Not since the Queen's Silver Jubilee
in 1977 has Woodvale Park hosted anything
like the proposed series of events planned
for the park on July 11th this year.>>>
As
part of Highfield's community week long
Whiterock Festival local people turned
out to participate in a Tea dance during
which three local councillors unveiled
a piece of ceramic artwork reflecting
the 50 year history of the estate. >>>
Friends and family met in the
hall with colleagues of John's
from across all walks of life
in the Greater Shankill to remember
with fondness and dignity the
much loved and sadly missed John
McFarlane. >>>
Pupils
from Belfast Boys Model and Little
Flower Secondary School came together
at the Lansdowne Court Hotel in
Belfast for the 2008 School Sports
Leadership Awards. >>>
Fourteen
men from the Greater Shankill
area have returned recently from
a weekend tour of France &
Belgium following in the footsteps
of the 36th Ulster Division, particularly
the 9th Battalion (West Belfast)
& the 15th Battalion (North
Belfast) who would have drawn
most of their volunteers from
North and West Belfast. >>>
Once
again the Parades Commission astounded
everyone with their latest piece
of idiotic chicanery as they rewarded
the intransigence of nationalist
residents on the Springfield.
>>>
Five
competitors from the Shankill
Barbell Powerlifting Team competed
in the Championships, Ricky Allen,
Joe Downey, Alesky Gaj, Brian
Irwin and Brian Coombs. All five
competitors won a 1st placing
in their weight class and age
grouping. >>>
The
much awaited showpiece on the
pool calendar, it's the end of
the season gala presentation night
and cabaret on the WM Hill (B&D)
domestic pool league and this
years night of the champions will
be no exception. >>>
