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| What a Day! |
All too often you hear the question and subsequent answer to ‘Do you remember where you were when JFK was assassinated?’ More recently the comment has been ‘Will you recall where you were the night Barack Obama was elected?’ There is one thing about which there is absolutely no doubt for more than 50,000 citizens of Northern Ireland. On November 2nd 2008 they were on the streets of the capital city of this part of the United Kingdom to welcome home the heroes from Iraq and Afghanistan.
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AMH New Horizons Belfast |
| The gym group at New Horizons, Belfast has been gathering momentum and enjoying the overall benefits of physical fitness. On a weekly basis, a group of clients attend the local Belvoir Activity Centre where they are put through their paces by an experienced gym instructor, with the support of New Horizons staff members. >>> |
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| ASBAH Fundraiser |
| A fancy dress function held in Brantwood Social Club on October 24th raised £847.50 for the Belfast branch of the Association of Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus. The club provided the accommodation and ‘Backtrack’ provided the entertainment free of charge.
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Halloween in Sri Lanka!!! |
| Visit of a lifetime to Sri Lanka for Girls Model pupils - Four senior pupils from the Belfast Model School for Girls, Lynne Carrigan, Paula Hill, Sheena Mann and Megan McDermott, travelled to Sri Lanka to visit pupils from Anula Vidyalaya and were accompanied by staff members Mrs Young and Miss Shaw. >>> |
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| McCausland says “There’s more to come on Adams” |
| North Belfast MLA Nelson McCausland has refused to withdraw allegations that he made in the Northern Ireland Assembly against Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams. The allegations were made on Monday 3 November during a debate on ‘the disappeared’ and Nelson McCausland accused Gerry Adams of being the commander of the IRA in West Belfast at the time when the organisation started the practice of secretly burying people they had murdered. >>> |
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Becta ICT Excellence Awards |
| Having battled cancer for almost ten years local woman Margaret Williams felt it was time to give something back to the people who have helped her over the past ten years. With that in mind and the thought of raising money for the Blossom Charity based at the Belfast City Hospital. >>> |
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| Businesses Beware - Scams, Scams And More Scams |
| Over the last few editions of the Shankill Mirror we have continued to highlight a series of scams being sent to readers in the post and by e mail. It would appear that this is a lucrative business as we have received details of another two in the past few days. >>> |
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Blues Return To League Summit |
| Despite failing to impress for much of the season so far, defending champions Linfield sit at the top of the JJB Sports Irish Premiership, separated only by goal difference from second placed Crusaders, but with games in hand. >>> |
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