The Shaw Street Redemption

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

The Shaw Street Redemption

Well, what can I tell you about Shaw Street?  We moved here nearly two years ago while I was heavily pregnant with my son, Teddy.  It’s just a regular terraced street in east Belfast with its own wee unspoken rules… writes Janette Myles.
These little rules included the fact that cars on the left can park [...]

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Capturing Belfast Online

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Capturing Belfast Online

“I think people should be screaming about this place…”  - that’s how the creator of an innovative new art project, which aims to capture the spirit of Belfast, feels about the city…
‘We are Belfast’ is an online wall made up of people’s favourite images of the city, which will then become a feature at an [...]

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Swapping Stories in North Belfast

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Swapping Stories in North Belfast

They grew up in south America, worked in influential jobs within the media yet struggled to  find their voices in the atmosphere created by two military regimes.  Now they are partners in a new expression of church in north Belfast, where they long for people to find and raise their voices….
The paths of Dario Leal [...]

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Easter Eggs-travaganza

Friday, April 2, 2010

Easter Eggs-travaganza

It apparently takes just 120 seconds to consume a cream egg… and this weekend thousands of people will be getting their teeth stuck into the yummy treats courtesy of two local youth groups.
Young people from churches in north Belfast and Granshaw have spent months collecting cream eggs en masse, in preparation for handing them out [...]

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