Loop Mag Holywood May 2015

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ISSUE #5 MAY 2015

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HOLYWOOD EDITION #5

MAY 2015

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6 HAPPY HOUSE HUNTERS

14 HEALTH & BEAUTY

20 CUSTOMER SATISFACTION

8 BLUES & JAZZ FESTIVAL

16 MAKING TRACKS

24 ON THE MOVE?

10 ALL THE FUN OF THE FAIR

18 30 YEARS IN TOWN

26 GREEN MACHINE

John Minnis Estate Agents scoop Deborah Harper is back with her Rayanne House win esteemed 5 awards at national ceremony customer service award inspiring words and methods

The legendary festival is back with a huge line up in store

Celebrate 150 years of train travel via Holywood & Bangor

Darren Rainey has all the property info to help you move

The upcoming Clandeboye food, Heidi celebrates 30 years of Iona Camphill Community Group craft and garden fair Glencraig come up trumps shop in Holywood

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JOB OPPORTUNITY @ THE BAY TREE, HOLYWOOD

The local 55+ Club recently helped local resident May Crone celebrate her 100th birthday!

A great turnout and a great party for a great lady (pictured above in

“We are on the look out for someone BRILLIANT to join

the red cardigan) featuring dancing and a lot of laughter late into

our BRILLIANT waiting team!

the afternoon as the oldest member of the club May Crone, her

Applicants must be available

friends and family marked the occassionon on 14th April. Happy

to work week days as well as

birthday May! Julie Crozier organises the 55+ club said: “May crone

weekends. We’d prefer experience

is our oldest member and attends the 55+ club twice a week. She

in a busy service environment, but

enjoys everything we have on offer. She is our inspiration.” The club

a good attitude and strong work

is a great social gathering every Monday at Redburn Community

ethic are suitable substitutes. Either

Centre and every Tuesday at Queens Hall from 2-4pm. For more info

drop in a CV to 118 High Street or

on the clubs contact Julie Crozier Tel: 028 9042 8036

to info@baytreeholywood.co.uk”

Holywood Primary School are hosting their summer fair and BBQ next month on Thursday 4th June from 6-8.30pm. The principal said: “All parents are automatically members of the PTA and are encouraged to be involved. A wide range of events and

Holywood Primary School School Summer Fair & BBQ Thursday 4th june 2015 6pm-8:30pm Join us for an evening of fun! bouncy castle * inflatable disco dome assault course * tombolas * games * bbq face painting * fire engine * ice cream * pop corn * donuts * candy floss * & lots, lots more!

Holywood Primary School PTA Registered Charity Number NIC 100356

activities for both parents and children are organised each year.

One of the highlights on the PTA calendar is the annual Summer Fair. Everyone in the local community is welcome to attend. The evening is designed to promote the main aims of HPS PTA...it’s all about friendship, fun and fundraising. There’s something for everyone ! Funds raised from each PTA event go directly towards buying equipment or resources for each P1- P7 class ensuring all children benefit. The most notable recent purchase has been twenty five IPads for the school.” holywoodprimary.org.uk

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ENJOY DELIGHTFUL DINING AT THE CULTRA INN Celebrate the fresh tastes of the season.

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he Cultra Inn, at the 5 star

courses and a glass of wine.

Leggygowan Goat’s Cheese,

Culloden Estate and Spa

This is available Monday to

Wild Mushroom and Shallot

in Holywood, is the perfect

Thursday from 5pm to 7pm.

Tarte Tatin. If you’re a dessert

place to have an enjoyable

The menu features the

lover, you can tempt your

meal with family and friends

very best of local produce

taste buds with Lemon

offering diners the fresh

along with traditional

and Homegrown Rosemary

taste of the season and is

favourites with Carrot and

Posset; Rum and Raisin

the perfect place to spend a

Armagh Apple Soup with

Cheesecake or the Glastry

sunny summer afternoon as

a hint of Cranberry; Classic

Farm Ice-Cream Slider.

people can sit outside and

Caesar Salad or North

To book a delightful dining

take in the stunning views.

Coast Crabcakes to start

experience at the Cultra

Diners can take advantage

with followed by Meatball

Inn, call 028 9042 5840 or

of the Dine with Wine menu

& Macaroni Brulee; Duo

for more information go to

for only £17 and enjoy two

of County Down Pork or

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Rockport School, Rockport

Holywood Library presents The Railway in Northern Ireland: A Short History on Film. This is a digital presentation which takes a fond look at the history of the railway in Northern Ireland. Wednesday 13th May 12:30pm. Admission is free but booking is advisable. 028 9042 4232 or email holywood.library@ librariesni.org.uk

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Road, Craigavad host an artisan food and craft fete from 1-4pm on Sunday 10th May. The day

will feature artisan food and craft stalls, tours of the main house, tombola, children’s craft,

Face Painting

Family Fun

Tombola Rockport House Tour

face painting and plenty of Local Food And Craft

Children’s Craft

ROCKPORT SCHOOL FREE ENTRY! 1-4pm Sunday 10thMay

refreshments. Entry is free and everyone is welcome to attend to soak up the summer vibes, the food the drinks and enjoy! rockportschool.com LOOPMAG.NET 5

HOLYWOOD EDITION #5/MAY 2015

HAPPY HOUSE HUNTERS

JOHN MINNIS ESTATE AGENTS SCOOP 5 AWARDS John Minnis Estate Agents scoop 5 national awards and are named ‘Best Estate Agents in Northern Ireland’ and ‘Best Local Lettings Agency in the UK’

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Chris Kirk, director of the Belfast office, Emma Coote, director, Holywood branch, John Minnis, director, Stephen McLean, director, Donaghadee.

ohn Minnis Estate Agents

ceremony at the Hilton Park Lane

coming back year after year”.

has scooped five awards at

London, attended by 800 of the

Agents were shortlisted in 18

the highly coveted national

UK’s top estate and letting agents regions around the UK. National

awards, the ESTAs, and were

in the UK property industry.

Grand Prix Awards were also

crowned the ‘Best Local Lettings

The ESTAS determine the best

announced for the Best Single

Agency in the UK’ and ‘Best Estate

estate and letting agents in the

Agent Office in sales and lettings.

Agents in Northern Ireland’.

UK through research carried out

John Minnis, director, John

The ten-year-old agency with 25

amongst customers who are

Minnis estate agents said: “This

staff, received full recognition in

asked a series of questions about

was a special event, and one of

‘Best Estate Agents in Northern

the service they have received

which we are thrilled to have

Ireland’ category, with all three

from their agent. Over 25,000

been a part of and delighted

offices winning awards.

questionnaires were completed

to have been recognised at.

The Donaghadee office was also

by customers.

The regional and national

given additional recognition as

Phil Spencer said: “The ESTAS

acknowledgment level is

it won Gold in the Best Lettings

are about making people happy,

fantastic, and to come home

Agency in Northern Ireland.

putting a smile on their face and

with five awards is amazing.

John Minnis was one of just

making a genuine difference to

A special congratulations

four agencies from NI to be

peoples’ lives. An agent’s role is

and thanks has to go to our

shortlisted in the twelfth annual

about guiding people through

excellent team who have made

‘ESTA awards, which are the

one of the most stressful times in

this possible. I also want to

‘Oscars’ of the estate agency

their lives and that’s not an easy

particularly thank our customers

industry. Phil Spencer, the TV

job. The ESTAS help agencies

for taking the time to vote for

property expert, announced the

to focus on customer service

us and provide such positive

award at a lavish luncheon and

levels and that’s why firms keep

feedback.”

John Minnis Estate Agents offer sales and lettings across Belfast, north Down and Ards Peninsula.

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BLUES & JAZZ FEST : THE LEGEND RETURNS

ALABAMA 3 ANNOUNCED FOR THE ALL NEW HOLYWOOD BLUES & JAZZ FESTIVAL

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Last held in 2008 The Holywood Blues & Jazz Festival has rebranded & returns 29th-31st May

he ‘all new’ Holywood Blues & Jazz Festival is set to include all genres of music and for it’s first year back will welcome on stage the fabulous “Alabama 3” (Acoustic & Unplugged). This band provided the theme music for television series “The Sopranos”, and have a fantastic discography and fan club!. A free programme of all performances will be made available soon throughout the towns businesses. A marquee at Holywood Rugby Club will be the main venue for headline acts. It is hoped that this will contribute towards the clubs building funds. Friday night will host the wonderful ten piece Belfast outfit “Doghouse Ska Band”, which plays Ska, Reggae and 2tone and are ably supported by the superb Pogues Tribute Band “The Pogoes”. Tickets are priced at £10 and are available online wegottickets.com or from Garry’s Barber Shop, 113 High Street, Holywood. There are also links provided through Facebook at Holywood Culture Night and an events page named The ‘all new’ Holywood Blues & Jazz Festival.Saturday night welcomes the main headliner, Alabama 3 (Acoustic & Unplugged) to the stage at the Holywood Rugby Club marquee (support TBC) and tickets are priced at £17.50 from Garry’s Barber Shop and at www.wegottickets.com

TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW FROM GARRY’S BARBER SHOP & AT WEGOTTICKETS.COM

and type in the name of the act. Tickets are selling fast and it is expected they will sell out so secure your tickets early! Event organiser Mari Jackson (of Garry’s Barber Shop 9042 5262) has a mammoth task on her hands but is welcoming the challenge to once again put Holywood firmly on the map for all the right reasons. Mari who is working voluntarily on the project, is appealing for any volunteer stewards to help her out at HRC on the Friday & Saturday nights. Mari is also appealing to local businesses to help her finance the project (as they did for Holywood Culture Night) and in turn they will be heavily advertised (to over 15,000 people) on social media, and in a film of the event for Youtube. “Attracting crowds to the town centre can have huge benefits for our economy. Of course some traders will benefit more than others, but at the very least, brand awareness is being heightened. It is my desire to grow this festival to the maximum scale possible within the next five years so that it becomes widely known & accepted as a wonderful and highly memorable music weekend. Traders can be a part of this by donating to the funds, displaying posters in their windows and providing programmes for all their customers. In so doing, they are effectively helping themselves to more business in the future”.

For all enquiries please contact Mari on 07751 575079 8 LOOPMAG.NET

Sunday 24 May, 1pm-5pm

Great food, local crafts and the beautiful private gardens of Clandeboye

Adults: ÂŁ6 | U16s: free in association with

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ALL THE FUN OF THE FAIR

BARROW LOADS OF FAMILY FUN AT CLANDEBOYE ESTATE Families and Garden fans are in for a treat on Sunday 24th May at the Clandeboye Estate Food, Craft and Garden Fair in association with Simon Brien Residential.

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Pictured at the launch of the Clandeboye Food Craft and Garden Fair in association with Simon Brien Residential is David Menary of Simon Brien Residential with young helpers Francis Lynas and his sister Delphine.

hat could be better than a

only for its fascinating social history but also for a

Sunday afternoon spent with the

very unique horticultural heritage spanning three

family enjoying the picturesque

centuries. From the days of the 1st Marquess

surroundings of Clandeboye, one of Northern

of Dufferin and Ava in the 1850s, Clandeboye’s

Ireland’s most beautiful private estates? Enjoy

gardens have been enthusiastically cultivated

a delicious lunch, music, local crafts and

by generations of the family and are still

children’s entertainment in the Courtyard

passionately nurtured by Lady Dufferin. “In 1850,

followed by a leisurely walk through the

Lord Dufferin enlisted the help of James Fraser,

private gardens and arboretum at Clandeboye

a Scottish landscape gardener to advise on the

– a rare treat as the gardens will only be open

creation of the parkland, Arboretum, and walks

to the public once in 2015. For the first time,

to Helen’s Tower and Helen’s Bay. “One of the

local estate agents, Simon Brien Residential,

first additions to Clandeboye was a collection of

will be sponsoring the Clandeboye Garden

trees shipped in from the Americas,” explains Lady

Fair. David Menary of Simon Brien Residential

Dufferin. “Since then, every generation has left

is looking forward to a fabulous afternoon

their own legacy in the gardens and importantly

for all the family. “Clandeboye Estate is one of

continued to grow the catalogue of species.

the most important properties in North Down

Today, Clandeboye boasts one of the most

with strong historical links to many of the key

extensive and eclectic collections in Ireland with

residential areas that border the grounds such

over 3,000 catalogued shrubs and trees in the

as Helen’s Bay, Crawfordsburn, Newtownards

gardens. This is a lovely opportunity for everyone

and Bangor West. The Food, Craft and Garden

to come along and enjoy the gardens in full

Fair will be a rare opportunity for the local

bloom.” Visitors will be able to wander through

community to come along and enjoy the

acres of woodland and informal gardens, chat to

beautiful grounds for themselves,” explains

gardeners and learn more about Clandeboye’s

David Menary. Clandeboye Estate is famed not

colourful horticultural past.

Tickets £6 (Under 18s free of charge with an adult) • No Dogs please.

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LOCAL YOGA & MEDITATION

By Lynn Nelson

Lynn Nelson specialises in tailoring yoga and meditation for women who are 50+. She teaches in a way that enables everyone to participate to the level that they are comfortable with. Lynn has trained with Shamash Aldina (Author of Mindfulness for Dummies), is a licensed Dru Yoga teacher and Holywood’s Lynn Nelson a senior accredited counsellor. specialises in tailoring yoga and meditation for Mindfulness Meditation can be of women who are 50+. enormous benefit to our health, our relationships and our peace of Deal with the stresses of mind. We live in an overactive world everyday life with Lynn’s which is why it is so important to teaching techniques. take time to reassess our thoughts and connect with ourselves. Lynn’s Lynn Nelson Therapies classes encourage women to use Holywood Tel 07884 365603 / 028 9042 8561 breathing techniques to deal with Email : lynnnelson@hotmail.co.uk the stresses of everyday life.

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“Participating in simple Yoga stretches and meditation helped me to deal with negative emotions and feelings.”

If you would like information on Lynn’s meditation or Yoga classes please contact : T: 07884 365603 / 028 9042 8561 E: lynnnelson@hotmail.co.uk

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150 YEARS OF TRAIN ‘Be Careful, Don’t Rush’ TRAVEL BETWEEN HOLYWOOD & BANGOR Celebrating 150 years of train travel between Holywood and Bangor

18 May 2015 marks the 150th anniversary of the opening of the railway line between Holywood and Bangor. A new book, Be Careful, Don’t Rush - Celebrating 100 Years of Train Travel between Holywood and Bangor, which has just been published, provides a fascinating account of the ups and downs of this much-loved local transport artery.

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Robin Masefield

he book is by Robin

about travel in years gone by. It

their travails and triumphs

Masefield, an author who

features sections on each sta-

through the dusty documents

has written books about local

tion from Holywood to Bangor.

of historic records and faded

history in North Down and train

The book is rich in stories - of

photographs. Bringing their

travel overseas. Be Careful, Don’t

company directors trying to

story alive and sharing it has

Rush was an affectionate name

stave off bankruptcy by creative

been a rewarding journey itself.

given to the Belfast and County

accounting, of idiosyncratic

I am hugely grateful to a wide

Down Railway (BCDR) that

stationmasters, and of ambition,

range of people who have con-

constructed the original line

innovation and romance. It

tributed to the book in so many

from Belfast Queen’s Quay to

brings out the dangers of train

ways. Former staff, their relatives

Holywood, opened on 2 August

travel in former times, drawing

and many passengers on the

1848. But the Company that

on contemporary reports of

line have shared fascinating

built the line from Holywood to

accidents and an attempted

recollections. Without all their

Bangor which opened in May

murder by a jilted fiancé. The

support, there would have been

1865 was the Belfast, Holywood

book offers insights into the

no book.’ All profits from the sale

and Bangor Railway (BHBR). The

lives of the folk in big houses, in

of the book will go to two local

BHBR was taken over by the big-

station houses, and even those

charities – AGEnda, based in

ger BCDR almost 20 years later.

with no house at all!

Hamilton Road, Bangor, which

This book should appeal widely

The book is lavishly illustrated

provides invaluable services for

- to railway historians, people

with nearly 200 photographs

the elderly in Ards and North

who want to know more about

and copies of original docu-

Down, and Holywood Shared

what Holywood and Bangor

ments, as well as paintings by

Town which seeks to make the

were like in the 19th century

three well-known local artists.

town a more integrated and vi-

before and after the coming

Author Robin Masefield says:

brant community, based in the

of the railway, and to armchair

‘This is largely a story about

Redburn Community Centre,

travellers who enjoy anecdotes

people. We learn so much about

Holywood.

On sale for £10 from outlets in Holywood and Bangor, along the line or from www.booksireland.org.uk 16 LOOPMAG.NET

ON THE RIGHT TRACK Painting by Norman Whitla

CELEBRATE THE 150th ANNIVERSARY WITH THE COMMUNITY FESTIVAL

As this month sees the 150th anniversary of the opening of the railway line to Bangor on 18 May 1865, a community festival programme has been put together by local volunteers alongside the Council, Translink, Libraries NI, the RPSI & many other bodies.

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hile much is happening in Bangor (and there

of the railway in Northern Ireland. This month

is more information on various websites such

there will also be a photographic exhibition in the

as Ards and North Down Borough Council), this

Library on the town’s links to the railway, and other

article focuses on what Holywood folk can enjoy.

railway-themed events there. Look out for posters

One highlight is the 5 minute stop in Holywood

depicting the history of Holywood station too.

station by the historic locomotive Merlin, at 1.25pm

Some trains over the weekend of 16 and 17 May

on Sunday 17 May. While tickets for onward travel

are likely to have living history actors on board to

from Holywood are not available, this will be a great

tell passengers the stories of local personalities

opportunity for photographs. There should be musical

involved with the railway line. On 16 and 17 May,

entertainment too – why not come along in period

Bangor station will host a child-friendly model

costume? Photographers are requested to view the

railway lay-out, and other exhibits, along with

train from the platform on the town side of the station.

musical entertainment. On 16 May, the Ulster Folk

Tickets for the Railway Preservation Society of Ireland’s

and Transport Museum are having their Horse-

full steam excursions from Belfast to Bangor on 17

drawn Vehicle Day, showing transport before the

May can be bought from www.steamtrainsireland.

railways. If you have ideas on how you could get

com or from the Belfast Welcome Centre. Holywood

involved with the programme, you can contact

Library is hosting a free special showing at 12.30 on

the organisers vis us here at Loop Publications :

13 May of a digital film presentation on the history

stuart@loopmag.net.

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IONA: A WAY OF LIFE

Iona in 1999

Like in any other town, people change, families grow, new generations come through and in that time the landscape of the high street takes on many different forms. But some roots of Holywood have remained, none more so than Heidi from Iona whose shop recently celebrated its 30th anniversary. We caught up with Heidi to reflect on her journey to Church Road.

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eidi arrived here from Switzerland in 1972.

“I had applied to a social workers school at home but was too young so they advised me to go to places that would give me practical experience. Camphill had offered volunteer students places working with special needs children. I looked at all the addresses and chose Glencraig where I stayed for 3 months and never went back!” Following that they offered Heidi a 3 year training course and at the end of it she would be fully qualified. Heidi met her husband in Camphill but after 10 years the relationship sadly ended in 1984 and she nearly went back to Switzerland. “We are still friendly these days, but it at the time it was very difficult.”

But positivity soon emerged as an opportunity arose to take over a health food shop in town.

“The shop was owned by Jack McClelland and above was a coffee shop. My ex husbands brother was a chef and was a bit lost in Holland where he was working, so he came over and we approached these people and asked if they’d be ready to pass it over... and they were! We took it over on the same day and thats why we gave it the same name Iona as we wanted to do something together, albeit it as separate entities.”

Heidi had knowledge of health foods from her upbringing. Her grandfather had a market garden and they grew their own vegetables and lived healthily, very much a Swiss way of life. Plus in Camphill they used natural treatments under the

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CELEBRATING 30 YEARS

Heidi (left) shares a laugh with her cousin, brother and friends at Rayanne House

guidance the resident German doctor who Heidi found inspiring. “The shop’s roots came out of all that.

I changed things quite quickly in terms of stock. At the time some other new shops opened locally and in Bangor and Belfast. We all ordered together, shared deliveries and are still good friends. It was lovely. I still feel Holywood is like that - shops look after each other and send customers each others way. “ Heidi recently hosted a party in Rayanne House to celebrate the shop’s 30th anniversary with her brother and cousin flying in and friends and colleagues from the local health food shops came along too. “We had a beautiful meal and watched a short film which was made about the shop. It was a wonderful evening.” The shop’s produce has changed over the 30 years but the ethics and ethos have remained constant. And one other vital element that hasn’t changed, is Heidi. Iona is her life. “My plan is to keep going until I can’t! I work very long hours but I love it. I like the people and I like packing the shelves - Swiss style! In a way the job has so many different aspects. Sometimes people see me working very late in the night. But if I had to fit my work into 9-5, I would be very stressed and I couldn’t give people my time. Very often people come to see me after their doctor and I talk to them or check out a rash and that is time… and I like to give it to people. Camphill was a 24 hr job and I think I have learnt that I don’t separate life and work, for me it’s just one. “

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The hours are flexible and there are great rewards for supporting others to achieve their weight loss goals, not to mention the huge satisfaction I get out of helping people to feel better about themselves. The training I’ve had from Slimming World is second to none and has given me a fantastic grounding in how to support members with care, compassion and understanding.

Before Slimming World I’d tried every which way to lose weight on my own and never really had much success. It’s a big thing to admit that you can’t do it by yourself and I was really nervous about joining the group, but there was no need to feel that way because everyone was so friendly. In the weekly group we all shared our experiences and advice and now I try to create that same atmosphere in my group.”

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ON THE MOVE? So, with this increased activity, what happens if you want to move house in time for the Summer holidays? Darren Rainey from Hunt Solicitors is at hand.

Darren is a partner in Hunt Solicitors and is head of the Property department...

“Springtime is traditionally a good time to look for a new property and the brighter nights make it easier to get out & about and start looking. But please remember - once you have agreed a price for your new property this is only the beginning of the legal process.”

HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE? This depends on whether your purchase is a one off transaction or in a chain where the seller needs to buy on etc. A cash purchase of a vacant property will often be much quicker than if a mortgage is required. Subject to these variables it will usually take about six to ten weeks from going ‘Sale Agreed’ to complete the move from start to finish. We will always work to minimise delay but should a chain be involved unfortunately we can only go as fast as the slowest in that chain.

If my lender has commissioned a survey should I pay for another?

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LOCAL LEGAL INFO - ON THE HOUSE important to know what exactly you are buying before you make any legal commitments.

These things need to be checked out as they can’t be raised post purchase. Whilst a valuation survey is carried out by the lender to make sure the property is worth the price you’re paying before they approve the mortgage. It is not an extensive survey and will not necessarily identify all the repairs or maintenance that might be needed. It is therefore advisable to commission a property survey to identify any issues prior to your purchase so as to avoid incurring further costs after completion which you hadn’t anticipated.

What about fixtures and fittings – what’s included in the price?

This is something you should discuss via the estate agent from the outset. They may help you negotiate a price with the seller should you, as the buyer, wish to incorporate things such as blinds, garden furniture or kitchen utilities. A full list of usual fixtures and fittings is obtained as part of the conveyancing process and effectively forms part of the contract once agreed.

DO I PAY A DEPOSIT? Generally as a rule of thumb a Deposit is not required but there are exceptions to this in practice as a Deposit is payable in respect of New Builds and Repossessions.

HOW DO I GO ABOUT PAYING STAMP DUTY? Stamp Duty now known as Stamp Duty Land Tax is now paid via your solicitor so we will take care of filling your tax return upon completion and forwarding your

payment where required. Given recent government changes there are big savings to be made so please don’t hesitate to give us a call and discuss this in more detail.

WHAT ABOUT HIDDEN CHARGES? We have no ‘hidden charges’ as a full quotation is provided prior to our being instructed by you. This details not only our professional fee but gives a breakdown of the outlay which can be expected should you proceed with your purchase. This takes into account those things which can be overlooked when buying a property such as the search fees, registration and stamp duties following completion. We also provide an information pack upon initial instruction which explains this in further detail.

SHOULD I GET A WILL? In short, the answer is yes. A house is a valuable asset and even if you have a Mortgage with Life Insurance a Will should be put in place to make sure your assets go to who you wish to have them.

This is something we can take care of for you when dealing with your conveyance.

So if you are thinking of moving home, or even are thinking of remortgaging your home, and need a solicitor experienced in residential conveyancing, get in touch with Hunt Solicitors on telephone 028 9042 8600, email info@huntsolicitors.com or visit www.huntsolicitors.com. At Hunt Solicitors we offer a free, noobligation initial consultation and look forward to hearing from you.

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olywood’s Camphill Community Group Glencraig was among ten local businesses and organisations to receive commendations by Action Renewables for their work in furthering the renewables industry and outstanding renewables practice in Northern Ireland at this year’s Action Renewables Association Awards sponsored by Tughans Solicitors and electricity supplier Vayu.

Now in their seventh year, these prestigious industry awards received their highest entry rate to date this year, further supporting the belief that renewable energy is growing in popularity and practice

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Camphill Community Glencraig, winner in the category of Best Community Renewable Energy Project, is a special community and charity where some of the most vulnerable members of society live. The community at Glencraig has built a central boiler-house for a 1MW Urbas wood biomass boiler capable of burning wood biomass of up to 65% moisture and enables the community to use locally-sourced low grade virgin wood biomass. The innovative thinking displayed

by Camphill Community Glencraig has enabled them to benefit financially from reduced heat overheads while

also reducing the community’s carbon footprint. Speaking on behalf of Action Renewables, Director Michael Doran said, “Judging by the increasingly diverse range of entries received for this year’s Action Renewables Awards, it is safe to say that renewables are widely embraced by businesses and organisations across Northern Ireland who are not only looking to reduce their environmental impact but are also encouraged by the significant cost savings which are associated with ‘going green.’” Awards were presented during a gala luncheon at the Belfast Harbour Commissioner’s Office on Friday 27th March.

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After School Club 3.30-5.30pm. P1-P4. £1 per session. Contact: Denice.

Tel: 028 9042 8036 in club time.

WEDNESDAY Community Coffee Shop 11am-1pm. Contact: Bridget Tel: 028 9042 8036 Patchwork Club 2pm-4pm. All ages welcome.

Redburn Community Church 2pm-4pm.

THURSDAY Redburn Youth Group 8-10pm. P7 - Form 5. £1 per session. Contct: Andrea Tel: 028 9042 8036

FRIDAY After School Club 3.30pm-5.30pm P1-P7. £1 per session. Art & gardening. Contact: Denice. Tel: 30 LOOPMAG.NET

028 9042 8036 during club time.

Men’s Sheds 11am-1pm. Contact: Bill Lockhart. Tel: 028 9042 8036 during the time of the group.

For all event enquiries contact Josephine Quinn 028 9042 4232.

SUNDAY

TUESDAY

Redburn Community Church 10.30am-1.30pm & 7-9pm

QUEENS HALL SULLIVAN PLACE

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Rhythm & Rhyme 10.30am. Introduce children aged 0 - 4 years to the wonder of rhymes, songs and stories.

WEDNESDAY

Knit & Knatter 10.30am -12. A group for anyone After School Club / Art Club who enjoys knitting, crochet, 3.30pm-5.30pm. P1-P7. £1 per cross stitch and other crafts. session. Contact: Pauline. Tel: 028 Adult Reading Group 9042 1420 during club times.

10.30am -12. Last Wednesday Girl’s Group of the month. This group allows 7-9.pm. P7-Form 5. £1 per everyone’s reading experiences session. Contact: Pauline. Tel: 028 to be shared and enjoyed.

9042 1420 during club times.

MONDAY

TUESDAY

55+ Group 2-4pm. £2 per session. Contact: Julie. Tel: 028 9042 1420 during club times.

WEDNESDAY After School Club 3.30-5.30pm. P1-P4. £1 per session. Contact: Pauline. Tel: 028 9042 1420 during club times.

THURSDAY After School Club / Cookery 3.30-5.30pm. P1-P7. £1 per session. Contact: Pauline. Tel: 028 9042 1420 during club times.

SATURDAY Morning Club 10.30-12.30pm. P1-P4. £1

THURSDAY Junior Reading Group 15.45-16.30 Second Thursday of the month. Children aged 9-11 Visually Impaired Reading Group 14.30pm-16.00. Last Thursday of the month.

Bedtime Story Time 18.00 -18.30. Last Thursday of the month. Children aged 4-8.

SATURDAY Junior Reading Group 14.15 - 15.00 Third Saturday of the month. Children aged 7-9.

HOLYWOOD DISTRICT U3A Annual membership is £20.

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