THE Chinese Welfare Association (CWA) is organising the annual Chinese Dragon Boat Festival 2012 and this year we will highlight the features of the River Lagan and the new Titanic Quarter development on Sunday, 24th June, 2012, at Belfast Boat Club, near Cutter’s Wharf, Stranmillis, Belfast.
Got the talent? You’re in the Tribe
There’s a rich source of untapped creative talent bubbling under the surface in working class communities across Belfast just waiting to be discovered. That’s the message from a unique Belfast-based talent scouting and training organisaton who next week will give that talent a chance to break through into one of our most exciting and rapidly growing industries.
Local parks experience big rise in booze and nuisance
SOUTH Belfast’s parks continue to have a “significant” problem with public boozing and other anti-social behaviour, the Council has warned. New figures show a stark rise in incidents right across Belfast city parks and leisure facilities, with Botanic Gardens topping the city list of problem parks in the period between February and May.
Psychologists make their point in cyberspace stadium
South Belfast’s latest rugby pitch is a hit with Ulster team players, yet groundskeepers won’t have to worry about keeping it up to standard. A new Virtual Reality pitch has been developed at Queen’s University by psychology professors, which is hoped will improve player technique for those who use it.
Cancer patient draws on his experiences
A SOUTH Belfast cancer charity is displaying unique work by an artist living with the disease at their Eglantine Avenue HQ. ‘Matthew’s Fantastic Journey’ is on show at Cancer Focus NI until June 26, and features the work of Killyleagh man Matthew Knowles, who was diagnosed with leukaemia back in April 2008.
Families on housing waiting list rejecting Holyland, meeting told
FILLING social housing in the Holyland area of South Belfast is proving problematic – thanks to party-loving students. Though private landlords own the majority of properties in the area, some are owned by the Housing Executive and Trinity Housing and are used for social housing.