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acheux_rifleman

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Re: Bangor
« Reply #180 on: April 29, 2007, 11:17:30 PM »
Hi there Duffy & Gthomp045.

Just a blow-in, living off the Newtownards Road, (Belfast B&B), but welcome to the forum.

Take it easy,

Acheux.
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Always a little further - it may be
Beyond the last blue mountain barred with snow,
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« Reply #181 on: May 01, 2007, 05:17:35 PM »
Hi folks
Just read the latest posts.  If I put all the names of folks I remember from Bangor it would probably fill a dozen pages.  I have loads of memories of places that I haven't seen mentioned here such as the Duckpond, Cloud Nine,  the Rave Cave and The Electric Honeypot.  Names that stand out in my memory are Machine Gun Massey and the Wild Bunch.  Now I wonder if anyone on this thread will remember them. Suffice to say I am not a young thing anymore and if anyone remembers what I have just mentioned then they will calculate I am over 50 (not that much over 50). 
It is nice to log here and hear all the oul memories.  I hope to chat soon.

DTVS

Christopher

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« Reply #182 on: May 05, 2007, 07:34:47 AM »
Does anyone recall Mrs Hazel Bradford, the Mayor of Bangor, opening the North Down Heritage Centre in 1984? The Bell, the Jornal of the North Doen Heritage Centre, contains interesting articles about the area.

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Re: Bangor
« Reply #183 on: May 11, 2007, 02:08:11 AM »
Here's a link about the Port of Bangor, Co. Down for people who do not know this part of the world.

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« Reply #184 on: June 17, 2007, 03:06:43 PM »
Thank you for that Chris. As you know I am a Bangor person but only new to it.

Christopher

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« Reply #185 on: June 17, 2007, 05:29:11 PM »
Rose Neill, a BBC presenter who worked for UTV from 1977 was invited to join the BBC in 1985 as a newsreader and anchor on its main evening bulletin "Inside Ulster" and its other news bulletins, was born in Newtownards, brought up in Bangor and educated at Mount School in York.

Another well known person with a Bangor connection is the author now known as Bateman who has written many books as Colin Bateman. Like Rose Neill, Bateman was born in Newtownards but as he says he quickly escaped to Bangor. He was educated at Ballyholme Primary School and Bangor Grammar School. In 1979, when he left school he joined the staff of the County Down Spectator as a cub reporter. 

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Re: Bangor
« Reply #186 on: June 17, 2007, 05:46:57 PM »
There are some great pictures of Bangor and a history of the town on www.bangorboat.com/page15.html
If any Forum members have any old photos of passengers aboard the boats or anything else associated
with the Bangor boats please forward them to bangorboat, Bangor Marina, BT20 5EL


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« Reply #187 on: June 17, 2007, 09:34:20 PM »
Here's a link to a couple of Alistair Johnston's photographs of the MV Balmoral, which was operated by Waverley Excursions Limited, leaving Bangor Marina  on the morning of 5th June 2003. I've also spotted a link to Bangor Market.

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« Reply #188 on: June 17, 2007, 09:58:06 PM »
Sorry about that ... I was rudely interrupted by this silly ten minute modifying rule ... Bangor Market first operated at Castle Square in 1924.


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Re: Bangor
« Reply #189 on: June 18, 2007, 03:47:49 AM »
Hi Jinni, welcome from another Bangor person.
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-Father Bob Maguire, South Melbourne. 2011.

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« Reply #190 on: June 18, 2007, 08:14:56 AM »
Thank you Aussietrekker. I have been on the Forum before but then lost my link to it. Anyway I am back although I feel a bit of an outsider as I cannot contribute to any memories etc yet.

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Re: Bangor
« Reply #191 on: June 18, 2007, 08:27:53 AM »
DUFFY

Do you know of Barbara Buckley or Alexis Smith. ( Maiden names )

They would be a few years older than you. 8)
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« Reply #192 on: July 08, 2007, 03:35:10 PM »
HMS Bangor is the first ship to be closely affiliated to Northern Ireland for over 15 years and has other official affiliations with the town of Bangor, Bangor Combined Cadet Force and Bangor Grammer School. The crew are very proud of her battle honours from Dieppe in 1942, Normandy and the English Channel in 1944 and most recently Al Faw in 2003.

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« Reply #193 on: February 29, 2008, 05:15:32 PM »
Bangor Artists

Click here to read "A Day in the Life ... Artist Gary Devon" by Jilly Beattie which was published in the Sunday Mirror on 16th August 1998. Have a look at some of Gary's paintings ... www.northirish.net/GaryDevon.html

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« Reply #194 on: February 16, 2012, 01:24:09 PM »
Hello!
I was hopoing that someone out there might be able to help me find a photo of Queens Parade or the seafront from the 1980s. It will be used as a flier for a play I'm working on- it will be on in London at the beginning of April. I probably can;t pay you for it, but can arrange for wine or a charity donation?
Thanks
CSB


 

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