  A professional tutor from the Cadwallader School of Dancing will take you through your paces in an action pack dance session in Ballroom and Latin Dancing. Come along and join in the fun and make new friends by learning some basics in Salsa, Jive, Cha Cha Cha, and learn some Street Dancing too! Dancing is for pleasure, love it forever.

Antrim

The Courtyard Theatre Cinema Club presents Cars this Sunday 8^th June at 2.30pm.  A hot-shot race-car names Lightening McQueen gets waylaid in Radiator Springs, where he finds the true meaning of friendship and family.

Belfast

Everyone wants to be happy and yet how much of our time is spent chasing happiness versus being happy. What stops us from being able to sustain our happiness, to have long term happiness? Join the Crescent Arts Centre this Saturday 7^th June for an introduction to the Art of Living Foundation’s work to help give people around the world the tools and knowledge to sustain their happiness and help create a one world family. Explore the relationship between body , breath and mind and learn some practical tools and wisdom that can be implemented on a daily basis. Participants will be able to discover and experience the secrets of breath and how to live full potential of life.

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Over 175 events are set to take part during Community Relations Week 2014 under the theme ‘Building a United Community’ from 16 to 22 June.

Community Relations Week is organised by the Community Relations Council (CRC) and includes events run by local councils, public bodies, schools, and community and voluntary sector organisations.

The week will begin with its flagship event, the Community Relations Council policy conference entitled ‘Finish the Job’ at at the 174 Trust, Duncairn Complex, Duncairn Avenue, Belfast on Monday June 16. It will consider how we might find ways to resolve the outstanding issues in the peace process.

Jacqueline Irwin, CRC’s Chief Executive, says: “Building a united community is as urgent now as it was when the peace agreement was signed in 1998. We have plenty of examples of our capacity to slip back into animosity and old ways of thinking. There is no room for complacency.

“Community Relations Week is always an opportunity to showcase the great work that goes on quietly all year round to build and sustain relationships. It is a time to celebrate the ethnic and cultural diversity of our community and the many imaginative ways in which we are building a shared cultural region.

“We are grateful to everyone who is organising or attending events during the week. Your personal commitment to good community relations is changing this place. Your energy and enthusiasm is the fabric of our peace,” she adds.

A full listing of Community Relations Week events can be found at www.nicrc.org.uk and printed programmes can be obtained from local libraries.

Following the success of critically acclaimed play ‘Man on The Moon’ returns to Theatre at The Mill with their latest black comedy ‘Septic Tiger’ on Wed 18 June.

A beautiful young woman, a psychopathic murderer and a bankrupt farmer become embroiled in a tiger kidnapping held at a farm in the Northern-South border area. Who is behind the kidnapping? What will ordinary people resort to when love is betrayed and everything that was familiar becomes a distant memory?

Following the unprecedented success of ‘The Christening’ and ‘Man on The Moon’, Rawlife Theatre Company return with a hilarious new dark comedy written by Pearse Elliot that takes a truly original and entertaining look at the Celtic Tiger and the mayhem left in its demise.

Tickets for the show cost £14, £12 and £10 (concessions available) and are available by booking online at www.theatreatthemilll.com or by contacting Box Office on 028 9034 0202.

This weekend, Saturday 7 & 8 June, Bangor will be buzzing with the arrival of North Down Borough Council’s two day Seashore Festival.

The festival features an action- packed programme including two spectacular tall ships, The Mercedes and The Golden Lion which will be moored alongside The Eisenhower Pier and open to the public on both days for visitors. Also on The Pier, a fantastic street theatre programme will be entertaining the crowds with hilarious, interactive shows. And look out for colourful walk-about acts and live music dotted around the town too.

The Twister Aerial Team will be performing daring aerial displays on both the Saturday & the Sunday. At 2pm & 6pm look up to the skies over The Eisenhower Pier and watch these aircrafts perform breath-taking stunts and stunning aerial ballets.

For car lovers, a vintage motor show – “Cars Galore,” organised by The Morris Minor Owners Club will be taking place at The Town Hall, showcasing hundreds of fabulous vintage vehicles and a host of other entertainment, including face painting, a vintage show and lots more. At 4.30pm on the Saturday, a cavalcade of 200 vintage vehicles will make their way around the town, travelling down Main Street and back up to The Town Hall.

Down on The Promenade, a special Summer Fair will be taking place featuring lots of local retailers selling their wares.  Also making a welcome return to The McKee Clock Arena, The Armed Forces will be providing a wide range of activities and vehicles for everyone to enjoy.

Speaking about the event, Alison Stobie, Tourism Manager for North Down Borough Council said: “We will be delighted to welcome everyone to the town this weekend for the Seashore Festival and would encourage people to travel to Bangor by public transport where possible. We hope everyone enjoys the event and makes the most of Bangor’s shops, restaurants and cafes while they’re in the town.”

Eddie Rowan, Events Manager, Northern Ireland Tourist Board said: “With a variety of activities at the Bangor Seashore Festival, from acrobatic aircraft to Tall Ships to vintage vehicles, there will be plenty for visitors to the event to enjoy.”

In association with Translink and sponsored by the Northern Ireland Tourist Board, this fantastic free event will be full of fun for all the family. So come down to Bangor this weekend, the event runs from 12 – 6pm on Saturday and Sunday.

Female authors share their intimate and inspiring personal tales.

They say everyone has a book in them, but it can take a life-changing experience to find it. This year’s Belfast Book Festival showcases the real-life stories, and those inspired by real events, which will capture the hearts of local readers.

Christine Hamill’s best-seller B is for Breast Cancer was written entirely while undergoing cancer treatment. Now a survivor, her diarised emotions, feelings and how to overcome the hurdles she encountered have become sacred words of advice and comfort for women battling the C-word.

Christine will be at the Crescent Arts Centre, the flagship location for the Festival, for an intimate and open discussion about her experiences, the support she received from local charity Cancer Focus NI and her love of literature, on Thursday 12^th June, from 6.30pm.

Tyrone mum-of-three, Emma Heatherington, comes up with her chick-lit plots while mopping the floor, but the death of her own mother when Emma was just 15, eventually led her to write If I Was a Child Again, a collection of achingly emotional short stories to which many of us can relate.

The effervescent and engaging Emma, who as the eldest child had to accompany her mother to hospital after the heart-attack, will be in conversation with UTV’s Sarah Travers at the Crescent Arts Centre on Wednesday 11^th June from 6.30pm.

Deborah Alicia Nicholas has tenderly and evocatively written about her devastation through miscarriage, a tragedy which an estimated one in seven women in Northern Ireland can relate to (Source: NHS). A Ray of Hope is Deborah’s raw account, punctuated with emotional language and memory.

Detroit-born Willetta Fleming, who moved to Northern Ireland in 2004, has been inspired by her life’s journey from Michigan to Belfast and will be reading from her book, Finding Black Gold on the Emerald Isle. Come and hear Deborah and Willetta tell their tales at Crescent Arts Centre on Wednesday 11^th June from 1.00pm.

Former Conservative politician-turned-novelist, Ann Widdecombe, will be one of the featured authors at the Festival. Known for her steely exterior and steadfast politics, Ann shows a more compassionate side with her writing, exploring themes including loss, love, family and hope. Her best-seller The Clematis Tree was first published in 2000 and was met with critical acclaim for its acute observations of family life.

All events will offer our audiences the chance to ask their favourite authors and personalities questions, along with signing sessions. The full programme can be downloaded from www.crescentarts.org. For more information and tickets, contact Crescent Arts Centre on 028 9024 2338 or visit www.crescentarts.org