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08/11/2014

Anne Marie McAleese with the people, places and stories that make Northern Ireland unique.

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Sat 8 Nov 2014 08:05

Birds of the 成人快手place

Birds of the 成人快手place

鈥淚f Blue Tits, Great Tits and Coal Tits were Irish citizens, they'd be James Joyce, Samuel Beckett and Oscar Wilde鈥 The words of Anthony McGeehan in his new book Birds of the 成人快手place. He believes this because of the way they can talk and sing. He also knows why some birds are picky eaters, and how buzzards kill crows. Anthony joins us today from Bangor to tell us more about the book and the birds that inspired it.

Birds of the 成人快手 Place 鈥 The Lives of Irelands Familiar Birds by Anthony McGeehan and Julian Wyllie is available now.

The Old Raceview Mill

The Old Raceview Mill

Recently, Anne-Marie was treated to a grand tour of the Raceview Mill in the village of Broughshane. It鈥檚 a big old place, 70,000 square feet in fact, full of vaulted brick ceilings, oak beams and even a 20 foot turbine engine. Despite all these Mill features, it鈥檚 been given a new life as a centre for arts, enterprise and tourism. Local artist and photographer Roy McKeown is the man behind it all, he gave the tour and told Anne-Marie about his labour of love.听听

Find out more about the project at:

Model Trains

If you鈥檙e a fan of trains then the place to be today is the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum in Cultra. There鈥檚 a special Model Railway event going on, featuring over 30 different railway layouts and models that have been iconic to the country over the past 50 years. Andy Crockhard is on the show to tell us all about it. Andy is one of the operators today, as well as one of the enthusiasts!

Model Railway Day runs from 10 until 5 today (8th November) at the Ulster Folk and Transport museum

For more information cal 028 9042 8428

Or visit

Baillies Mills Accordion Band

Baillies Mills Accordion Band

Last week an email came to the show from Chris Reid to tell us that Bailles Mills Accordion Band have been asked once again to play in the Lord Mayor鈥檚 Parade in London. A huge event for a historic band, started in 1939 in the townland of Ballies Mills between Hillsborough and Ballynahinch. Musical director Audrey Campbell and Band Secretary Stephen Dixon are popping into our London Studio to tell us more about the Parade and the band.听

Find out more about the band at:

The Rememberence Book

This week Ronan Lundy was up in Portstewart Presbyterian Church on Enfield Street, he was there to meet one parishioner who has put together something special. Over two years Rae Morrison went to work, researching and going out into the community, to find out all about the men who are on The Roll of Honour in the Church for fighting in the World Wars. We hear about some of the men and why they project meant so much to Rae.

Brackfield Centenary Wood

Brackfield Centenary Wood

To commemorate the anniversary of the 1st World War, a new centenary wood is being created at Brackfield in the Faughan Valley near the old Bawn and close to Ness Country Park. The Woodland Trust are leading a planting there today and their Northern Ireland Director, Patrick Cregg, is joining from Brackfield via our satellite link, along with local man Stanley Mc Ginn. Stanley's Uncle Private Edmund Gray is pictured here. 听

The tree planting at Brackfield Wood just on the outskirts of Derry is happening today between 12 and 3pm.

More information can be found at:

www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/donate/centenary-woods/northern-ireland/

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  • Sat 8 Nov 2014 08:05

Your Places

Your Places

The people, places and stories that make Northern Ireland unique.