Portrush Air Show was held over the weekend 5-6 September 2015. The main attractions were the Red Arrows (always well received) and a Vulcan Bomber from the cold war era. This is the Vulcan’s last season as spares are becoming difficult to source and manufacturer support is being withdrawn. This particular aircraft, XH558, is the only flying Vulcan in the world. Continue reading “Air Waves Portrush”
Last Thursday cyclists descended on Bangor for the Final of the Seat Super 7 Criterium Series. This event ran from 3rd June, starting in Newry and ending on 13th August in Bangor. The other venues were Derry/Londonderry, Antrim, Newtownards, Banbridge and Titanic Quarter, Belfast. Roads in the town centre were closed and less proficient cyclists got a chance to ride on the traffic free roads prior to the race. Continue reading “Biking in Bangor”
The Festival of Flight Air Show at Newcastle, County Down usually attracts over one hundred thousand visitors to the seaside town. I have been a regular attender and the event has always been well organised with plenty of parking provided and as I remember it anyway, always fallen on a nice sunny day. You really need a nice blue sky to take photographs of aircraft in flight. Continue reading “Festival of Flight 2015”
I’d walked miles around Dublin and found myself in Henry Street around 6.00pm. I’d been there earlier but thought it would be worth another visit before I called it a day and walked back to the car. I stopped to listen to street entertainers debating whether to photograph them when a couple started dancing – and then another couple. Continue reading “Dancing in Dublin”
Well the tall ships visited Belfast again and its been reported that over the four days they were here approaching half a million people came to see them. It certainly is a spectacle and the sun came out – for most of the time anyway.
The ships and other attractions were spread over a very wide area and this seemed to help prevent the congestion that can often happen at these events. The downside was lots of walking but then i do need the exercise!
Hats off to the organisers for a well planned and executed event. Continue reading “Tall Ships 2015”
