{"id":6974,"date":"2014-03-25T10:19:39","date_gmt":"2014-03-25T09:19:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=6974"},"modified":"2014-03-25T10:20:12","modified_gmt":"2014-03-25T09:20:12","slug":"bikes-and-lego-%e2%80%93-everything-is-awesome-this-easter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2014\/03\/bikes-and-lego-%e2%80%93-everything-is-awesome-this-easter\/","title":{"rendered":"Bikes AND Lego \u2013 Everything Is Awesome This Easter!"},"content":{"rendered":"

This Easter Monday, April 21st<\/sup>, The McKee Clock Arena, Bangor, will play host to a special one-off motorbike competition guaranteed to thrill and entertain young and old alike!<\/h2>\n
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Trials bike rider Andy Perry preparing to compete in the Lego Live Bike Competition which will take place this Easter Monday, April 21st at The McKee Clock Arena, Bangor.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Lego Live Show will feature <\/em>eight of Ireland\u2019s best trials riders who will compete over a challenging course of giant colourful Lego pieces in this specially designed, brightly coloured, arena show. Be prepared to be thrilled as these talented bikers showcase their amazing skills and perform some breath-taking stunts and manoeuvres! Starting at 11am, this spectacular show is not to be missed!<\/p>\n

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There are plenty of other activities happening around the Town too; a Giant Slinkies show will take place in The Sunken Garden alongside a special official Lego workshop, where children can come along and help build a mosaic of an iconic Bangor image.<\/p>\n

On The Promenade, Bangor & Holywood Town Centre Management in partnership with North Down Borough Council will be hosting a Spring Fair where an array of local crafts and speciality foods will be available. Take the time to have a browse in this picturesque setting.<\/em><\/p>\n

At 3pm over 200 children and young people from local youth and dance groups across North Down will take part in the spectacular Buttercup Carnival Parade. The parade will have a distinctly different feel this year and will be a celebration of Bangor and the surrounding areas with a lively Spring theme. Look out for giant buttercups, butterflies and ladybirds, dance groups, live music, a Pickie Swan, boats and lots of other surprises! There will also be a \u201cLucky Buttercup Competition\u201d taking place with lots of opportunities to win some exciting prizes from local retailers like The Flagship Centre, Easons, The Sports & Fashion Outlet, Pickie Fun Park and many more.<\/p>\n

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This year, The Parade will be led by the The Mayor of North Down, Councillor Andrew Muir who will be travelling in a very colourful rickshaw.\u00a0 The Parade\u2019s route will start at The Town Hall, then onto Main Street, along Quay Street, turning into High Street and making its way back up Main Street to The Town Hall \u2013 an extravaganza not to be missed!<\/p>\n

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Also, on Easter Monday, North Down Museum will be holding its annual Easter Egg Hunt from 11am \u2013 1pm (cost \u00a31) and there will be live music in Coffee Cure with \u201cThe Woodworms.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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There\u2019s plenty happening at Project 24 over the Easter weekend too with the rescheduled \u201cOut Of The Shadows\u201d event which will take place from the April 18th<\/sup> \u2013 21st<\/sup>. <\/em><\/p>\n

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Pickie Fun Park will also be open all day with lots to do and see, take a ride on a swan, play in the play park or just have a coffee and relax in the refurbished caf\u00e9.<\/em><\/p>\n

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So come on down to Bangor with your family and friends this Easter for lots of family fun!<\/p>\n

For further information check www.northdowntourism.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This Easter Monday, April 21st, The McKee Clock Arena, Bangor, will play host to a special one-off motorbike competition guaranteed to thrill and entertain young and old alike! The Lego Live Show will feature eight of Ireland\u2019s best trials riders who will compete over a challenging course of giant colourful Lego pieces in this specially … Continued<\/a><\/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\/6974"}],"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=6974"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6974\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6977,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6974\/revisions\/6977"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6974"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6974"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6974"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}