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CONTENTS HOLYWOOD EDITION #61 • JANUARY 2018

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Headlines

Little Wing

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FUNDING

PARTNERSHIP

News, headlines and the latest info from in and around Holywood Belfast and beyond

The pizzeria announce bursary funding which includes a kids drama school in Holywood

A local advertising and marketing agency have a announced a partnership in Dublin

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Winter / Spring Line Up

Top Effort

LOCAL NEWS

THE ARTS

Working Together

CHARITY

FOOD

Strand Arts Centre have announced the line up for the seasons ahead

City airport passengers and World Duty Free support children’s cancer unit

A fantastic food innovation from a County Down firm set to revolutionise the fry up

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Cheers All Round

Local Award Winners

TOP TIPPLE

The County Down company that will now see its gin in World Duty Free stores across the UK

A Gut Feeling

CINEMAGIC

BIRTHDAY

The inaugural Cinemagic Spirit Awards Showcase featured some fantastic local winners

The furniture retailer recently celebrated their 10th Year at Holywood Exchange

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NEWS

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£336m Invested In Heating Services For Housing Executive Tenants Across Ards And North Down THE HEAT IS ON: HOME INVESTMENT

The Housing Executive has announced one of its largest ever contracts awarded for the delivery of heating services to tenants across Northern Ireland.

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ver the next 8 years, Housing Executive tenants will benefit from the £336million investment to upgrade their heating systems.

The contract will also provide a comprehensive heating response maintenance service to include the servicing, repair and installation of all types of heating systems to its entire housing stock. This will include enhanced response times and extended opening hours. The hours will be Monday – Friday 8am to 8pm and 8am until 2pm over the weekend. As the Home Energy Conservation Authority for Northern Ireland, a key focus of the Housing Executive’s heating policy is to tackle fuel poverty.

The replacement of old heating systems with new efficient systems will provide a cost

The Housing Executive’s Director of Asset Management Paul Isherwood alongside H & A Mechanical Service Contracts Director Martin Collins, Greenview Gas Director Michael Burke and Carillion Energy Services Operations Director Kieran Adams launch the £336million investment to upgrade heating systems across Ards and North Down. Over the next 8 years, the contract will provide a comprehensive heating response maintenance service to include the servicing, repair and installation of all types of heating systems to its entire housing stock.

effective way to keep tenants warm throughout the year..

The contract, which began in November this year has been awarded to: · H&A Mechanical Services – covering South West; South (Fermanagh & Omagh) and Mid Ulster, Causeway (Causeway Coast and Glens), Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon and West (Derry City & Strabane) · Carillion Energy Services – covering Belfast (North, South, East and West), Antrim and Newtownabbey and Mid and East Antrim · Greenview Gas – South (North Down, South Down and Ards), Greater Belfast (Lisburn & Castlereagh) The contract will potentially run up to 8 years, until 2025. The seven various aspects that will

be covered by the new heating service contract will be: • The installation of new heating appliances (including survey, design, cost estimate and technical support for tenant consultation) or replacement as appropriate.

• A comprehensive heating maintenance service • A planned service to heating appliances and systems.

• Renewable Technologies (e.g. solar panels) • Other works required to ensure the Housing Executive meets its statutory obligations (Energy Performance Certificates, smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors, roof space insulation, etc.)

• Disabled heating adaptations • Change of Tenancy heating works and service

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FOND MEMORIES OF THE BELFAST AND COUNTY DOWN RAILWAY

Campbell College The Highest Fundraising School In NI

CHARITABLE ENDEAVOURS: A SUPERB ACHIEVEMENT

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ampbell College Charity Team, and parent Laura Delaney, presented a cheque for £7,000 to Macmillan Cancer support for money raised during their annual Macmillan Coffee Morning. Laura, who has been nominated for a Macmillan Volunteer Award, has helped the College organise a Coffee Morning for the last four years. Campbell College and the whole team were delighted to learn that Campbell College’s 2017 Coffee Morning raised the most money when compared to other schools across Northern Ireland.

ON TRACK : EXHIBITION Len Ball of Comber Historical Society recalls the Belfast and County Down Railway which closed in 1950, rekindling fond memories for many and hopefully gripping the imagination of those who never knew it. 3rd-24th Feb Ards Visitor Information Centre @theSpace 31 Regent Street Newtownards Down BT23 4AD

THE HELEN’S BAY PLAYERS PRESENT “AN EVENING WITH A DIFFERENCE” ACTION : ON STAGE

The audience will be entertained throughout the night by two drama performances. They can relax and enjoy a glass of wine or soft drink with nibbles. The first performance is a reading of ‘The Death of Me’, SPONSORED WALK : THE CHILD BRAIN INJURY TRUST an uproarious comedy in one act

by Norm Foster. This performance The fundraising was due to their annual sponsored walk will showcase to a wider audience what the Players do once a month adison Tate, Alisha and choose charities they wished in members’ houses around the Stitt, Jodie Rainey and to support this year, Student village. Following the interval, Megan Neill, Year 9 Council representatives elected to the Players will bring to the stage another comedy, which is an pupils from Ashfield Girls’ High donate the funds raised through original script by member Clare School, were delighted to present the Sponsored Walk to Northern Childs. ‘Crafty Article’ is her first a cheque for £1000 to Gayle Ireland Children’s Hospice, Child venture on to the public stage.

Baird from the Child Brain Injury Brian Injury Trust, East Belfast 17th-20th Jan. 8pm. £8. St John’s Trust. Having been given the Community Counselling and Hall, 10 Fort Rd. 028 9127 0069 opportunity to research, discuss Cancer Research UK.

Ashfield Girls Raise £1,000

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Bursary

FESTIVE FORTUNE FOR LOCAL KIDS’ CLUBS THANKS TO LITTLE WING

Luis Reid, Meg Doherty and Ozzy Doherty from Belfast City’s BMX club

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Eight children’s clubs including one from Holywood benefit from the fantastic Little Wing bursary littlewingpizzeria.com/Kids

Faith Flynn and Emilia Craig from Lisburn’s Community Circus with Jamie Mendez, Operations Manager of Little Wing, Lisburn’s Lord Mayor, Tim Morrow and Luke Wolsey, MD of Little Wing

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hristmas came early for eight local children’s clubs as Little Wing Pizzeria dished out funds as part of its Little Wing Little Stars bursary scheme. Returning for the fourth year, the programme was open to children’s clubs located near any of Little Wing’s eight branches across Northern Ireland.

Eight lucky clubs were awarded a £500 bursary; Clarkes Dance Studio in Belfast’s Donegal Street, Templemore Swimming Club in Ballyhackamore, Belfast BMX Club located on the Lisburn Road, Rugby Minis in Bangor, Bright Young Things drama school in Holywood, Splitz Gymnastics Club in Enniskillen, Lisburn’s Community Circus and East Coast Strikers FC in Newtownards.

This year, Little Wing extended

Joel, Neve, Abigail and Sophia from Clarkes Dance Studios Scott McCrory, Sujay Korada, Rebecca Mitchell, Alainn Henderson, Fiona Henderson, Emilee Edgar from Templemore Swimming Club

the scheme to clubs in Newtownards to mark the pizzeria’s expansion into the area with a new restaurant opening in the town in early 2018.

Commenting on the Little Wing Little Stars bursary winners, Luke Wolsey, Managing Director of Little Wing Pizzeria said: “We are always looking for ways to support the local community and the Little Wing Little Stars bursary is a great way to give back to our customers. As Little Wing has recently expanded and will be opening another branch in Newtownards in the New Year, we were pleased to be able to offer an additional bursary this year.

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of entries this year, so it was challenging to choose the winning clubs, however we are delighted to be able to present the bursaries to the chosen winners. A number of the winning clubs from last year were able to put the money to good use, supporting a range of activities for children and we hope this year’s winners will find the financial support offered as beneficial.”

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Partners

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ASG & Partners has announced a new partnership with Dublinbased PR and social media agency, Elevate PR. This development comes as part of ASG’s ongoing strategy to establish a unique set of partnerships with a range of specialists in marketing services, to offer clients of both companies an enhanced and comprehensive service. (l-r), Sasha McKnight (Deputy Head of PR) and Vicki Caddy (Director of PR) from ASG & Partners and Claire Feely (Director of Client Services) and Emma Kelly (Managing Director) at Elevate PR.

LOCAL ADVERTISING AND MARKETING AGENCY’S NEW PARTNERSHIP

by their in-depth consumer insights, they excel at developing clever strategies and thoughtful executions that deliver first-class results on behalf of their clients.”

Emma Kelly, Manager Director care. Director of PR at ASG & SG, a leading player of Elevate PR said: “We see Partners, Vicki Caddy said: “In in the Northern a big opportunity with an alla world where communications Ireland marketing island approach for brands and is constantly changing, we and communications organisations going forward, are working hard to offer our business for over 35 years, especially with the uncertainty clients an unrivalled and tighthas established partnerships of Brexit. There is great synergy knit network of best-in-class with a number of other between the approach of both specialists, and with Brexit on the agencies and we collaborate specialists in digital marketing, horizon, and the obvious impact it well. Belfast and Dublin are app development, website will have on business across the two dynamic, inspiring cities and user experience and digital Island of Ireland, our partnership the time is right for us to work advertising. with Elevate will further Elevate PR, founded in 2001 by in partnership with ASG. As we strengthen our offering, both here increasingly focus on an influencer Emma Kelly, is one of Dublin’s and in the Republic. leading independent agencies first model of communication, we “We have worked alongside specialising in consumer PR, are excited to work with ASG to Emma and the team at Elevate influencer marketing, social build relationships with trailblazers on a number of PR projects over media and event management and thought leaders both north and the past 10 years, and have with an impressive stable of south.” brands in sectors including retail, found their values and ambitions design, fashion, technology, food, similar to ours. They are fresh www.asgandpartners.com and forward-thinking and, led drinks, hospitality and personal www.elevate.ie

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LOCAL ARTS CENTRE REVEALS ‘STRANDTASTIC’ WINTER/SPRING LINE-UP GET INVOLVED

The Strand on the Holywood Road may be fast approaching five years as a busy arts centre, but film is still very much at the heart of Northern Ireland’s oldest cinema building. And with awards season looming, January promises a bonanza of quality films. www.strandartscentre.com

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he line up includes: New Movies: Martin McDonagh (In Bruges) directs Frances McDormand and Woody Harrelson in darkly comic, Oscar-tipped drama Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. Gary Oldman gives a Golden Globe-nominated performance as Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour about the government power struggles back home during the Dunkirk saga.

And it’s a dream team of Tom Hanks, Meryl Streep and director Steven Spielberg for Washington political thriller The Post.

Thursday Classics: Catch up with some of your favouritse on Thursday nights at the Strand.

Films include Cary Grant at his best in North by Northwest, John Boorman’s endurance thriller

Deliverance, Christian Slater in True Romance, Oscar winner One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, and Terrence Malick’s war epic The Thin Red Line. On the first Thursday of the month, stay discuss the movie with members of the Bigger Boat Film Club, open to all like-minded film enthusiasts!

Stranded: A new strand to the programme is a regular live club night, with top artists and performers cherry-picked for an intimate gig and guaranteed to put more fun into your Friday nights. Acts include master of surreal nonsense Paul Currie, dangerous harpist Ursula Burns, comedy sketch troupe Those Who Can’t, improv comedy group Wonder Frog, and George Firehorse with The Complete

History of the Beatles… Sort Of. Silver Screenings: Strand Arts Centre’s weekly Silver Screenings, proudly supported

by Specsavers Connswater, give older audiences the chance to reminisce about previous trips to the cinema before watching a classic film. Forthcoming titles include Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, The Apartment, Agatha Christie’s Evil Under the Sun, and Doris Day musical Calamity Jane.

Minors Club: Generations of families have been through the doors of the Strand and it has kept this link with its past with the Saturday morning Minors Club.

These free film screenings are followed by creative workshops in arts and crafts, music, dance and storytelling. In March; My Father’s Chair, a performance by

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Stephen Beggs about the nature of fatherhood, a relaxed Belfast Children’s Festival screening of Babies (with babes in arms welcome!) and a CineCycle event encouraging families to bike their way to the Strand to watch The Goonies.

Live on Stage: Once a variety theatre, the Strand still presents events live on stage.

The perennially popular Elvis Spectacular returns with Ciaran Houlihan, his band and the Sweet Sensations. Rosemary Jenkinson’s new play May

the Road Rise Up is a comedy rollercoaster about a woman who resolves to live life to the full. Polish drama company Abroad Way Theatre presents a modern day adaptation of The Little Prince for ages 15 plus.

And there will be a live dance performance on stage prior to a party night screening of 80s classic Footloose.

Festivals and Special Events: To mark Holocaust Memorial Day, the Strand will screen acclaimed drama Denial starring Timothy Spall and Rachel Weisz.

And NI Science Festival will enlighten moviegoers with two documentaries – The Last Man on the Moon about Apollo astronaut Eugene Cernan, and Bodysong, a BAFTA-winning representation of the human experience. Plus lots more! If all of this doesn’t make for a busy enough programme, there are also weekly chess, yoga and performing arts classes, plus monthly literature events and heritage tours of the building.

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something nice for the kids, and though it is only a small gesture, we hope the bears will bring some festive cheer.”

Joanne said: “Our passengers, once again, showed their incredible kindness and we have been able to not only give a little bear to all children in the Royal Victoria Hospital, but we were also able to give them to more local charities. Thank you to all of our passengers who have taken part in this year’s charity gift.”

Jacqueline Wilkinson, from the Joanne Deighan, Commercial Manager at George Best Belfast City Airport & Ciara Hamill from the airport’s World Duty Free Store met with Naomi Spence, Play Specialist Nurse to hand out some of the bears. Zara Salme Children’s Cancer Unit Charity and and Seanin Kelly were delighted to get an early Christmas surprise.

Naomi Spence, Play Specialist Nurse, accompanied Ciara and Joanne at the hospital.

Jacqueline said: “The generosity of the public never fails to amaze me, and this year the kindness from World Duty Free customers in Belfast City Airport has been wonderful. With over 450 bears gifted, we ensured that all the children receiving treatment, at the Cancer Unit or at home, and children throughout CHARITY the hospital received a special For the second year in a row, holiday-makers and commuters little present. Donations to the travelling through George Best Belfast City Airport have supported Children’s Cancer Unit come in a World Duty Free’s festive ‘Buy a Bear’ initiative for the Children’s variety of forms and we are very Cancer Unit Charity. grateful that World Duty Free there were plenty of teddies to he plush, cuddly teddy could organise this initiative for a spare, which have now been bears have been sold second year. For a small donation, donated to other local charities at world duty free in passengers from Belfast City to spread some Christmas cheer. the airport for the last Airport have helped bring a smile Ciara Hamill from World Duty Free to children living with cancer this number of weeks with visitors to at Belfast City Airport and Joanne Christmas.” the store purchasing over 600 Deighan, Commercial Manager at The Children’s Cancer Unit Charity bears, which have now been Belfast City Airport, delivered the supports the work of the Children’s donated to children of the Royal bears to the Children’s Cancer Unit Cancer and Haematology Unit Victoria Hospital’s Children’s last week. Ciara said: “After the Cancer Unit. Donations of the at the Royal Belfast Hospital for bears far exceeded expectations, wonderful response we received Sick Children and their families, from passengers last year, we meaning all 470 children in the in providing care for children with thought it would be a fantastic hospital will receive a Red Kay or cancer and blood disorders. The idea to promote the bears to a Green Lancelot bear, complete Unit is the only place in Northern the Children’s Cancer Unit with a Christmas jumper. The Ireland where children with cancer again in 2017. We wanted to do generosity of passengers means can be treated.

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CO DOWN FOOD MANUFACTURER LAUNCHES NITRITE FREE BACON IN MAJOR BREAKTHROUGH FOR FOOD SAFETY BREAKTHROUGH

The cancer risk in the beloved fry-up will be slashed this month with a huge technological breakthrough that eliminates dangerous nitrites from bacon. www.finnebrogue.com

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n a major development that has been hailed by the UK’s top food scientist, Naked Bacon will be the first of its kind to be made without the cancer-causing chemicals.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said bacon cured with nitrites is as dangerous as asbestos and smoking, as nitrites produce carcinogenic nitrosamines when ingested.

They have estimated that 34,000 bowel and colon cancer deaths per year worldwide are directly attributable to diets high in processed meats – and warned that eating two rashers of nitrite cured bacon per day increases the risk of contracting bowel cancer by 18 per cent. But with British-made Naked Bacon hitting supermarket shelves in January,

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all that is set to change in the biggest revolution to the British breakfast for a generation.

Naked Bacon has been developed by the Northern Irish artisan food manufacturer, Finnebrogue. It will be the UK’s only bacon to be completely free from nitrites, preservatives, E numbers and all allergens. Finnebrogue, currently a leading sausage and venison supplier to top UK supermarkets, has worked with a Spanish chemist to develop a new way of flavouring traditional British bacon without nitrites – something that has never been done before.

The natural flavour is produced from natural Mediterranean fruit and spice extracts, following ten years of research and development. The flavour is currently being used in continental style hams in the European Union, but this will be the first time the technology has been applied to British bacon and available to UK consumers, following a £14 million initial investment from Finnebrogue.

Denis Lynn, Finnebrogue chairman, commented: “The problem with bacon is dead simple. Bacon contains nitrites, nitrites produce nitrosamines in your gut and nitrosamines are carcinogenic. Nitrites should not be in food. I’ve been all over the world to figure out a way to make bacon without nitrites – and up to now we’d never made a single rasher of bacon because we couldn’t work out how to do it. For more than a decade I have insisted we not touch bacon until such time as we can make it better and safer – and now we have.

Our Naked Bacon is not only safer than any other bacon on the market, it also tops the charts in blind taste tests. This really is the biggest revolution to the British breakfast for a generation.”

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“Our Naked Bacon is not only safer than any other bacon on the market, it also tops the charts in blind taste tests. This really is the biggest revolution to the British breakfast for a generation.”

As well as Naked Bacon, Finnebrogue will be bringing Naked Ham to market.

The first packets of Naked Bacon will be in supermarkets on January 10th 2018, while Naked Ham launches on January 15th 2018.

Finnebrogue is producing nitritefree bacon for Marks and Spencer who will be packaging the product in its own brand, to go on sale in early January.

Professor Chris Elliott, who ran the Government’s investigation into the 2013 horsemeat scandal and now chairs the Institute for Global Food Security at Queen’s

University Belfast, commented: “Many forms of processed foods have come under the spotlight over recent years for their unhealthy attributes.

Processed red meat in particular has been a focal point. Finnebrogue have used a combination of innovation and natural fruit and spice extracts to come up with a bacon that is made without the need for added nitrites.

Nitro containing compounds, used in the manufacture of traditional bacons, are known to cause the formation of chemicals that have negative health impacts. To have a bacon produced naturally, that doesn’t require such chemicals to be added or formed during processing, is a very welcome development.”

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County Down’s Shortcross Gin Available Across All World Duty Free Outlets In Uk CHEERS

Shortcross Gin, produced in Northern Ireland, is now being stocked in all World Duty Free stores across the UK, a year after first becoming available in a select number of the airport retailer’s outlets.

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t means the craft gin is now available at 21 airports across the UK including London Heathrow, London Gatwick and Manchester, showcasing the product to well over 100 million passengers each year. The success comes just a year after the awarding-winning gin first arrived on the shelves of World Duty Free at George Best Belfast City Airport.

The gin is produced at Rademon Estate Distillery, founded in 2012 by husband and wife team Fiona and David Boyd-Armstrong at their historic family estate just outside Downpatrick, Co Down.

David Boyd-Armstrong said: “Sales of Shortcross Gin have increased each month at all the World Duty Free outlets which is a great reflection of the partnership between our team and staff at each of the airports.

“We are very grateful to Belfast City Airport for its assistance in establishing the connection with

Ciara Hamill, World Duty Free representative welcomes Shortcross Gin’s David BoydArmstrong and Joanne Deighan, Commercial Manager at George Best Belfast City Airport

World Duty Free and are focused in further developing that link over the months and years to come. Our contract with World Duty Free offers passengers the opportunity to sample something truly unique and which has won global acclaim, including a gold medal at the 2017 San Francisco World Spirits Competition.

“With plans to launch of our Irish Malt Whiskey 2018, it is an exciting time for the company and our customers.”

Shortcross Gin was first stocked at World Duty Free in Belfast City Airport in late 2016.

Katy Best, Commercial and Marketing Director at Belfast City Airport, commented: “This is a fantastic success story for one of the most exciting new

brands to come out of Northern Ireland in recent years.

“Belfast City Airport was proud to help facilitate Shortcross Gin’s entry to World Duty Free in 2016 and we are delighted to see how the relationship has developed.

“The gin has been extremely popular with passengers at Belfast City Airport, across our domestic routes and direct European services to Amsterdam and Iceland.

“The platform provided by World Duty Free is huge in terms of the exposure it provides for Shortcross Gin to both outgoing and inbound passengers at the UK’s leading airports.

“We wish them every success in the future as they add new products to their portfolio.”

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Winners include Lauren Dallas (20) from East Belfast (Attends Falmouth University In England) And Krizzah Policarpio (18) From East Belfast (A Student At Ashfield Girls’ High School)

(l-r) Lia Campbell (19); Jacob Ashby-Glynne (19); Lisa Howe Film Manager, Creative Skillset, a Cinemagic funder; Alderman Jim Rodgers OBE, Belfast City Council; Deputy Lord Mayor of Belfast, Councillor Sonia Copeland; Marc Mallet, awards host and Cinemagic patron; Joan Burney-Keatings, Chief executive, Cinemagic; Krizzah Policarpio (18); Lauren Dallas (20); Cinemagic volunteer Marlene Crockett from Finaghy, South Belfast.

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he inaugural Cinemagic Spirit Awards Showcase took place recently at Odyssey Cinemas Belfast. It celebrated the work that has taken place through a series of trainee programmes that Cinemagic, a film festival for young people, has delivered in Northern Ireland throughout 2016 and 2017. Speaking at the showcase event Joan BurneyKeatings, Chief Executive, Cinemagic said: “There is such a wealth of talent and innovation in our young people and it’s important that we take time out to reflect on and acknowledge their achievements. Positive encouragement is critical in any career path and knowing that people believe in you and that

they want you to be the best that you can be, helps break through barriers. The Cinemagic Spirit Awards Showcase event is all about the young people and their talent. I feel so very honoured and proud when I see what they have achieved.”

Mrs Burney-Keatings adds: “This year Cinemagic celebrated its 28th Festival, hosting workshops, film screenings from around the world and industry talent labs with BAFTA and Oscar-winning hosts. It’s been a really busy six weeks of fantastic activity.

“Cinemagic is grateful for the support of their funders and sponsors but also the young people who come through their doors. Forever inspired by their

enthusiasm, commitment, spirit and overall ‘can do’ attitude we wanted to recognise this with the Cinemagic Spirit Awards.”

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Support

NICHS SCHOOLS PROGRAMME SOARS WITH BELFAST CITY AIRPORT

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ocal charity Northern Ireland Chest Heart and Stroke (NICHS) has received financial support from the George Best Belfast City Airport Community Fund for a project that teaches schoolchildren about the importance of living healthy.

The charity facilitates a number of projects and awareness initiatives to fulfil its mission of preventing chest, heart and stroke illnesses in Northern Ireland.

With over 200,000 people in the country living with long term conditions, the NICHS ‘Chester’s Challenge’ programme targets primary and secondary schoolaged children to try and modify their behaviour before long-term damage can occur.

The funding provided by the airport will help support the delivery of the programme to over 1,000 pupils in 26 schools across Northern Ireland.

Jessica Perry, Health Promotion

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TEAMWORK

Support from airport’s Community Fund helps charity’s ‘Chester’s Challenge’ project teach schoolchildren importance of living healthily

Chester’s Challenge is a fantastic initiative that aims to educate, empower and encourage young people to live a healthy life.

Stephen Patton: HR and Corporate Responsibility Manager at Belfast City Airport

Co-ordinator at NICHS, said: “The Northern Ireland Chest Heart and Stroke Schools Programme is based on the belief that prevention is better than a cure, and that it is important to educate children early so they can make healthy choices to avoid future illness as they get older. Recent results from the latest NI Health and Wellbeing survey revealed that 25% of children in Northern Ireland aged two-15 years are either overweight or obese. In addition, statistics also show that only 43.4% of children meet the recommendations of doing more than 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity per day.

“Through delivering the

Chester’s Challenge programme, we can tackle these issues with young people to educate them before any serious illnesses occur. We are very grateful for the support provided by Belfast City Airport.”

The charity is the latest organisation to receive support from Belfast City Airport’s Community Fund, which has provided over £350,000 of funding to local community groups, projects, schools and charities since its inception eight years ago.

For more information on the Community Fund, and guidance on how to apply, please visit: www.belfastcityairport.com/ community

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ANNIVERSARY

IKEA Belfast is celebrating 10 years in Northern Ireland this year, with the store first opening its doors on 13th December 2007.

This anniversary follows IKEA’s 30th anniversary celebration in the UK. To mark this significant milestone, the store has revealed the highlights of the past decade including the top selling product ranges.

Some of the 92 coworkers who started in 2007 at IKEA Belfast

IKEA UK CELEBRATES 10 YEARS IN NORTHERN IRELAND

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hese ranges include BRIMNES bedroom solutions, RIBBA picture frames, HӦVÅG mattresses and STRANDMON armchairs, which are ranges that Northern Ireland shoppers buy the most of, compared to the rest of the UK. Christie Gregg, store manager at IKEA Belfast says the products reveal stories about how people live in Northern Ireland; “I’m delighted to be celebrating ten successful years here in Belfast. Over the past decade we have contributed to a better everyday life at home for people in Northern Ireland and the top selling products demonstrate how we have achieved this.

“The most popular ranges in Northern Ireland suggest people living here enjoy making their homes cosier with personal photos

displayed around the house, cherish a good night’s sleep with a comfortable mattress, and well organised storage solutions making more room for living.”

Christie, who has been a member of the team since the early days of IKEA Belfast says the store room sets reflect the insight co-workers have through regular local home visits. We have alcoves, utility rooms and converted garages and we embrace the fireplaces and space under the stairs which reflects the way homes are designed and built in Northern Ireland. We also know the way we use the rooms in our homes has gradually changed over the years.

Our teams have experienced a +20% uplift in the planning of dressing rooms for the small ‘box’ room of the house, as opposed to making it into a home office.”

The store has also revealed that of the 330 co-workers at IKEA Belfast, 92 started their IKEA career in 2007, and have since developed significantly within the business working in various roles. Careers at IKEA range from logistics to marketing, customer experience and food.

Christie added; “Our co-workers are vital to the everyday running of the store and customer service, as well as creating partnerships with charitable organisations and sustaining these relationships to ensure we make a positive contribution to the local community. Since 2007, we have raised £85,000 for local organisations, planted over 71,000 trees with the Woodland Trust, and helped provide ‘Mood Matters’ programmes to over 600 young people in schools with AWARE.”

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JAN 18•#61

Changing Places

CASTLECOURT OPENS FACILITIES FOR DISABLED PEOPLE

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SUPPORT

The Changing Places Consortium has welcomed new, fully accessible toilet facilities for people with profound disabilities that have been installed at Castlecourt shopping centre. www.changing-places.org

astleCourt is the first shopping centre in Northern Ireland to have a Changing Places facility installed with most others located in public buildings such as leisure centres and town halls. The new toilets, which represent a significant investment by the owners are wheelchair accessible and offer a height-adjustable adult-sized changing bench, a ceiling track hoist, and plenty of space for carers.

It is hoped the addition will significantly help people with disabilities and their carers to be able to get out more with the confidence that there are adequate toilet facilities nearby. According to Muscular Dystrophy UK and the Changing Places Consortium, over a quarter of a million people with severe disabilities need access to Changing Places facilities. These toilets provide a safe and clean environment for users to use the toilet in a safe, clean and dignified manner.

Without Changing Places toilets, many thousands of disabled people, their families and carers,

are denied equal access to the services that most people take for granted. Paul McMahon, Centre Director for CastleCourt said: “The new Changing Places facilities are an important addition to CastleCourt and is part of our centre’s commitment to being accessible to everyone. We have listened to feedback from customers and fully understand that standard disabled toilets do not meet the needs of all people with a disability.

We’re delighted to be able to offer this new facility and hope it will have a positive impact on many people with disabilities, their family and carers.”

To be registered as a Changing Places toilet it must include the right equipment; offer enough space; and provide a safe and clean environment. It is estimated that there are around 250,000 people in the UK who cannot use standard accessible toilets. This includes people with profound and multiple learning disabilities, motor neurone disease, multiple sclerosis or cerebral palsy.

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