Belfast City Council

City Matters Belfast City Council residents' magazine - July – August 2013

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Contents:

Contact details...................................................................10

In this edition......................................................................11

What's new........................................................................12

Greenway underway.......................................................12

Avoniel pool now open!...................................................13

New Lord Mayor of Belfast.............................................14

Babies' Service of Remembrance...................................16

Féile an Phobail Féile25 festival.....................................17

Investment Programme 2012-2015...................................18

Physical investment........................................................19

Communities...................................................................19

Jobs and businesses......................................................20

Only in Belfast....................................................................20

New centre to welcome Belfast visitors..........................20

Discover Cathedral Quarter............................................22

Belfast Inspired...............................................................23

Outdoors............................................................................25

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Step back in time at Belfast City Cemetery....................25

Renewing the Routes.....................................................26

New bridge at Clement Wilson Park...............................28

Carrying out work to your home?.......................................28

Flooding.............................................................................31

Improving ruinous buildings...............................................32

10 city matters....................................................................34

Green.................................................................................35

Inner city recycling..........................................................35

It's easy being green Household recycling centres.........36

Cartons, What happens next?........................................38

Collections and opening times this summer...................40

Recycle your specs.........................................................42

10 city matters....................................................................43

And the winner is…............................................................44

Anniversary competition.....................................................44

1. Win a weekend for four in Fermanagh........................44

2. Family ticket to Titanic Belfast....................................45

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3. Family ticket to Belfast Zoo.........................................45

4. Two tickets to Ardal O'Hanlon (Comedy Club at the

Waterfront) on 5 October................................................46

5. Sunday lunch for two at Belfast Castle.......................46

6. A three month Boost membership..............................46

7. A one month Boost membership................................47

8. 60 minutes of personal tennis coaching.....................47

9. A family swim and gym ticket......................................47

10. Afternoon tea for two at the Bobbin Coffee Shop.....48

Your details.....................................................................48

Your views.........................................................................50

What's on - Your essential guide to Belfast events............50

June................................................................................51

July.................................................................................54

August.............................................................................59

September......................................................................69

Other Ulster Hall and Belfast Waterfront events.............72

Get Up and Go with Translink............................................73

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Deep RiverRock Belfast City Half Marathon......................74

Countdown to World Police and Fire Games.....................76

Neighbourhood Officer Teams...........................................78

Don't let antisocial behaviour stop you enjoying your local

par......................................................................................79

Check ID............................................................................79

The Brush Off 2013............................................................80

Captain Cleanup Roadshow..............................................81

Summer festival fever........................................................82

Jobs boost for the unemployed..........................................83

Support for Belfast businesses and entrepreneurs............85

Celebrated citizen - Dan Gordon.......................................86

Outdoors............................................................................89

Summer fun days............................................................89

Belfast in Bloom..............................................................90

Get involved in community gardening.............................90

Park profile.........................................................................92

Woodvale........................................................................92

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Dunville Park...................................................................93

Future plans....................................................................93

Sports pitches update........................................................95

Boxing................................................................................96

Growing respect.................................................................97

Urban summer fun.............................................................98

Belfast Zoo.........................................................................99

Chimpanzee born at Belfast Zoo....................................99

For they are jolly Goodfellow's......................................100

Education service turns 40...........................................101

Light up, light up...............................................................102

Cash boost for local projects............................................103

10 city matters..................................................................105

PEACE III Action Plan......................................................106

Quality centres.................................................................107

Female councillors...........................................................108

Community development training....................................108

Welfare Reform - What do the changes mean for you?...109

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Help is at hand..............................................................110

Tenancy deposit scheme NI............................................111

10 City Matters.................................................................112

Need help with a consumer problem?.............................113

Consumer advice on bogus callers..................................114

Housing support...............................................................116

Get walking......................................................................117

Alcohol, drugs and older people......................................117

Updated Seniors Info now available................................118

Support for all ages..........................................................118

Caring Canines NI............................................................119

A to Z of council services.................................................121

A...................................................................................121

B...................................................................................121

C...................................................................................122

D...................................................................................123

E...................................................................................123

F....................................................................................124

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G...................................................................................124

H...................................................................................124

I.....................................................................................124

J....................................................................................124

N...................................................................................124

P...................................................................................125

R...................................................................................125

S...................................................................................125

T....................................................................................126

U...................................................................................126

W..................................................................................126

Council venues and buildings..........................................127

Leisure and recreation centres........................................127

Some other services for which the council is not responsible

.........................................................................................128

Members of Belfast City Council......................................129

Balmoral Electoral Area................................................129

Castle Electoral Area....................................................130

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Court Electoral Area.....................................................130

Laganbank Electoral Area............................................130

Lower Falls Electoral Area............................................131

Oldpark Electoral Area..................................................131

Pottinger Electoral Area................................................132

Upper Falls Electoral Area............................................132

Victoria Electoral Area..................................................133

[Cover Information]..........................................................133

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Contact details

Belfast City Council

Belfast City Hall, Belfast, BT1 5GS

Telephone: 9032 0202

Textphone: 9027 0405

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In this edition

Welcome to this special tenth anniversary edition of City

Matters!

First of all, a big thanks to you, our readers, for giving us

such encouraging feedback over the years and helping us

to come up with ideas and suggestions on what topics to

cover. Your support has been invaluable and has helped us

to improve and develop this popular magazine.

In this edition, you will find a host of things to do over the

summer. And there's more detailed information on the Féile

an Phobail Féile 25 festival, the World Police and Fire

Games, a new half marathon and our summer fun days.

We also have our usual features including our celebrated

citizen page which highlights the career of Belfast actor,

writer and director, Dan Gordon.

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To mark the tenth anniversary of City Matters, we are

offering 10 fabulous prizes! Don't miss out on the chance to

win and why not take this opportunity to let us know your

thoughts and ideas on City Matters too.

What's new

Greenway underway

A contractor is now in place to deliver the first phase of the

£35 million Connswater Community Greenway project. This

will create a 9 km linear park along the Knock, Loop and

Connswater Rivers.

This initial £4 million contract will focus on Orangefield and

Victoria Parks, creating 3 km of new paths, three new

bridges for pedestrians and cyclists as well as landscaping,

and public realm work including street furniture and lighting.

The project has been developed by the East Belfast

Partnership and we are working in partnership with them to

deliver the project as part of our Investment Programme

2012- 2015. The Greenway is also funded by the Big

Lottery Fund and the Department for Social Development.

Work on the first phase starts this month and is due to finish

next year.

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The contract will also deliver a significant part of the £11

million East Belfast Flood Alleviation Scheme, offering local

residents better protection from flooding. The Flood

Alleviation Scheme has been developed by Rivers Agency

and is funded by the Department of Agriculture and Rural

Development.

For more information, call 9046 7925 or visit

www.connswatergreenway.co.uk

Avoniel pool now open!

The new swimming pool at Avoniel Leisure Centre is now

open.

It's brighter and much more modern following the pool's

refurbishment.

The work included:

relining the entire pool, overflow channels and balance

tank;

replacing most of the pool's piping;

retiling the pool bank and the corridor leading to the

Millennium Suite;

repainting the pool hall; and

repairs to the ceiling and ventilation duct system.

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We have also refurbished the changing rooms by retiling

the floors, reconditioning the lockers and installing new

toilet cubicles and shower facilities.

For information on opening times, prices and swimming

lessons, call the centre on 9072 6326 or go to

www.belfastcity.gov.uk/leisurecentres

New Lord Mayor of Belfast

Sinn Fein Councillor Máirtín Ó Muilleoir is the new Lord

Mayor of Belfast.

Councillor Ó Muilleoir was elected to represent the Balmoral

area of South Belfast in May 2011. He previously served on

Belfast City Council from 1987 to 1997.

The 53-year-old politician is the Managing Director of the

Belfast Media Group and the Publisher of the Irish Echo in

New York. He has stepped down from his business

interests for the duration of his term as Lord Mayor.

A graduate of Queen's University, Councillor Ó Muilleoir is

married to Helen O'Hare and the couple have four children.

Following his election, he said: "I'm very privileged to be the

new Lord Mayor of the great city of Belfast. I am picking up

from Gavin Robinson of the DUP, who has had a great year

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in office. I am very grateful to the Sinn Féin party for

nominating me for this high office this year.

"In the year ahead, I want the help of all our citizens to

make Belfast better. My theme for my year in office will be

'Building the future Belfast - together'.

"First and foremost, that means building the peace and

working hard to bring our sometimes divided people

together. It also means striving to create jobs and doing all I

can to help put the city's economy back on track. And of

course in all our work we have to ensure that our working

class communities enjoy a greater share of the peace

dividend."

Alderman Christopher Stalford is Belfast's new Deputy

Lord. The DUP politician represents the Laganbank area of

the city.

For further information go to

www.belfastcity.gov.uk/lordmayor

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Babies' Service of Remembrance

An annual Babies' Service of Remembrance will take place

on Sunday 8 September at 3 pm in the funeral church at the

City of Belfast Crematorium, Roselawn Cemetery.

This service is open to anyone who has lost a baby. While

the service is primarily for those who have sadly been

bereaved within the last year, many families return each

year as they find it gives them a special time to remember

and reflect.

This interdenominational, annual service has been held

every year since 1994 in partnership with the Royal Group

of Hospitals. The service lasts about 45 minutes.

The crematorium church is open from 1.30 pm to allow time

for quiet reflection. Before or after the service visitors can

visit the Babies' Garden of Remembrance which is a short

walking distance away.

Midwives, doctors and chaplains from the Royal Group of

Hospitals will be on hand to answer any queries and private

rooms are available.

For further information please call 9044 8342.

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Féile an Phobail Féile25 festival

1 to 11 August

We are supporting Féile an Phobail, the biggest community

arts festival in Ireland. And this year promises to be the

biggest and the best yet, when it celebrates its 25th

anniversary in August.

Over 250 events are set to take place over eleven days, at

50 venues across west Belfast, the Gaeltacht Quarter and

the city centre. Activities include:

major music concerts;

discussions, debates and drama;

sports activities;

family fun;

tours and walks; and

Irish language events.

Major music concerts will take place in the 'Big Tent' festival

marquee in Falls Park, with a hugely enhanced capacity for

3,000 festival goers! Line-up includes Happy Mondays, The

Coronas, The Charlatans, Damien Dempsey, The Priests

and the Ulster Orchestra, Walking on Cars, and The Beat,

with even more headliners still to be announced!

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The August Féile offers unrivalled entertainment for all the

family and gives visitors a chance to see Belfast in all its

proud and artistic glory.

Féile an Phobail is kindly funded and sponsored by

Northern Ireland Tourist Board, Belfast City Council, Arts

Council of Northern Ireland, Foras na Gaeilge, and

Tennents NI. Go online for a full list of supporters.

Concert tickets are available from £10. Go to

www.feilebelfast.com call 9031 3440 or call in to the Belfast

Welcome Centre or Teach Féile, 473 Falls Road.

Investment Programme 2012-2015

We are continuing to deliver a range of projects to invest in

our city and its residents.

More than £4 million of physical improvements have been

completed and a further £9 million are underway, with

another £37.5 million in the pipeline.

And we're seeking approval and funding for another £45

million of projects which will support our economy.

Here are some of the ways we are delivering the

programme across Belfast:

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Physical investment

Visitors can enjoy a more interactive experience when the

Belfast Welcome Centre changes location later this year,

while main roads into the city centre are getting a boost

thanks to our Renewing the Routes scheme.

If you like getting outdoors, check out our plans to improve

sports pitches or the new facilities on offer at Dunville and

Woodvale Parks.

Communities

Good quality of life is vital if we want to attract more visitors,

investors and students. This starts in communities, so we're

spending £5 million on regeneration projects, as part of our

Local Investment Fund.

Read about some of the groups who will share the first

£1.26 million from the fund later.

Almost £700,000 has been invested in improving the

appearance of local eyesores, including some of the derelict

buildings highlighted further on in this edition.

And, with 14 community gardens now in place across the

city, there's never been a better time to start 'growing your

own' while enjoying the fresh air and meeting new people.

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Jobs and businesses

Read how we've helped five people get back to work and

get details of events and programmes for local businesses.

Read more about our Investment Programme, and view

videos and photos of some of the projects included in it, at

www.belfastcity.gov.uk/investment

Only in Belfast

New centre to welcome Belfast visitors

Visitors will enjoy a more 'hands-on' experience when the

Belfast Welcome Centre relocates to a new home.

The centre is moving to the ground floor of the old Northern

Bank site at 8-10 Donegall Square North, across from City

Hall.

The new centre will use innovative new technology and

improve visitor experience by including:

self-service kiosks for booking tickets, viewing maps and

checking what's on;

high quality gifts and merchandise, with more emphasis

on local crafts;

technology-led displays highlighting the Belfast 'story'

and what different parts of our city have to offer; and

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tours and information which can be used on mobile

devices and tablets.

Work has already started on the £1.82 million

refurbishment, and the newly renamed Visit Belfast

Welcome Centre will open its doors in October. Until then, it

is business as usual at the existing centre, located above

Boots, at 47 Donegall Place.

This project has been partfunded by the European Regional

Development Fund, under the European Sustainable

Competitiveness Programme for Northern Ireland, and

administered by the Northern Ireland Tourist Board.

See more drawings of how the new centre will look at

www.belfastcity.gov.uk/investment or call 9024 6609 for

summer opening hours.

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Discover Cathedral Quarter

Businesses in the Cathedral Quarter have got together to

launch a loyalty card. This is part of our Destination Belfast

programme which encourages businesses to develop

inviting new offerings for customers.

You can use the card at restaurants, pubs, clubs, arts

venues and more to discover the Cathedral Quarter's

hidden gems. Businesses involved include:

The Black Box,

The Dark Horse,

The Wickerman,

The MAC,

Belfast Exposed,

Arts and Disability Forum, and

Sunflower Public House.

Pick up your card from any of the designated businesses or

follow on Twitter: @CQCard

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Belfast Inspired

Get set for a busy summer of festivals and events in

Belfast! There is so much to do and so many attractions to

visit - from a trip to Titanic Belfast to a night out at the Lyric

Theatre, a walk around the newly-opened Crumlin Road

Gaol and SS Nomadic. With so much choice on offer, we hit

the streets to find out what you are looking forward to most.

Henry Hollywood, Dunmurry

"I love Belfast's parks; especially Botanic Gardens and Lady

Dixon Park which are really beautiful at this time of year. I'm

also a big fan of the Ulster Museum and like to visit as often

as possible to see what's new."

Jackie Moutray, Lurgan

"I love shopping in Belfast, as there's so much variety and

great brands. It's really easy to get the train so I often come

with the kids or my sister for some shopping or travel to the

city in the evenings with my husband to eat out in the

restaurants."

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Chris McKelve, Newtownabbey

"There are so many great bands performing in Belfast this

summer thanks to events like Tennents Vital and Belsonic.

Now you don't have to travel to the bigger UK festivals to

see bands like Kings of Leon and Snow Patrol!"

Claire McMaster, Play Worker at Avoniel Play Centre

"During our summer scheme, we really enjoy taking the

children to Stormont Estate. It's a beautiful, free venue and

the children love it! They can play for hours in the Mo

Mowlam Children's Park, go on nature trails, use the new

outdoor fitness equipment and play games in the open

space."

For more information on events and things to do in Belfast

this summer and throughout 2013, contact the Belfast

Welcome Centre, 47 Donegall Place on 028 9024 6609 or

go to www.visit-belfast.com.

You can also get more details on Facebook and Twitter

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Outdoors

Step back in time at Belfast City Cemetery

This summer, take a trip back in time and discover the

fascinating history that lies beneath the Belfast City

Cemetery.

We've developed a new walking trail in partnership with the

Northern Ireland Tourist Board, which reveals the links with

the City Cemetery's maritime heritage and Titanic Belfast. It

also tells the stories of some of the famous people who are

buried in the City Cemetery.

Since 1869, there have been 250,000 burials in the

cemetery, including those of well known figures such as:

William Pirrie, founder and Chairman of Harland & Wolff;

Margaret Byers, pioneer of women's education and

founder and principal of Victoria College; and

Thomas Gallaher, founder of Gallaher's tobacco factory.

While you're taking in the impressive Victorian architecture,

look out for the maritime and industrial heritage trail signs.

These will guide you around the graves of 16 of the city's

most influential figures, giving you a synopsis of their life

and death.

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You can also visit the Poor Ground, where almost 80,000

were buried without grave markers in Victorian times, as

well as the Jewish cemetery, where a memorial to Otto

Jaffe (Belfast's first Jewish Lord Mayor) stands.

Pick up a brochure at the cemetery gate lodge or the

Belfast Welcome Centre.

To find out more about the history of Belfast City Cemetery

go to www.belfastcity.gov.uk/citycemetery

Renewing the Routes

We've started work on the next phase of our Renewing the

Routes programme, which focuses on regenerating and

improving some of the main routes in Belfast.

This improvement work includes:

updating shop fronts,

new signage,

lighting,

painting,

rendering,

removal of graffiti, and

guttering.

Since 2004, we've revitalised around 536 shop fronts along

13 main roads. We've also invested over £6.6 million in

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local regeneration projects to enhance our neighbourhoods

and shopping areas.

And we're addressing the problem of dilapidated buildings

to help support neighbourhood regeneration.

The current phase of Renewing the Routes will cover the

following areas:

Bridge End to Witham Street in the Lower Newtownards

Road, and

Ormeau Embankment to the Ravenhill Road.

As well as working in partnership with local businesses, we

will engage with local communities to agree designs and to

keep them up to date on progress.

Our partners, the Department for Social Development, will

also help us to develop and deliver some parts of the

scheme, which is part of our Investment Programme 2012-

2015.

For more information call 9032 0202 extension 3418 or go

to www.belfastcity.gov.uk/renewingtheroutes

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New bridge at Clement Wilson Park

Regular visitors to the Lagan Towpath and Lock Keeper's

Cottage will be aware that the bridge at New Forge Lane,

within Clement Wilson Park, has been closed.

Work has now started on a new footbridge for walkers and

cyclists, and it should be open by the end of the summer.

The crossing will be named after artist John Luke, known

for his paintings of the River Lagan and a colourful mural

inside City Hall.

An alternative route is available while work is being carried

out. Look for the signs within the park or visit

www.belfastcity.gov.uk/parks for details.

Carrying out work to your home?

You need building control approval for new buildings and for

carrying out certain building works to your home.

This work includes:

extensions,

roofspace conversions,

removing internal walls or chimney breasts,

structural alterations,

installing or converting heating appliances, including

microgeneration technology,28

installing thermal insulation in cavity walls or roofspaces,

or

changing drainage or bathrooms.

Some residents apply for building control approval after

they've carried out the work by apply for a regularisation

certificate (retrospective approval). This is 20% more

expensive and if you need to change some of the work that

has been carried out, you may incur extra building costs. So

it's much better to apply for building control approval before

you start any work.

We surveyed customers who have applied for a

regularisation certificate to find out why they did not apply

before they started the works. Most of these applicants

were private householders and their top four reasons were:

They weren't aware of building control (28%).

The work was carried out by a previous owner who had

not applied (25%).

They didn't know they needed building control approval

(22%).

They were misinformed by their builder (16%).

Fees: Changes in building control legislation have led to

increases in some of our domestic building control fees.

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And fees for changes to heating and renewable

technologies, previously based on the estimated costs, are

now categorised into three set types:

Installing or extending a central heating system - £120;

Replacing an existing combustion appliance – £72

Installing microgeneration technologies such as solar

panels - £120.

The new fee structure makes the application process

simpler and more consistent, and many applications for

heating installations or conversions will actually be cheaper.

As well as making an application and paying the

appropriate fee you must tell us when the work begins so

that we can inspect it.

So no matter what friends, builders or tradesmen tell you,

make sure you call Building Control before you start work to

keep you right and to keep your costs down.

Call our Building Control Technical Helpline on 9027 0650

or email

buildingcontrol@belfastcity.gov.uk

Flooding

The risk of flash flooding is higher in the summer, especially

during periods of unsettled thundery weather.30

To help prepare yourself and your home for flooding, you

should keep a list of emergency contacts and have a

Household Emergency Lifesaving Plan (HELP).

Communities can also get together to develop a Community

Emergency Plan.

You can download both these plans on our website at

www.belfastcity.gov.uk/emergencyplanning

During heavy rain, especially when weather warnings have

been issued, keep an eye on the Met Office website at

www.metoffice.gov.uk for information. You can also sign up

to receive weather updates by email.

We work with the various flood response agencies to help

local residents and businesses, particularly those in areas

which are prone to flooding.

For example, we have joined up with the Rivers Agency to

provide sandbags at a range of sites including:

Avoniel Leisure Centre,

Andersonstown Leisure Centre,

Dixon Park Playing Fields (Grand Parade), and

Saint John the Baptist School, (Finaghy Road North).

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The Rivers Agency has also provided some on-street

bunkers in the Orangefield, Sandhill and Clarawood areas

of east Belfast and a sandbag store at Knocknagoney.

If you experience flooding, please report it to the NI

Flooding Incident Line (FIL) on 0300 2000 100.

For more information on flooding go to:

www.belfastcity.gov.uk/flooding

www.nidirect.gov.uk/flooding-in-your-area

www.dardni.gov.uk/riversagency

Improving ruinous buildings

At the start of this year, we carried out improvement works

to 30 dilapidated and ruinous buildings across Belfast.

The Department of Environment contributed £500,000

towards this regeneration work which forms part of our

Investment Programme 2012-2015.

The number of run-down buildings in Belfast has increased

dramatically in recent years and we wanted to find a

positive way to deal with the impact of this on our

community.

We carried out demolition work at 19 of the sites and

cosmetic improvements to a further 11 buildings.

The main aims of the project were to:32

improve the look of local neighbourhoods;

remove focal points for antisocial behaviour;

provide alternative community uses for some sites; and

encourage regeneration, redevelopment, social

economy and public realm works.

Where possible, we focused our efforts on:

main arterial routes;

tourist areas;

areas of deprivation; and

areas where other redevelopment was proposed which

would complement our work.

We've also put up colourful hoardings on many of the sites

which reflect local attributes and traditions.

The project is complete but we will continue to deal with

dilapidated and ruinous buildings by issuing notices for

works to be carried out. If the owners fail to carry out the

required work, we will take them to court to make sure that

it is done.

For more information on this project call 9027 0650 or go to

www.belfastcity.gov.uk/buildingcontrol

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10 city matters

2003: Belfast plays a key role in the Special Olympics

World Summer Games which is hosted in Ireland.

2004: We open three new household recycling centres -

Alexandra Park Avenue, Blackstaff Way and Palmerston

Road.

2005: Newly refurbished Falls Leisure Centre opens in

March. On 3 December, tens of thousands of mourner

line the streets of Belfast for George Best's funeral.

2006: The City Hall marks its 100th year. A year-long

programme of events takes place to celebrate the

centenary of the famous building. Belfast City Marathon

celebrates its 25th birthday.

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Green

Inner city recycling

From early August an enhanced recycling service will be

rolled out to all houses in the inner city area.

These households currently have a single black recycling

box and most have no facilities for recycling leftover food.

If you live in an inner city area, the new scheme will give

you more space for your existing recyclables so that you

can recycle a higher volume of material.

And for those without a food waste recycling option, it will

enable you to recycle food waste such as banana skins,

peelings, tea bags, and plate scrapings.

We will provide you with:

a small 'kitchen caddy' for collecting the food waste,

a supply of compostable bags,

a tag, and

a larger outside food bin.

Simply use the bag to line the caddy and then tie it and

place it in the outside food bin when full. This bin will be

emptied on the same day as your other recycling material.

When you run out of bags, just attach the tag to the outside

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food bin for a new supply or call our helpline on 0800 032

8100.

As the new scheme is rolled out, one of our advisers will

call at your door. They will explain how the new scheme

works, leave you some information and answer any

questions you may have.

Sending rubbish to landfill is very expensive. This new

scheme will help us save money by increasing our recycling

rate. The savings will help us keep rates increases to a

minimum as well as helping to protect the environment.

For more information call us on 0800 032 8100 or go to

www.belfastcity.gov.uk/recycling

It's easy being green Household recycling centres

You can recycle over 30 different materials at our recycling

centres, from electrical items and gas bottles to garden

waste and cooking oil.

We have recycling centres in the north, south, east and

west of the city, so most residents live within two miles of

one.

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We spoke to local resident, Ricardo, about his experiences

using his local centre, Ormeau Recycling Centre, where he

recycles many different items.

"The first time I visited I was really surprised at how well the

centre was laid out and the range of things they take for

recycling," he said.

"I expected it to be much smaller and a bit dirty, but it wasn't

like that at all. It was really easy to use. And if you can't find

where something goes, staff are always on hand to help."

"As I have a blue bin, I can't recycle my glass from home

yet," explained Ricardo. "So the bottle banks are really

useful."

"I've also used the centre to recycle loads of other stuff

including old furniture, a broken television and even some

paint left over from redecorating."

To help promote our centres, we have been running

recycling centre roadshows in shopping centres, libraries,

health centres and other venues across Belfast.

These provide residents with information on the complete

range of materials accepted for recycling and the location of

their nearest centre. They also give people a chance to ask

general questions on recycling.

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For more information on our recycling centres call us on

0800 032 8100 or go to www.belfastcity.gov.uk/recycling

Cartons, What happens next?

All Belfast households with blue bins are now able to

recycle cartons, for example fruit juice, milk and soup

cartons. You can also take them to our recycling centres.

It has been estimated that the average family uses around

200 cartons every year. As the cartons are made from a mix

of materials (card, plastic and aluminium) they cannot be

recycled in the same way as ordinary card.

Where do the cartons go?

At the moment we send the cartons to Sweden for recycling

but a recycling facility is currently under construction in

West Yorkshire. Once this new facility is operational, we'll

send our cartons there for recycling.

How are they recycled?

1. The cartons are separated from the other blue bin

materials at a materials recovery facility and crushed into

bales.

2. The bales are sent to the carton recycling plant. Here

they are shredded and mixed with water in a pulper, like

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3. This breaks down the cartons into a grey brown mixture.

4. The aluminium foil and plastic are separated from the

paper fibres.

5. The fibres are used to make new paper and cardboard

packaging.

6. The mix of plastic and aluminium is then further

separated out into plastic and aluminium.

For more information on recycling call 0800 032 8100 or go

to www.belfastcity.gov.uk/recycling

View our recycling video at www.belfastcity.gov.uk/recycling

Be 'wall'-informed on recycling

We recently commissioned a local artist to paint a recycling

themed mural on a problem wall in Lenadoon.

Before beginning work we consulted with local residents to

hear their opinions on the project.

The wall has been a magnet for antisocial behaviour for

many years and was previously painted an unattractive

brown, but now the new, improved wall has a practical use,

showing what can be recycled in blue and brown bins along

with helpful phone numbers.

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Go to our A to Z directory of recycling at

www.belfastcity.gov.uk/recyclingatoz to check which items

can be recycled and where, or call our recycling hotline on

0800 032 8100.

£80 on the spot litter fine. Litter makes a pig of you.

www.belfastcity.gov.uk/£80fine

Collections and opening times this summer

Public holiday bin collections

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Each entry gives: Date to be collected; Black bins (collected

weekly) - Will now be collected; Black, blue and brown bins

(collected fortnightly) Green food waste bin (collected

weekly) - Will now be collected.]

Friday 12 July; Friday 19 July; Saturday 13 July.

Monday 15 July; Monday 22 July; As normal.

Monday 26 August; As normal; As normal.

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Bryson Recycling collections

Black kerbside recycling boxes will not be collected on

Friday 12 or Monday 15 July. Collections are as normal on

Monday 26 August.

You can leave out any extra items for collection the

following week using overflow bags.

Please only put one type of material in each bag and do not

put glass in overflow bags.

Recycling centres Summer opening hours

(until 30 September)

Monday; 8:30 am; 5:30 pm.

Tuesday; 8:30 am; 5:30 pm.

Wednesday; 8:30 am; 8 pm.

Thursday; 8:30 am; 5:30 pm.

Friday; 8:30 am; 5:30 pm Saturday; 9 am; 5 pm.

Sunday; 12 noon; 5 pm.

Public holiday closures

Friday 12 July: All sites closed

Saturday 13 July: Alexandra Park and Ormeau

Recycling Centres closed. Palmerston and Blackstaff

Way open 9 am to 5 pm (subject to change).

Monday 26 August: All sites open as normal.41

Our four recycling centres are located at:

Alexandra Park Avenue – 180 Alexandra Park Avenue,

BT15 3GJ

Blackstaff Way – 1 Blackstaff Way, BT11 9DT

Ormeau – 6 Park Road, BT7 2FX

Palmerston Road – 2-4 Palmerston Road, BT4 1QA

This summer Blackstaff Way Recycling Centre will be

undergoing essential maintenance work. Instead of closing

the site completely, we intend to keep the site open, but we

will accept a restricted range of materials. Please follow all

safety instructions from our staff. Customers may

experience delays, so if possible please use one of our

other recycling centres.

We'll update you in future editions of City Matters or for

more information go to www.belfastcity.gov.uk/recyclIng

Recycle your specs

You can now recycle your old glasses at any of our

recycling centres.

We've teamed up with Belfast Lions Club, local charity

Extern and a Belfast-based social enterprise ArtsEkta, to

send unwanted spectacles to developing countries.

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The glasses are collected from our recycling centres and

sorted into various categories. They are then distributed to

eye camps in India, Africa and Eastern Europe where they

are matched to the right patient.

The Lions Club has run this scheme for over thirty years,

and last year they sent over 300,000 pairs of spectacles for

reuse at eye camps.

For more information on this and other projects or to get

involved with the Belfast Lions Club, please call Michael

Fisher on 9066 2945.

10 city matters

2007: Belfast becomes smoke-free from 30 April 2007.

Belfast waterfront celebrates 10 year anniversary in

May. Ormeau Recycling Centre opens in October, giving

us a household recycling centre in each area of the City.

2008: The new Belfast brand is launched in June 2008.

The Princess Royal officially opens the Grove Wellbeing

Centre in September.

2009: Belfast Zoo celebrates its 75th birthday with a

series of special events. Belfast plays host to the Tall

Ships Atlantic Challenge in August. Belfast City Hall

reopens in Octover after a major two year refurbishment.

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And the winner is…

Congratulations to Paul Porter who won a three night break

for eight at Fermanagh Lodges in our April-June City

Matters competition!

Anniversary competition

10 city matters. To celebrate the tenth anniversary of City

Matters, we are offering not one, but ten prizes!

Simply answer the question overleaf for your chance to win

one of these great prizes!

1. Win a weekend for four in Fermanagh

Our main anniversary prize is a weekend in a beautifully

presented cottage tucked away in the hidden heart of

Fermanagh, courtesy of the National Trust.

The cottage at Crom has all the amenities you need, with

inviting décor, a cosy living space and comfortable beds to

fall in to after an energising day of exploring. This

breathtaking 2,000 acre demesne, set amid the romantic

and tranquil landscape of Upper Lough Erne is the perfect

escape.

Enjoy the enchanting lakeside location and scenic

surroundings from this relaxing base. With forests, beautiful

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vistas, old country houses, excellent restaurants, castles

and canoeing, Fermanagh is one of Northern Ireland's best-

kept secrets.

The National Trust holiday cottage sleeps four people so it's

perfect for families or a small group of friends!

2. Family ticket to Titanic Belfast

Titanic Belfast is the world's largest Titanic visitor attraction.

It is located in Titanic Quarter, right beside the historic site

of this world-famous ship's construction. Housed in an

iconic, six-floor building, this state-of-the-art visitor

experience tells the story of the Titanic, from her conception

in Belfast in the early 1900s, through her construction and

launch, to her famous maiden voyage and tragic end.

3. Family ticket to Belfast Zoo

Belfast Zoo is one of the top fee-paying visitor attractions in

Northern Ireland, receiving more than 300,000 visitors a

year. Located in north Belfast, the zoo's 55 acre site is

home to more than 1,000 animals and 150 species.

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4. Two tickets to Ardal O'Hanlon (Comedy Club at the Waterfront) on 5 October

Since opening in 1997, this has become recognised as one

of the world's top conference venues. It's also a key venue

for entertainment including contemporary and classical

music, opera, ballet, theatre and comedy. Facilities include

two performance spaces, art exhibition space, restaurant,

bars and a gift shop.

5. Sunday lunch for two at Belfast Castle

Belfast Castle, located in the Cave Hill area of north Belfast.

It was built in the 1860s and is one of the city's most

famous landmarks. With its fascinating history, superb

setting and reputation for good food, this is an ideal venue

for functions, receptions, conferences and exhibitions.

6. A three month Boost membership

Our Boost leisure membership scheme offers you unlimited

use of the fitness suites, swimming pools, and all council

run fitness classes at any of our ten leisure centres

throughout Belfast. Membership also includes unlimited use

of our badminton courts, squash courts, table tennis

facilities, saunas, steam rooms and spas. You can also use

the climbing wall (inexperienced climbers must attend a six

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week induction class at an additional charge) and Laser

Zone at the Indoor Tennis Centre and Ozone Complex.

7. A one month Boost membership

A one month Boost membership

8. 60 minutes of personal tennis coaching

(two to give away)

Learn to play tennis at Indoor Tennis Centre and Ozone

Complex. This popular centre, located on Ormeau

Embankment, offers a wide range of facilities and tennis

and climbing courses and classes for all ages. As well as

four indoor tennis courts, the venue is home to a climbing

wall, gym, all-weather pitch and our interactive Laser Zone

game.

9. A family swim and gym ticket

(five to give away)

We are offering five passes worth £6.20 each for a family

session at any of our centres. The pass allows a family with

a maximum of five people (two adults and three children, or

one adult and four children) to go for a swim or use the gym

at any time during our opening hours. It's valid for use at

our fitness suites and pools or a combination of both. There

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are swimming pools at seven of our leisure centres and

fitness suites in all ten.

10. Afternoon tea for two at the Bobbin Coffee Shop

The Bobbin Coffee Shop in Belfast City Hall has recently

reopened under the management of the stylish 4th Wall

restaurant in Saint Anne's Square. The bright and spacious

setting of this grand, historic building now offers a high-end

lunch menu with a delicious array of homemade hot and

cold foods, pastries, tray bakes, cakes and the new Bobbin

High Tea!

Your details

[Now follows the text from the entry form]

For your chance to win one of our fabulous ten prizes,

simply answer the question below:

Question: Which anniversary is City Matters celebrating this

summer?

A. 1

B. 5

C. 10

Name:, Address:, Telephone number:

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Belfast City Council complies with the Data Protection Act

1998. The personal information you provide on the entry

form will only be used to respond to you about this

competition.

Terms and conditions - main prize

Prize promoter is the National Trust NI. Prize consists of a

two night break in a Fermanagh holiday cottage, which

sleeps up to 4 people and is subject to availability.

Employees of National Trust or members of their families

are not eligible to enter. Does not include travel to and from

location of cottage. Valid for 6 months and does not include

bank holidays or high season periods.

Terms and conditions - general

Entrants must be over 18. Only one entry per household.

No Belfast City Council employees may enter. Entrants

must live in the Belfast City Council electoral area. Enter by

Wednesday 31 July 2013. No alternatives available. Full

terms and conditions are available on request.

Please send your competition replies to (no stamp

required):

Belfast City Council, Freepost BEL4010, Belfast, BT1 5BR.

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welcome your comments.

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What's on - Your essential guide to Belfast events

Get the new Belfast Waterfront and Ulster Hall

entertainment guide.

Call the box office on 9033 4455 or visit

www.waterfront.co.uk or www.ulsterhall.co.uk

About Belfast is your official guide to what's on and

everything happening in Belfast. Pick up your free copy

from the Belfast Welcome Centre in Donegall Place, call

9024 6609 or go to www.gotobelfast.com

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June

Belfast Pride Festival

Friday 28 June - Saturday 6 July

Across Belfast

Celebrate diversity with this week long programme of

events. Belfast Pride is Ireland's largest lesbian, gay,

bisexual and transgender festival and ranks in the top ten

largest pride parades in the United Kingdom.

Go to www.belfastpride.com

Music in the Parks

Every weekend until 15 September

Various parks

Featuring a range of musical styles including jazz, blues

and classical. All performances are free.

Call 9091 8768 or go to www.belfastcity.gov.uk/parks

Twilight tour

Friday 28 June, 7 pm

Belfast Zoo

Have you ever wondered what the animals get up to after

closing time? Come along and find out with this special

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behind the scenes tour of the zoo with our keepers. Tickets

are limited and must be bought beforehand. £30 (£20

concession) – includes barbecue dinner and zoo admission.

Call 9077 6277 or go to www.belfastzoo.co.uk/events

The Belfast City Blues Festival

Friday 28 June - Sun 30 June

Various venues

Live gigs from 40 bands (both local and international) plus

workshops, blues cruises and much more. Call 9024 6609

or go to www.belfastcityblues.com

Children's illustration and storytelling workshop

Saturday 29 June, 11 am-12.30 pm

Linen Hall Library

Join storyteller and illustrator Frank O'Boyle, as he weaves

tales and stories to delight and enthral. Tickets cost £3.

Call 9032 1707 or go to www.linenhall.com

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Wildflowers of Woodland and Waterside

Saturday 29 June, 12-4 pm

Carrs Glen Linear Park

Have fun identifying and recording summer wildflowers in

the park. We'll be getting crafty and making items out of the

blooms we find. Early booking recommended.

Call 9060 3466 or go to www.belfasthills.org

Summer wildflower wonder

Saturday 29 June, 11 am

Lagan Meadows

Enjoy a guided walk (approx 2 hours) in the Lagan Valley to

see summer wildflowers along hedgerow and meadow.

Meet at Knightsbridge entrance to Lagan Meadows.

Booking essential. Call 9049 1922.

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July

Milk

Wednesday 3 July, 7.30 pm

Ulster Hall

The 2008 Oscar nominated film, starring Sean Penn as the

first openly gay person to be elected to public office in

California. Free screening as part of the Decade of

Centenaries Trade Union season and Belfast Pride.

Call 9033 4455 to book.

Women and Labour in an Era of Patriarchy (1900 to 1930s)

Thursday 4 July, 1 pm

Ulster Hall

Dr Cathy Higgins explores the experiences of women in the

labour movement in early 20th century Ireland. Free event

as part of the Decade of Centenaries Trade Union season.

Call 9033 4455 to book

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Summertime Jazz

Wednesday 3 July, 6-9 pm

Linen Hall Library

Join The Apex Jazz Band and enjoy the sounds of summer

in the beautiful setting of the Linen Hall Library.

Call 9032 1707 or go to www.linenhall.com

Long Drawn Out launch

Thursday 4 July, 6 pm

5 College Court

Evening event to launch an exhibition on the role of map

drawing. Work by Alice Maher, John Beattie, Tim Knowles,

Christine Mackey and Jonathan Ross. Runs until 27 July

(Tuesday-Saturday, 11 am-5 pm).

Call 9031 3303 or visit www.catalystarts.org.uk

Arts, Crafts and Rural Skills from the Hills

Saturday 6 July, 11 am–4 pm

Clifton House, North Queen Street

Experience traditional Irish crafts that would have taken

place in the hills including pottery, wood turning and basket

weaving. Free event suitable for all ages. Call 9060 3466 or

go to www.belfasthills.org

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Belfast Orangefest

Friday 12 July 2013, 10 am-6 pm

Starting Belfast Orange Hall, Clifton Street

Showcasing aspects of Ulster's rich heritage and culture

such as Orange Lodges, marching bands, flute music and

the resonant sound of Ulster's unique Lambeg drum. A

magnificent spectacle of tradition, colour and music that can

be enjoyed by all our citizens and visitors alike. The city

centre is also open for entertainment, eating and shopping!

Call 9032 4516 or go to www.belfastorangefest.com

Family fun days

Saturday 13 – Sunday 14 July, 10.30 am-4.30 pm

Belfast Zoo

Enjoy family activities that include face painting, animal

feeding times, a bouncy castle and Mr Hullabaloo's

interactive theatre.

Call 9077 6277 or go to www.belfastzoo.co.uk/events

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14th McCracken summer school

Monday 22 - Saturday 27 July

Venues across Belfast

A weeklong celebration of Irish language, arts and culture,

including an Irish language course catering for all levels.

Call 9074 9688 or go to www.mhicreachtain.com

Rose Week

Monday 15 – Sunday 21 July

Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park

This popular event attracts thousands of visitors each year.

Includes music, children's entertainment, flower displays,

workshops and international trial roses.

Call 9091 8768 or go to www.belfastcity.gov.uk/roseweek

In search of the damselfly

Wednesday 17 July, Clement Wilson Park

Informal guided walk to look at riverside wildlife. Wear

suitable footwear and waterproof. Formal and informal

paths suitable for wheelchair users.

Call 9091 8768.

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Cave Hill walks- History

Saturday 20 July

Cave Hill Country Park, 10 am -1 pm

Cormac Hamill will lead a walk over the top and will

describe some of the interesting background to various hill

features.

Call 9029 1357 or go to www.cavehillconservation.org

New Mutiny

Monday 22 - Friday 26 July, 1 pm-4 pm

Old Museum Arts Centre

Kids in Control theatre company presents a summer

workshop programme for 11-15 year olds. A chance to have

fun, learn new skills and meet new friends.

Call 9031 1966 or go to www.kicproject.co.uk

Twilight Tours

Friday 26 July, 7 pm

Belfast Zoo

See 28 June for details

Call 9077 6277 or go to www.belfastzoo.co.uk/events

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Ulster Youth Choir - Love, Sleep, Cry, Dance

Friday 26 July, 7.45 pm

The Ulster Hall

Concert conducted by Greg Beardsell.

Call 9033 4455 or go to www.ulsterhall.co.uk

August

August Féile 25

Thursday 1 – Sunday 11 August

City centre, west Belfast and Gaeltacht Quarter

Celebrating its 25th anniversary, this festival promises to be

the biggest party in town. With over 250 events taking place

across 50 venues, this festival presents a range of arts and

cultural activities including concerts, dramas, literary events,

discussions and debates, comedy, tours and exhibitions

and family events. Full info available from Belfast Welcome

Centre and Teach Féile, Falls Road.

Call 9031 3440 or go to www.feilebelfast.com

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Féile an Phobail Féile 25 Traditional Music Session

Thursday 1 August – Thursday 8 August

Caife at Cultúrlann, 12.30-2.30 pm

Feel free to bring an instrument and join in these traditional

music sessions, or just listen and enjoy the buzz over coffee

or lunch!

Call 9096 4180 or go to www.culturlann.ie

Clan Wars 16

Saturday 3 August, 3 pm

The Ulster Hall

One of the UK and Ireland's premier Mixed Martial Arts

events returns to the Ulster Hall. Tickets available only from

the Clan Wars fighters, Northern Ireland MMA gyms or by

contacting the ticket hotline.

Call 07714 013021

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Go MAD for Madagascar

Saturday 3 August, 10.30 am-3.30 pm

Belfast Zoo

You've seen the movies, but how much do you really know

about animals of Madagascar?

Call 9077 6277 or go to www.belfastzoo.co.uk/events

Festival of India Belfast

Sunday 4 August, 1-4 pm

The Pavilions, Kings Hall

Enjoy mouth watering cuisine, Henna, face painting,

traditional Indian clothes, jewellery, crafts, classical and

Bollywood dances and music.

Call 9024 9746 or go to www.iccbelfast.com

Bat Relay – Biodiversity Games event

Tuesday 6 August, 8-10.30 pm

Barnett Demesne

Bring your torch and join us for a bat walk and talk with our

bat expert. Some bat detectors will be available for use.

Meet at Malone House. Booking required.

Call 9032 0202 extension 6652.

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An Aisling – Part 2

Friday 9 – Saturday 10 August, 8 pm

West Belfast

Come along and enjoy this Irish comedy sketch show as

part of the wider Féile an Phobail Féile 25 festival.

Call 9020 8040 or email carrie.anne@aislingghear.com

Moo at the Zoo

Saturday 10 August, 10.30 am - 3.30 pm

Belfast Zoo

Come along and learn more about the Zoo's farm animals.

Call 9077 6277 or go to www.belfastzoo.co.uk/events

Whistle Down the Wind

Monday 12 – Saturday 17 August

The Rainbow Factory Studio Theatre

Join the Rainbow Factory as they put on their very own

version of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical masterpiece,

Whistle Down the Wind.

Call 9024 0551 or go to www.youthaction.org

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Daniel O'Donnell in concert

Thursday 15 August, 7.30 pm

Belfast Waterfront

Daniel's star is still shining bright three decades into his

amazing career. Fans love his easy-listening vocal style

and his songs of life, love and inspiration.

Call 9033 4455 or go to www.waterfront.co.uk

2013 UKBFF Northern Ireland Bodybuilding Championships

Saturday 17 August

Belfast Waterfront

The 2013 UKBFF Northern Ireland Championships is a

qualifier for the 2013 UKBFF British Championships.

Call 9033 4455 or go to www.waterfront.co.uk

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Biodiversity Day: Wild about Wildlife

Saturday 17 August, 10 am - 2 pm

The Ulster Hall

Find out more about our amazing local wildlife during this

interactive family fun day, with art and craft activities,

environmental experts and special screening of A Bugs Life.

Free admission (no ticket required).

Call 9033 4455 or go to www.ulsterhall.co.uk

Cave Hill walks – Foraging

Saturday 17 August 10 am-1 pm

Cave Hill County Park

Join us for a foray at Cave Hill to discover edible and useful

plants. Meet at Belfast Castle.

Call 9029 1357 or go to www.cavehillconservation.org

Twilight Tours

Saturday 17 August, 7 pm

Belfast Zoo

See 28 June for details

Call 9077 6277 or go to www.belfastzoo.co.uk/events

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Native species and red squirrel fun days

Friday 19 – Sunday 21 August, 10.30 am-3.30 pm

Belfast Zoo

Come along and see what we and our partners are doing

for our local native species and learn more about local

wildlife, including the red squirrel.

Call 9077 6277 or go to www.belfastzoo.co.uk/events

Grease the Musical

Tuesday 20 - Saturday 24 August, 8 pm (plus Fri 5.30

and Saturday 2 pm)

Belfast Waterfront, Studio

The definitive high school musical, featuring all the

unforgettable songs from the hit movie including You're The

One That I Want, Grease Is The Word, Summer Nights,

Hopelessly Devoted To You, Sandy and Greased Lightnin.'

Call 9033 4455 or go to www.waterfront.co.uk

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Féile An Droichead

Thursday 22 – Sunday 25 August

South and east Belfast and city centre

Join us for an Irish Language and Traditional Music

Festival.

Call 9028 8818 or go to www.androichead.com

Belfast Mela

Saturday 24 – Sunday 25 August

Botanic Gardens

Northern Ireland's largest festival of world arts and culture

returns to the city. New to this year is a spectacular opening

night show combining dance, shadow puppetry and

pyrotechnics.

Call 9023 1381 or go to www.belfastmela.org.uk

Ulster Youth Orchestra Summer Concert

Saturday 24 August, 7.45 pm

The Ulster Hall

Concert conducted by Takuo Yuasa and led by Katherine

Sung.

Call 9033 4455 or go to www.ulsterhall.co.uk

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Let's go batty

Saturday 24 August, 7.30 pm

Belfast Zoo

Join our night walk and meet some bats with the Northern

Ireland Bat Group. Use your bat detector to find the ultra

sonic noises of our native bats. Tickets £5 and booking

essential.

Call 9077 6277 or go to www.belfastzoo.co.uk/events

Back to school madness

Sunday 25 August

Belfast Zoo

Enjoy the last weekend of the summer holidays at Belfast

Zoo. Visit the animals at feeding time and join in the fun.

Call 9077 6277 or go to www.belfastzoo.co.uk/events

In search of the heron

Sunday 28 August, 7 pm

Waterworks

Informal guided walk to look at the variety of water birds.

Wear suitable footwear and water proofs. Formal and

informal paths suitable for wheelchair users. Meet at Cave

Hill Road entrance. Call 9091 8768.

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Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Thursday 29 - Saturday 31 August , 8 pm (plus Saturday

2 pm)

Belfast Waterfront

This completely fresh and vibrant production of one of the

world's most popular musicals features some of Northern

Ireland's finest upcoming talent, supported by a 14 piece

live band.

Call 9033 4455 or go to www.waterfront.co.uk

Polo in the City

Saturday 31 August

Lower Botanic Playing Fields, Stranmillis Embankment

A fast paced sporting and social event in aid of Mencap

Northern Ireland. Members of the Northern Ireland Polo

Club will join players from as far away as Argentina in a

series of super-charged games.

Call 9069 1351, facebook.com/polointhecity, twitter

@PoloInTheCityNI

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September

Diary date: Friday 20 September

Don't miss Culture Night 2013! Enjoy a magical evening.

www.culturenightbelfast.com

Singing Lecture

Wednesday 4 September, 1 pm-3 pm

Linen Hall Library

Join Maurice Leyden as he sings songs from the mills and

discusses the history of these forgotten songs. Tickets free,

but booking recommended.

Call 9032 1707 or go to www.linenhall.com

The Yellow Fever Independent Film Festival

Friday 6 – Sunday 8 September

Movie House Cinemas, Dublin Rd

This festival showcases the work of many local and

international independent film makers. Includes Question &

Answer sessions, workshops and SFX tutorials. Closes with

a gala dinner. Single film ticket £5, day ticket £12, weekend

ticket, £25, gala dinner £30, full weekend ticket plus gala

dinner £45. Call 07966 576134 or go to

www.yellowfeverproductions.com

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Action MS fundraiser

Friday 6 – Sunday 8 September

To be confirmed

A 15 km fundraising walk up Helvellyn mountain in the

English Lake District. Open to ramblers over the age of 18

and at all levels of fitness and experience. Professional

guides on hand throughout. Limited to 30 places – to secure

yours register now with deposit. Minimum of £450 to be

raised, due by 16 August. Coach and accommodation

provided.

Call 9079 0707 or go to www.actionms.co.uk

Laganside 10 km

Departing from Ozone Leisure Complex

Sunday 2 September, 2 pm

Hosted by North Belfast Harriers, this event attracts over

1,000 runners, fundraisers and walkers of all ages and

abilities. The route takes in Belfast city centre and the

Lagan Tow Path before finishing back at the Ozone.

There's also a marshalled 1 mile kids' race starting at 1.30

pm within the grounds of Ormeau Park with goody bags for

all finishers. Further information and online entry at

www.laganside10k.com

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Big cat day and Qays' birthday

Sunday 8 September, Belfast Zoo

Come along for a day of fun and learning about our 'big

cats' including feeding times and keeper talks. Join Qays,

our very own lion king to celebrate his birthday, with

birthday cake, sing-a-long, face painting and more.

Call 9077 6277 or go to www.belfastzoo.co.uk/events

Cinemagic International Film and Television Festival for Young People: Under 12s Festival

Wednesday 11 September, 7 pm

Odeon Cinema, Victoria Square

This festival returns for another action packed feast of films

for families and school children. Choose from a funfilled film

education programme, with guests from the small and big

screen hosting workshops and introducing films, as well as

a fantastic film programme with classic and new family films

for all the family to enjoy.

Call 9031 1900 or www.cinemagic.co.uk

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Other Ulster Hall and Belfast Waterfront events

Art and photographic exhibitions

13-30 August (BW) - Cathedral Studios Exhibition

1-27 July (UH) - The Trade Unions in Belfast:

Contemporary Portrait, David Ellison

28 July - 31 August (UH) - Alternative Histories by Iain

Griffin

Art workshops, Belfast Waterfront

6, 20 and 27 July (11 am - 4 pm) - Abstract Painting:

Landscapes

23 and 30 July (6 pm - 9 pm) - Abstract Painting

Literary Lunchtimes, The Ulster Hall

24 July, 1 pm - Shirley Lanigan

21 August, 1 pm - Poetry Picnic (Dead Poets)

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Breakfast Club Movies, The Ulster Hall

7 July - The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

21 July - Summer Holiday

25 August - Dirty Dancing

Call 9033 4400 or go to www.ulsterhall.co.uk and

www.belfastcity.gov.uk/waterfront

Get Up and Go with Translink

Make the most of your free time this summer and explore

the many breathtaking sights Northern Ireland has to offer

by visiting a different town or city with Translink's great

value offers throughout July and August.

Why not take a trip to Derry / Londonderry to explore all that

is on offer as part of the UK City of Culture 2013 by taking

advantage of a third off NI Railway's day returns after 9.30

am?

Experience the many attractions and events that Belfast

has to offer with the £9 Metro Family and Friends day ticket

or the Friends and Family ticket for just £20 for travel across

NI on Translink bus and train services.

Alternatively, take some time out to enjoy some retail

therapy with a shopping trip to Newry or Ballymena with the

iLink day ticket for just £15.50 per adult. Ramble around

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areas of outstanding natural beauty with the bus rambler

ticket for just £9 or visit the Armagh Planetarium with a third

off day returns on selected Goldline services after 9.30 am.

For further information on Translink's great range of

summer offers please visit www.translink.co.uk or contact

the Translink Contact Centre on 028 9066 6630.

Deep RiverRock Belfast City Half Marathon

Belfast City Marathon organisers are excited to be hosting a

half marathon on Sunday 22 September.

The event is an extension of the hugely popular Deep

RiverRock Belfast City Marathon, which celebrated its 32nd

anniversary on Monday 6 May this year with another great

turnout.

Danny O'Connor, Chairman of the Deep RiverRock Belfast

City Marathon organising committee, commented:

"We've been considering holding a half marathon for a

number of years now and this seemed the right time to

launch it.

"Due to the logistics of organising the main marathon and

the associated events, it's not feasible to hold a half-

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marathon at the same time, so we have decided to hold it in

September," Danny explained.

The route begins at the City Hall and finishes at the newly

renovated Mary Peters Track taking in various attractions

including the Titanic Quarter and Queen's University. You

can view the full route on the marathon website

There will be a prize fund of over £3,000 including age

category prizes for first and second place. The official

charity for the half marathon is Cancer Focus Northern

Ireland.

Other activities on the day include a fun run at the Mary

Peters Track, which the whole family can get involved in.

Entries are now open on the marathon website at

www.belfastcitymarathon.com and will remain open until

Sunday 8 September 2013.

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Countdown to World Police and Fire Games

Where legends will be made

World Police & Fire Games

1-10 August 2013

The countdown to the World Police and Fire Games

(WPFG) is really picking up pace now with only weeks to go

until thousands of competitors start arriving in Belfast.

From 1 to 10 August Northern Ireland will play host to the

'Olympics' for serving and retired police, fire and prison

officers, which is one of the largest multi-sports events in

the world.

Almost 30 of the official venues are located in and around

Belfast. And with 57 sports on offer, most of which are

unticketed and free to the public, spectators will be spoilt for

choice.

Some of the highlights will include:

ice hockey - Odyssey and Dundonald Ice Bowl;

boxing - Ulster Hall; and

track and field events - Mary Peters Track.

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As well as the traditional sports you would expect to see at

such a global event, there are also some competitions

which are unique to WPFG, including:

The Stair Race - Obel Building;

Muster, a team event involving fire hoses - Titanic

Slipways; and

Ultimate Fire Fighter, which is a spectacle of speed,

strength and skill.

Please check the WPFG website to check dates and

venues as well as specific access details for some of the

sports.

For more information on the WPFG go to

www.2013wpfg.com

www.twitter.com/2013wpfg

www.facebook.com/2013wpfg

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Neighbourhood Officer Teams

Our new Neighbourhood Officer Teams have been out and

about in Belfast since May this year.

There are eight neighbourhood officers working in pairs

across the city. They have been deployed in areas identified

by ourselves and the police as having high levels of

antisocial behaviour.

The officers are there to:

provide a visible presence in local neighbourhoods;

offer guidance, support and advice on community safety

issues to local residents, businesses and community

organisations;

challenge low-level antisocial behaviour;

enforce laws relating to on-street drinking and

environmental crime;

help reduce crime and fear of crime; and

help make people feel safer.

Their hours of work are Monday to Thursday 2 pm to 10 pm

and Friday and Saturday 4.30 pm to midnight.

If you come across antisocial behaviour in your area,

contact us on 9027 0469 during normal office hours or

email envhealth@belfastcity.gov.uk

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Out of normal office hours you can contact the following

people by mobile:

North Belfast – Mark Corbett on 07917 544 365

South and east Belfast – Keith Addy on 07876 686 660

West Belfast - Paul Cleary on 07825 140 523

Don't let antisocial behaviour stop you enjoying your local par

Report it:

Call 028 9050 0515 (office hours)

Call PSNI 0845 600 8000 (non-emergency)

Call 999 (emergency)

www.belfastcity.gov.uk/parks

Check ID

How to beat the bogus caller: Home or away - keep all

doors locked

Stop - Is anyone expected? Back door locked?

Chain - Put chain on before opening the door.

Check - Ask for callers ID Check it by phone.

Quick Check Freephone: 0800 013 22 90

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Police Service of Northern Ireland www.psni.police.uk

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The Brush Off 2013

If you want to give litter the 'brush off', then get involved in

our exciting cleanup competition.

If you are planning a community cleanup before 30 August

2013, enter this competition for a chance to win great prizes

from McDonalds, Homebase, Tescos, Translink and the

Holiday Inn.

The competition is open to anyone in the Belfast City

Council area, including:

individuals,

community groups,

uniformed youth groups such as Scouts and Girls

Brigades,

residents groups,

voluntary and church groups, and

summer schemes.

Last year 22 groups comprising 350 volunteers took part

and made a great difference in their area.

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To register, contact Cathal Murphy on 9032 0202 extension

5239 , email catcleansing@belfastcity.gov.uk or go to

www.belfastcity.gov.uk/streetcleaning

Captain Cleanup Roadshow

If you're organising a summer scheme, you can take

advantage of our free Captain Cleanup show this summer.

Last year 22 groups and 337 children came to see the

action hero defeating those nasty litterbugs.

And Captain Cleanup is back in town this July. Join him as

he tries to stop litter bugs from dropping litter in our

beautiful city.

For more information or to book a space for your summer

scheme group, call 9032 0202 extension. 5240 or email

catcleansing@belfastcity.gov.uk

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Summer festival fever

This summer the city will host some world class outdoor

music events including Bruce Springsteen, Belsonic and

Tennents Vital. These events bring a much-needed

economic and tourist boost to Belfast.

We're working with the event organisers to put appropriate

measures in place to manage the impact of these concerts

on local residents.

We will have noise management plans in place for all

events. You may hear some noise from the concert and

depending on the weather conditions, the noise can carry

up to 15 miles. In most cases music will stop by 11 pm.

We will also assess the concert sites to make sure people

can leave quickly in the event of an emergency. And, we

will work with other public agencies, such as the PSNI and

DRD Roads Service to make sure any traffic disruption is

minimised and there is no negative impact on the

emergency services ability to respond to calls.

To keep the sites as clean as possible, we'll have extra

street cleaning and litter collection operations during and

after the events.

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For more information on licensing concerts, contact Building

Control on 9027 0650. If you are troubled by nightime noise,

call our noise hotline on 9037 3006 (8 pm to 4 am).

Here are details of the main upcoming concerts:

[The following table has been set out in paragraph form.

Each entry gives: Event; Venue; Date.]

Bruce Springsteen; The Kings Hall; Saturday 20 July.

Belsonic; Custom House Square; Friday 16 – Sunday 25

August Tennents Vital; Boucher Road Playing Fields;

Wednesday 14 – Saturday 17 August.

Jobs boost for the unemployed

A council-run scheme has helped five people back into

work.

Thomas Fraser, along with 38 other participants,

successfully completed a two week pre-recruitment training

programme for the long-term unemployed in our city centre

offices.

"I spent one week in a classroom setting learning all about

the council, equal opportunities, customer care, team

working and interpersonal skills, and health and safety. I

then spent the next week 'on the job' in an office helping out

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with photocopying, filing, word processing, callhandling and

sorting the mail," he says.

"Having been out of work csince 2010 due to illness, I can't

describe how grateful I am for this tremendous opportunity.

"I got help with mock interviews and practice tests before

my final interview and I was thrilled to be offered a full-time,

permanent job. It's going to allow me to build a new life for

myself."

Following a rigorous testing and interview process, Thomas

started work in his new position as Business Support Clerk,

along with four other successful applicants, in May.

As part of our Investment Programme 2012-2015, we're

exploring ways to help people into employment, and we are

the first public sector organisation in Northern Ireland to

offer this type of scheme.

So far, we've delivered 174 permanent and 97 temporary

job opportunities and more than 200 work placements, at no

extra cost to our ratepayers, as well as ten apprenticeship

opportunities across a range of areas.

View all job vacancies and placement opportunities at

www.belfastcity.gov.uk/jobs or call into our jobs kiosk at

Cecil Ward Building, Linenhall Street.

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Support for Belfast businesses and entrepreneurs

If you're a Belfast business owner or entrepreneur, you may

be interested in some of the business programmes and

business events that we run every year.

Through our range of business activities, we aim to:

promote business start-up;

support business growth;

encourage innovation and development in key growth

sectors;

promote the benefits of Belfast as a dynamic business

location; and

help create the right skills to match local business

needs.

To find out more about our business programmes and

events go to www.belfastcity.gov.uk/business

Make sure you keep up to date with all the latest business

news by liking our Facebook page

www.facebook.com/belfastbusinessinfo

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Celebrated citizen - Dan Gordon

Dan Gordon is a Belfast actor, writer and director.

He was born in the Sydenham area of east Belfast, "in the

days when the shops shut half day Wednesday, all day

Sunday and when families ate together and you always

knew what you were getting!"

Dan attended Sullivan Upper School and Stranmillis

College where he trained as a Teacher of English, Drama

and Physical Education. He decided against becoming a full

time teacher, declaring it "too hard".

Instead, he took to the stage at the Lyric and Arts Theatres

and has been a leading light on our arts scene for the last

thirty years.

He broke into television in the early eighties when he

starred in the BBC 2 comedy, Foreign Bodies as Belfast

motor mechanic, Tom. But he is still probably best known

as Red Hand Luke from the long running and hugely

popular BBC television series, Give My Head Peace.

When he's not on stage or television, Dan spends a lot of

his time getting young people involved in the arts. A

personal highlight was producing a play with young

offenders in Hydebank. This project was the subject of a

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documentary for the BBC and gave the outside world an

inside view of prison life.

"I'm a firm believer in giving young people a chance when

they don't have one – or older folk a second one if they

need it," he says.

"The arts for me are as vital as the air we breathe. I do

plays whenever I can and in any type of space I can"

Dan also enjoyed writing an awardwinning set of plays for

schools on The Belfast Blitz, the linen industry, Titanic,

agriculture, education and the shipyard. These plays have

been produced over 50 times and have involved over

10,000 children as actors, directors, musicians, dancers

and audience.

Belfast, particularly the east, remains a major influence on

Dan's life and work. He has made many television

documentaries about the city including the redevelopment

of Mersey Street, the beauty of Home Bakeries, the author

Brian Moore and the restoration of the Crown Bar.

In 2010 Dan wrote a stage play called The Boat Factory

about the Harland & Wolff Shipyard where his father was

apprenticed as a joiner.

The show premiered in Westbourne 'Shipyard' Church on

the Newtownards Road in 2010 before playing to packed

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venues around Northern Ireland. It has since been invited to

theatres and festivals all over the globe, and is currently on

a major tour across Ireland, Wales, Scotland, London, and

New York. Dan is overwhelmed at the response to the show

which he wrote as a love song to Belfast.

"I've lived in the shadow of the Boat Factory all my life," he

explains.

"In my childhood I was wakened in the mornings by its

horns and in my later years I've been haunted by its silence.

"It is a heritage and a history that has all but disappeared -

and with it, the skills, the memories and the men who made

it great. I want to remember them - for my father was one of

them.

"Harland & Wolff built Titanic, the greatest ship in history,

but there is a great deal more to the achievements of the

thousands of Yardmen. They built over 1700 ships with

pride and skill unmatched anywhere else in the world, and

we need to celebrate that."

For more information on The Boat Factory 2013 tour go to

www.happenstancetheatre.co.uk

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Outdoors

Summer fun days

Come along to one of our summer fun days this July. These

free events are taking place in a selection of our parks from

2 pm - 4.30 pm.

There will be activities for children aged 5 to 12 years,

including face painting, climbing wall, balloon modelling and

bouncy castle.

Tuesday 2 July, Belmont Park

Wednesday 3 July, Drumglass Park

Thursday 4 July, South Link Playing Fields

Friday 5 July, Marrowbone Millennium Park

Monday 8 July, Grove Playing Fields

Tuesday 9 July, Ballysillan Playing Fields

Wednesday 10, July Falls Park

Monday 22 July, Springhill Millennium Park

Tuesday 23 July, Tommy Patton Memorial Park

Wednesday 24 July, Woodvale Park

Thursday 25 July, Lenadoon Millennium Park

Friday 26 July, Ormeau Park

Sunday 28 July, Waterworks

Monday 29 July, Ulidia Playing Fields

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For more information call 9091 8768, email

parksevents@belfastcity.gov.uk or go to

www.belfastcity.gov.uk/parks

Belfast in Bloom

There's still time to enter our Belfast in Bloom competition,

so why not enter your hanging baskets or window boxes,

front garden or allotment.

As well as individual awards, there are categories for

businesses and communities, including our new 'Best

community garden' category.

The closing date is 12 noon on Wednesday 31 July and

judging will take place throughout August.

Call 9032 0202 extension 3716 or download an application

from www.belfastcity.gov.uk/belfastinbloom

Get involved in community gardening

With summer already upon us, the growing season at our

community gardens is in full swing. Salad leaves, tomatoes

and carrots are already sprouting up and there is plenty of

work to be done with weeding, watering and planting more

crops.

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And now three new community gardens have opened at:

Knocknagoney Linear Park,

Whiterock Leisure Centre, and

Avoniel Leisure Centre.

This brings our total number of gardens to 14.

We're always looking for local people to volunteer. You

don't need to know anything about gardening and we

provide all the tools. You can dedicate as little or as much

time as you want and it's a great way to meet your

neighbours and get involved with your local community.

For more information go to www.belfastcity.gov.uk/growing,

email parksinfo@belfastcity.gov.uk or call our Parks

Outreach Officers on:

North: 07917 132 710

South and west: 9032 0202 extension 3440 East: 07721

537 436

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Park profile

Two of our parks are reopening this summer after a £4

million regeneration boost as part of our Investment

Programme 2012-2015. These historic parks have both

undergone major redevelopment, in partnership with the

Department for Social Development, which includes new

sporting facilities, playgrounds and community events

space.

Here are some facts about these two parks.

Woodvale

Woodvale Park was sold to Belfast Corporation (now the

council) by Reverend Glover in 1888. He lived in

Woodville House, towards the south of the park, near

Woodvale Avenue.

The site was originally due to be called Shankill Park but

the name was changed to Woodvale at the last minute.

Woodvale Park originally included a large pond, which

was used by local people in winter for iceskating. The

pond was filled in after World War II and a children's

playground built in its place.

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Dunville Park

Dunville Park was the first park in Belfast to be donated

as a gift to the city. It was presented to residents by

Robert G Dunville in 1891. In addition to his donation of

land, he also gave £5,000 towards the laying out of the

park, more than £1,000 for railings and £665 for a

fountain.

The Dunvilles were a wealthy family who were well

known in Belfast in the 19th century. They were famous

for their distillery, which was located on the Grosvenor

Road.

The lodge contained a number of shelters and swings

for children and was built for the park superintendent.

Dunville Park contains a beautiful Victorian fountain

designed by AE Pearce, who built a similar structure in

Glasgow, Scotland.

Future plans

We are looking at ways to involve the community in

managing these parks to make better use of them and

improve the quality of life of those living nearby.

Following consultation with community representatives,

we'll be establishing neighbourhood advisory committees

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for Dunville and Woodvale Parks. These will represent a

wide range of interests through:

council officers,

community, representatives,

local schools,

businesses, and

residents.

We'll still be responsible for general maintenance and

opening and closing both parks, but the local communities

will effectively promote them and manage their facilities and

programmes.

After a two year trial run, we'll review the process to see if it

has led to more people using the two parks.

For more information on our parks and open spaces go to

www.belfastcity.gov.uk/parks

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Sports pitches update

We are investing over £14 million in some of our pitches

and changing facilities as part of our Investment

Programme 2012-2015. We are also working with partners

to secure additional funding to further enhance facilities.

Following discussions with sports teams and residents, we

have agreed the following improvements for ten sites

across the city. They are:

Falls Park, Ormeau Park, Woodlands Playing Fields: 3G

pitch, four changing rooms, floodlights, new fencing and car

parking facilities

Cliftonville Playing Fields: 3G Gaelic pitch, four changing

rooms, floodlights and new fencing

Cherryvale Playing Fields: 3G pitch, four changing rooms,

floodlights and new fencing

Victoria Park: Pavilion with ten changing rooms

Ballysillan Playing Fields: Pavilion with eight changing

rooms

Musgrave Park Dixon Playing Fields: Pavilion with four

changing rooms

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Waterworks: Pavilion with two changing rooms and car

parking facilities

New facilities are also planned for Marrowbone and

Hammer Complex, where we're working with a range of

partners.

Work on all sites should be completed by October 2015.

Some pitches may close while work is being carried out so

keep an eye on our website at

www.belfastcity.gov.uk/sportspitches or call 9032 0202

extension 3510.

Boxing

We've been working with partners to develop an Amateur

Boxing Strategy for Belfast 2012-2022, which was formally

launched on 30 April.

The other organisations involved are:

Sport Northern Ireland,

the Irish Amateur Boxing Association (IABA),

Ulster Boxing Council (UBC), and

County Antrim Boxing.

As part of our commitment to developing sport and

encouraging an active lifestyle, we've committed £200,000

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Part of this funding will be used to employ a sports

development officer and two community-based coaches.

Once in post, the sports development officer will create a

programme to support existing clubs and develop new

ones. They will also work with the coaches to deliver 'try it'

events aimed at underrepresented groups.

Call 9091 8779 or go to www.belfastcity.gov.uk/boxing

Growing respect

Another round of our Growing Respect programme has

drawn to a close with 260 young people from 26 community

groups taking part.

The 17-week programme tackles key issues such as racism

and sectarianism through sports and outdoor gardening

activities. It highlights the importance of working as a team,

encourages 'fair play' and generates awareness and

understanding of good relations.

The most recent programme also included cross-border

activities with community groups in Sligo.

Growing Respect is supported under the Belfast PEACE III

Plan by the European Union's European Regional

Development Fund through the PEACE III Programme.

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For more information call Martina on 9091 8746 or go to

www.belfastcity.gov.uk/growingrespect

Urban summer fun

If you're looking for activities to fill the long summer

evenings, Bridges Urban Sports Park is open to 10 pm and

is completely free to use.

Bridges has been open since 2011 providing facilities for

skateboarding, in-line skating, Parkour and BMXing. It also

includes a capsule bowl and street complex, complete with

handrails, hips, quarter pipes, grind boxes and hubbas.

This park is partly funded by the European Union

Programme for Peace and Reconciliation (2007-2013),

managed by the Special EU Programmes Body.

www.facebook.com/bridgesurbansportspark

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Belfast Zoo

Chimpanzee born at Belfast Zoo

Belfast Zoo is celebrating the arrival of a baby chimpanzee!

Pixie was born on 10 April 2013 to mother, Kim, and father,

Andy. Her arrival means that the zoo now cares for eight

chimpanzees - Kim, Andy, Lizzie, Lewis, Sophie, Phoebe,

one year old Lucy and Pixie.

Chimpanzees live in large family groups and they spend a

lot of time grooming each other. Aside from verbal

communication, they interact in a similar way to us, using

vocalisations, hand gestures and facial expressions. In fact,

humans are closely related to chimpanzees sharing 98.4%

of their DNA!

Almost all ape species are endangered or critically

endangered and studies have suggested that they could

become extinct within 30 years. Populations of

chimpanzees have declined by more than 66% in the last

30 years due to deforestation, hunting and the pet trade.

With chimpanzee's facing such a high risk of extinction,

Belfast Zoo is delighted to play such an active role in their

conservation.

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For they are jolly Goodfellow's

Belfast Zoo has welcomed a pair of Goodfellow's tree

kangaroos.

Jaya, the female, arrived in Belfast in January and was

joined in March by a male named Hasu-Hasu, who came all

the way from Adelaide, Australia.

Internationally, only 13 zoos are home to Goodfellow's tree

kangaroos. There are only 22 tree kangaroos in the whole

of Europe and only six of this unique subspecies.

As their name suggests, Goodfellow's tree kangaroos are

tree-dwelling mammals and they are found in the

mountainous rainforests of Papua New Guinea and

Indonesia. They can climb 15 to 20 feet up tree trunks and

can leap more than 30 feet through the air from branch to

branch.

The zoo became home to our first tree kangaroo, Kwikila, in

2008 but this is the first time that we have had a breeding

pair! The population of Goodfellow's tree kangaroo has

dramatically declined in the last 30 years due to habitat

destruction and hunting.

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Education service turns 40

Belfast Zoo is celebrating the 40th anniversary of its

education service, which has been introducing children to

the wildlife of the world since 1973.

The dedicated zoo education staff work to raise awareness

and understanding of the natural environment and to

highlight the importance of conservation.

Along with their small collection of animals, they interact

with more than 30,000 children every year through outreach

and education visits.

To help us develop our education service, we want to gain a

better understanding of what schools need from it. We are

asking teachers to complete a short online questionnaire on

our website. Participants will be entered into a prize draw to

win a visit and an education session for their class.

To complete the survey, arrange a visit or find out more, go

to www.belfastzoo.co.uk/education

To find out more about Belfast Zoo call 9077 6277 or go to

www.belfastzoo.co.uk where you can also view our Belfast

Zoo video. www.facebook.com/belfastzoo

www.twitter.com/belfastzoo

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Light up, light up

Snow Patrol sang 'Light Up' at Belfast City Hall during the

MTV EMA Awards and lighting up is exactly what we are

doing to this landmark building!

Thanks to part funding by the EU under the Information and

Communication Technologies Policy Support Programme,

we've installed new LED floodlights to illuminate the City

Hall in a variety of colours and colour combinations.

The lights system is one of the most advanced in the world

and involves the same technology that is used on the

Empire State Building and other iconic buildings around the

globe.

A white illumination will be applied to the building after dusk

but councillors have agreed that the City Hall will be 'colour-

washed' on a number of special dates throughout the year

including:

12 July (Orangefest),

Belfast Pride,

Saint Patrick's Day, and

Saint Valentine's Day.

This project will also allow us to substantially reduce the

City Hall's energy bill and CO2 emissions.

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For more information contact 028 9027 0273 or go to

www.belfastcity.gov.uk/illuminate

Cash boost for local projects

Community projects are getting a boost, thanks to our Local

Investment Fund. This fund is for smaller schemes which

are helping to regenerate neighbourhoods and improve

quality of life for local communities.

The following 20 initiatives will share the first £1.26 million

from the £5 million pot, which is part of our Investment

Programme 2012-2015.

£61,500 - a ropes course at Colin Glen Forest Park

Activity Centre

£35,000 - new play equipment at Benview Park

£25,541 - training facilities and improvements at the

TREE Project in the Village area

£30,852 - a link from Lower Newtownards Road to

Titanic Quarter area and station

£150,000 - astroturf sports pitches in Highfield and

Springmartin

£250,000 - handball courts at Coláiste Feirste

£70,000 - new facilities at Windsor Women's Centre

£60,000 - completing the refurbishment of PIPS offices,

Antrim Road

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£41,000 - improving access and use of Tullymore

Community Centre

£30,000 - hockey pitches at Belfast Harlequins

£58,000 - refurbishment work at Conway Youth Centre

£44,000 - renovations at Ballysillan Community Forum

£70,000 - new building for Saint Malachy's Youth Centre

£34,000 - renovations at Relatives for Justice premises

on Glen Road

£50,000 - establishing a cultural tourism and

interpretative trail on Falls Road

£112,000 - an Irish language hub next to Whiterock

Leisure Centre

£27,000 - office space improvements at Community

Restorative Justice building, Springfield Road

£80,000 - modernising and refurbishing facilities at

Rossa Park

£15,000 - supporting improvements to Carrick Hill

Community Centre

£17,000 - refurbishments at Community Restorative

Justice offices, Upper Andersonstown.

We are working with a range of organisations to develop

these projects, and a further £3.74 million will be provided

to local communities before April 2015.

The decisions on which projects are recommended for

funding are taken by Area Working Groups for the different 104

parts of the city. These are made up of local councillors,

who ensure the fund is used to support a wide range of

initiatives, right across Belfast.

Read more about the Local Investment Fund at

www.belfastcity.gov.uk/investment or call 9032 0202

extension 3791.

10 city matters

2010: We launch a food waste recycling scheme in

March. The first Belfast Music Week takes place in

September.

2011: Titanic 100 Festival takes place from 31 March to

31 May. The Westfield Health British Transplant Games

take place in Belfast from 4-7 August. Belfast plays host

to the 2011 MTV EMAs on 6 November.

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PEACE III Action Plan

We've been working to deliver the second phase of the

Belfast PEACE III Action Plan which is funded through the

PEACE III Programme with the support of the European

Regional Development Fund.

It aims to fund projects which tackle sectarianism and

racism. The supported activities should build relations

between communities and improve local environments

The programme is nearing its completion and in the coming

months, it will support a range of projects including:

various festivals;

a sports programme for young people;

community gardens;

exhibition and art works;

cross community events and projects; and

activities and training for young people.

So far in this second phase of the programme, over 8,000

people have taken part in one of 174 activities.

And the programme is on target to engage over 16,000

people in projects that promote Belfast as a safer, shared

city.

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For more information on the PEACE III Programme call

9032 0202 extension 6023, email peace@belfastcity.gov.uk

or go to www.belfastcitygov.uk/goodrelations

Quality centres

If you make use of our community centres, you can be

assured that you're using a high quality service.

The Practical Quality Assurance System for Small

Organisations (PQASSO) has awarded us its quality kite

mark for our 22 centres. This recognises the high quality of

the facilities, the services provided and customer service.

This is the first time PQASSO has been awarded to a

council service and represents a huge vote of confidence in

our community centres' staff, management and

programmes.

For more information on our community centres call 9032

0202 extension 3770 or go to

www.belfastcity.gov.uk/communitycentres

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Female councillors

We've produced a publication called 'Women in the

Council'. It marks 40 years of Belfast City Council with a

focus on the changing nature of women in the broader

political life of Belfast.

The booklet is linked to our Decade of Centenaries

programme and ongoing work in council to address gender

imbalance in City Hall. It features our 16 current female

members together with six former members.

To request a copy of the booklet call 9027 0663.

Community development training

We've developed a community development training toolkit

for local community development organisations.

The free training programme consists of the following

learning sessions:

Supporting your community to plan for the future

Resource audits

Committee skills

Governing documents

Basic bookkeeping

Making grant applications

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Basic health and safety for community groups

Basic project planning

Simply choose the sessions that are most relevant to your

group's needs and we'll tailor the training for you.

Participants receive a certificate when they successfully

complete each session.

If you think your group or organisation could benefit from

the training, please contact the Community Resources Unit

on 9032 0202 extension 3593 or extension 3771. For more

information on our community activities go to

www.belfastcity.gov.uk/community

Welfare Reform - What do the changes mean for you?

Once the new Welfare Reform Bill for Northern Ireland is

approved by the Northern Ireland Assembly and Executive,

many current benefits will cease to exist. Some new

benefits and payment systems will also be introduced.

Some of the proposals include:

changes to Housing Benefit;

replacement of the current Social Fund with a new

payment scheme; and

changes to Employment and Support Allowance.

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The bill also proposes the introduction of:

Universal Credit;

Personal Independence Payment;

a benefit cap;

new powers to tackle fraud and error; and

further sanctions and hardship measures.

Help is at hand

For advice on benefits, you can contact one of the 20

generalist advice centres across Belfast.

These centres provide free, confidential and independent

advice by telephone, email or face-to-face. They also offer

outreach sessions and home visits where necessary.

All of the centres are members of either Citizens Advice NI

or Advice NI, regional organisations which ensure quality

standards are in place.

Working in partnership with the Department for Social

Development's Community Support Programme, we

contribute around £860,000 to these centres to help with

running costs.

For a full list of generalist advice centres go to

www.belfastcity.gov.uk/advice and click on 'Generalist

advice providers' in the left hand column

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Tenancy deposit scheme NI

On 1 April 2013 the Department for Social Development

(DSD) introduced a new tenancy deposit scheme for

Northern Ireland.

This means that any deposit for a private tenancy taken by

a landlord or agent must be protected in an approved

tenancy deposit scheme. Any landlord who does not do this

could face a fine of up to £2,000.

The scheme has many benefits including:

preventing landlords or letting agents from withholding

deposits unfairly;

making sure deposits are repaid quickly; and

providing important tenancy information and an

independent dispute resolution service.

DSD has appointed four scheme administrators to operate

the schemes:

My Deposits - www.mydepositsni.co.uk

The Dispute Service NI (TDS NI) -

www.tdsnorthernireland.com

Letting Protection Service Northern Ireland (LPS NI) -

www.lettingprotectionni.com

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Capita - www.capita-tdp.co.uk

We enforce the scheme for all private rentals in the Belfast

City Council area and can issue a fixed penalty to landlords

and agents who don't comply.

You can report a landlord or agent for not complying by

calling 9027 0431 or emailing envhealth@belfastcity.gov.uk

For more information go to

www.belfastcity.gov.uk/publichealth

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2012: We launch our £150 million investment

programme 2012 to 2015 in February. Titanic Belfast

opens its doors to the public on 31 March. The Titanic

Memorial Garden is officially opened at the City Hall on

15 April, the 100th anniversary of the Titanic sinking.

The Olympic Torch arrives in Belfast on 3 June in

advance of the London 2012 Olympic Games.

2013: Belfast 400 activities take place throughout the

year to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the 1613

Charter which granted Belfast town status. Plans are

under way for the 2013 World Police and Fire Games

(WPFG) in August.

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Need help with a consumer problem?

If you have a consumer problem and would like some

specialist advice, visit the Advice Centre at 14 Wellington

Place, Belfast.

You can pick up information on consumer issues from here

or go online to www.belfastcity.gov.uk/consumeradvice

Opening times:

Monday 9.30 am - 4.30 pm

Tuesday 9.30 am - 4.30 pm

Wednesday 9.30 am - 2.00 pm

Thursday 9.30 am - 4.30 pm

Friday 9.30 am - 4.15 pm

We are closed at weekends.

You can also telephone 9032 8260 or email your query to

consumeradvice@belfastcity.gov.uk

Go to www.belfastcity.gov.uk/consumeradvice for more

answers to consumer problems.

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Consumer advice on bogus callers

Question: A few months ago, I answered my door to a man

who offered to tarmac my driveway. He said he was doing

work in the area and had material left over so could do the

work for a good price. I thought it was a good deal, agreed

to the work and paid him in cash when the job was

complete. Now I find that the surface of the driveway is

cracking, holes have appeared and weeds are coming

through. I have his mobile telephone number but, he does

not answer my calls. What can I do?

Answer: In order to pursue your complaint you would need

a name and address for the trader, as the first step in the

complaint procedure is to put your complaint in writing. Also

if you need to refer your case to the Small Claims Court, the

court needs the correct name and address to serve the

court papers.

Unfortunately, you can't really do anything without these

details. It is very important to make sure you know exactly

who you are dealing with and where to go if something goes

wrong. A mobile phone number alone is not enough.

Most doorstep sellers are honest and genuine, but some

are not. Consumers are protected by legislation known as

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The Doorstep Selling Regulations. But these only work if

you know who the trader is and you can contact them.

You should ask yourself a few simple questions before

agreeing to purchase anything on your doorstep.

What would happen if something goes wrong or if I

change my mind?

Do I have an address for the seller?

Would I be able to get my money back?

Is this offer too good to be true?

Consumers should also be aware of the possible danger

from bogus callers. They can be very persuasive, often

claiming to be from a utility company. Always be careful

when opening your door to strangers.

Follow these steps to protect yourself when someone calls

at your door:

Make sure your back door is locked. Sometimes thieves

work in pairs with one coming in the back door while the

other keeps you occupied at the front.

Look through the spy hole and put the chain on before

opening the door.

Check the caller's identification before you let them in.

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Call the company they represent. Shut the door and use

the official number in the phone book, not the number on

an identity card they may give you.

If you're in any doubt, do not let them in.

For more information you can contact our advisors

Housing support

Belfast Central Mission offers a Housing Support for Older

People service. This helps people aged 55 and over to

remain independent and continue living in their own homes

for as long as possible. It offers support to anyone

experiencing housing difficulties, including emotional and

practical help.

Call Catherine on 9024 5716 or go to

www.belfastcentralmission.org/what-we-do and click on

'Our work with older people'.

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Get walking

Walking is a great activity for anyone, of any age – it's free

and helps maintain bone strength. It's also one of the

easiest and cheapest ways to get more active, lose weight

and become healthier.

This summer, when the weather is better, why not go for a

walk in one of our parks and take in some of the many

summer events we have planned there.

For more information on our parks and open spaces go to

www.belfastcity.gov.uk/parksandopenspaces

Alcohol, drugs and older people

We've developed a new leaflet offering information about

alcohol drugs and older people.

It's aimed at older people as well as their family members,

carers, friends and health professionals.

It gives practical advice, information on myths and reality

and also provides sources of help, support and information

To request a copy of this leaflet, please contact Anne Ross

on 9050 2073

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Updated Seniors Info now available

Seniors Info is a directory of information for older people in

Belfast. It has recently been updated and is now available

on request.

To order your copy of Seniors Info contact Anne Ross on

9050 2073 or go to www.belfastcity.gov.uk/seniorsinfo

Support for all ages

Belfast is a very diverse city, with people of ages, races,

religions, sexual orientations and gender identities.

But having spoken to groups from these communities, we

know that many people from the lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and

transgender community (LGBT) often feel stereotyped.

And according to feedback, many fear exclusion from

activities or events aimed at older people.

To help support older LGBT people in Belfast there are a

range of support services available at the LGBT Centre at

9-13 Waring Street.

These include:

The Rainbow Project. This group works with the LGBT

community to improve physical, mental and emotional

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Here NI (Older Womens Group). This group is aimed at

lesbian and bisexual women and their families. It

provides information, support networks, training as well

as lobbying government. Tel: 9024 9452. Web:

www.hereni.org

Cara-Friend. This includes friendship, counselling,

advice and support, through the LGBT Switchboard NI.

Tel: 9089 0202. Web: www.cara-friend.org.uk

Queerspace. This is a volunteer-led social support and

networking group. Tel: 9089 0202. Web:

www.queerspace.org.uk

Caring Canines NI

Registered charity, Caring Canines NI sends its volunteers

to visit elderly people in nursing homes and hospitals.

The scheme has shown to help relieve sickness and age-

related problems and the dogs have been specially selected

because of their friendly, happy and reliable disposition.

"It's great to see dogs providing comfort and company to so

many elderly people," says Charity founder Isabel Quinliven

MBE.

Volunteer, Helen Morrissey started taking her dog, Gemma,

on visits three years ago and finds it a rewarding

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experience to see an elderly person smile as Gemma

approaches them.

"On one occasion, a stroke patient who had stopped

talking, started to talk to my dog," explains Helen.

"The lady had stopped communicating with her family and

the staff in the nursing home, but as soon as Gemma

arrived she started to talk to her. It was an amazing moment

to witness!"

If you would like to volunteer your time to visit an older

person, and think your dog has the right temperament to

join Caring Canines NI, please contact Isabel on 9067

1089.

Once you've returned your application form, signed by a vet

to confirm that your dog is in good health with all the

relevant vaccinations, it does not take long to become a

volunteer. You just need to be a good listener and be

available at the same time every fortnight.

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A to Z of council services

A.

Abandoned Vehicles: 0800 032 8100

Asbestos: 0800 032 8100

B.

Belfast Policing and Community Safety Partnership

(previously called District Policing Partnership): 9027

0556

Belfast Waterfront, Administration and enquiries: 9033

4400

Belfast Waterfront, Box Office and bookings: 9033

4455

Bin and container sales: 0800 032 8100

Births - Registration: 9027 0274

Blue bin enquiries: 0800 032 8100

Building Control, General enquiries: 9027 0650

Building Control, Technical helpline: 9027 0432

Bulky household waste and special collections: 9027

0230

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C.

Cemeteries Office (Monday-Thursday 8.30 am to 5.00

pm. Friday 4.30 pm. Saturday 8.30 am to 12.30 pm):

9027 0296

City Cemetery: 9032 3112

City of Belfast Golf Course: 9084 3799

Civic amenity sites: 0800 032 8100

Civil partnerships: 9027 0274

Community Safety Wardens (1): 9027 0469

Community Safety Wardens (2): 07528 965981

Community Safety Wardens (3): 07528 965982

Community Services: 9027 0346

Complaints Helpline: 9027 0270

Consumer Advice: 9032 8260

Consumer Safety: 9027 0428

Corporate Plan: 9027 0234

Crematorium: 9044 8342

Culture and Arts: 9027 0461

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D.

Dangerous Structures: 9027 0650

Dead Animal Removal: 9027 0230

Deaths - Registration: 9027 0274

Dog Warden Service: 9027 0431

Dundonald Cemetery: 9048 0193

E.

Economic Development: 9027 0482

Entertainment Licensing: 9027 0650

Environmental Health: 9027 0428

EPC enforcement: 9027 0650

Equality Officer (Freefone): 0800 0855 412

European Unit: 9027 0317

Events, Belfast Welcome Centre: 9024 6609

Events, Leisure and Sporting: 9027 0345

Events, Parks: 9091 8768

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F.

Fly Poster Removal: 9027 0230

Fly Tipping (Illegal dumping): 9027 0230

Food Safety: 9027 0468

Forest of Belfast Officer: 9072 6345

Freedom of Information: 9027 0639

G.

Good Relations: 9027 0663

Graffiti Removal: 9027 0230

H.

Health and Environmental Services Emergency (after

hours): 07850 499622

Home Safety: 9091 8715

I.

Industrial Estates 9027 0510

J.

Jobline: 9027 0481 - www.belfastcity.gov.uk/jobs

N.

Night-time Noise Hotline: 9037 3006

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P.

Parks: 9032 0202

Pest Control: 9027 0431

Pollution Control: 9027 0428

Port Health: 9035 1199

Postal Numbering: 9027 0650

Public Toilets: 0800 032 8100

Public Health and Housing: 9027 0428

R.

Recycling Centres: 0800 032 8100

Recycling Helpline: 0800 032 8100

Refuse Collection Customer Contact Centre: 9027

0230

Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil

Partnerships: 9027 0274

Roselawn Bus Service: 9027 0296

Roselawn Cemetery: 9044 8288

S.

Smoke Hotline: 9027 0428

Street Cleansing Enquiries: 9027 0230

Street Naming: 9027 0650

Street Trading: 9027 0650

Sunday Opening Hours: 9027 0650125

T.

Tourism: 9027 0426

Travellers' community liaison: 9032 0202, extension 35

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U.

Ulster Hall: 9033 4400

W.

Waste Management Service: 0800 032 8100

Weddings: 9027 0274

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Council venues and buildings

Belfast Castle: 9077 6925

Belfast Waterfront: 9033 4400

Belfast Welcome Centre: 9024 6609

Cecil Ward Building: 9032 0202

Adelaide Exchange: 9032 0202

Adelaide Exchange (textphone): 9027 0405

Consumer Advice Centre: 9032 8260

Malone House: 9068 1246

Smithfield Market: 9032 3248

Saint George's Market: 9043 5704

Ulster Hall: 9033 4400

Zoo information line: 9077 6277

Leisure and recreation centres

Andersonstown Leisure Centre: 9072 6311

Avoniel Leisure Centre: 9072 6326

Ballysillan Leisure Centre: 9091 8731

Falls Leisure Centre: 9050 0510

Grove Wellbeing Centre: 9072 6363

Indoor Tennis Centre and Ozone Complex: 9045 8024

Loughside Recreation Centre: 9078 1524

Olympia Leisure Centre: 9091 8746

Outdoor Pitch Hotline: 9027 0677

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Shankill Leisure Centre: 9091 8750

Whiterock Leisure Centre: 9023 3239

Some other services for which the council is not responsible

Department of the Environment (DOE) Water Pollution:

0800 807060

Belfast Health and Social Care Trust: 9056 5656

Libraries NI: 028 3752 0738

DOE Planning Service: 9025 2800

Flooding incident line: 0300 2000 100

Rate Collection Land & Property Services: 0300 200

7801

Department for Regional Development (DRD) Roads

Service: 9054 0540

Schools, Belfast Education and Library Board: 9056

4000

Schools, Council for Catholic Maintained Schools: 9042

6972

Northern Ireland Housing Executive, General enquiries

(8.30 am to 5 pm): 03448 920 900

Northern Ireland Housing Executive, Housing Benefit

enquiries

(8.30 am to 5 pm): 03448 920 902

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Northern Ireland Housing Executive, Repairs: 03448

920 901

Street Lighting (fault reporting) DRD: 9025 3051

Water, Northern Ireland Water Customer Service

Enquiries: 08457 440088

Water, Leakline (water mains only): 08000 282011

Members of Belfast City Council

Balmoral Electoral Area

(Blackstaff, Finaghy, Malone, Musgrave, Upper Malone,

Windsor)

Alderman Tom Ekin - ALL - 028 9020 1714

Councillor Claire Hanna - SDLP - 07729 208258

Councillor Bernie Kelly - SDLP - 07710 931323

Councillor Máirtín Ó Muilleoir - SF - 028 9024 3194

Alderman Ruth Patterson - DUP - 07810 120553

Alderman Bob Stoker - UUP - 07876 358893

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Castle Electoral Area

(Bellevue, Castleview, Cavehill, Chichester Park, Duncairn,

Fortwilliam)

Alderman David Browne - UUP - 028 9077 1757

Councillor Mary Ellen Campbell - SF - 028 9074 0817

Councillor Patrick Convery - SDLP - 028 9028 9380

Councillor Tierna Cunningham - SF - 028 9074 0817

Councillor Lydia Patterson - DUP - 028 9071 7072

Councillor Guy Spence - DUP - 078 2485 9297

Court Electoral Area

(Crumlin, Glencairn, Highfield, Shankill, Woodvale)

Alderman William Humphrey - DUP - 028 9074 4008

Councillor Brian Kingston - DUP - 028 9077 4774

Alderman Frank McCoubrey - DUP - 028 9032 0202

Alderman Hugh Smyth - PUP - 028 9032 6233

Councillor Naomi Thompson - DUP - 028 9074 4008

Laganbank Electoral Area

(Ballynafeigh, Botanic, Rosetta, Shaftesbury, Stranmillis)

Councillor Catherine Curran - ALL - 028 9033 0811

Councillor Deirdre Hargey - SF - 028 9024 3194

Councillor Pat McCarthy - SDLP - 07711 644275

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Councillor Kate Mullan - SDLP - 07852 150167

Alderman Christopher Stalford - DUP - 07791 317310

Lower Falls Electoral Area

(Beechmount, Clonard, Falls, Upper Springfield, Whiterock)

Councillor Janice Austin - SF - 028 9062 6670

Councillor Steven Corr - SF - 028 9062 6670

Councillor Tom Hartley - SF - 028 9050 8989

Councillor Colin Keenan - SDLP - 028 9080 7808

Councillor Jim McVeigh - SF - 028 9050 8989

Oldpark Electoral Area

(Ardoyne, Ballysillan, Cliftonville, Legoniel, New Lodge,

Waterworks)

Councillor Danny Lavery - SF - 028 9074 0817

Councillor Nichola Mallon - SDLP - 028 9032 0202

Councillor Conor Maskey - SF - 028 9074 0817

Councillor Gerard McCabe - SF - 028 9074 0817

Councillor Gareth McKee - DUP - 07917 353474

Councillor Lee Reynolds - DUP - 07879 065457

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Pottinger Electoral Area

(Ballymacarrett, Bloomfield, Orangefield, Ravenhill, The

Mount, Woodstock)

Alderman May Campbell - DUP - 028 9087 8587

Councillor Máire Hendron - ALL - 028 9065 0052

Councillor Dr John Kyle - PUP - 07515 409757

Councillor Adam Newton - DUP - 028 9045 9500

Councillor Niall Ó Donnghaile - SF - 028 9024 3194

Councillor Gavin Robinson - DUP - 028 9032 0202

Upper Falls Electoral Area

(Andersonstown, Falls Park, Glencolin, Glen Road,

Ladybrook)

Councillor Tim Attwood - SDLP - 028 9080 7808

Councillor Matt Garrett - SF - 028 9080 8404

Councillor Emma Groves - SF - 028 9080 8404

Councillor Caoimhín Mac Giolla Mhín - SF - 028 9080

8404

Councillor Gerard O'Neill - SF - 028 9080 8404

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Victoria Electoral Area

(Ballyhackamore, Belmont, Cherryvalley, Island, Knock,

Stormont, Sydenham)

Councillor Tom Haire - DUP - 07796 453691

Councillor John Hussey - DUP - 07889 838047

Councillor Mervyn Jones - ALL - 028 9047 3420

Councillor Laura McNamee - ALL - 028 9032 0202

Alderman Robin Newton - DUP - 028 9045 9500

Alderman Jim Rodgers - UUP - 07801 882478

Councillor Andrew Webb - ALL - 07976 018801

Key:

ALL – Alliance

DUP – Democratic Unionist Party

PUP – Progressive Unionist Party

SDLP – Social, Democratic and Labour Party

SF – Sinn Féin

UUP – Ulster Unionist Party

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