March Carryduff Focus

MARCH / 2015

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Welcome

to your March magazine

Contents

Hello again everyone,

Articles & Features:

Spring is just round the corner (my little daffodils by the front door are just starting to say hello) and the nights are definitely brighter for longer. While I remember to tell you, the clocks go forward on Sunday March 29th at 1am so the Winter will soon be officially over!

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Technology Top Tech for 2015

Seasonal Recipe Haddock Kedgeree

Travel Sète - Water Jousting

Books Lost and Found

Buster Mother’s Day Movie Focus Inherent Vice The Best of Me

Puzzles:

8 Codeword 16 Wordsearch Emotions 22 Crossword 30 Hidato 30 Sudoku 30 Wordwheel 46, 47 Puzzle Solutions

Regulars: 39 Useful Numbers 38-45 Community Pages 46 Index Deadline for adverts for the April issue: Mon 16th March To contact the editor - 02890 817579 info@localfocusmags.co.uk

Before that of course, we have Mother’s Day on Sunday 15th March. I’m sure reminders will be everywhere in the next week or so, and we have plenty of Mother’s Day offers in this issue if you’re looking for a special present.

Two other notable dates for your diary are Comic Relief on Friday 13th March and St Patrick’s Day on Tuesday 17th March. If you fancy doing something funny for money check out the red nose day website www.comicrelief.com for some great fundraising ideas and / or get yourself a red nose at Sainsburys.

The Beechill Inn have a special menu and live music on St Patrick’s day itself - see page 23 and it’s also worth mentioning the special St George’s Market over the weekend of the 13th to 15th with more live music and Irish dancers.

If you get to all of that, you can take the rest of March off!

Until next time....

Deirdre

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Every year, the great and the good of technology travel to Las Vegas for the annual Consumer Electronics Show, CES. It’s where we see the top trends for the coming year and the tech firm’s best ideas. So what’s coming our way in 2015?

TVs were big this year, literally: screen sizes are getting bigger and bigger, with resolutions increasing too: if you thought True HD was impressive, 4K Ultra HD offers twice the picture quality. Some firms are also trying to convince us that curved screens are the way forward, but so far such screens appear to be little more than a gimmick. We’re much more enthusiastic about firms using OLED (Organic LED) displays, which deliver amazing colours and deep blacks while using relatively tiny amounts of energy.

Also on the TV front was Android TV, Google’s third attempt to take over our living rooms. All 2015 Sony Bravia TVs will have Android TV inside to deliver the usual Netflix and iPlayer services plus specially developed Android apps and games, and lots of other TV firms are making Android TV

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sets too and separate Android TV boxes too.

The other big trend on show was fitness technology and wearable computing. Bragi’s “The Dash” manages to pack fitness tracking into a tiny pair of wireless headphones, and we saw endless fitness tracking bands and smartwatches from the likes of Withings and Sony. We even saw a smart belt: Belty, which automatically adjusts its fit as your measurements change and which tells your phone whether you’re getting bigger or smaller.

One of the oddest gadgets was the Belfie stick. You may have heard of Selfie Sticks, which enable you to take selfies by sticking your phone on a long pole and shooting yourself from a distance; the Belfie stick is an evolution of that idea, designed to take selfies showing your bum.

If that makes you despair of the real world, why not try a virtual one instead? Virtual reality headsets were everywhere and 2015 should see the likes of the Facebook-owned Oculus VR, Sony’s Project Morpheus and similar sets from firms such as Microsoft taking gaming and movies into a new dimension.

VR has been overhyped for

years, but in 2015 it’ll actually start to deliver on its promises first for gamers but ultimately for everyone. Fancy a Facebook where you can actually see your friends when you talk to them?

We saw lots of transportation ideas at CES this year, with Mercedes Benz showing off a particularly stunning self-driving car concept, but there were plenty of smaller transporters too. There was Onewheel, a skateboard with an electricpowered wheel in the middle and clever technology to keep you balanced; the GenZe, Inu and Ecoreco lightweight electric scooters; and the Ninebot, a “personal transportation robot” that looks like a shrunken Segway and which can travel 20Km at 20Km/h on a single charge. The devices differ in how they look and work, but they all have the same aim: to get us out of our cars and onto cleaner, more eco-friendly transport.

Or you could always walk.

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Place the haddock in a large pan, cover with plenty of cold water and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer and cook for 5-6 minutes until the fish just flakes. Boil the eggs in a small pan of water for 7-8 minutes.

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By Solange Hando Between the vast lagoon of Thau and the blue waters of the Med. in the south of France, Sète is a delightful place crisscrossed by canals where myriad boats tie up along the quays. Quaint flower-draped bridges span the water, seafood restaurants set up their tables in the shade and pastel-coloured lanes climb up the hill for spectacular views.

But the ‘Little Venice of Languedoc’ comes into its own at the height of summer when water jousting is in full swing, staging over 50 tournaments across the region. Most prestigious of all is the heavyweight Grand Prix held in Sète on the feast of St Louis.

Tingling with anticipation, crowds gather early on the banks of the Royal Canal to watch the opening parade and the first ‘pass of honour’ when opponents exchange the traditional handshake and if they know each other well, a resounding kiss on the cheek in true French style. Two boats will compete, one red, one blue, each one with an oboist and a drummer playing traditional melodies in the bow to set the

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tone for the long-awaited festival. With their beribboned straw hats, they look straight out of a Venetian painting.

Meanwhile, the White Knights take up their positions, 10 on each boat, most of them fishermen, entirely neutral but the strongest fastest oarsmen you’ve ever seen. Captain at the helm, the first star jouster climbs on the pedestal rising at the stern two metres above the water while others wait in line for their turn. All is set for action, shield protecting the jouster’s chest, long wooden spear with steel tips held tight under the right arm.

Oboists and drummers break into a frenzy, excitement mounts on all sides and the red & blue boats race furiously towards each other, ready to send the first jouster diving into the water.

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The crowds cheer, laugh, clap, the judges scribble copious notes for it isn’t just about getting wet or staying dry; speed, accuracy and respect for the rules matter too.

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Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Coast - Cheryl Strayed There’s going for a walk to clear your head and then there’s deciding to trek eleven-hundred miles on your own. Twenty-six year old Cheryl Strayed has just lost her mother to cancer and her marriage to irreconcilable differences. She packs up her life and decides to hike along the West Coast of the United States, from the Mojave Desert in California up into Oregon and finally Washington State. She’s not a hiker and she doesn’t really have a plan, other than to keep on walking. It’s an incredible journey, dominated by soul-searching and physical endurance. Read it with a cuppa and your feet up- or in a tent up a mountain somewhere if you’re that way inclined.

Lost and Found - Oliver Jeffers What would you do if you found a penguin on your doorstep? Would you keep him as a pet as in some soppy Christmas advert for a department store, or would you assume he was lost and take him back to the South Pole? This is such an endearing story for a picture book and asks questions about loneliness and isolation. Next time a penguin comes a-knocking, he might well just be looking for a friend.

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Life of Pi - Yann Martel This is an incredible novel, and if you haven’t read it or heard about then you must have been stranded on a boat in the middle of the Pacific for some considerable time. Sixteen year old Pi is searching for answers and meaning to his life when he becomes lost at sea after a cargo ship sinks. His only companions are a lame zebra, a blood-thirsty hyena, a sea-sick orang-utan…and a 450 pound Bengal tiger. Not the most ideal of situations but what unfolds is the most incredible story of survival.

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Lord of the Flies - William Golding How long would it take for a group of young castaways to turn feral?

William Golding’s classic tale of schoolboys who find themselves washed up on a desert island after a plane crash has stood the test of time, with new readers discovering it from every generation. There’s camaraderie at first, with allegiances formed and survival skills kicking in.

But events soon take a sinister turn and leader Ralph finds he has a bit of a mutiny on his hands. Who wants to spend all day doing chores when you have a tropical island to explore and enjoy? Civility quickly descends into anarchy and sadly, not everyone will leave the island alive.

The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet - David Mitchell From acclaimed author David Mitchell, this novel’s set just before the turn of the 18th century, in 1799.

Clerk Jacob de Zoet becomes stranded on the Dutch East India Company trading post of Dejima just as war breaks out between the English and the Dutch. The historical novel focuses on the story of the Dutch trader’s love for a Japanese midwife and it’s a compelling tale, but it’s the attention to detail that makes this novel so remarkable as Mitchell paints a brilliant and elaborate picture of Japanese life and culture at that time.

Stolen - Lucy Christopher Not so much lost as taken- Gemma is a teenage girl who’s kidnapped at Bangkok airport and transported to the Australian Outback by her captor, the unusually gorgeous Ty. Gemma starts to develop a serious case of Stockholm syndrome and begins to see her captor in a different light. The story is recounted through a letter Gemma is writing to Ty- the man who wanted her and her alone. Once again, the descriptions of the harsh and unforgiving Aussie landscape give it a great presence, as though it’s essentially the book’s third main character.

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Mothers deserve attention all year round, so why do we celebrate mothers on one special day - and do other countries follow suit?

The UK Traditionally, on ‘Mothering Sunday’ (the fourth Sunday in Lent) people returned to their baptismal ‘mother church’. As their parents’ home was often nearby, over time the day became a holiday for visiting family. Flowers were gathered on the way home and mums received Simnel cakes.

Observance of Mothering Sunday gradually withered but after its revival in 1920 it spread throughout the Empire, becoming known as Mother’s Day. Around the World Most countries have a Mother's Day, but origins and traditions vary.

Unless stated otherwise, countries below follow U.S. tradition, celebrating on the second Sunday in May. In France, American soldiers introduced their Mother’s Day during the First World War. Originally focussed on fertile mothers, today Fête des Mères celebrates all mothers, who traditionally receive a cake shaped like a bouquet of flowers.

France celebrates on the last Sunday in May, as does Sweden, where the Red Cross sells plastic flowers in aid of deprived mothers.

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In Italy mums receive a heartshaped cake, but on the second Sunday before Christmas children in Serbia tie their mother up until she gives them treats. Egypt’s Mother’s Day on 21st March is celebrated with songs devoted to mothers.

In Nepal, children return to the family home on “Aama ko Mukh Herne Din” (“to see Mother’s face”) on the last day of Baishak dark fortnight, making breakfast for their mothers and giving them gifts, favourite foods and new clothes. Those who have lost mothers visit Mata Tirtha, a sacred site with a pool in which they ‘look upon their mother’s face’.

The USA didn’t keep English Mother’s Day, but Anna Jarvis campaigned for one in honour of her mother, who introduced "Mothers’ Friendship Day" after the Civil War. At a church service on the second anniversary of her mother's death (the second Sunday of May), Anna distributed her mother's favourite flowers: white carnations. Today they signify mothers who have passed away, while coloured carnations honour mothers still living.

In Australia, Mother’s Day grew from Janet Heyden’s campaign to give gifts to lonely inmates of Newington State Home for Women. Schoolchildren in Japan draw pictures of their

mothers for a nationwide competition and winning pictures travel the country in a mobile exhibition.

Mexico’s Mother’s Day on 10th May was once a pawn in battles between government and church on modernisation and materialism. It now celebrates both mothers and the Virgin Mary. Children often arrive at their mother’s house the night before. Traditionally the day starts with mass before mothers are presented with a breakfast of tamales and atole, but many mothers are now treated to breakfast at home, accompanied by a song.

In Paraguay, Mother’s Day is celebrated with Dia de la Patria (Independence Day) on 15th May, to honour Juana María de Lara’s role in winning Paraguay’s independence. Similarly, Bolivia’s Dia de la Madre Boliviana on 27th May commemorates the women killed fighting for independence in the Battle of Coronilla.

In Ethiopia, their ‘Antrosht’ celebration lasts three days, beginning after the rains have ceased (usually October/ November). Traditionally, mothers cook a special meal but daughters provide dairy products, vegetables and spices while sons bring the meat.

Afterwards they enjoy traditional songs and dances.

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A PUBLIC MEETING of Castlereagh Policing and Community Safety Partnership (Policing Committee) shall take place at: Castlereagh Borough Council Civic and Administrative Offices, Bradford Court,Upper Galwally, Castlereagh, BT8 6RB 7pm, Wednesday, 11th March 2015 Members of the public may question the Castlereagh PSNI Area Commander at the meeting. You may also submit questions in advance of the meeting to the Castlereagh Policing and Community Safety Partnership.

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Movie Focus

By Peter Stevenson

AT THE CINEMA: Inherent Vice 15 (149 mins)

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In order to understand this movie, based on American author Thomas Pynchon’s dark and gritty thriller, one must imagine a private dick; a hero akin to Chandler’s Philip Marlowe of The Big Sleep or Hammett’s Sam Spade of The Maltese Falcon, update it to the ’70s, throw in some less-than-implicit sexual tension and add some drugfuelled hallucinations; this is not film noir but rather film multicolore!

So it has redefined the hard-boiled genre in its opening sequence, but is the rest of it actually any good? At the time of writing, stories are whizzing around the Internet citing audiences’ mass exodus from the theatre during its screenings but I would have to say this is rather short sighted…Plot-wise, it starts off conventionally enough; in 1970’s L.A., Larry “Doc” Sportello (Joaquin Phoenix) is cajoled by his ex-girlfriend Shasta (Katherine Waterston) into investigating the disappearance of her current lover, married land developer Michael Wolfmann (Eric Robert s). Soon however, he finds that Wolfmann’s disappearance is just the tip of a conspiratorial iceberg including suspicious dentists, bent cops and mysterious criminal syndicate ‘The Golden Fang’.

Phoenix excels in his sad-clown routine, imbuing Doc with an endearing quality and a strident, straightforward attitude despite his drug-induced semi-lucidity. Other cast members are passable but there is one other stand-out performance and this is from Martin Short who manages to steal every scene he is in as randy dentist Dr Rudy Blatnoyd.

Director Paul Thomas Anderson (Magnolia, Punch-Drunk Love) revels in the LSD tinged; marijuana drenched storyline, despite its completely ridiculous plot-holes and over-complicated subtext. The best way to enjoy this movie is to try hard not to follow the plot (not as difficult as it sounds), just sit back and let it wash over you. 4 / 5

On DVD: The Best of Me 12A (117 mins)

I promise this is not a riddle: what do you get if you cross the writer of The Notebook, The Lucky One, Dear John and countless other examples of romantic, melodramatic drivel, with the star of abysmal rom-com 27 Dresses? Well…pretty much this. Taking it as a sign that some sort of fate is guiding his existence, Dawson (James Marsden) starts to question his life choices as he survives a near-fatal oil-rig explosion.

Then, in a surprising (!) twist of the aforementioned fate, he gets word of the death of a childhood friend (Dawson is mentioned in the will). When he arrives back to his childhood home, he comes across his first love Amanda (Michelle Monaghan). Cue flashbacks as we are subjected to over an hour of their tortured courtship and we see their younger selves (Luke Bracey and Liana Liberato).

So the story is a bit weepy, unrealistic and hopelessly romantic, but each of the four leads provides a deeply emotional and well-judged performance, director Michael Hoffman (One Fine Day, A Midsummer Night’s Dream) is able to wring out more emotion than seemingly possible but whether or not this emotion is put to good use determines how successfully the plot is anchored in both realism and believability.

Unfortunately, the anchor is non-existent and as a result, the plot floats adrift, heading for the horizon, never to be seen again. The bottom line is that this is a tired formula, constructed of trite characters and clichéd plot devices. I have no doubt author Nicholas Sparks’ (on whose novel this film is based) fans will love it and cry impatiently for the next (inevitable) adaptation of a Sparks novel but otherwise, if you plan to see this movie, I implore you, change your mind and pick a different DVD! 2 / 5 36

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Free for non profit making organisations ST IGNATIUS J CLUB is a Friday Night Kids Club for all Primary age Children. Each week we have packed program along with a very lively worship time.

From 7.30pm to 9.15pm (unless there's an outing or special event.)

J Club Plus is for young people in Year 8 and above. Come and join in our packed program! Pics from the J Club Plus below.

For more information contact the Head Leader Keith Shaw 07901 935205

IRISH CLASSES for kids 7-8 pm and adults 8-9 pm, on Monday evenings. All welcome - beginners, improvers, those wanting to become a bit more fluent.

Also music classes on Wednesdays - Whistle, fiddle, guitar, junior session class, senior sessions class.

Everyone welcome.

All classes held in St Joseph's Hall (behind the Ivanhoe).

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Local Useful Numbers: HEALTH AMBULANCE 999 Carryduff Surgery 90 812211 Repeat Prescriptions 90 813266 GP Out of Hours 90 796220 Chemist 90 812405 Carryduff Dental Practice 90 812431 Church Road Dental Care 90 817848 Optician - Gillian Gervais 90 812890 Lagan Valley Hospital 92 665141 Royal Group of Hospitals 90 240503 City Hospital 90 329241 Ulster Hospital 90 484511 EMERGENCY FIRE/POLICE 999 Crimestoppers 0800 555 111 Quick Check Freephone 08000132290 NIE 08457 643 643 Phoenix Gas 0800 002 001 Water Service 08457 440 088 Street Lighting 90 253051 Castlereagh Council 90 494500 Police (Non-Emergency) 101 Lifeline 0808 808 8000 Samaritans 08457 90 90 90 PIPS (Suicide Prevention) 90 755070 TRANSPORT AND TAKEAWAYS New Century 90 812755 John Dory’s 90 814595 Jolly Fryer 90 812060 Khyber 90 813822 Translink (Ulsterbus & Metro) 90 666630 EDUCATION Carr Primary Carryduff Primary Millennium Primary Moneyrea Primary St Ita’s Primary St Joseph’s Primary

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Community Pages ST JOSEPH’S PRIMARY SCHOOL Congratulations to these wonderful P.5 children (right) who were very successful in recent Associated Board Music Exams.

Olivia and Daniel (below) from Primary One represented St Joseph’s at the launch of the ‘Open + Direct Best Kept nd Awards 2015’ at Hillmount Garden Centre on 2nd February 2015. Both Olivia and Daniel were amazing and a true credit to the school and their parents. So many people commented on how polite and friendly they were.

P7’s had a great treat when they went to see the Belfast Giants play the Nottingham Panthers at the Odyssey. It was a disappointing result for the Giants but it didn’t dampen the spirits of the Primary Seven pupils, who had a fabulous night. Rousing chants of ‘Let’s go Giants, Let’s go” rang around the arena and with our ringside seats we had a perfect view of all the fights on display. We had two winners on the night – Rory had his prayers answered when Subman delivered a sub, and Katie won a £10 voucher for Ben and Jerry’s.

It was a thoroughly enjoyable evening. Thank you Father Brian for organising our tickets! Another great night for Primary Seven!

BLOOD DONATION SESSION On Friday 20h March in Knockbreda Parish Hall, Purdys Lane, BT8 7AR From 2pm to 4.30pm and 5.45pm to 8pm WI Meets in Knockbreda Church Hall, Purdy’s NEWTOWNBREDA WI Lane on the second Friday of each month from 7:30pm to 9:30pm.

March 13th - Hospitality Night with a flower arranging demonstration.

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MONEYREA WI Meets Monday of Meetson onthe thefirst first the month (September Monday of the monthto June) in Moneyreagh (September to June) in Community Centre 7:45pm Moneyreagh Community February’s topic is a talk Centre 7:45pm from the National Pigeon Flying More Club. information from More information from Jennifer Busby on Jennifer Busby on 07912 620177 07912 620177

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COMBER AND BALLYGOWAN FREE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES Special Gospel Mission In Moneyreagh Orange Hall. 1st to 15th March 2015 on Sundays at 3.30 pm and on Mon to Fri evenings at 8.00pm. Evangelists - Rev's Thomas Murray and Alan Smylie.

Special Singing and Testimonies. Community Singing prior to each service. All welcome.

For further details please ring 028 9181 1381 or 028 9752 8757. It is Time to Seek The Lord' (Hosea 10 v12 )

TINYLIFE Wanted : White Collar boxers. No previous experience required. 6 weeks boxing & conditioning training in Monkstown Boxing Club starting Tues 14 April 15.

Big Fight Night: Thursday 21 May 2015 - La Mon Hotel & Country Club, Belfast. During this period a dedicated team of coaches will guide you through an intense training programme where you will learn the fundamentals of boxing. In the final weeks, you will be paired with a suitable opponent and the training will be devoted to getting you comfortable and confident in the boxing ring. Boxing training will get you into shape, increase your strength and stamina and increase your energy levels. Registration is £50 and participants are required to raise £300. Contact Kelly 9081 5050 or kelly@tinylife.org.uk

MONEYREAGH FARMER’S MARKET Moneyreagh & District Community Association‘s regular monthly village market is held in the Lyttle Memorial Hall, Church Road.

The market is for the sale of locally produced or manufactured goods such as food, crafts, art etc. The market will be held on the second Saturday of every month between 9am & 12noon. We are inviting people to take a stall & show case their goods (anything made or produced in Co Down or any part of Northern Ireland).

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CARRYDUFF HISTORICAL SOCIETY

CARRYDUFF WI

Meet at 8pm on Mon 9th March in Lough Moss Leisure Centre for an illustrated talk on D-Day 70th Anniversary. The talk will be given by 2 society members who visited the D-Day beaches. www.carryduffhistoricalsociety.org.uk

Meetings on 2nd Monday of each month 7:30pm In St Ignatius Church Hall.

Varied programme, talks, demonstrations competitions, outings, tea and chat.

New members very welcome

CARRYDUFF REGENERATION FORUM was launched in November 2014 following a public meeting attended by more than 120 Carryduff business people and residents.

The Forum aims to help bring the heart back into Carryduff and to bring the community together to help make Carryduff a better place to live. To keep up-to-date with the Carryduff Regeneration Forum, please visit their Facebook page CarryduffRegenerationForum or their Twitter page @CarryduffForum.

Alternatively email carryduffRegenerationForum@outlook.com to register for their quarterly newsletter.

CARRYDUFF PRIMARY SCHOOL What’s on in March 2015?

Parent Consultations 2nd - 5th March 2pm finish all week for P1-P7 no clubs World Book Day 5 Mar P4 visit to Castleward 9 Mar Travelling Book Fair 9 - 13 March Parent Workshop 12 Mar Child Protection in Digital World 6.45pm– 8.30pm Science Week 16 - 20 Mar P5-P7 On-line Safety 18 Mar Saltmine Theatre Co P1-P4 Spanish Afternoon 25 Mar 1.15pm – 2.00pm Last day of term 27 Mar 12pm finish New term begins 13 Apr School council reps, Kenza and Benjamin, show off our new Solar Display Panel.

Carryduff Primary school is now generating its own electricity thanks to the installation of 45 photovoltaic panels.

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CARRYDUFF LIBRARY Temporary Opening Hours: Mon 1 – 5pm Wed 11am – 6pm Fri 10am – 2pm Sat 10am - 1pm Activities for Children: Storytime (ages 4-8yrs) – every Mon at 3.30pm Rhythm and Rhyme (0-4yrs) – 2nd & 4th Fridays of every month at 11am Chatterbooks Reading Group (ages 7 - 9 years) Monthly on last Wed 3:30pm - 4:30pm Activities for Adults: Knit and Natter Club Every Wednesday 11am A group for anyone who enjoys knitting, crochet, cross stitch and other crafts. Share hints and tips, swap patterns, meet new people and learn new skills.

Bring whatever you are working on at the moment or start a new project! Free tea, coffee and biscuits served.

Tea and Newspapers Club Every Wednesday 12pm A regular weekly opportunity to meet new people. Relax, read and chat about what’s in the newspapers over a cuppa or simply enjoy the free tea, coffee and biscuits! All welcome Coffee Club Monthly on 3rd Friday 12pm - 1pm

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Community Pages ST ITA’S PRIMARY SCHOOL Dates for Your Diary: P1 Prayer Service – Thursday 5th March Sacrament of Reconciliation – Thursday 26th March Easter Holidays – School closes at 11.45am on Thursday 3rd April School reopens on Tuesday 14th April P4 Year Group Mass – Thursday 16th March St Ita’s PTFA Golf Masters at Rockmount Golf Club on Fri 17th April

Free for non profit making organisations Class Assemblies: P4 Mrs Gillespie – Wed 4th March P7 Miss Fitzpatrick – Tue 10th March P3 Mrs Duffy – Wed 18th March P7 Mrs Fanning – Tues 24th March P1 Mrs Allen – Fri 27th March

CARR PRIMARY SCHOOL Well done to all our pupils of the month (pictured right).

Staff are delighted with your hard work and excellent behaviour. Missing from this picture are Ryan Scott and Emily McCelland.

Carr Primary School would like to say a huge thank you to our PTA for raising over £300 this month!! PTA ran a hot chocolate break, a Guess the Name of the Valentine Teddy Competition and a Kids Movie Night. All events were a great success and it was wonderful to see all children taking part. The money raised will go towards some new ICT equipment for our pupils to use.

Shane Fitzpatrick is pictured left with 'Honey' (winner of our Valentine Guess the Name of the Teddy)

MENCAP Fundraising Volunteers for Mencap’s Big Step Forward Campaign collected £6030.27 from rugby fans attending the Guinness PRO12 match against Glasgow Warriors at Kingspan Stadium on 11 October 2014. Mencap Northern Ireland is Ulster Rugby’s Official Charity Partner for 2014/15 and this was the first of a number of fundraising activities planned over the next year. The Big Step Forward Appeal needs to raise £1.7 million to build, equip and run its new Children and Families’ centre at School Road, Newtownbreda that is due to open in January 2016.

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St Ita’s Grandparents Day 2015:

Church Pages ST IGNATIUS PARISH CHURCH (CHURCH OF IRELAND) Rev Stephen Lowry 02890 812342 Celebrating: New Birth, New Life, New Hope, New Opportunities

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Sunday Services: 9am, 10:30am, 6:30pm.

Wed Holy Communion: 10.30am followed by lunch on 4th Wed Parish Secretary: Jenny Eralp 90813489 Wed & Fri 9.30am-12.30pm Parish Prayer Meeting & Parish Home Group Bible Study ring for details Mission 15 meetings: monthly. Contact Keith Shaw 07901 935205 J-Club: Fri 7:30-9pm (P2-P7 age) Keith Shaw 07901 935205 J-Club Plus: Fri 7:30-9pm (year 8 and up) Keith Shaw 07901 935205 S-Club: Sun 10:30-11:30am (3-13 yrs) Contact office Scouts: Thurs 7pm-9pm Gordon Crothers 02897 528026 Babies & Toddlers: Fri 10-11:30am. Bowling Club: Wed 7:30-9:30pm Golf Society: As arranged, contact office for details Ring for details on Squirrels, Beavers, Cubs, Rainbow Guides & Brownies

CARRYDUFF BAPTIST CHURCH www.carryduffbaptist.org Pastor - Gordon Walker 0777 962 5571 Or contact Church Elder Roy Donlop 028 90 813686 Sunday Meetings: 11am & 7pm Youth Fellowship Sun: 8:30pm Johnnie Black 90 449250 Parents and Toddlers Tues: 10am Maisie Smith 90 703336 Kids@Trailblazers Sun 11am Daphne Neill 028 92 660687 Bright Hour for Seniors 3rd Wed: 10:45am Rita Carson 90 815214 Campaigners (Boys) Wed: 6:45-8pm Ages 4-18 Jim Norris 90 813726 Girls Brigade Thurs: 6:45pm Emma Manning 90 449674 Fellowship Ladies 1st Monday Marion Moreland 90 644659 Men's 3rd Monday Fred 90 703336

Free for non profit making organisations CARRYDUFF ELIM CHURCH Pastor George Ritchie 028 90 817270 (crèche at Morning Service) Sunday Services: 11am Morning Worship and 6.30pm Noah’s Ark (Parent & Toddlers): Thursday 10am Healing Rooms: (Prayer for the Sick) Thursday 8pm Young People’s Fellowship: Every Sunday Evening

NEWTOWNBREDA GOSPEL HALL Newtownbreda Rd, Belfast www.newtownbredagospelhall.com

Gospel Meeting: Sunday 7pm Sunday School: 3pm (Sept to June) Young People’s Meeting: Mon 7pm (Oct to March) For enquiries & transport ring William: 028 90 813500

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CARRYDUFF FREE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Rev David McLaughlin 028 90 815846 Sunday Services: 11:30am and 7pm (Half hour prayer meeting before services) Sabbath School & Bible Class: 10.15-11am Wilfred 90 813306 Childrens’ Meeting: Wed 7-7:50pm (Sept- April) Miriam 90 815846 Bible Study Group: Wed 8pm-9:30pm, Contact Minister Senior Youth Group: Fri 8pm (Sept- May) Mark Stronge 07882 109848 Mens Breakfast Club: 4-6 times per year, Contact Minister

MONEYREA NON-SUBSCRIBING PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Rev Chris Wilson 028 90 449713 (Manse) or 07729 178093 Sunday Service: 11.30am Sunday School: 10:15am on 1st, 2nd, 4th and 5th Sundays (as appropriate).

Moneyreagh Non-Subscribing Presbyterian Church is a liberal Church. All are very welcome.

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Gospel Meeting alternate Tuesdays 7:30-8:30pm (Oct to April) For enquiries and transport ring William: 028 90 813500

CARRYDUFF GOSPEL HALL 1 Comber Road, Carryduff 028 9081 3899 www.carryduffgospelhall.com Sunday Services: Morning Service 11am Sunday School: 3pm Evening Service: 7pm

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CAIRNSHILL METHODIST CHURCH

1A Comber Road, Carryduff

www.cairnshillmethodist.org Rev Louise Donald 028 90 790570

www.elkanachristianfellowship.com

louise.donald@irishmethodist.org

Sunday Services: 11:30am Holy Communion on 1st Sunday Check our website for latest information on our organisations

CARRYDUFF PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH www.carryduffpresbyterian.org.uk Morning Worship: 11am Fellowship Service: 6:30pm Prayer & Bible Study: Tues 8pm

RUGBY AVENUE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH at Queensfort Road, Carryduff Church tel no: 02890 814550 Sunday Services: 11am, 7pm Midweek Service: of bible study and prayer Wednesdays at 7:45pm (Oct - April) Ladies Guild: 2nd & 4th Thursdays at 7:45pm (Oct - May)

BALLYMAGARRICK GOSPEL HALL Hillsborough Rd, Carryduff Tel: 02892 639224 www.ballymagarrickgospelhall.org.uk

Gospel Meeting: Sunday 7pm Sunday School: 3pm Children’s Meetings: each Tues @ 7pm. For transport ring Ruth 02892 639224.

CARR BAPTIST CHURCH Pastor Clifford Morrison 028 9263 9872 Sunday Services: 11am & 6:30pm

Rev Alistair Smyth 028 90 812232 Find us on Facebook carryduffpc Sunday Services: 11:30am and 7pm Sunday School: 10:30am.

Creche and Children’s Church during Sunday morning Service.

Parents & Toddlers: Wed 10am-11.30am Lesley 90 812232 Girls Brigade: Tues, under 5s 6:30-7:45 other ages 7pm-8:45 Andrea 90814268 Boys Brigade: Thurs, age 5-8 6:30-7:30pm, age 8-11 78:15pm, age 11-18 7:30-9:45pm Lesley Carson 97 532331 Mixed Bowling Fellowship: Mondays 7:45pm Ladies PW: 1st Mon (not Jun, July & Aug) 7:45pm Lesley 90 812232 Men’s Fellowship: 2nd Tues 2pm Hugh Munro 90 812361 Afternoon Fellowship: Wed 2-4pm (Sept - April) Isobel Carson 90812834 Badminton: Wed, Juniors (under 16s) 7:158:15pm, Seniors (over 16s) 8:15-10:30pm Brian Lowry 90 813424 Table Tennis Fri 7pm

CHURCH OF THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY, PARISH OF DRUMBO AND CARRYDUFF Fr Martin Kelly 90 812238 Sunday Masses: Vigil Sat 6pm, Sunday 9am, 10:30am, 12noon The following groups meet in the Parish Centre (behind the Ivanhoe): Bridge: Sun 7:30pm - 10:30pm Seamus Sloan 90 812171 Badminton (Adults): Mon: 8:30pm Mary O’Hara 90 813142.

Bowling: Tues: 8-10pm Raymond McConvey 90 703242 Beavers: Tue 6:30-7:40, Wed 6:40-7:50 jerome.dawson@outlook.com Yoga: Tues: 7:00-8:15pm Valerie McCrory 90 795472 Cubs: Mon & Thurs 6:30-8pm. Ronan McCaughey 07752871490 Scouts: Mon & Tues: 8.00-9:30pm Joe McGrady 07948 270965 Venturers: Sun: 7.30-9.30pm Pat Polin 90 812568 Set Dancing: Thurs 8:15 - 10:30pm. Rosaleen Murphy 07703 497023 Speech & Drama: Mary Hesketh 92 607579 Irish Dancing: Norney School Alison Norney 028 90 796770 McGarrity School Alice Murray 07914 398 980 Drumbo Golf Soc: 90794833 Youth Club: Chris Conway 90 817622 Play School: Kate Toner 90 812242 Tai Chi: 90 815439

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Carryduff Gospel Hall 37 Castlereagh Borough Council Bin Collections 41 Policing & Community Safety 35

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Clarke Cunningham Tree Maintenance 21 Gillespie Tree Care 18 North Down Tree & Landscaping 5

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Property Maintenance 33 2 31 7

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Community Services

Handsome Hounds

Joseph Scott Hairdressing Passion Hair & Beauty Riah

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MPY Computers

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Lough Moss Vehicle Test Centre 32

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FDS NI

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Car Servicing

Jim Chimney Sweep Sweeps Away

Plumbing & Heating

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Carryduff Building Supplies 19

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Building Supplies

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Ivanhoe Painting & Decorating 27 Laurelhill 7

Garden Maintenance

Newtown Home Improvements 27 D&A Building Contracts 11

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Energy Performance Cert’s

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