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EAST BELFAST PUBLIC WANT TO GO THE ‘MARSHWIGGLE WAY’ THE R E SULT S AR E IN / GR EENWAY
Earlier this year the Eastside Partnership, in association with Belfast City Council, launched a campaign to name three bridges and a major new pathway as part of the Connswater Community Greenway. The public put forward suggestions and a panel of judges selected the top two under each category which went out to public vote last month.
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he names relate to three bridges in Greenville Park and Orangefield Park, and the new greenway pathway that extends from Orangefield Park to Braniel. The public have been voting for their favourites and the winning names can now be revealed as Collyard’s Bridge, receiving 62% of the vote; Avalon Bridge with 70%, Kingfisher 50.5%; and Marshwiggle Way for the new pathway with 68% of the vote.The final selections were approved by Belfast City Council’s Parks and Leisure Committee, subject to ratification at the next full council meeting. Here are explanations of the winning names: Collyard’s Bridge Collyard’s was the name given locally to the Orchard and the house that once existed in the grounds of Orangefield Park. Avalon Bridge This word has links to east Belfast’s Van Morrison who has an album called ‘Avalon Sunset’ which includes the track Orangefield, written about this particular area.Van
Morrison grew up in this part of the City. Kingfisher Bridge Kingfishers are one of the fantastic species of birds that live on the banks of the Knock River in Orangefield Park. Kingfishers are small unmistakable bright blue and orange birds.They fly low over water and hunt fish from riverside perches, occasionally hovering above the water’s surface. Marshwiggle Way Marshwiggle are a race that inhabits the marshes of northern Narnia, south of the River Shribble from The Chronicles of Narnia books written by east Belfast man C.S. Lewis. Puddleglum is the well-known Marshwiggle who is a lead character in The Silver Chair. His great strength is that even though he doesn’t always see how good can come of a situation he nevertheless will stay at his post, will do what needs to be done and in the Silver Chair his act of selfless heroism saves the whole enterprise. CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX >>>>>>>>>>>
C OLLYARD’S BRI DGE HAR K ING B A CK
Back in the day a house once stood in the grounds of the park. This name tips its hat
AVA LO N B RID GE SUNSE T SENS ATION
Linking back to van Morrison whose album Avaalon Sunset featured the track Orangefield
KI NGFI SHER BRI DGE MOTHER NATUR E
Of course one of the amazing speciaes of bird that lives on the banks of the Knock River.
MA RS HWIGGLE WAY W ELC OME TO NAR NIA
Marshwiggle are a race inhabiting marshes in C.S. Lewis’s Narnia, south of river Shribble.
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