Saturday 8 September is World First Aid Day however alarming new research released by the British Red Cross shows that less than half of people in Northern Ireland (45%) would be confident enough to help in a first aid emergency. Whilst the majority of us would want someone to come toRead More →
A study, which polled 1,000 parents of kids in secondary school, has revealed that two thirds of parents think teachers should teach schoolchildren about the signs and symptoms of cancer. The results also suggests mums and dads would like the education process to start at the age of 11. According toRead More →
The worldwide phenomenon known as Ciclovia (Spanish for Cycle freeway) returns to the streets of Belfast for a fourth year on Sunday October 7. Fun, free and for all ages and abilities Ciclovia Belfast in association with Thunder Park, the traffic free cycling experience through the streets of Belfast City Centre,Read More →
Co Antrim woman Helen Vizard is appealing for volunteers to come forward to join the NSPCC’s Schools Service and help educate a new generation of schoolchildren about keeping themselves safe. NSPCC Northern Ireland is looking to reach even more children following record figures in the last academic year (2017-2018) when 67,129 children acrossRead More →
It’s official – Emily and James were the most popular first names given to baby girls and baby boys in Northern Ireland, for births registered in 2017. This is one of the findings of the Baby Names 2017 statistics published today by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. EmilyRead More →
On Saturday August 4 at The Ulster Museum, Breastival Belfast will host Northern Ireland’s largest gathering of breastfeeding mothers to celebrate world breastfeeding week. Breastival co-founders, Belfast mums Jennifer Hanratty and Jennie Wallace are aiming to set a new record at 10.30am for the most children breastfed at the sameRead More →
NSPCC Northern Ireland is reminding parents and carers not to leave young children home alone as the summer holidays are in full swing. The charity has warned that although a child may seem responsible enough to be left alone without supervision, parents and carers should think carefully whether they wouldRead More →
Castle Espie Wetland Centre are appealing for the safe return of a three week old Mandarin duckling, which was taken from inside their outdoor Duckery between 2.30pm and 3.30pm on Monday afternoon. Due to its young age, the duckling requires a special diet, so its safe return is a highRead More →
Liberty Mutual Insurance’s Belfast and Dublin-based technology arm, Liberty IT, has open-sourced AR Madness, an augmented reality (AR) game to encourage more children to learn to code. Liberty IT have released the game code online for free along with a detailed tutorial so children can create their own augmented realityRead More →
The Young Enterprise company ‘Poppin’ from Banbridge Academy has been named Young Enterprise Company of the Year at this year’s prestigious event at Belfast City Hall… The students finished off an exciting year exploring entrepreneurship and developing their business skills with the top award of the night. ‘MindSight’ from Boys’ ModelRead More →
This year’s Belfast Mela takes place on Sunday August 26 in Botanic Gardens with a spectacular Bollywood finale which will feature more than 100 dancers, drummers and community participants taking to the stage in a contemporary spectacle. Organised by ArtsEkta, Belfast Mela is now searching for voluntary performers who would likeRead More →
Cinemagic has launched its annual call for young film enthusiasts to take on the role of ‘film consultants’ this July in Belfast, to help programme a series of films for the annual Cinemagic Festival that takes place in October 2018. The participants in the young consultants scheme will work with theRead More →