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Welcome

to your October magazine

Contents

Hello again everyone,

Articles & Features:

On to October and it’s very Autumnal already! Our trees are shedding their leaves and there’s a definite nip in the air.

It’ll soon be Christmas! Okay, okay, sorry I mentioned the ‘C’ word, let’s have Hallowe’en first.

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Technology Vision On - top tech for TV

Health Understanding Psoriasis

Home & Interiors Eco Homes

Gardening Leaf Litter Recipe Chinese Roast Pork

Nature Focus

Puzzles:

10 Codeword 16 Wordsearch Hallowe’en 22 Crossword 30 Quiz Fancy Dress 34 Sudoku Easy and Hard 37 Hidato 46,47 Puzzle Solutions Regulars:

37 Useful Numbers 38-45 Community Pages 46 Index

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From this issue, our nature expert Helen Long is starting a new series of articles featuring nature outside Carryduff.

We’ve covered lots of Helen’s favourite walks in and around Carryduff since the first article in February 2012 (I had to look that up!) but it’s now time to look a little bit further afield.

We start with an article on Belvoir Forest in this issue, but look out for articles on Helen’s favourite walks in County Down in future issues. Coincidentally, Real Cycles who are on our cover for this issue were also on the cover in February 2012!

Spooky! (Continuing with the Hallowe’en theme!)

Do make use of all the special offers detailed below from advertisers in this issue. Most are only valid in October, so grab a bargain.

Don’t forget - if you use Facebook, please find us on Facebook and be the first to get updates on the next issues, community events and sneak previews.

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It’s hard to imagine now, but a twelve-inch TV with four channels was pretty hot stuff not so long ago. Today, of course, we have TVs as big as some houses’ walls, and more things to watch on them than ever before. But what tech actually makes your viewing better?

There are two kinds of technology to think about here. There’s the technology in the screen and the speakers, and there’s the technology that you can connect to a TV to add more options.

Despite the hype it seems that 3D TV is dead: the technology never took off, probably because nobody wanted to wear daft glasses all the time. Manufacturers still want to sell us stuff, though, so their latest wheeze is 4K TV, also known as Ultra HD. 4K TVs can display four times more pixels than HD TVs, and the result should be a dramatically improved picture.

That’s the theory, but what the manufacturers don’t tell you is that in a typical home, you won’t get the benefit: on screens smaller than about 55 inches, unless you sit with your nose on the screen you’ll be hard pushed to see any difference. There’s also precious little 4K content available just

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now: none of the UK broadcasters offer 4K programming.

Manufacturers are also experimenting with shapes, and some firms are now offering curved TVs. The intention is to deliver a more involving experience - like IMAX does compared to normal cinemas - but curved screens need you to sit right in the middle to get the full effect, which means they aren’t ideal for family viewing unless you’ll all sit in each other’s laps.

The best TVs around just now are LED HD TVs. The LED bit refers to the way they’re lit: by using ultralow power LED lights, LED TVs use much less energy than other flat screens.

If you’re in the market for a new TV, don’t forget about sound.

Modern TVs’ ultra-slim cases don’t have enough room for good speakers, so most flat-screen TVs sound awfully tinny: many of them sound like you’re watching TV on a laptop. It’s worth investing in a soundbar - a long speaker bar that’s designed to sit under the TV and add oomph - or an audiovisual amplifier and speakers if you like your programmes loud.

You’ll find that many TVs today

are “smart TVs”, which means they can connect to the internet and access services such as Netflix or Amazon Prime Instant Video (at a cost: Netflix and Amazon are subscription services) plus YouTube and catch-up services such as BBC iPlayer.

If you’d like to have the same services on an existing TV there are several inexpensive ways to do it, provided your TV has a spare HDMI socket (most relatively recent ones should do) and you have a Wi-Fi network to connect to. Google’s £30 Chromecast and Amazon’s £35 Fire TV Stick both deliver catch-up TV and Netflix over the internet (Amazon’s box also offers Amazon video), while Sky’s Now TV (£20) doesn’t have Netflix but does deliver catch-up services such as iPlayer. And if you’re an Apple fan, the £57 Apple TV adds Netflix, YouTube, Apple Music and iTunes videos and video rentals - although be careful if you’re considering buying one, as a brand new version is expected to be released any day now.

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World Psoriasis Day on 29th October aims to increase awareness and understanding of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, which affect around 1.8 million people in the UK. WHAT IS PSORIASIS? Psoriasis is an immune disorder that affects the skin, commonly causing crusty, red patches of skin with a silvery, scaly surface on the scalp, lower back, elbows or knees, although they can appear elsewhere. Severity varies from person to person and sufferers may experience calmer periods alternated with flare-ups.

TYPES OF PSORIASIS Plaque psoriasis (psoriasis vulgaris) This accounts for around 80% of cases, causing ‘plaques’: dry, red lesions with a scaly, silver surface that may be itchy or sore.

Nail psoriasis This causes discolouration, or small dents in the nails and in severe cases, crumbling.

Scalp psoriasis Red patches with thick silver scales appear over parts or the whole of the scalp, sometimes causing severe itching or temporary hair loss.

Guttate psoriasis Guttate psoriasis causes tiny sores on the chest, arms, legs and scalp and is more common amongst young people, often occurring after a streptococcal throat infection.

Inverse (flexural) psoriasis This causes large, smooth red patches in skins creases, e.g. at the

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groin, armpits, under the breasts and between the buttocks.

Pustular psoriasis Pustular psoriasis is rare.

Generalised pustular psoriasis (von Zumbusch psoriasis) causes pustules over a wide area, often in cycles of a few days or weeks, and can cause fever, weight loss and fatigue. Palmoplantar pustular psoriasis affects the palms and soles; pustules gradually become brown, scaly spots that peel, but may reappear every few days or weeks. Acropustulosis affects fingers and toes, sometimes causing nail deformities. Pustules burst, leaving bright red areas that later become scaly or ooze.

Erythrodermic psoriasis Erythrodermic psoriasis is rare, affecting nearly the whole body. It can cause intense itching or burning and protein and fluid loss, leading to complications such as infection, dehydration, heart failure, hypothermia and malnutrition.

PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS (PSA) Rarely, this appears before skin psoriasis, but usually develops after. It causes pain and swelling in joints and connective tissue and is most common in the hands and feet, but may also affect the knees, ankles, hips and lower back.

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You may also receive phototherapy, which involves exposing your skin to specific types of ultraviolet light. Severe cases may be treated with oral or injectable medications.

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with 300mm of quilt insulation recommended, though there should be some ventilation in the loft to avoid condensation. There is a range of insulation materials, but natural materials, such as sheep’s wool or hemp, tend to be better for older properties, as they absorb water vapour and release it. Check your loft regularly for signs of condensation, mould and small animals.

A few simple measures to update your property can make an enormous difference, says Katherine Sorrell.

Step One – Get to know your home Knowing what your home is made from, how was it originally built, and what changes have been made will make it easier to work out how you can eco-improve it.

Step Two – What are its weak points?

Obvious problems are rattling, draughty windows, gaps around the edges of the front door and heat escaping through the roof. To help target improvements where they are most needed, commission a professional test for air tightness and heat loss. Best done on a cold, clear winter’s night, it is noninvasive and should cost around £300.

Step Three – The loft A top priority for eco-improvement,

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Step Four - Windows Windows can leak a lot of heat, especially if they are old and single glazed, and short of double glazing, draught proofing is the answer. For a longer-term solution you will need to cut in a rebate and fit either compression seals (hinged windows) or wipers (sashes).

Alternatively, secondary glazing will dramatically improve both air tightness and heat loss, and there are clear panels that fix to the window frame with a magnetic strip. Alternatively, use thick, lined curtains, hung close to the wall, or timber shutters - which are more effective than double glazing.

Step Five: Doors To make external doors airtight, adjust as necessary for a good fit, add draught proofing (as for windows) and cover keyholes, letter slots and cat flaps. Use a ‘sausage dog’ at the bottom or hang a long, thick curtain from a hinged rod.

Step Six: Floors Ventilation below your suspended timber floor evaporates moisture from the timber and supporting structures, so don’t block up external air grilles. To make the floor itself airtight, a fitted carpet with a thermal underlay is perfect,

or for timber boards seal gaps around skirting boards with foam strips, silicon mastic or slivers of matching timber. If the boards have gaps, use fillets of balsa wood or lengths of string, which you can stain, glue and push into place. If you can get below the boards or are planning to lift them, consider adding insulation underneath.

Step Seven: Walls It is usually straightforward to insulate modern cavity walls but older, solid walls are more of a problem. Modern systems may trap moisture and cause damp, but one option is to add timber panelling inside, leaving an air gap behind. It may also be possible to add external or internal insulation, but be sure to get impartial advice.

Quick Tips • Installing shutters can reduce heat loss by 60%. For efficiency, they should meet with a rebated edge and include a brush strip or rubber seal.

• A thick rug helps to reduce draughts through gaps in floorboards.

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• Place radiators on internal walls rather than below windows, where their heat can disappear more easily.

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Are you surrounded, engulfed and swamped with huge quantities of fallen leaves?

Whether they come from trees in your own garden or from a neighbour, the deluge of leaves that falls in autumn is often enough to get level headed, treeloving gardeners eyeing up chainsaws!

Leaves that are allowed to build up can cause problems - on the lawn they smother the turf grasses, often causing patches of die back, largely due to lack of light and oxygen. If the crowns of the less tough herbaceous perennials or alpines are covered in leaves, they too start to deteriorate. So, like it or not, you need to do something - the sooner the better!

A spring-tined rake is perfect for raking leaves off the lawn, and can even work quite well on a gravel drive. If you have a lot of lawn or a lot of leaves then the easiest way to deal with them is to mow the lawn. Provided you keep the hopper or grasscollector on the mower, when you empty it out you’ll have a fantastic mix of grass clippings and chopped leaves. On beds and borders you can pick by hand, or you could invest in a leaf vacuum or a leaf blower (and this can be used on most drives and paths,

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and lawns too).

After collecting the leaves, make leaf mould. It is easy and makes a fantastic soil mulch or conditioner…for free!

Leaves are best rotted down on their own (they take longer to decompose than the rest of the stuff in your compost heap and need less air and warmth), so make yourself a simple and inexpensive leaf mould bin. Just drive four stakes into the ground to make the corners of a square, and then attach chicken mesh around the outside to make a cage. Stack the leaves in, tread or firm them, add some water if they are dry, then more water if the weather remains dry…and then leave them be. Chop up larger or tougher leaves (like horse chestnut) first so they rot down much faster - either mow them with the lawnmower or ‘chop’ them with a sharp spade.

Avoid very spiky leaves, and those that are very leathery and tough - mainly evergreens such as holly, laurel and camellia, or those from sycamore and plane.

You can speed the process up by adding a leaf mould activator, which is available from garden centres.

You can also make leaf mould in a bin liner or other bag. Choose a

good quality bin liner and cram it full of leaves, again adding water and/or activator if you wish.

Then stab a few holes in the bag with a garden fork, loosely fold over the top and weigh it down with a brick. Bin liners full of leaves can be hidden anywhere that you have the space perhaps behind the shed, garage or greenhouse. If you don’t like the idea of black plastic, then there are now some lovely jute mesh bags which can be crammed full of leaves and act as a perfect container whilst the leaf mould is forming, but will eventually rot down and add to the useful material you produce.

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Whichever method you use you should have a useable product in 12-18 months, but leave it a bit longer and it will be even better!

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Place the pork fillet in a shallow dish. Mix together the hoi sin sauce and 1 tbsp of the soy sauce and spread over the pork fillet. Cover and leave to marinate in the fridge for 1-2 hours. Remove from the fridge and stand at room temperature for 20 minutes. Preheat the oven to 200°C / Fan 180°C / Gas Mark 6.

Place the pork fillet on a rack set over a roasting tin. Pour 600ml water into the base of the tin (this helps to keep the pork moist during cooking). Roast in the oven for 35-40 minutes until just cooked through. Cover with foil and leave to rest in a warm place for 15 minutes.

Meanwhile, cook the rice in a large pan of boiling, salted water for 8-10 minutes until just tender. Drain well. Heat the oil in a large frying pan or wok and fry the carrots for 5 minutes.

Add the pepper, spring onions, peas and sweetcorn and cook for a further 2-3 minutes.

Stir in the cooked rice and beaten egg and cook over a high heat, stirring all the time, for 1 -2 minutes, or until the rice is piping hot and the egg has just set. Stir in the remaining soy sauce and season with freshly ground black pepper. Use a sharp knife to slice the pork fillet and serve on a bed of the hot vegetable rice.

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Nature Focus In the first of a new series of articles about our local environment, Helen Long writes about her observations of nature, this time a bit further afield. First, we start with Belvoir Forest....

Trees. Where would we be without them? The truth is, trees are keeping us alive, being the very lungs of the planet. Every schoolgirl and boy knows that they breathe in carbon-dioxide and breathe out oxygen. As the best place to find trees is in a forest, let me take you to Belvoir. It has virtually everything you could want for a good walk, where almost all the senses can be activated and stimulated. Go at any time of year and be inspired, in the very fullest sense of that word.

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As soon as you walk down one of the paths and the wood welcomes you in, you are immediately transported to a different world. In autumn, under your feet, is the soft carpet of pine needles and other leaf mould. And the smell rises out of the brown earth, where the humus and decaying vegetation combine to energise your olfactory sense like never before. Birds call from the branches above and all around, often out of sight; usually tits, but in the distance there are the harsh calls of the jays, disputing something or other. It used to be a haven for red squirrels, but alas, the greys seem to have totally infested the place now.

Anyway, back to the trees. Let's take a good look at one of the characters.

Here is probably the best known tree in the forest, the multi-stemmed oak near the motte: My photo hardly does it justice, but at least it shows something of the character of this adorable veteran. The word veteran is used advisedly, as this one (Tree no. 2424) could be 300 years old, or more! Think of all the events it has witnessed since it was a sapling.

Indeed, some of the very oldest Belvoir oaks were well established before that most famous of all dates in Irish history! Consider that feat of endurance! Think of that, and then think of our puny time on life's stage. It really puts everything into perspective. As does the demise of the great house that originally stood on the edge of the forest. It has totally gone, and its site is now a car-park. How are the mighty fallen!

These ancient oaks are characters in their own right, and deserve not only our respect but our closer examination. Go up close to one. Look, and listen. Consider the huge branches; the leaves; the acorns. Run your hands over its rough, craggy bark. Contrast this with the soft texture of the moss or lichen growing on it. Hugging is out of the question, as the girth is far too big, but there's no harm in trying!

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HIDATO Starting at 1 and finishing at 34, track your way from one square to another, either horizontally, vertically or diagonally, placing consecutive numbers into the empty squares as you go. Some numbers are already given.

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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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CARR PRIMARY SCHOOL A warm welcome to the 15 pupils in Reception/P1 and their families (pic right).

Adventure Trail Carr Primary School has purchased a new timber Adventure Trail with money given from the ‘Big Lottery Awards’. This new addition to the school playground is proving a huge hit with all pupils.

The trail has been specifically designed to present an element of challenge for all age groups of children. The children require skill, balance and coordination to complete the trail without their feet touching the ground.

The adventure trail will be used to help with health promotion and physical education within the school and to ensure all children are participating in the recommended daily amount of exercise. Our pre-school children are also benefitting from the Adventure Trail during our After Schools Club.

Photos show some P6/7 pupils using the adventure trail.

Eco Club This afterschool club resumed in September. Members were delighted to see the vegetables they had planted last year were ready to harvest. Pupils involved dug up, washed, cooked and ate their produce!! Well done to everyone involved! It was great to see the journey of food from field to fork!!

The photo above right shows Ava, Jude and Jack with their harvest.

CARRYDUFF LIBRARY Activities for Children: Storytime (ages 4-8yrs) – every Mon at 3.30pm Rhythm and Rhyme (0-4yrs) – 2nd & 4th Fridays of the month, 11am Chatterbooks Reading Group (ages 7 - 9 years) Monthly on last Wed 3:30pm - 4:30pm, booking essential. Chatterbooks will be having a visit by local author Pauline Burgess on 7th Oct at 3:30pm

Temporary Opening Hours: Mon 1 – 5pm Wed 11am – 6pm Fri 10am – 2pm Sat 10am - 1pm Ask staff for more details on any of the activities or events in the library

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. We would love to see some new faces!

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. October Coffee Club ’Rural Ramblings’ Friday 16th October 12pm – 1pm. Local author and poet (and Carryduff Focus contributor) Helen Long reads some of her poems on her long standing interest in nature in and around the Carryduff area.

Everyone welcome.

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ST ITA’S PRIMARY SCHOOL Dates for your Diary: Staff Development Day - School closed on Friday 2nd October 2015 Autumn Half Term - School closed for one week from Mon 26th Oct and reopens on Mon 2nd Nov 2015 Parent Teacher Meetings - School closed for pupils on Fri 20th Nov Christmas Holiday - School closes at 11.45 am on Tues 22nd Dec 2015 and reopens on Thurs 7th Jan 2016 Pictures of New Primary One Classes: Top picture: Mrs Malone’s Class Middle picture: Mrs Cunningham’s Class Bottom picture: Mrs Allen’s Class

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MILLENNIUM INTEGRATED PRIMARY SCHOOL Welcome back to all the MIPS families and a warm welcome to our new P1 and Nursery children and their families. We hope you will have a very happy time at Millennium. We were delighted to return to school this month a see our new extension ready for use. We now have new offices, a bigger staffroom, changing rooms for the boys and girls for PE and a library! Some of the children last term decided to raise money for books for our new library and did this by making and selling ‘loom band’ accessories.

Well done to Emma Henderson, Rosa Carew and Tori McGready for the huge sum of £360 that they have donated to the library fund. Well done also to Leila Gibney who ran a stall at a Craft Fair selling ‘Fairy Wish’ bottles. Leila managed to make £30 which she donated to the school Library fund.

PALS (Parents Aiding Learning Support): PALS is a group of dedicated parents at MIPS who give a lot of their time and expertise to helping other parents and the learning support team in school through fund raising for resources and organising social events. PALS hosts a coffee morning for parents of children with additional learning needs every Friday from 9.00 am to 10.00 am in the Kids’ Corner mobile. This is a great opportunity to get to know each other, share tips and offer moral support. Also, on the last Friday of the month the coffee morning is open to ALL parents. We look forward to seeing you there.

Dates for the Diary: 15 October 2015 - Harvest and Primary 1 dedication at 10.00 am 26 – 30 October 2015 (Inclusive) – Halloween Half Term holiday

MONEYREA PRIMARY SCHOOL Young Entrepreneurs Moneyrea pupils showed off their business acumen in winning the South Eastern Regional Heats of the Young Enterprise Competition and in coming Runners-up in the Northern Ireland Finals. The pupils designed, produced and marketed some very trendy door hangers, which they sold to the public along Bow Street Mall. A great success and a wonderful experience for our young entrepreneurs.

Refugee Crisis The school family at Moneyrea has rallied to lend a hand in the current refugee crisis, collecting clothes, toiletries and sleeping bags for use at one of the new refugee camps. We are grateful to ‘We are Vertigo’ for affording us this opportunity to help in this humanitarian disaster.

New Library Pupils arriving back at school were delighted to see the transformation of our school hall into a new library facility, thanks to the generosity of our amazing PTA. Open Day Our school Open Day for Prospective parents and pupils is scheduled for Wednesday 2nd December, from 2.00pm – 4.00pm and 7.00pm – 9.00pm. We are an all-inclusive school welcoming pupils from all backgrounds.

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LITTLE DIPPERS’ SWIMMING CLUB (formerly at Robinson Centre) We are a family swimming club where children can learn to swim in a relaxed friendly and well supervised environment. We now have vacancies for new members - for children of Nursery School and Primary School age (4 -11 yrs). There are three groups beginners, improvers and those already able to swim.

Lessons are at Avoniel Leisure Centre, Albertbridge Road, Belfast. BT5 4FS on Monday evenings during term time from 6.30 pm to 7.15 pm.

Next session starts 21st Sept 2015 and runs until 14th Dec 2015 with school breaks taken out.

For further information please contact: George at 02890 875509, or Billy at 02890 298669.

CARRYDUFF REGENERATION FORUM The Forum will be holding their AGM on Wednesday 18th November 2015 at 7.30pm in Lough Moss Leisure Centre.

All are welcome to attend

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CARRYDUFF WI

Meets at 7:45pm on the Meetings on 2nd Monday of first Monday of the month each month 7:30pm In St (Sept to June) in Moneyrea Ignatius Church Hall.

Community Centre.

Varied programme, talks, October’s meeting is the demonstrations competitions, AGM outings, tea and chat.

More info from Jennifer New members very welcome Busby on 07912 620177

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028 90610538 NI HOSPICE SHOPS at BALLYGOWAN ROAD & UPPER LISBURN ROAD urgently require volunteers to work in their shops, for as little as a morning or afternoon each week.

No experience is necessary, just call in and have a chat, or call the shop manager at Ballygowan Rd on 028 9079 3149 or Upper Lisburn Rd, Finaghy on 028 9030 7898.

CARRYDUFF ACTION CANCER SUPPORT GROUP Meet monthly on the first Monday in each month in Carryduff Presbyterian Church Halls (Smyth Room) at 8pm.

New members will be made most welcome!

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Meets in Knockbreda Church Hall, Purdy’s Lane on the second Friday of each month from 7:30pm to 9:30pm.

The new season begins in September and continues on the 2nd Friday of each month.

October: Talk by Northern Ireland Women in Fisheries.

Competition: Best fish recipe November: Scottish Dancing. Competition: A Touch of Scotland December: Christmas Cheer More information from www.wini.org.uk

PENSION WISE - CITIZENS ADVICE On 6 April 2015 new pension freedoms came into effect which gave people over 55 the opportunity to decide what they do with their defined contribution pension pot.

You can now buy an annuity, take out all your pension in one go or take it out in stages and leave the rest of it invested.

Usually you will be able to take out 25% of your pension tax free.

Pension Wise, the government’s free and impartial guidance service, will help you understand your options.

It is not regulated financial advice and will not recommend any products or tell people what to do with their money but it will help you make an informed choice.

Book your free face to face guidance session today by contacting Lisburn and Castlereagh Citizens Advice on 02890 494526, or call in to our new premises at 1 Bradford Court, Belfast BT8 6RB facing Forestside Shopping Centre.

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ST JOSEPH’S PRIMARY SCHOOL Five pupils were among those who were delighted to pass their Youth ChineseTest1 recently as the culmination of their first year of Mandarin language tuition. The P6 pupils began learning Chinese in their P5 year as part of the Confucius Classroom initiative (right).

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Many of the young musicians from St Joseph’s sat the Associated Board Music examinations recently at Grades 1-4 and achieved wonderful success. Congratulations to all (below)

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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

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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Free for non profit making organisations CARRYDUFF ELIM CHURCH Minister: Pastor George Ritchie 028 90 817270 Sunday: Morning Service 11am Evening Service 6.30pm (crèche, Faith Kids and Ignite Bible Class during am Service)

Monday: Men’s Fellowship (1st Mon) Wednesday: Prayer/Bible Study / Connect Home Groups /Alternate weeks 7:30pm Thursday: Noah’s Ark Parent & Toddler group 10am Healing Rooms 8pm (Prayer for the Sick)

Friday: Youth Club 7:30pm (11-18yrs) Saturday: ICEJ Rally www.carryduffelim.com (1st Sat) info@carryduffelim.com

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

PURDYSBURN GOSPEL HALL Belfast BT8 8lT

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 Wed at 7:45pm (Oct - April) Ladies Guild: 2nd & 4th Thurs 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 Meeting: Tues 7pm For transport ring Ruth 02892 639224.

CARR BAPTIST CHURCH Pastors Clifford Morrison 028 9263 9872 Andrew Campbell 028 3882 0772

Sunday Services: 11am & 6:30pm www.carrbaptist.org.uk

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: Colette Murray 07894 903985 Tai Chi: 90 815439

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Computer Repairs

Aerial and Roofing Services 31

MPY Computers

Appliance Repairs

Cycles

William Jordan

Attic Stairs Attic Ladders

Bathrooms

Brae Bathrooms RJS Patterson

Beauty Salons

Brielle Beauty Chic Beauty Factor 1 Passion Hair & Beauty

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Builder D&A Building Contracts 2 Future Proof NI 5 Newtown Home Improvements 10

Car Servicing Lough Moss Vehicle Test Centre 21

Carpet Cleaning Cleaning Doctor

Catering and Cakes Farmhouse Treats

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Childrens’ Day Nurseries Play Days

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Escape the Doghouse

Gareth McAuley 17 Ivanhoe Painting & Decorating 11

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Pet Daycare Escape the Doghouse

Plumbing & Heating

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Adrian Murray Plumbing 10 D Glavin Plumbing & Heating 35 JF Wiggins 37 PJT Patterson 13

Electrician 30 21 12

Florist Memento

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Johnston’s Gardening Logs for Sale 21

Garden Maintenance All Over Gardening Crossnacreevy Nurseries The Lawn Barber

Hairdresser

Karen Gordon Passion Hair & Beauty

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Handyman David McKelvie John Redington

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Health & Fitness Greggs of Carryduff

D&A Kitchen Contracts Down Street Kitchens

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Gillespie Tree Care The Landscape Company

Community Services

Locksmith

Moneyreagh Community Church 39

A.R.M. Locksmiths

Podiatrist Good Feet Mark Lowe Johnston’s Gardening

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Property Maintenance AGR Properties David McKelvie

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Restaurant Beechill Inn Eight South

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Roofing

Aerial and Roofing Services 31

Slimming Clubs Slimming World Weight Watchers

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Soft Furnishings 19

Stationery John Bush Systems

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Powerwashing

Ma.ke Soft Furnishing

The Health & Wellbeing Company 15

Kennels and Cattery

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Cleaning All Over Cleaning More to Life

Dog Walking

Kitchens

Chimney Sweep Jim Chimney Sweep Sweeps Away

Handsome Hounds

DM Services

Painter & Decorator

Fuel Supplies

Boiler Servicing AW Boiler Services AWJ Thompson PJT Patterson WA Boiler Services

Dog Grooming

Hughes School of Motoring

Blinds Bloomfield Blinds Classic Blinds

Real Cycles

Mailing Services 16

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Tree Surgeon Clarke Cunningham Tree Maintenance 28 Gillespie Tree Care 33 RW Massey 31

Upholstery

Gary Neeson Upholstery

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Window Cleaning 33

Massey Professional Window Cleaning 9,28

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