{"id":4200,"date":"2012-04-02T13:01:12","date_gmt":"2012-04-02T12:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=4200"},"modified":"2012-04-02T13:01:12","modified_gmt":"2012-04-02T12:01:12","slug":"rolling-out-a-special-easter-at-the-ulster-folk-transport-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2012\/04\/rolling-out-a-special-easter-at-the-ulster-folk-transport-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"ROLLING OUT A SPECIAL EASTER AT THE ULSTER FOLK &#038; TRANSPORT MUSEUM"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>An egg-stra special Easter is planned at the Ulster Folk &amp; Transport Museum this year.<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/easter2-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-4201\" title=\"easter2 (2)\" src=\"http:\/\/www.whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/easter2-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"324\" \/><\/a>From Sunday 8<sup>th<\/sup> to Tuesday 10<sup>th<\/sup> April, visitors of all ages can take part in egg-rolling down Bleach Green, a special Easter-themed treasure hunt, street games and swing boats for children and adults. Children can also have a go at creating their own Easter art and there is an Easter Bonnet competition each afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Special magic shows have been planned in the Parochial Hall and in the Rail Gallery as well as rabbit shows and traditional musical performances. Visitors can also venture to the Rural Area and meet the new additions to the museum including lambs and chicks.<\/p>\n<p>Visitor Services Manager Ruth Turkington said the museum has planned an entertaining programme to mark the Easter holidays: \u201cThis is a wonderful time of year at the museum. The farmyard is buzzing with new arrivals, the daffodils are blooming and we are encouraging the public to come and celebrate Easter at the Ulster Folk   &amp; Transport Museum.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have a packed programme of activities to keep all ages happy and entertained. Of course, as well as plenty of things to do, our visitors can simply relax, enjoy living history at its best and we\u2019ll ensure there\u2019s some traditional soda bread to sample &#8211; just hot off the griddle!\u201d, she said.<\/p>\n<p>For further information about Easter events at the museum, opening hours and pricing go to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nmni.com\/\">www.nmni.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An egg-stra special Easter is planned at the Ulster Folk &amp; Transport Museum this year. From Sunday 8th to Tuesday 10th April, visitors of all ages can take part in egg-rolling down Bleach Green, a special Easter-themed treasure hunt, street games and swing boats for children and adults. Children can also have a go at &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2012\/04\/rolling-out-a-special-easter-at-the-ulster-folk-transport-museum\/\">Continued<\/a><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4200"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4200"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4200\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4202,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4200\/revisions\/4202"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4200"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4200"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4200"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}