Anyone have memories of O’Hara’s Bakery? Famous for its plain bread and Belfast baps and many other delicacies!It’s hard to believe that it’s nearly twenty years ago that the local family business closed its doors for the last time and has been sadly missed ever since in the community.Back in the nineties, I was an …
Recently Sky Movies aired a series of Tom Hanks films. One of his most popular movies was the film “Castaway”.In this movie, Tom acts the part of Chuck Noland, a FedEx executive. Whilst travelling to an assignment in Malaysia he ends up in a plane crash over the Pacific Ocean during a storm. Being the …
Leading up to a Christmas festive period, the BBC appealed through a series of adverts on the television about remembering the Lonely this Christmas. The strap line was that “Everyone Needs Someone” and that is certainly true.The famous Hollywood actress Audrey Hepburn once said “When you have nobody you can make a cup of tea …
One of the defining moments of last year’s London Marathon happened when David Wyeth started to collapse just 300 metres short of the finish line.Another runner called Matthew Rees, set aside his own ambition on finishing at a personal best time, choosing to stop and help this total stranger get back on his feet and …
Henry John Heinz was an American entrepreneur who founded the Heinz Company that is famous for its 57 Varieties.He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on the 11th October 1844 to John Henry and Anna Margaretha Heinz. They were both were German immigrants who came to the United States, in the early 1840s.Settling in America, Henry’s father …
Back in the 80’s when I played youth cricket at Woodvale Cricket Club, one of the abiding memories among many was how we were encouraged by the late Raymond Browne.He was our esteemed manager / coach and always clapped the opposing batsmen as they ‘came to the wicket’ (cricketing term I know!). This was an …
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