Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council’s Arts Service is pleased to release its latest Arts Guide, packed with creative opportunities and cultural highlights taking you right through Spring.
From April until June 2023, there is lots to look forward to with an exciting array of events, exhibitions, and workshops.
Headlining this season’s events at Roe Valley Arts & Cultural Centre is one of Ireland’s most revered ambassadors of music, Brian Kennedy, performing in the Danny Boy Auditorium on Saturday 3rd June.
Award-winning multi-instrumentalist traditional Irish music group, Réalta will perform on Saturday 29th April. Réalta will showcase a world premiere of a new piece inspired by Limavady, commissioned by Live Music Now, a charity that uses the transformational power of live music in education, health, care and community settings across Northern Ireland.
Réalta is joined for this concert by guest singer and songwriter Myles McCormack, as well as young trad players from CCÉ Jimmy O’Hara (Roe Valley) and a collaboration with poet Anne McMaster.
The Northern Ireland Photography Association’s annual exhibition will be held in the galleries from 29th April – 27th May. This exhibition features 87 images captured by camera club members from across Northern Ireland.
In May, there is an open call for local photographers of all levels to submit images of the beautiful Causeway Coast to be part of Coastal Connections, an exhibition which will be displayed in our Broighter Gallery as well as virtually on our website that will celebrate our unique coastline, in all its natural splendour.
Over the next three months, the ArtBeat Initiative will be reignited. This initiative focuses on mindfulness and well-being through nature and creativity and there will be a series of outdoor workshops as we celebrate the brighter days, longer evenings and the stunning environment of the Causeway Coast and Glens area, starting on Saturday 29th April with a Creative Writing workshop at Benone Beach, with Poet and playwright Anne McMaster. There will also be family fun, with a parent and toddler drumming course, children’s dance workshops, film and storytelling, alongside community activities such as Sound Connections.
In Portstewart, Flowerfield Arts Centre will showcase some fantastic exhibitions including The Spring Exhibition of the Ulster Society of Women Artists, ‘Still I Rise’, by Deirdre Robb and in our Upper Gallery, Disruptive Women/Mujeres Disruptivas by Conflict Textiles. Flowerfield is delighted to welcome some of the talented women who created the arpilleras in this exhibition to Flowerfield on Friday 28th April. These women are visiting from Catalonia and all are welcome for a guided tour of the Disruptive Women exhibition between 1-2pm.
The auditorium will host live music, spoken word and film, including live music from Arborist on Saturday 29th April, a sold-out performance by Duke Special (9th June) and an incredible evening of music by one of Ireland’s leading pianists Ruth McGinley (24th June), Screenings of award-nominated films A Quite Girl (4th May) and Aftersun (1st June), and a Talk by Nobel prize-winning poet Paul Muldoon on Friday 5th May.
Flowerfield also welcome back the popular Tenx9 event on Friday 19th May, for another evening of storytelling on the theme of Family, and will host the book launch of Homebirds by Anne Marie McAleese and Dot Blakely (25th May), where they will chat with local chef Paula McIntyre.
There will also be creative opportunities in pottery, fused glass and painting, as well as the opportunity to move in a 5 -week t’ai chi and qigong course led by Dr Philip Johnson and a 4-week Irish & Scottish Céilí/Cèilidh Dancing Course, along with activities for children and families including a series of parent and child workshops with dedicated sessions for Autistic young people and their parent/carer.
The new Arts Guide is available to download from www.flowerfield.org or www.roevalleyarts.com or drop into Flowerfield Arts Centre or Roe Valley Arts and Cultural Centre to pick up a copy.
The Everglades Hotel in Derry-Londonderry is hosting an Afternoon Tea with Lady Mary Peters which will include a Q&A with the Olympic legend and entertainment.
The event, which takes place on Saturday 20th May at 2pm, will give guests the chance to take part in a virtual Golden Duck Race in honour of Lady Mary’s gold medal success and there will be a performance by Les Foyer des Artistes. The afternoon’s festivities will be hosted by local personality Micky Doherty.
ENJOY AFTERNOON TEA WITH LADY MARY PETERS. Lady Mary Peters is joined by local personality Micky Doherty to launch an Afternoon Tea event at the Everglades Hotel in Derry-Londonderry on Saturday 20th May at 2pm to help raise money for the Mary Peters Trust which supports our young local athletes in their sporting careers. At the event guests will have the chance to take part in a virtual Golden Duck Race in honour of Lady Mary’s gold medal success and there will be a performance by Les Foyer des Artistes. Tickets are £40 per person or £350 for a table of 10. Tickets including return coach travel with McComb’s Coach Travel from Belfast are £60 per person. For further information or to purchase tickets phone 028 9694 9369 or email Cathryn@marypeterstrust.org
Lady Mary Peters said: “I am very much looking forward to this special Afternoon Tea event at the Everglades Hotel. I would like to thank Hastings Hotels for all their support and encourage everyone to come along for a fun afternoon to help raise money for the Mary Peters Trust which supports our young local athletes in their sporting careers. I am proud that the Mary Peters Trust has supported so many athletes in the local area.”
Julie Hastings, Director of Hastings Hotels said: “We are delighted to support the Mary Peters Trust by hosting this celebratory event in honour of Northern Ireland’s Golden Girl. Lady Mary Peters continues to inspire generations of young people and athletes and we are very proud to be able to pay tribute to her successes and everything she has done, and continues to do, to help young people in achieving their sporting dreams and ambitions. It promises to be a great afternoon of amazing memories, live entertainment and fabulous food and one not to be missed.”
McComb’s Coach Travel is kindly sponsoring luxury return travel from Belfast on Saturday 20th May. The event is supported by Alchemy Technologies who is a Podium Partner of the Mary Peters Trust.
The Mary Peters Trust is Northern Ireland’s leading sporting charity and was established to create an ongoing and meaningful commemoration of Lady Mary’s win at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games. Since its inception over 40 years ago, the Trust has made a staggering number of awards helping to make a difference to the lives of thousands of young athletes from across local sport.
Tickets are £40 per person or £350 for a table of 10. Tickets with return coach travel from Belfast are £60 per person.
For further information or to purchase tickets phone 028 9694 9369 or email Cathryn@marypeterstrust.org
Marketing professionals from across Northern Ireland will have the chance to hear how their specialism is developing and growing at a new one-day event taking place in Belfast this May.
The Big Marketing Meet Up which will take place on May 25 at The MAC will “power passionate marketeers” to learn, grow and upskill as they hear from a range of industry experts on topics such as sustainability, influencers, AI, branding, experiential marketing and more.
Keynote speaker for the event will be Richard Shotton, founder of London based behavioural science consultancy Astroten and author of The Choice Factory and The Illusion of Choice.
Richard will be opening and closing the event with his talks ‘What Makes Us Tick?’ and ‘The Illusion of Choice – When Marketing Meets The Mind Of The Customer’.
Having spent nearly two decades as a media planner on accounts such as Coke, Lexus and comparethemarket through his agency Astroten Richard now works with a wide variety of brands, including Google, Mondelez, BrewDog and Barclays.
Speaking ahead of the event Richard said: “I am delighted to be returning to Belfast to deliver these sessions at the Big Marketing Meet Up.
“In my opening session we will address how understanding consumer behaviour can help marketeers create a competitive edge.
“We will then close the event looking at the psychological biases that influence how we buy & how to use these to win and retain customers.”
The Big Marketing Meet Up will see 12 specialist speakers with 11 presentations ranging from sustainability, consumer behaviour, influencers, finance, and AI take to the stage throughout the day.
Organisers said the Big Marketing Meet Up has been created by marketing professionals for marketing professionals.
They feel that as marketing is developing and changing, seemingly daily at times. The Big Marketing Meet Up is a chance to take the time out, re-charge, and for marketeers to fuel themselves with insights and ideas to help them become more effective.
Hosted by former BBC News reporter and presenter, Sarah Travers, other speakers include entrepreneur and Chairman of The Worshipful Company of Marketors Dr Glyn Cartwright who will be speaking on the topic of ‘How to never stop growing in your marketing career’, founder and director of Marcomm Una McSorely who will be delivering a “humorous guide to better communications In the workplace where you will learn how to communicate with the animals in your office” and lecturer in Management Development at Ulster University’s Business School Nancy Brown who will be talking about the power of experiential marketing.
Also taking to the stage throughout the day will be Tina Calder, founder and director of media and marketing agency Excalibur Press tackling the rise of the robots and what marketeers & copywriters need to know about the rise of Chat GPT and other AI content generators.
Joining the line-up throughout the day will also be Danny Lynch, director of communications for the Irish Football Association, Vava Influencer partners Fran Morelli & Chloe Henning, Sonya Kerr and Susan Crawford of Catagen, sustainability expert Danielle McCormick and award-winning Creative Director Jamie Watson of Thought Boxes.
Not only will the event see and hear from an amazing line-up of speakers, there will be a chance to meet each of them in the Big Marketing Meet Up Lounge over lunch.
Organisers have also extended their thanks to event partners Excalibur Press and The Worshipful Company of Marketors.
The full line-up of speakers and the programme are available now, as well as an early bird booking offer of £95 per person at bmmubelfast.com
Ards and North Down Borough Council’s Arts and Heritage Summer Programme has just been released. The Summer programme, covering the May to August period is full of events, exhibitions, arts festivals and creative classes as well as lots happening in Ards Arts Centre and North Down Museum over the coming months.
Highlights from the Arts and Heritage Summer programme include the popular Friday Night Live series of events which will see talented acts take to the stage at Ards Arts Centre. There are also two special music events in June; Willie Drennan’s Journey of the Ulster Muse, happening at The Queen’s Hall, Newtownards and members of the Ulster Orchestra make a very welcome return to perform in Bangor Abbey.
Singer /songwriter, Taylor Lalley will appear at Ards Arts Centre as part of the Friday Night Live series of events on Friday 23 June.
To mark the Coronation of HRH King Charles III, a special programme of Coronation activity including an exhibition and informative talk at North Down Museum and a day of heritage skills demonstrations will take place.
Bangor Castle’s Walled Garden plays host to the popular ForM Sculpture Exhibition in June when artists from all around the island of Ireland will exhibit their work and the garden will be transformed into a unique outdoor gallery. Heartbreak Productions’ Summer Theatre returns to the garden in July with family fun in the shape of David Walliam’s Bad Dad and an evening production of MacHamLear, a farcical piece of new writing from award-winning playwright Michael Davies that shamelessly exploits the genius of Shakespeare.
The annual Creative Peninsula festival in August offers an abundance of opportunities to try your hand at arts and craft practices. Featuring workshops from talented local artists, studio visits and the fantastic Creative Peninsula in the Square event, there’s plenty to get involved with!
For anyone wishing to learn a new skill or perhaps develop existing skills, Ards Arts Centre has lots of creative classes on offer – from silversmithing to calligraphy, drawing to ceramics and lots more! Enrolment for classes opened for online booking from 9am on Tuesday 18 April 2023.
North Down Museum also has a busy Summer ahead. Highlights of their programme include the Bangor Horticultural Society Centenary Exhibition and a special ‘Learn to Grow’ event on Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 May where visitors will have the opportunity to get advice and tips on growing plants from society members.
Speaking about the guide, Emily Crawford, Arts & Heritage Manager with Ards and North Down Borough Council said: “We have a jam-packed programme of cultural activity taking place in the coming months. With opportunities to get creative, learn new skills, enjoy live theatre and music and celebrate the Coronation of HRH King Charles III. We look forward to welcoming you to Ards Arts Centre and North Down Museum very soon.”
The Ulster Automobile Club (UAC) are thrilled to announce that we have a new title sponsor for Craigantlet Hill Climb; Hytera Communications, who are a leading global provider of professional radio communications equipment and solutions. They are dedicated to bringing the most value-added and user-centric solutions to organisations across the world, with a portfolio of devices, systems and software applications to offer voice, video and data services, providing fast, safe and reliable connectivity solutions for mission-critical communications.
The organisers have attracted the top 20 contenders from the UK who are competing for the Motorsport UK Avon Tyres British Hill Climb Championship. These entries are complemented by 70 competitors from our local ANICC Championship, which will provide anyone attending the ‘Hill’ with an absolutely remarkable festival of driving skills and expertise, timed to the 100th of a second.
Ian Culbert, Sales Director of Patterson Electronics, Hytera Communications partner in Northern Ireland, commented “We are extremely delighted to be the title sponsor of Craigantlet as we recognise the significance of this event in the British and ANICC Hill Climb Championships. It is one of the fastest in the series. A hill of two halves, it presents fast sweeping corners, tight uphill twists and a spectacular finish. We have been working with the UAC on this and other events for many years now and have always been a dedicated supporter of motorsport. Craigantlet is a superb event for beginners and experienced drivers alike, exceedingly well organised by a friendly and supportive team of dedicated volunteers and we are extremely proud to be associated with the event and want to wish everyone involved a safe and enjoyable day on the Hill.”
Craigantlet hosts Rounds 3 & 4 of the 2023 Motorsport UK British Hillclimb Championship (BHC) supported by Avon Tyres. Clerk of the Course, Wilson Carson reflected, “The hard work of my team has resulted in a marvellous combination of cross channel and local entries consisting of the crème de la crème of British Hill Climbers. Wallace Menzies, current British Hill Climb Champion, returns to challenge Scott Moran and Dave Uren, current joint record holders of the coveted News Letter Trophy which is awarded to the driver who sets the Fastest Time of the Day (FTD). Alec Summers the 2022 BHC runner up also joins the fray, along with some very fast local competitors such as Tim Woodside, Graeme Thompson and Alan Cassells, so who will reign supreme? Our event programme, a must read, contains several articles from competitors, journalists and volunteers who share their experiences and love of our ‘Hill’, thanks must go to all who have contributed and made this quality production possible. All proceeds from programme sales go to support Macmillan Cancer Support at Antrim Area Hospital, our Club Charity for 2023.
Ryan McGimpsey started his challenge for the 2023 ANICC Motorsport Supplies Hill Climb Championship by setting a blistering pace at Croft last weekend, recording a superb time of 33.90 seconds, 0.34 seconds faster than his brother Richard and almost 4 seconds faster than Robert, the eldest member of this speeding dynasty!! Graham Thompson filled third place a mere 4 hundredths of a second behind Ryan. We are looking forward to the action at Craigantlet on Saturday week. Please join us for a day of great craic and seriously entertaining speed on closed public roads.
Please Note: Spectator access will only be allowedfrom the bottom of the Hill Climb Course (i.e. Belmont Road (B170) approaching from the Old Holywood Road / Massey Avenue directions).
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An exhibit 20 years in the making and featuring silent video portraits of 14 political figures who negotiated the Belfast Good Friday Agreement, will open to the public tomorrow [April 15] at Ulster University Belfast.
Made possible by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, this is the first time AGREEMENT by artist Amanda Dunsmore has been displayed in its entirety, with the exhibition running until Thursday 20 April. It also sees Ulster University’s enhanced Belfast campus host the world premiere of a new digital portrait of former Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, the late Mo Mowlam, created using new technology and broadcast archive footage from RTÉ.
Mo Mowlam’s portrait is displayed alongside those of late Nobel laureates John Hume and David Trimble, NI Women’s Coalition leaders Monica McWilliams and Pearl Sagar, as well as Senator George Mitchell, then-US Special Envoy for NI, among others in the striking atrium space of the university’s enhanced Belfast campus.
Dunsmore, an Ulster University School of Art alumna, was artist-in-residence at the Maze prison in the 1990’s when the late Mo Mowlam visited loyalist prisoners as then-Secretary of State in an effort to keep their support for the peace process in January 1998.
It was this act by Mo Mowlam which set things into motion as Amanda explains:
“Mo took an unprecedented step for a secretary of state – that act deeply impressed me and the people of Northern Ireland, so Mo Mowlam is the main inspiration for starting this body of work. It really made me wish I could, by making an artwork, acknowledge these individuals, these representatives of communities who had made the miracle of agreement.
“With the silent portraits the effect is quite strong on the audience because you come in with the understanding that these individuals are always imparting information, always animated and talking but when you’re given the silent other half of the individual it gives this quite deep effect.”
Although Amanda started the project in 2004, it was 2019 before Women’s Coalition members Pearl Sagar and Monica McWilliams sat for her, and then three of the video portraits for AGREEMENT – Gerry Adams, Gary McMichael and Malachi Curran – were only filmed last year. Dr Mo Mowlam died on the day in 2005 that Amanda filmed the portrait of the late Martin McGuinness in the Void Gallery in Derry~Londonderry.
After its run at Ulster University’s Belfast campus, AGREEMENT will then travel across Northern Ireland, with six community installations taking place over the course of the rest of the year. Supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund thanks to National Lottery players, Quarto Collective are working with diverse community groups who will host the artwork for a short period, as an opportunity to reflect on the principles of coming to agreement and on what the Good Friday Agreement means to people today.
Dr Paul Mullan, Director, Northern Ireland, at The National Lottery Heritage Fund:
“This is a unique project which attempts to look at the Good Friday Agreement from the perspective of heritage and through the prism of an artist’s response to what we have learnt from it. This is all the more important at a time in which questions are being asked about the Good Friday Agreement and how well it serves us today. So, it is good to go back to look at the reasons for its inception if only to remind us of how far we have come and how much we have achieved in those 25 years since 1998.”
An associated exhibition of new, never before seen work by Amanda Dunsmore, MEMENTO – AGREEMENT, opened at Ulster University Art Gallery on 12 April and will run until 22 May. A print edition series of artworks, will feature 14 mementoes, including hand-drawn portraits, of those co-signatories, past and present, as Amanda revisits her video portraits two decades on.
Cian Smyth, Ulster Presents Programme Manager, Ulster University said:
“Ulster Presents, the university’s civic arts programme, is delighted to not only be the first to display AGREEMENT in its entirety on our enhanced Belfast campus, but also honoured to be the first in the world to host the new Mo Mowlam silent portrait. Both AGREEMENT and MEMENTO – AGREEMENT will provide the public with an opportunity to reflect on the last 25 years of peace. The theme of our full, year-long calendar of arts programming will look away from political leadership and instead take inspiration from Northern Ireland citizens’ resilience in sustaining peace for 25 years since the Good Friday Agreement.”
The exhibits form part of the university’s overarching arts programme to mark 25 years since the signing of the agreement. Further exciting arts commissions to come include:
20 April – Difficult Conversations – Belfast campus
In partnership with British Council and University of Canberra, Ulster University presents Difficult Conversations; a series of talks by world-leading artists and researchers asking: ‘What is the role of art and creativity in a polarised society?’. For BGFA@25, Difficult Conversations launches its first book of work by contributors at an event that will host up to 30 international artists, curators and cultural policymakers from around the world. These delegates and the public will also be treated to a series of international workshops hosted by Northern Ireland’s Turner Prize-winning Array Collective. Further information can be found here: ulster.ac.uk/bgfa/events/difficult-conversations and here: www.adifficultconversation.com
Jonathan Stewart, Director of British Council NI said:“The British Council is delighted to be supporting Ulster University’s arts programme marking the 25th anniversary of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement. Difficult Conversations, a new book published by the British Council in partnership with Ulster University and the University of Canberra, presents a collection of contemporary work from across Northern Ireland and Australia which explores the important role of the arts in navigating ongoing debates and controversial questions for our communities. As part of this week, we will be bringing an international delegation to Northern Ireland to find out more about our peace building journey, to share ideas and practice, and connect and collaborate with new networks.”
27 August – After the Rain – Derry~Londonderry campus
Celebrating the physical and spiritual resilience of citizens here over the last 25 years, this will be a world premiere of new work by a globally famous circus troupe of 20 acrobats: Compagnie XY, working with local artists and communities in a collective civic attempt to lift each other up. It follows the contemporary French circus company’s surprise appearances in September for Les Voyages Derry~Londonderry and continues a collaboration with artists and communities across the city to develop this new work. Part of the IWM 14-18 NOW Legacy Fund, the project is co-produced by In Your Space Circus in association with Circusful. Further information can be found here: ulster.ac.uk/bgfa/events/after-the-rain
Dame Diane Lees, Director-General of Imperial War Museums (IWM), commented:“Collaborating with artists to explore conflict in creative and thought-provoking ways has been an integral part of IWM’s work for more than a century. The IWM 14-18 NOW Legacy Fund continues this tradition, and we are excited by the enormous potential for this commission with Ulster University and Compagnie XY to inspire meaningful conversation and reflection.”
Find out more about the AGREEMENT exhibition here:
To see more of what Ulster University planned to mark the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Belfast Good Friday Agreement, visit: ulster.ac.uk/bgfa
Ballymoney Spring Fair makes a welcome return to the town on Friday 21st and Saturday 22nd April. Enjoy two days of live music and entertainment, with free family-friendly activities and lots of carnival colour to look forward to.
Organised by Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council, sponsored by KRD Credit Union, with support from Ballymoney Chamber of Commerce and FUSE FM, this year’s action-packed event is set to be the best yet, with new venues in the town centre and an even bigger choice of have-a-go attractions on offer.
The colourful carnival parade will make its way through Ballymoney Town Centre on Saturday 22nd April from 3.30pm
Mayor of Causeway Coast and Glens, Councillor Ivor Wallace said: “Ballymoney Spring Fair is one of the highlights of our events calendar. It always proves popular with people of all ages and brings a great atmosphere to the town. This year’s fair once again promises to be a wonderful family-friendly day out.”
Look out for vintage cars, live music, dance displays and a showcase of our best artisan produce or indulge in some retail therapy with many of the town’s independent boutiques and businesses offering Spring Fair special offers.
Naturally North Coast and Glens Artisan Market will transform Castlecroft Square in the town centre from 11am – 4pm on both Friday and Saturday. A pop-up market will be on Church Street on Saturday, creating a new buzz at the top of the town.
FUSE FM Ballymoney and CJ Entertainments will be providing live music and entertainment in Castlecroft Square from 11pm to 4pm, with performances including Causeway Trad and line dancing demonstrations.
The Tea Dance in Ballymoney Town Hall on Friday coincides with the current exhibition ‘Let Me Introduce You… A History of Dance Halls in the Causeway Area’. Call into Ballymoney Museum to explore and reminisce about the days of the dance halls of the 1950s and 60s, discover the collection of local dance hall promoter, Bobby Platt, and view photographs from the Chronicle & Constitution Archives before it’s too late. The exhibition closes on Saturday.
Also on Saturday, a Quiet Time Session will be running at Seymour Street from 11am to 12noon, providing an opportunity for children with additional needs to enjoy some of the activities on offer. Activities and entertainment commences from 12 noon across the town.
New for 2023 is the Church Street Experience, bringing a buzz to the top of the town. Enjoy live music, entertainment, market stalls and children’s activities.
The carnival parade and cavalcade will commence at 3.30pm. Old time cars and impressive lorries from local hauliers will join the spring-themed spectacle of music and colour, setting off from the Town Hall and travelling along High Street, Main Street and Meeting House Street.
Parking is available at various sites in Ballymoney Town Centre throughout the weekend. On Saturday there will be some additional parking at Dalriada School.
Toilet facilities will be available in Ballymoney Town Hall, Townhead Street, Castle Street, The Station and Seymour Street. A Mobile Accessible Changing Unit (MACU) will be onsite at Seymour Street Carpark on Saturday from 11am.
The event is pet friendly, however please ensure dogs are kept on leads at all times.
For more information about the event go to www.visitcausewaycoastandglens.com and make sure to follow Causeway Coast and Glens Events on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
Finbar Haughey, Andrew Ingredients and Paul Galloway, Whitworth Bros
Andrew Ingredients have formed a dynamic partnership in the island of Ireland with Whitworth Bros. Ltd. and have tripled the number of quality flours they can offer to their customers.
Andrew Ingredients is a supplier to the bakery and food industry throughout Ireland and the UK. A family run business committed to delivering the best range products combined with exceptional services for over 75 years.
Whitworth Bros. Ltd. are a family business with roots in flour milling dating back to the 1920s. Their wide range of flours are manufactured in some of the most technically advanced mills in the world, ensuring the highest levels of food safety and brand protection. Since 2018 Whitworth Bros. Ltd. have been milling the well-known range of Originals branded flours.
Gavin Mynes, National Accounts Manager, Whitworth Bros. Ltd. commented: “We’re extremely excited to enter this partnership with Andrew Ingredients. It has further significance to us as we are two established family businesses coming together with a clear strategy for growth in the island of Ireland and share vast industry knowledge and a dynamic approach.”
“With this exciting new partnership we will be able to offer an amazing variety of quality flours, probably the best range in Ireland. This will enable us to meet the needs of everyone from plant to craft bakeries, indeed anyone who uses any type of flour.” states Technical Sales Manager, Andrew Ingredients.
For further information on Andrew Ingredients visit www.andrewingredients.com or telephone 028 9267 2525. Follow Andrew Ingredients on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Linkedin.
Having recently sold out the Ulster Hall, Garth Marenghi announces a return to the iconic Belfast venue this November
“So dense with brilliant jokes that it cannot safely be read while drinking hot liquid” -Inews.co.uk
“puts the ‘boo’ into book tour” – The Guardian
“had the crowd hooting and hanging, insatiably, on every line.” -The Telegraph
“Seriously, buy this book.” – ThisisHorror.co.uk
“A pitch-perfect parody of terrible genre writing” – Chortle
Garth Marenghi, the renowned horror author famous for his spine-chilling works, is excited to announce a 14-date book tour for his latest novel INCARCERAT – including a return visit to the Ulster Hall on 22 November.
The highly anticipated novel is a sequel to his previous Sunday Times bestseller, GARTH MARENGHI’S TERRORTOME, which continues on the adventures of horror author Nick Steen as he battles his own imagination and navigates a terrifying world.
Following the success of Terrortome and the subsequent tour, which sold over 27,000 tickets in under six months, Garth Marenghi is now set to take his fans on another thrilling journey.
In this second novel of interconnected mini-novels, INCARCERAT, Steen is abducted and imprisoned at Nulltec, a shadowy technological research facility hidden deep among the Stalkford downs. There, he is tested and interfered with by a team of scientific experts determined to nullify his escaping imagination.
The publication of INCARCERAT is scheduled for 31 October 2023, and the book tour will follow shortly after.
Garth Marenghi is the pseudonym of writer and director Matthew Holness, who is best known for his role as the fictional horror author in the cult Channel 4 comedy series Garth Marenghi’sDarkplace. Holness is the author of many short stories for horror anthologies and has written and directed several films, including the horror feature Possum.
Don’t miss the opportunity to see Garth Marenghi live and hear about his latest terrifying tale.
Scarva Summer Band Concerts, Scarva, County Down, 16 April – September. Sunday Concerts in Scarva are taking place every Sunday this spring/summer. Visit the award-winning floral Scarva village and enjoy a varied programme of summer band concerts adjacent to the Victorian style band stand. Free admission, no booking required.
Hit the North Street Art Festival, Belfast, 20 – 30 April. To celebrate its 10th birthday, the ‘Hit The North’ (HTN) Street Art Festival will welcome its most impressive roster yet with the internationally renowned R.O.A., Shok-1 and Studio Giftig confirmed as headliners. Over 60 artists from across the UK, Ireland and Europe are due to take part with the full line-up and events programme due to be revealed over the coming weeks.
Dusk Chorus, Belvoir Park, Belfast, 22 April. Sorrel Lyall from the British Trust will lead a relaxed dusk chorus walk through the Lagan Valley Regional Park to enjoy the spring birdsong. Sorrel will be talking through identification of birds by sound in this beginner friendly event. You don’t need to know anything about birds to come along. You will be provided with binoculars but please bring a torch, wear warm clothes and good footwear.
Garden workshop at Hezlett House, Castlerock, County Londonderry, 22 April. Step inside one of Northern Ireland’s oldest buildings and learn about the reality of 17th-century rural life. You will learn about developing your own ‘cottage garden’ including how to compost and manage gardens in our Northern Ireland environment. You will also learn how to make a sweet pea climber and take it home to watch them bloom over the summer. A tour of Hezlett House will also be included in the workshop.
Fermanagh Fun Farm, Lisbellaw, County Fermanagh, see website for opening hours. Fermanagh Fun Farm is home to many rescued and adopted animals. All the animals are pets and will live at the farm for the rest of their life. The animals are very friendly as they are used to visitors. They welcome a little pet and some food from the basket of food you’re given on arrival.
Sacred Site Tours Northern Ireland, Dungannon, County Tyrone, tours upon request. Walk in the steps of the ancestors on private guided tours to the ancient and sacred sites in Northern Ireland. For over six thousand years, the Neolithic people, the Celts, as well as those who followed them were actively involved in healing, divination, other world journeying and ceremony at these extraordinary places. These tours are interactive and filled with mystery so, immerse yourself and feel the energy.
Painting Breaks with Dermot Cavanagh, Moy, County Tyrone, see website for opening hours. Dermot Cavanagh’s painting courses cater for all levels of artistic ability including absolute beginners. Join Dermot and let him teach you how to paint your own masterpieces as he passes on many of his tips and techniques about drawing, painting and colour mixing. This is a unique opportunity to learn new skills from a world-renowned artist and master tutor.
South Lake Watersports Centre, Craigavon, County Armagh, see website for booking information. Say hello to unforgettable water and land-based adventure and ‘total wipeout’ style fun. Suitable for all ages and abilities, set within the stunning grounds of Craigavon City Park, you can enjoy an array of water sports such as banana boating, kayaking, sailing and much more whether you are in need of some team bonding or family fun.
Beer Masterclass, Derry~Londonderry, 21 April. For craft beer aficionados, anyone with a thirst for a fun experience, or essentially anyone who likes good beer, the beer masterclass at the Walled City Brewery is just the ticket! Your experience will start with a quick tour of this famous liquid’s history and then the fun starts as you get hands-on with the ingredients and make your own micro-beer.
Headlining this season’s events at Roe Valley Arts & Cultural Centre is one of Ireland’s most revered ambassadors of music, Brian Kennedy, performing in the Danny Boy Auditorium on Saturday 3rd June.
The organisers have attracted the top 20 contenders from the UK who are competing for the Motorsport UK Avon Tyres British Hill Climb Championship. These entries are complemented by 70 competitors from our local ANICC Championship, which will provide anyone attending the ‘Hill’ with an absolutely remarkable festival of driving skills and expertise, timed to the 100th of a second.
“So dense with brilliant jokes that it cannot safely be read while drinking hot liquid” -Inews.co.uk