March April BT8 Focus by Local Focus Magazines

MAR APR / 2017

...thinking of moving?

Winner Search for a

Michael Chandler |

Michael Chandler Residential Estate Agent of the Year 2016 Michael Chandler Award Winning Letting Service 2016 Michael Chandler 90% of Homes Agreed in 4 weeks in 2016 Michael Chandler Unrivalled Customer Service & Expertise

Call us for a FREE valuation:

JOSEPH SCOTT

Down Street

H a i r d r e s s i n g

Kieva

Nicki

Experts in cutting, colouring & blow drying Indicatory price for Brazilian blowdry £60-£80 only

20% OFF tel:

All Services with Kieva and Nicki when you present this voucher in the Salon

02890 640 123

Building and Joinery Kitchens Supplied & Fitted Fitting of B&Q & Homebase Kitchens Bathroom Refurbs  Tiling  PVC Panels General Building & Joinery  Doors Wooden Flooring  Fencing  Patios Call Today for a free quotation:

Jonathan 07796 405 242 David 07851 643 867 email:

jp1210@hotmail.co.uk

Find us on

36b Knockbreda Road, Belfast. BT6 0JB

Established 2001

Domestic and Commercial Garden Maintenance Grass cutting & general tidy-ups Lawns turfed, fed, scarified & re-sowed Decorative flagging / paving / walls All types of fencing erected

Power Washing patios, drives etc Coloured pebbles supplied and laid Hedge cutting, tree pruning / felling Mini digger work undertaken

Phone us today for a FREE competitive estimate: Phone: 028 9044 8255 / 028 9751 1416 Mobile: 07802 333256 www.crossnacreevynurseries.uktc.com email: crossnacreevy_nurseries@hotmail.com Fully Insured for your peace of mind Our work is quality assured to the highest standards. All waste removed

To advertise t: 90 817579

e: info@localfocusmags.co.uk

Let us look after your lawn - grass cutting is our speciality www.localfocusmags.co.uk

UK Next Day Delivery ÂŁ12.00

Please mention the BT8 Focus Magazine when contacting advertisers

Welcome

to your March / April magazine

Contents

Hello again everyone,

Articles: 6 Technology

It’s going to be a busy few weeks - there’s Pancake Tuesday on 28th February, St Patrick’s Day on 17th March, Mother’s Day on 26th March and Easter Sunday on 16th April. Any days off are welcomed, of course, but I’m particularly looking forward to my children coming home for a few days over Easter (and to lots of chocolate!)

Mad March Hair

Gardening How to Hedge

Home & Interiors Design Tips

18 20

Driving Beauty Mother’s Little Helpers

Recipe Thai Green Curry

Puzzles: Solutions p42 8 Sudoku 12 Quiz Drink Up 12 Wordwheel 14 Wordsearch Birds 18 Codeword 26 Crossword Regulars: 14 Buster 37 Useful Numbers 32-47 Community Pages 46 Index

Deadline for adverts for the May/June BT8 Focus: Friday 14th April

Comic Relief is back too - on BBC1 on Friday 24th March. Definitely something to look forward to. (Red noses available from Sainsbury’s, and other merchandise from the comic relief website www.shop.rednoseday.com). It’s just been announced that the cast of Love Actually are going to reunite 14 years later specially for red nose day. Genius idea! And of course, we have the start of Spring - marked officially by the clocks springing forward one hour at 1am on Sunday 26th March, which of course is Mother’s Day. (Well, that makes it easier to remember!) Until next time!

Deirdre Search for Local Focus Magazines

Special Offers in this issue: Check the ads for terms & conditions

Aquarius Laundry 20% off a service wash........ p9 Beechill Inn Mother’s Day table d'hôte menu..... p31 DM Services Post your parcel for £8.................. p3 Home & Contract 15% off new kitchen orders....p17 Joseph Scott 20% off with Nicki or Kieva........... p2 Lynsey Quinn Invite a friend & get 20% off........ p21 McGranaghan’s fixed selling fee £950............... Back Phillips Auto £49.99 for your MOT..................... p22 Playdays Nursery 15% off first month’s fees..... p24 Property Problem Solutions fixed rental fee £200..... p25 Property Problem Solutions fixed selling fee £650.....p25 Suburban Hair & Beauty various offers..............p7 The Auto Grid Servicing from £69..................... p19

BT8 Focus Magazine is published by Local Focus Magazines Ltd., a totally independent small business. Local Focus Magazines Ltd. cannot be held responsible for any advert content, including errors and omissions. Local Focus Magazines Ltd. does not endorse companies, products or services that appear in this magazine. Whilst every care has been taken to ensure that all information given within this magazine is accurate, but this cannot always be guaranteed.

To advertise t: 90 817579

e: info@localfocusmags.co.uk

www.localfocusmags.co.uk

Could YOU foster? “We’re looking for a home where we can stay together.” We need more foster carers in the

Belfast area who could care for sibling groups.

Call 028 9504 0057

www.adoptionandfostering.hscni.net

Gadgets for grooming, cutting, styling or removing, whatever your gender

When it comes to looking after your hair or getting rid of unwanted hair, there’s no shortage of options - and no wonder, because the beauty market is worth huge sums of money. So it’s hardly surprising to see the likes of Dyson joining the party, albeit with a hairdryer that costs £299. The reviews are excellent, but if you’re anything like us you’re probably hoping to spend something more like £29 on a hairdryer. If that’s the case, keep an eye out for Tourmaline dryers from the usual suspects: it’s a kind of ceramic that enables hair dryers to deliver powerful airflow without leaving your hair looking like it’s been through the tumble dryer.

pop some water in, wait 60 seconds and get fabulous, not frizzy, results. The Flexibrush was a cult classic in the 1990s, and Remington says it brought it back because it was getting 50 calls a week from people wanting to buy one.

One of the current trends in hair styling is steam. Stylers such as the Remington CB4N Flexibrush can be used without it, or you can

face or on anything more sensitive than the bikini line. Devices for men or sold as unisex devices tend to be more expensive - for

There are lots of gadgets for hair removal too, from the usual epilators and shavers to more high-tech options such as IPL hair removal. IPL uses pulses of light to get rid of unwanted hair, and while it works brilliantly we’ve got bad news for anyone with ginger or light blonde hair, or very dark skin: IPL only works on darker hair colours on lighter skin tones. Prices aren’t as frightening as they used to be - for example, the Another great idea comes from £350 Philips Lumea SC2004/11 late-night TV advertiser JML. Its is currently on sale for a more £39.99 Simply Straight brush is a reasonable £219 - and you can heated ceramic brush that use them anywhere. Some promises to combine two essential models are even okay to use on items: your brush and your face. The downside is that straighteners. According to the they can take some time, so for Mirror it works really well - it’s not example you should allow half an quite as effective as separate hour to do your legs. brushes and straighteners, but it IPL is available for men too, comes awfully close and is very, although they aren’t very quick. recommended for use on your

To advertise t: 90 817579

e: info@localfocusmags.co.uk

example, the Remington i-Light Pro is £299 and the Philips Lumea for Men is £350 - but they do work, provided you don’t have ginger or light blond hair. A big advantage for men is that unlike other hair removal methods, IPL doesn’t have stubbly regrowth, irritate your skin or lead to ingrowing hairs. There are plenty of grooming gadgets for men too. Facebook is full of ads for innovative razors and gadgets such as the £19 RazorPit Blade Sharpener. For hair removal elsewhere there’s no shortage of electric groomers, shavers and combined head and body trimmers, but shop around: recommended retail prices can be hilariously high, but retailers often sell the kits at huge discounts. That applies to women too: beauty gadgets vary wildly in price between retailers. It’s worth picking a favourite and using a comparison site such as pricespy.co.uk to make sure that looking good won’t be bad for your bank balance.

Images L to R: Dyson hair dryer; Remington flexibrush styler; Philips Lumea IPL system; RazorPit blade sharpener

www.localfocusmags.co.uk

For Ladies, Gents and Kids Senior Citizen’s rates - Tues & Wed (Ts&Cs apply) 15% Student Discount - Tues & Wed (Ts&Cs apply) Introducing our new Senior Stylist & new Beautician 10% off Cut, Blow Dry & Colour Services 10% off Waxing Treatments (Offers valid in March 2017 with new staff only. Terms & Conditions apply)

All aspects of Hair and Beauty industry Stand-Up Sunbed Gift Vouchers the perfect gift for Mother’s Day

Tel: 028 9069 1919

156 Belvoir Drive, Belfast, BT8 7PJ

Sudoku

For solutions, see page 42

How to Play Fill in the grid so that every row, every column, and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through to 9, with no repetition. That's all there is to it! You solve the puzzle with reasoning and logic - there’s no maths involved and no adding up.

KGS Plumbing and Heating Services www.kirkstallgas.com         

Natural Gas, LPG and Oil Installations, Servicing & Repairs Combi Boilers & Central Heating Oil to Gas Conversions Cookers, Hobs & Fires Plumbing & Repairs Bathrooms Gas Safety Checks/Certificates Powerflushing Central Heating Systems

Contact James Mob: 07905 034 056 Panasonic • Whirlpool • Hotpoint Neff • Samsung • Britannia • Bosch

To advertise t: 90 817579

Call NOW for your

FREE QUOTE e: info@localfocusmags.co.uk

Oftec No 30017 Gas safe No 500139

www.localfocusmags.co.uk

www. .co.uk

LAUNDRY & HOME CLEANING SERVICES Service Wash & Dry  Duvets Ironing Service  House Cleaning Dry Cleaning  Alterations/Repairs SPECIAL OFFER

20% OFF SERVICE WASH & DRY WITH THIS ADVERT*

85 Newton Park Four Winds, Belfast, BT8 6FQ Tel: 028 9070 2892

*offer valid March & April 2017 only (conditions apply)

Paths/Driveways, Walls, Pillars, Steps, Patios etc Powerhosed Telescopic lance - from the safety of the ground, cleans moss from low level roofs, conservatories, gutters, fascias and brickwork etc. Lawns Cut ▪ Hedges Trimmed Lawns Fed & Treated for weeds & moss Conifers Topped & Faced

07788 153 299 Very Competitive Rates | Free Quotes No job too small

GET READY FOR SPRING!

... pots to primroses

We’ve all you’ll need...

...from seeds to secateurs

We have all you need this spring, with a huge range of plants, seeds, pots and trays of all sizes, tools for all tasks - everything to get your garden off to a great start.

CHECK IN STORE FOR OUR SPECIAL OFFERS

88 Belfast Road, Saintfield (only 2 miles from Carryduff) e: info@saintfieldnurserycentre.co.uk

Tel: 028 90 814331

www.saintfieldnurserycentre.co.uk

Please mention the BT8 Focus Magazine when contacting advertisers

There is nothing better than a living boundary around or within your garden, and it is difficult to beat a hedge. Hedges can be smart or informal, neat and compact or thicker and sturdier, evergreen or deciduous and can even have pretty flowers - and now is an ideal time to plant a new hedge. First, prepare the area by forking the soil over thoroughly and remove large stones, debris and pernicious weeds. This also helps to break up any compaction and to aerate the soil, making it a better place for plant roots. You should fork in well-rotted garden compost, manure or proprietary compost if the soil is either very sandy and light or very heavy with clay, and at the same time incorporate a complete fertilizer. Don’t plant right up against an existing fence, as the plants won’t grow well. At this time of year you can create a hedge very effectively using ‘bare-root’ plants, but if you want to plant a hedge at any other time you will need container-grown plants. If using pot-grown plants, water them thoroughly and then carefully remove each plant from its pot. If the roots are tightly packed, tease them out firmly before

To advertise t: 90 817579

planting. If you’re using bareroot plants, plant them immediately. It is essential to plant and space the plants correctly, to both achieve the desired effect and ensure the plants establish well. Once out of the pot, position the plant in the prepared soil at the same depth as it was in the pot; for bare-root plants only the roots should be beneath the soil. Firm the soil around each so that it is in good contact with the roots. Hedging plants should generally be spaced about 30-45cm apart. For a thicker or denser hedge, plant two parallel rows, each with a 45cm spacing between the plants, but positioned so that the planting is staggered like bricks in a wall. Once the whole hedge is planted, water the soil thoroughly to help settle the soil around the roots and so allow the plants to establish. On windy sites or with larger plants use small, temporary stakes such as bamboo canes to stabilise the plants. Keep the hedge well watered, especially during dry or windy weather. The first 18 months is the most vital period. Some great hedging plants: • Yew - a formal, evergreen hedge. • Thuja - a stunning conifer

e: info@localfocusmags.co.uk

hedge for year round colour. • Beech - a deciduous plant that gives a good effect for much of the year. Both purple and green-leafed forms. • Hornbeam - great as a neatly clipped hedge, but more prone to mildew than beech. • Cypress – excellent if kept well clipped and cut back regularly. • Pyracantha - spiny evergreen with pretty creamy-white flowers and red-orange or yellow berries. • Privet - the classic town hedge. • Euonymus - evergreen, some variegated green and cream, others green and yellow. • Hawthorn - deciduous and potentially thorny, good for wildlife. • Blackthorn - deciduous and very thorny, with pretty white flowers followed by sloes – but can easily get too vigorous! Visit Pippa’s website www.pippagreenwood.com to buy gorgeous UK grown vegetable plants accompanied by weekly advice emails from Pippa, or to peruse the really useful selection of Pippa’s favourite gardening items including pop-up crop covers, SpeedHoes, SpeedWeeders, raised bed kits, Nemaslug, pull-out EasyTunnels, signed books and lots more besides.

www.localfocusmags.co.uk

m www.cbsallotments.co

Becky

Classes at: Kaleidoscope Gymnastics Gym, Lowes industrial Est, Carryduff, BT8 8EH

PT Level 3 Trainer

PinkfitnessNI

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

10am

7pm

6.15pm

Body Blast Pink Fitness

Boxercise Pink Fitness

Baby-friendly class

6pm Legs, Bums n Tums Pink Fitness

Thursday

7.30pm The Body Fitness Camp Conditioning Outdoor session Pink Fitness Pink Fitness 7pm Pilates Healthy By Laura

7pm Rainbow Yoga with Ceri for 5-10 yr olds

Friday

Saturday

10am

8.30am

Yogalates Healthy By Laura

Outdoor session at Carryduff

ParkFit Park Pink Fitness

For availability: contact Becky 07883 800607 or Laura Healthybylaura@Outlook.com Ceri ceridwen_87@yahoo.co.uk DJ (male Personal Trainer) dt085@gmail.com Please mention the BT8 Focus Magazine when contacting advertisers

WORDWHEEL Using only the letters in the Wordwheel, you have ten minutes to find as many words as possible, none of which may be plurals, foreign words or proper nouns. Each word must be of three letters or more, all must contain the central letter and letters can only be used once in every word. There is at least one word that uses all of the letters in the wheel.

Boiler Services RAPID BREAKDOWN SERVICE FOR OIL & GAS BOILERS

Can you find a 6 letter word?

TARGET

Excellent: 17 or more words Good: 15 words Fair: 12 words

ALAN WEIR Approved Service Engineer

Over 25 years experience

tel: 028 9263 8422

mob: 07710 670363 7 Church Rd, Boardmills, Carryduff BT27 6UP

solution

D N

E on page 42

QUIZ:

Solution on page 42 12

To advertise t: 90 817579

e: info@localfocusmags.co.uk

www.localfocusmags.co.uk

WOODHILL HARD LANDSCAPING

Jim Chimney Sweep Professional Chimney Service Fireplaces  Wood Heaters Stove Pipes  Furnace Flues  Inserts VACUUM EQUIPPED

POWER SWEEP

Garden Fencing & Gates Patio/Pathways Flagged/Paved Kerbing & Walling Steps, Ramps & Brickwork Decorative Stone/Bark Supplied & Laid Contact Malcolm Dobbin

Tel: 07732 833848 or 028 9081 7827

Licensed & Insured

Beat the Winter Rush: Call Now

07918 634 082

Please mention the BT8 Focus Magazine when contacting advertisers

Solution on page 42

Buster

Find. us on:

Tree Surgery & Hedge Cutting

Logs wood & ch for sa ip le

TREE SURGERY: Pruning, Dismantling, Felling, Hedge Work 14

To advertise t: 90 817579

e: info@localfocusmags.co.uk

www.localfocusmags.co.uk

DM HOME AND GARDEN SERVICES E FRE tions

Locally-based Handyman 25 years experience Helpful and friendly

ta Quo st ask! Ju

Regular Grass Cutting • Hedge Trimming • Lawn Care Fences erected • Window, Guttering & Fascia Cleaning Power washing patios & driveways • Plumbing • General Jobs Contact Daniel Montgomery 07773 768 816 daniel.zdt@outlook.com

...quality showering & bathrooms

Visit our showroom... for the latest in bathroom & showering equipment

Full design & installation service available Brae Bathrooms, 188b Saintfield Road, Commons Brae (behind Tesco Express)

www.brae-bathrooms.co.uk Open: Mon-Fri 9:30am-4:00pm

Closed: Sunday

Tel: 028 90 703422 Saturday and After Hours: By Appointment

Please mention the BT8 Focus Magazine when contacting advertisers

Living rooms

the only light source, hob and the sink. Add but add in table the dishwasher on Use a scale plan of lamps, floor lamps the other side of the your room with cut and wall lamps for a sink. out mini furniture more flexible and  Whether L-shaped, items, and move flattering ambience. U-shaped or galley these around until  Consider ways to style, plan for the you find the right disguise the TV when sink, fridge and hob positions. design so the not in use – can you to form a triangle,  The alcoves either washing up is hidden adapt a piece of with no more than 6 side of a chimney from the view of the furniture, such as an feet between each for breast are perfect for dining table. armoire, so that it sits ease of movement. creating extra  Paint the inside of a behind closed doors  If possible, make storage. wall cabinet door with when necessary? worktops 700mm  For maximum light, fit blackboard paint to deep instead of a pole or track that Kitchens give somewhere to 600mm, to give more overhangs far enough  Have tall cupboards write a shopping list. working space and to each on side of the at one end of your  Base cabinets on better accommodate window to allow the cupboard run, with legs, or recessed a large sink. curtains to be drawn the hob nearby and plinths, make the  In an open-plan right back. plenty of worktop room seem larger. kitchen, choose quiet  Avoid using a central space between the appliances, and hanging pendant as 

ecorating

IVANHOE pd ainting

All Private & Commercial work undertaken and guaranteed Interior and Exterior Decorating

D&A BUILDING CONTRACTS Specialising in:  New Builds  Extensions  Roof Conversions  Garages  General Building work etc

All work fully insured & warranted

For a quotation please ring:

Ring today for a quote: 07765 696800 07545 107215

07719 324897 or email: ivanhoepd@hotmail.co.uk

To advertise t: 90 817579

e: info@localfocusmags.co.uk

www.localfocusmags.co.uk

Pam Hunter p17 Please keep footer

Please mention the BT8 Focus Magazine when contacting advertisers

Codeword

Solution on page 42

7 10

Each letter in this puzzle is represented by a number between 1 and 26. The codes 25 for three letters are shown. As you find the letters enter them in the box below. 10

7 7

11 4

25 22

6 8

4 7

My seventeen year-old daughter has just passed her driving test, so I was proud to see her set out on her first solo journey. For my peace of mind I would like her to take some advanced driving lessons (she’s learned to pass the driving test, now she needs to learn to drive) but pressure from Dad is not the way to introduce such a thing: she has to have her own “why” in order to want to take them. Hopefully she will soon. But that’s for the future. I relate this to you because of what caught my eye recently: it’s a light-hearted story concerning another similar aged driver.

To advertise t: 90 817579

4 7

26 20

4 9

19 9

9 20

9 23

18 14

rushing in their Vauxhall Astra to the maternity hospital. Except Freya wouldn’t wait and had to be delivered on the back seat of the car. Luckily they had made it to the hospital car park, so staff assisted and both mother and baby were fine. Time passed and the Whitelaws kept their Astra as the family runabout. It’s over 19 years old now (and a bit creaky says Freya) but, about to take her driving test, Mum and Dad have passed it on to their daughter as her first car. I’m sure she will pass the driving test with ease and, hopefully, go on to increase her skills behind the wheel. After all, she has her “why” in the history of the car she is driving: she started her life in the back seat so would want to have a long and safe one in the front.

17 years ago, the parents of Freya Whitelaw were

23 21

6 7

19 3

1 9

24 4

e: info@localfocusmags.co.uk

By Iain Betson

www.localfocusmags.co.uk

www.theautogrid.co.uk 96 Carryduff Road Temple, BT27 6YL

CAR SALES, CAR SERVICING, MOT AND DIAGNOSTICS

ALL MAKES AND MODELS : FRIENDLY RELIABLE SERVICE

VALETING SERVICE

GIVE YOUR CAR THE SPECIAL TREATMENT INSIDE AND OUT

ALSO CONTACT US FOR: Brakes, Exhausts, Clutches, Batteries, Servicing, Bulbs, Wiper Blades, MOT / PSV prep, Suspension, Parking Sensors & Cameras, Hands free kits, Air-Con Re-Gas…etc

Ring today to book your car in -

SERV IC from j ING ust

£69

028 9263 8408

Please mention the BT8 Focus Magazine when contacting advertisers

by Kate Duggan bottle by my desk for a quick daily mini-facial. I also use it as a body oil, straight after a bath. It feels lovely and leaves skin much If it’s been ‘one of those’ mornings, and you just haven’t had a minute to smoother. Finally, I work a few drops of the oil through my hair wash your hair, a dry shampoo can come in very handy. Philip Kingsley’s when it’s damp, to add a bit of extra shine. A little goes One More Day Dry Shampoo is a light a long way, so the spray that keeps excess oil at bay. Revitalising Oil is Unlike some dry shampoos, this one actually not bad doesn’t feel sticky or leave a powdery value for money at £25. Available residue. It also helps to keep your from Space NK, House of Fraser, scalp happy, so minimises flaking and irritation. And, John Lewis and www.darphin.co.uk. as an added bonus, it gives your hair some extra oomph and helps it to hold a style better. Priced at If you don’t have time for body £14.50, the dry shampoo is available from lotion, the new Dr Do Good Inwww.philipkingsley.co.uk. Shower Moisturiser could be for you. Just spray it on in the shower I do love a good multi-tasker, especially one that and rinse. Simple. smells as good as Darphin’s Revitalising Oil. I keep a Time, space and sanity savers to see you through spring

To advertise t: 90 817579

e: info@localfocusmags.co.uk

www.localfocusmags.co.uk

Give the gift of beautiful hair this Motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day... Gift Vouchers available in Salon for any amount We will help put together the perfect hair package for your Mum, or as a special treat for yourself

Invite a friend to the Salon (someone who hasn't been before)

and you each will receive 20% off your bill Follow us to see our weekly offers

61 Saintfield Rd, Belfast, BT8 7HL Tel: 028 9079 3597 Open: Tues, Wed, Fri 9-5:30pm, Thurs 9-8pm , Sat 9-4:30pm

MONDAY Cairnshill

WEDNESDAY Four Winds

THURSDAY Carryduff

SATURDAY Cairnshill

Cairnshill Methodist Church, Ballylenaghan Rd, 5:30pm & 7:30pm Tel: Sarah-Jane 07834 392491

Four Winds Bar & Restaurant 5:45pm & 7:30pm Tel: Adrian 07808 532 291

Ivanhoe Hotel, Saintfield Road, 5:15pm & 7:15pm Tel: Kelly 07850 585 294

Cairnshill Methodist Church, Ballylenaghan Rd, 9:30am Tel: Sarah-Jane 07834 392 491

Please mention the BT8 Focus Magazine when contacting advertisers

Hassle Free

MOT

Hassle Free MOT

Here’s weWEcan easier HERE’Show HOW CANmake MAKE your YOUR life LIFE EASIER:

£49.99

For your car’s MOT your car’s Cost For includes test MOT fee (£30.50)

Cost includes test fee (£30.50)

We will apply for your MOT • We will apply for your MOT • We will carry out an MOT health check • We will carry out an MOT health check • We will drive your car to and from the MOT test centre • We will drive your car to and from the MOT test centre •

YES! It’s all included in the price!

For all your motoring needs call 028

90645770

Reduced labour rates and up to 25% off parts* if additional work required *Terms and conditions apply. Excludes certain 4x4 and prestige vehicles

www.phillipsauto.co.uk www.phillipsauto.co.uk 45-57 Rosetta Road BT6 0LR 45-57 Rosetta Road BT6 0LR

smartblinds

BESPOKE DESIGN; BUILD & PLANTING

Ring for latest Special Offers Vertical  Roller  Venetian  Velux

Over 25 Years Experience in Blinds Trade Chris Smallwood

02890 815 673 or 07597 979 906

t: 028 9061 6656

email: at.smart.blinds@gmail.com

w: www.tlcni.com

All types of Electrical Works: Rewires • Alarms • Security Lighting Garden Lighting • Inspection & Testing

Has your Boiler been serviced recently? Wise up to the dangers of Carbon Monoxide Contact us now to book your OFTEC boiler service and carbon monoxide check

For your free quotation, contact Alistair on:

0790 222 0492 or 028 9187 3777 email: awjthompson@hotmail.com

www.awjthompson.com

Chimneys: Repaired, Replaced, Removed Pointing: Ridges, Valleys, Brickwork Roofs Cleaned: Moss Removed and Treated Guttering: Replaced, Repaired Power Washing: Driveways, Walls, Patios Aerials: Repaired, Replaced, Removed

Tel: 028 9030 9949 Visit www.roofrepairsbelfast.co.uk Please mention the BT8 Focus Magazine when contacting advertisers

Tel: 028

9081 5038

Prov Exce iding lle Child nce in car 20 ye e for ars!

Special Offer: 1st month fees reduced by

15%

38 Old Saintfield Road Carryduff, BT8 8EY

LONG STANDING REPUTATION FOR DELIVERING HIGH QUALITY CHILDCARE • • •

School collections available Nutritious, wholesome home cooked meals Full Day Care from £31 per day

Opening Times: Mon to Fri 7:15am - 6:15pm Saturday 8am - 2pm e: playdays38@yahoo.co.uk

www.playdaysnursery.net 24

To advertise t: 90 817579

e: info@localfocusmags.co.uk

www.localfocusmags.co.uk

Quick Crossword Down

Across 7 Stylish (13)

1 Wealthy (4)

8 Talking (8)

2 Sculpture (6)

9 Remove (4)

3 Motors (7)

10 Soaked (7)

4 Protrude (5)

12 Attacks with knife (5)

5 Accompany (6)

14 Crawled (5)

6 Achievable (8)

11 Slinging (8)

19 Female sheep (4)

13 Dicken's character (7)

20 Ten hundred (8)

15 Type of gun (6)

22 Support (13)

18 Mixes (5)

16 Scratched (7)

Solution on page 42

12 13

18 19

17 Presume (6) 22

21 Zero (4)

Commons Brae Auto Centre Your local garage - We’re right on your doorstep Vehicle Servicing - All Makes All Models Tyres • Exhausts • Diagnostic Work Headlight Alignment • MOT • PSV • Welding

Injection Testing & Repairs Fuel Pumps Repairs & Testing Batteries Supplied & Fitted  Breakdown Service For all your car care needs Air Con Re-Gassing Available Tel: 02890 791 719 Now Offering: Rust Proofing or after hrs 07762 944 014 Welding & Undersealing or 07976 574 902 188 Saintfield Road, Belfast. (Behind Tesco Express) Open Monday to Friday 8:30am - 5.30pm, Closed Saturday 26

To advertise t: 90 817579 e: info@localfocusmags.co.uk www.localfocusmags.co.uk

Regular reliable grass cutting service available

CALL GRAEME 07510 998801

 Chimney Sweeping  Multi Fuel Stoves  Cowls, Pots & Caps

Supplied & Fitted  Smoke Tests  Pressure Washing  Guttering Cleaned

TGF Plumbing & Heating Domestic / Commercial Bathroom Refurbishments Oil to Gas Conversions Oil Boiler Servicing  Maintenance Jobs Hot Water Cylinder Installations

Thomas Flynn - 07544 284 514 tgfplumbingandheating@yahoo.co.uk

No job too big or too small No call out fee

1 Sheets + Overs LOC110755 BT8 Magazine Sig 3 Front

ALL TYPES OF GARDENING WORK UNDERTAKEN

Call Darran today:

02890 448815 07772 474 575 and give soot the boot!

NIACS trained, approved & insured

All Interior and Exterior Decorating carried out by professionals

07516 366864 Saintfield Rd, Belfast.

E: rldecoratorsbt8@gmail.com

Please mention the BT8 Focus Magazine when contacting advertisers

More Health and Social Care foster carers needed in the Belfast area is the message from the Belfast HSC Trust as a regional radio campaign to appeal for more carers draws to a close. There is currently a shortage of foster carers across Northern Ireland to provide safe, stable and loving homes for vulnerable children and young people who are unable to live with their own families, sometimes as a result of family breakdown, relationship difficulties, neglect, abuse or parental ill health. However, as Beverley Ringland, Senior Social Worker Belfast Trust explains, the knock on effect of this general shortage can be felt locally. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are areas within the Belfast Trust locality where more foster carers are needed in order to avoid moving children and young people away from their birth family, their school and their community when they are placed in foster care. Overall outcomes are better when children are able to maintain these links but the shortage of foster carers means that all too often children are moved to a different area.â&#x20AC;?

1 Sheets + Overs LOC110755 BT8 Magazine Sig 3 Back

The Trust is seeking to recruit people who are patient, understanding, compassionate and flexible. If you have the time and space in your life to care for a child or young person, Belfast HSC Trust would encourage you to get in touch on 028 9504 0057 or to visit www.adoptionandfostering.hscni.net to find out more. HSC foster carers receive financial allowances, 24-hour social work support and on-going training. Professional HSC foster carers receive an additional fee*. *Fee dependent on professional fostering schemes within each HSC Trust.

See main advert on page 5

NEW Showroom in the heart of Dundonald village - 744 Upper Newtownards Rd

opening early March FREE MEASURING

FREE FITTING CALL NOW FOR YOUR FREE QUOTE

Belfast: 02890 814197 Portadown: 02838 332323 Visit our website for more information:

www.classicblindsbelfast.co.uk 28

To advertise t: 90 817579 e: info@localfocusmags.co.uk www.localfocusmags.co.uk

A.R.M. LOCKSMITHS Master Locksmiths • Domestic & Commercial

 Emergency Locksmiths 24/7 Service  Non-Destructive Entry  Complete Lock Changes  UPVC Doors and Window locks repaired and replaced  All locks supplied and fitted meeting insurance requirements  On Site Key Cutting Facility  Burglary Repair & Boarding Up  Work & Locks Guaranteed  All calls dealt with in confidence

Tel: 07934 663337 Store this number for Emergencies

BUILDING CONTRACTORS BUILDING, JOINERY & CONSTRUCTION

Complete Building Service - from start to finish Refurbishment  Design & Build  Extensions  Fit Outs Renovations  New Builds  Plumbing  Electrical

Visit our website www.newtownbuilding.com Call or email for your FREE quotation:

t: 07546 634450 or 028 90 693732 newtownhi@googlemail.com

Please mention the BT8 Focus Magazine when contacting advertisers

• 200g Thai jasmine rice

• 1 tbsp sunflower oil • 1 onion, peeled and thinly sliced • 2 tbsp Thai green curry paste • 1 large red pepper, deseeded and thinly sliced

Cook the rice in a large pan of boiling, lightly salted water for about 15 minutes until tender, or follow the packet instructions. Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat and fry the onion for 5 minutes. Stir in the curry paste and cook for 1 minute until fragrant. Stir in the pepper and courgette and fry for a further minute.

• 1 large courgette, sliced • 450g chicken breast fillets, cut into chunks • 400ml can coconut milk • 1 tbsp soy sauce • 1 tbsp fish sauce • Squeeze of lime juice • 2 tsp nigella seeds

Add the chicken and cook for 3-4 minutes until no longer pink, stirring all the time. Pour in the coconut milk and simmer gently for 10 minutes until the chicken is cooked. Stir in the soy and fish sauces and lime juice. Drain the rice and use a small heatproof cup or bowl to make four mounds of rice on warmed serving plates. Sprinkle the nigella seeds on top and spoon the curry on the side.

Add a handful of freshly chopped coriander leaves to the curry at the end of cooking time, if liked. Or for a spicier flavour, garnish with shredded red chilli pepper.

To advertise t: 90 817579 e: info@localfocusmags.co.uk www.localfocusmags.co.uk

14 Cedarhurst Rd, Belfast BT8 7RH T: 02890 693193 W: www.beechillinn.co.uk E: beechill.inns@btconnect.com

Mother’s Day Sunday 26 March 3 Course Table d’hote £17.95

Live Music 7– 9.00pm

ST PATRICK’S DAY FRIDAY 17 MARCH LIVE MUSIC 6.00 - 8.00PM Please mention the BT8 Focus Magazine when contacting advertisers

Food waste brown bin it! From the 1st April 2017 food waste will no longer be accepted in landfill binss across the Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council area. Recycle all your food waste via your brown bin!

All your food and garden waste is recycled into compost by a local re processor and costs less than landfilling Free kitchen starter kits can be collected from • Civic Headquarters, Lisburn, BT27 4RL • The Cutts Recycling Centre, Deriaghy BT17 9HN • Central Services Depot, Altona Road, Lisburn BT27 5QB • Drumlough Recycling Centre, Hillsborough, BT26 6QA A • Carryduff Household Recycling Centre, Comber Road, BT8 8AN • Bradford Court, Upper Galwally, BT8 6RB

T: 028 9250 9453 E: recycling@lisburncastlereagh.gov.uk

www.lisburncastlereagh.gov.uk

CHANGES TO YOUR LANDFILL BIN SERVICE From the 1st April 2017 food waste will no longer be accepted in landfill bins across the Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council area. The Council would like to advise its residents that all food waste must be placed in their brown bins for recycling. Residents are encouraged to start recycling food waste now if they don’t currently do so. In terms of recycling, ‘food waste’ is any food item that isn’t used or eaten for one reason or another. It includes common shopping list items such as: eggs and egg shells; fruit and vegetables; tea bags and coffee grounds; any bread or cakes; any cheese, rice or pasta; beans or meat including any bones. The Council has introduced measures to ensure that all food waste in its area will be recycled by composting and not landfilled. There has been a good increase in the amount of compostable waste collected from households and schools, but this is a good opportunity for everyone to reduce landfill waste. All the food and garden waste collected through the brown bin service is composted at a local reprocessing site providing a high quality compost and providing local employment.

What do I need to do? Use your free kitchen starter kit – your kitchen caddy and biodegradable caddy liners to store your food waste before placing into your brown bin. This makes it simple, clean and easy to recycle all your food waste. Kitchen caddies can be obtained from one of the locations detailed on www.lisburncastlereagh.gov.uk/ foodandgardenwaste Brown bins are emptied fortnightly so please be sure to leave your bin out each collection day. For more information on recycling or bin collections please refer to your collection calendar, visit www.lisburncastlereagh.gov.uk or call our recycling line on 028 9250 9453. Please mention the BT8 Focus Magazine when contacting advertisers

Bin and Kerbie Box Collection Calendars The new Bin and Kerbie box collection calendars are now available to download from www.lisburncastlereagh.gov.uk/recycling You can also search for your next collection dates. Week A

ar 2017 n Calend o ti c e ll o Bin C

April

March

February

Thur Tues Wed

Mon

Fri

Sat

Sun

Thur Tues Wed

Mon

Fri

Sat

Sun

Thur Tues Wed

Fri

Sat

Sun

Thur s Wed Mon Tue 1

Mon

Fri

Sat

Sun

Thur s Wed Mon Tue 3

Sat

Sun

ction day Your colle

........... ........................ is ................

Sat

Sun

21 28

17 24 31

Fri

Thur s Wed Mon Tue

Fri

Sat

Sun

Landfill Collection

Mixed Dry Recycling Collection

Holiday Colle ctions

October er

Fri

Thur s Wed Mon Tue

Septemb

August

Sun

July

June

May

Sat

Fri

Thur s Wed Mon Tue

Fri

Sat

6 5 Holiday 4 Col 3 lections 2 10

Sun

No Collection

/ Contacts

9 n Whe a colle 19 day20 18ction has to 17 28 be29 colle 16 ction changed due 27 of25 land26 to holiday arran fill and recycling bins 24 gements the 23 will take plac e as follows: Collection 31 s normally 30 made on: Will be collected Easter Monday th on: 17 April 2017 u Saturday 15th April 2017 * Easter Tuesday th 18 April 2017 u Saturday 22nd April 2017 * Wednesday 12th July 2017 u Saturday 8th July 2017 * Thursday 13th July 2017 u Saturday 15th July 2017 * * Alter

native collection dates are provi www.lisburncas sional and are tlereagh.gov.uk/r ecycling to confi subject to change, please check rm dates. All

other bank and

public holidays

will have colle

ctions as norm

al.

Lisburn & Castle reagh City Counc this document il, in alternative forma on request, will take all reason those who are able steps to provid not fluent in Englis ts and in minority languages e to meet the needs h. of

Email: opservice s.rec

Week B

ive Alternat Collection

Calendar 2017 Bin Collection

Amenity Colle

ctions .................... ....... 028 9267

3417

s .............................. ....... 028 9267

3417

Bin Collection

Bring Site Inform

Wed Thur Mon Tues

e Information

Contaminated

2 ...... 0281 9250 8

Sat

Sun

9453 10

6 Bins .................... 17 16 ....... 14028159250 13 9453

23 22 Large Family, Medical & 20 21 Temporary Upgr 28 27 ades .................... .. 028 9250 9453

Missed Backdoor Collection .......... May 028 9267 3417 Wed Thur Mon Tues Request Back door Collection 4 3 2 9250 ...... 1 028 9453 11 10 9 8 Recycling Quer ies......................... 18 17 .... 028 169250 15 9453 25 24 23 Street Cleaning .............................. 22 ...... 02830926731 29 3417

Sat

June

cycling

10 17 24

Sat

Sun

Fri

Sun

Fri

Sat

21 28

..... .......................... ion day is ............. Your bin collect

Wed Thur Mon Tues

Fri

Sat

Sun

........................ ion day is ............. Your kerbie collect

For further information please email: recycling@lisburncastlereagh.gov.uk or telephone 028 9267 3417.

13 20

Fri

Sat

Sun

Landfill Collection

Organic Waste Collection

Sun

5 12

October

Sat

Wed Thur Mon Tues

Sat

Wed Thur Mon Tues

Fri

Wed Thur Mon Tues

eagh.gov.uk/re

July

September

www.lisburnca stler

Fri

Wed Thur Mon Tues

Sun

Fri

Wed Thur Mon Tues

Fri

August |

April

March

ation .................... February. 028 9250 9453

Recycling Centr

eption@lisburn

castlereagh.g ov.uk

& Brown Binses * Kerbie Box

Contacts

Wed Thur Mon Tues

Fri

Sat

Sun

23 30

s *Kerbie collection

take place on

No Collection

Alternative Collection

a weekly basis

British Isles Championships & Home International Series

1 Sheets + Overs LOC110755 BT8 Magazine Sig 2 Front

Fri 10th March â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sat 18th March 2017 to be held in Belfast Indoor Bowls Club

Tickets avaliable from Monday 30th January 2017 for more information contact Belfast Indoor Bowls Club tel: 028 9049 1396 www.belfastindoorbowls.com

British Isles Championship A5 Ad.indd 1

16/01/2017 14:08

Just out of hospital, and need some help around the house while you get back on your feet? Are you struggling to cope with the constant demands of work, life and family and need some time for yourself? Perhaps you are elderly or alone and need assistance around the house, but don't know who to ask?

1 Sheets + Overs LOC110755 BT8 Magazine Sig 2 Back

Bryson One2One offers a range of support at home to help you live independently. Our dedicated carers can support with a range of daily tasks at home including laundry, preparing meals and light housework. Carers have access to their own cars whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s to bring you to appointments or help with messages. Our highly-trained, friendly carers are always willing to lend an ear and be flexible to your needs. Our person centred service also provides invaluable peace of mind to family members in knowing that their loved ones and their needs are being taken care of.

Have you spent your life caring for people? Would you like to do some paid work? We offer flexible hours, full training and the chance to make a difference to someone's life.

If you would like to be a Support Worker contact us now!

Bryson One2One â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Supporting you with Care Call us on 02890 347731 36

To advertise t: 90 817579 e: info@localfocusmags.co.uk www.localfocusmags.co.uk

Community Pages

Local Useful Numbers : HEALTH

AMBULANCE 999 Mt Oriel Medical Centre 90 701653 Dentist at Mt Oriel 9040 2688 Carryduff Surgery 90 812211 Royal Group of Hospitals 90 240503 City Hospital 90 329241 Lagan Valley Hospital 92 665141 Ulster Hospital 90 484511

EMERGENCY

FIRE/POLICE 999 Crimestoppers 0800 555 111 Quick Check Freephone 0800 0132290 NIE 03457 643 643 Phoenix Gas 0800 002 001 Water Service 03457 440 088 Street Lighting 0300 200 7899 Lisburn & Castlereagh CC 92 509250 Police (Non-Emergency) 101 Lifeline 0808 808 8000 Samaritans Belfast 9066 4422 PIPS (Suicide Prevention) 9080 5850

TRANSPORT Translink (Ulsterbus & Metro)

90 666630

EDUCATION

LITTLE DIPPERS’ SWIMMING CLUB (formerly at Robinson Centre) We are a family swimming club where children can learn to swim in a relaxed friendly and well supervised environment. We now have a waiting list for new members for children of Nursery School and Primary School age (4-11 yrs). There are three groups beginners, improvers and those already able to swim. Lessons are at Avoniel Leisure Centre, Albertbridge Road, Belfast. BT5 4FS on Monday evenings during term time from 6.30pm to 7.15 pm. For further information or to be added to the waiting list, please contact: George at 02890 875509, or Billy at 02890 298669.

Belvoir Park Primary Cairnshill Primary Carryduff Primary Millennium Primary St Ita’s Primary St Joseph’s Primary

9049 1810 90 705122 90 812918 90 813688 90 798811 90 813523

LEISURE Lough Moss Centre Belvoir Activity Centre Mount Ober Golf

90 814884 90 642174 90 701648

LIBRARIES Carryduff Library Newtownbreda Library

90 813568 90 701620

EATING OUT Beechill Inn Eight South Four Winds Ivanhoe Inn & Hotel Rockmount Golf Club Temple Golf Club

90 693193 90 812127 90 707970 90 812240 90 812279 92 639213

Please mention the BT8 Focus Magazine when contacting advertisers

ETERNITY WHERE? THE BIBLE TELLS US OF ONLY TWO PLACES HEAVEN – WITH CHRIST

For more info or a free Bible, contact William 02890 813500 or visit our website.

He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life

HELL – WITHOUT CHRIST He that believeth not the Son shall not see life but the wrath of God abideth on him. [John 3 v 36]

THE BIBLE TELLS US OF ONLY ONE WAY TO HEAVEN Jesus said I am the way, the truth, and the life; no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. [John 14 v 6]

ALL have sinned, and come short of the glory of God. [Romans 3 v 23] Be sure your sin will find you out. [Numbers 32 v 23] Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God. [1Peter 3 v 18]

www.newtownbredagospelhall.com

Bogus Callers Before opening your front door to any caller, make sure your back door and any accessible windows are secure. Put your door chain on. (If you don’t have one we recommend you get one). If the person claims to represent a business or organisation, ask them for ID and check it carefully (still with the door chain on). Genuine tradesmen should carry a photographic identification card and won't mind showing it to you. The QUICK CHECK scheme can be used to check the identity of callers. Call Freephone 0800 013 22 90 and an operator can quickly check with a range of service providers that the person at the door is a genuine representative.

Approximately one third of domestic burglaries across Northern Ireland are committed because home owners leave doors and windows open or unlocked. For further guidance on home security: www.psni.police.uk/ advice_information/protecting-your-home/ 38

To advertise t: 90 817579 e: info@localfocusmags.co.uk www.localfocusmags.co.uk

Protect your home Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be a victim of burglary, take steps NOW to keep your property safe

Find out more by calling the police and asking for your Crime Prevention Officer or Local Policing Team or contact the PCSP through your local council

Community Pages CARRYDUFF HISTORICAL SOCIETY The Morrow family have been farming in Co Down for 10 generations. Judith Morrow will give a talk on “The History of Streamvale Open Farm“ Join us on Monday 13th Marc at 8pm in the Committee Room of Lough Moss Leisure Centre, Carryduff. Talks are open to non-members but if you would like to join just come along and have a chat with the Membership Secretary Web Site: www.carryduffhistoricalsociety.org.uk & FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/CarryduffHistoricalSociety

FRIENDSHIP HOUR for people with Dementia and their Carers. Open to all in the community - for people from all denominations or none. You will be very welcome. We meet on the 2nd Saturday of each month, 4.30 pm-5.30pm Next dates are 11th March, 8th April and 13th May. Held in Carryduff Presbyterian Church Hall. Come and relax for an informal hour, chatting with others in a similar situation and enjoying a light tea which will be served at 5.00pm. Individuals with dementia must be accompanied by a carer.

NEWTOWNBREDA WI Meets in Knockbreda Church Hall, Purdy’s Lane on the second Friday of each month from 7:30pm to 9:30pm. Refreshments available. March 10th Hospitality Night: "Give a girl the right shoe" Rowallane Area Competitions: Cookery, Craft & Floral April 7th Talk: Living History Competition: Old Books

New Members Welcome www.wini.org.uk

TINYLIFE FUNDRAISING - OPERATION LIPSTICK The one day ladies challenge will take place on Saturday 25th March. Teams of 4 or 6 will take on practical, physical and mental challenges including Maze Race, Orienteering, Archery, Wall Climbing, Raft Building and Raft Racing, all in the fabulous setting of Castlewellan Forest Park. The day will close with a some hot food and prize giving sponsored by Target Dry. Register online www.buytickets.at/tinylife or email valerie@tinylife.org.uk to get involved. 40

Free for non profit making organisations

MARIE CURIE SOUTH BELFAST FUNDRAISING GROUP meet on a monthly basis. If you would like to support the South Belfast Group by joining or helping out with their events please do get in touch with Gavin McGucken, Community Fundraiser on 02890 882046 or 07798 638145 email Gavin at gavin.mcgucken@mariecurie.org.uk Marie Curie is here for people living with any terminal illness, whether that’s cancer or any other illness, and their families. We offer expert care, guidance & support to help them get the most from the time they have left. If you or your family are affected by a terminal illness and looking for support, you can call the Marie Curie Support Line on 0800 090 2309, or visit www.mariecurie.org.uk

CARRYDUFF ACTION CANCER SUPPORT GROUP HELP US TO FIGHT CANCER We would like to welcome new members - we meet on the third Monday of each month at 8pm in Carryduff Presbyterian Church - in the Smyth Room. We are a cross community fundraising group. For more details, please phone the secretary on 07803 018542 Community pages are FREE for all non profit making organisations. If you have an event or announcement you’d like to include in the next issue, please ring Deirdre on 02890 817579 or email info@localfocusmags.co.uk

To advertise t: 90 817579 e: info@localfocusmags.co.uk www.localfocusmags.co.uk

Community Pages

Free for non profit making organisations

SAINTFIELD ROAD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH - Message from Minister Alistair Bill - ‘I am pleased to report that after 7 months ‘on the road’, worshipping in other venues, in February Saintfield Road congregation gathered for worship in the church halls. By the beginning of March all organisations will have resumed in the halls. Work is continuing on the restoration and refurbishment of the church sanctuary. Thank you to everyone for all the support and assistance shown over these months.'

CAIRNSHILL PRIMARY SCHOOL P5 Egyptian Day The children in Primary 5 enjoyed a fun filled day dressing up and learning about the Egyptians (pictured right). The Cairnshill Choir were recently invited to perform at an Artscare event at the Lyric theatre (below)

Dates for your Diary: SPRING TERM ends Friday 7th April SUMMER TERM 2017 Monday 24th April to Friday 30th June May Day Bank Holiday Mon 1st May 2017 Staff Training Day Friday 26th May 2017 (pupils do not attend) Spring Bank Holiday Mon 29th May 2017

SANTOS FOOTBALL CLUB Childrens Disability Football – Open to boys and girls aged 5-10 with a learning and/or physical disability.

NEWTOWNBREDA LIBRARY EVENT Mon 6th March at 7pm. Booking advisable 02890 701620 Ask staff for more details

Contact Joseph for more information. Tuesday Nights 7pm to 8pm at The Scout Field, 698 Saintfield Road, Carryduff (Outdoor) For Further Information – please contact: Joseph McGeehan on 07801-456208, joseph@mcgeehan.co.uk Please mention the BT8 Focus Magazine when contacting advertisers

ORMEAU CHURCHES TOGETHER is a lay group composed of the congregations of the main churches on the middle Ormeau Road. We are having an Afternoon Tea with Musical Entertainment fund raiser to raise money jointly for our own activities and for a Fields of Life project in Uganda, which three of our congregations are supporting, and which a team of 24 of us are visiting this summer. The afternoon tea will be held in Cooke Centenary Church Hall, Park Road, 2.30pm - 4.00pm, on Saturday 4th March. Donations welcome. For further information contact Michael on 07710 585105.

BLOOD DONATIONS

Raising Awareness of eating disorders and related mental health issues for Men

The next blood donation sessions in the area are:

Lisburn Wed 1st March 2017 at Tesco Lisburn (Bentrim Road. BT28 2GB) 2pm4.00pm and 5.15pm-8pm To check your eligibility to donate, see the Blood Transfusion website www.nibts.org

Helpline 075 10 371 335

thelaurencetrust.co.uk

Puzzle Solutions

Sudoku Solution from p8:

Wordwheel Solution from p12: HINDER Codeword Solution below from p18: 1

D W R Q

Wordsearch Solution from p14: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The early bird catches the wormâ&#x20AC;? (Anon)

Crossword Solution below from p26: Across: 7 Distinguished, 8 Chatting, 9 Oust, 10 Steeped, 12 Stabs, 14 Crept, 16 Scraped, 19 Ewes, 20 Thousand, 22 Encouragement. Down: 1 Rich, 2 Statue, 3 Engines, 4 Bulge, 5 Escort, 6 Feasible, 11 Throwing, 13 Scrooge, 15 Pistol, 17 Assume, 18 Stirs, 21 None.

Quiz Solution from p12: Drink Up 1. Ribena 2. Georgia (in the city of Atlanta) 3. 9 (calculated as the volume in litres, 0.75, multiplied by the alcohol volume) 4. Advocaat 5. Water 6. Pimm's (Pimm's Number One Cup is the most popular Pimm's drink) 7. She shrinks 8. Whiskey, lager, cider, vodka ("He drinks a whiskey drink, he drinks a vodka drink, he drinks a lager drink, he drinks a cider drink") 9. Soda Stream 10. Harvey Wallbanger (after Tom Harvey) 42

To advertise t: 90 817579 e: info@localfocusmags.co.uk www.localfocusmags.co.uk

Community Pages ST ITA’S PRIMARY SCHOOL Dates for your diary Wed 01 Mar 2017 Ash Wednesday Fri 17th Mar 2017 St Patrick's Day - School closed for pupils Thur 23rd Mar 2017P1 Spring Prayer Service Thur 30th Mar 2017Sacrament of Reconciliation – 10.30 am Parish of Drumbo Church

Free for non profit making organisations Easter Holidays – School closed for one week from Thursday 13th April at 11.45am and reopens on Monday 24th April at 9am.

Class Assemblies

The highlight of our school year for many of our pupils is ‘Grandparents’ Day!’ This year we celebrated ‘Grandparents’ Day’ on Friday 3rd February. Refreshments were served in the school canteen and were welcomed by all the grandparents as many had travelled from far distances. Afterwards grandparents were invited to visit their grandchildren in their classrooms and have a walk around the school. They were given an opportunity to see and participate in many fun-filled activities such as art, structured play, Early Man workshops as well as lots of singing. Lots of stories were exchanged about school in the ‘olden days’ and how it has since changed. Everyone had a wonderful time and we look forward to seeing them again next year.

NEWTOWNBREDA LIBRARY

NEW Opening Hours: Monday 10:00am - 5:00pm Events and Activities in the Library: Tuesday 1:00pm - 8:00pm Wednesday 10:00am - 5:00pm Knit & Natter Groups 2nd Tuesday of the month 1:00pm - 8:00pm 6:30pm - 7:30pm & every other Wed 10:30 - 11:30am Thursday 10:00am - 5:00pm Tea & Newspapers Club Every Monday 10am - 12:30 Friday Adult Reading Group 2nd Thurs of the month,6:45pm Saturday 10:00am - 3:00pm Chatterbooks Reading Group for 7-9 year olds, first Sunday Closed Thursday of each month, 6pm Junior Reading Group for 9-11 year olds, last Thursday of each month, 6.45pm Teenage Reading Group for 11-13 year olds, third Thursday of each month, 6.45pm Rhythm and Rhyme for ages 0-4, every Wed 10:30am & 11:30am. Booking essential. Storytime for ages 4-8 every Saturday at 11am Bedtime Story for ages 4-8, 1st Tues of every month at 6:45pm. Come in your PJs and bring teddy! Got it? Introduction to computers, internet and email for adult beginners (booking essential) For any queries, ring the library 02890 701620

Please mention the BT8 Focus Magazine when contacting advertisers

1 Sheets + Overs LOC110755 BT8 Magazine Sig 1 Front

Fri 3rd Mar 2017 P3 Miss Brownlee’s Class Assembly Wed 15th Mar 2017 P4 Ms Harkin's Class Assembly Tue 22 Mar 2017 P7 Miss Preston’s Class Assembly Wed 29th Mar 2017 P7 Mrs Holmes’ Class Assembly

Church Pages BELVOIR PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Tel: 028 90 492641 Sunday Services: 11:00am & 6:30pm Please contact the Minister Dr Rodger Crooks at the number above or 077 4669 8528 email: belvoirpci@live.co.uk www.belvoirpresbyterian.co.uk

BELVOIR METHODIST CHURCH Sunday Services: 10am & 7pm Holy Communion on 1st Sunday of the month

1 Sheets + Overs LOC110755 BT8 Magazine Sig 1 Back

Monday 7pm Prayer Meeting, 8pm Bowlers Fellowship Tuesday 10:30am Coffee Morning, 6:30pm Rainbows, Brownies and Guides Thursday 10am Belvoir Art Club, 8pm Bible Study (fortnightly), 8pm fortnightly alternating with Bible Study Methodist Women in Ireland Contact: Rev Louise Donald by email Louise.donald@irishmethodist.org or call 028 90 790570 Check our website for latest information: www.belvoirmethodistchurch.org.uk 63 Castledillon Road, Belfast. BT8 7BJ

KNOCKBRACKEN CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, (Ballymaconaghy Rd) Tel: 028 9263 9890 Sunday Services: 11.30 am Worship Service Evening Service 7pm ‘Word @ Seven’ Bible Class 10:30am Sunday School 11:50am (during Morning www.knockbrackencc.co.uk Service) Mums & Tots Mondays 10am - 12 noon Wednesday Bible Study & Prayer Meeting 8pm Friday Campaigners 7pm (primary school age), Ignite - 8pm (Youth Group) Rev Jim Lyons - email: pastor.kcc@gmail.com Mob: 07769 908991

BELVOIR CHURCH OF IRELAND 028 9049 1436 21 Dunseverick Ave, Belfast BT8 7EB. Canon Tom Keightley Sunday Services: 9am Holy Communion 11am Morning Worship, Holy Communion 2nd, 4th Sundays 4.30pm Evening Service Mid-Week: 10.30am Thursdays Holy Communion Everyone is warmly invited to all Services. For details of all other worship services & activities please visit www.belvoirparish.co.uk 44

Free for non profit making organisations NEWTOWNBREDA BAPTIST CHURCH Tel: 028 90649402 Sunday Services: 11am & 7pm Sunday Children’s Ministry: 11.30-12:30pm (all ages) Parent & Toddlers: Fri 10.30-12pm For more details, Contact the office on Tel: 02890 649402 www.newtownbredabaptist.com

FORESTSIDE CHRISTIAN CENTRE 028 90644100 Sunday Service: 11am & 6:30pm Pastor Sam McIlwrath Sunday School, Youth & Seniors Activities 88 Belvoir Drive, Belfast. BT8 7FR

KNOCKBRACKEN REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Rev. Andrew Kerr 07864 721354 email: handrewkerr@gmail.com Sunday Services: 11.30 & 7pm Sunday School: 10.30am Mums & Tots: Wed 10.30 -12pm Bible Study: Wed 7.30pm Youth Club: Friday 7pm 37 Knockbracken Road, Carryduff Belfast. BT8 6SE www.knockbrackenrpc.churchuna.com

NEWTOWNBREDA GOSPEL HALL Newtownbreda Rd, Belfast www.newtownbredagospelhall.com

Gospel Meeting: Sunday 7pm Sunday School: 3pm (Sept to June) Young People’s Meeting: Mon 7pm (Oct to March) For enquiries & transport ring William: 028 90 813500

To advertise t: 90 817579 e: info@localfocusmags.co.uk www.localfocusmags.co.uk

Church Pages MILLTOWN BAPTIST CHURCH

CAIRNSHILL METHODIST CHURCH

Sunday Service: 11am Prayer Meeting: 7pm

www.cairnshillmethodist.org Rev Louise Donald 028 95739147

Life Groups: 2nd & 4th Wed 8pm Time 4 Men: Wed 10am–12 noon Ladies 3 C’s – Craft, Coffee, Chat: 2nd & 4th Wed in the month, 10am-12noon Fellowship Hour: 1st Thurs 2.30pm Parent & Toddlers: Fri 10.30am – 12noon

louise.donald@irishmethodist.org

Contact Pastor Will Warren 07855 539275 www.milltownyourlocalchurch.com

KNOCKBREDA PARISH CHURCH OF IRELAND Church Road BT8 7AR Sunday Services: Morning: 10:00am Morning Worship with crèche, Sunday School and monthly coffee dock Traditional Service: 11:30am Evening: 6:30pm Rev Bill Press 028 90 641493 www.knockbredaparish.org

PURDYSBURN GOSPEL HALL Belfast BT8 8lT

Gospel Meeting: alternate Tuesdays 7:30-8:30pm (Oct to April) For enquiries and transport ring William: 028 90 813500

Free for non profit making organisations

Sunday Services: 11:30am Holy Communion on 1st Sunday Tuesday 10:30am Mums and Tots, Girls Brigade, Explorers from 6:15pm, Company section from 7:30pm Wednesday 7:30pm Praise Group Practice, 8pm Methodist Women in Ireland (2nd & 4th Wed, for exceptions see website) Thurs 6:30pm Boys Brigade Junior section, 8pm Bible Study in Belvoir Methodist Church (fortnightly) Friday 11am Friendship Friday (fortnightly) 6:30pm Junior Vibe Youth Club (primary age) 8pm The Vibe Youth Club (year 8 & older)

SAINTFIELD ROAD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Rev Alistair R Bill 028 90 799220 email: abill@presbyterianireland.org Sunday Worship: 11am see our website: www.srpc.org.uk for details of activities Monday Rainbows, Brownies and Girl Guides from 6:15pm Wednesday Parents and Tots, 10:30-12 noon Friday Squirrels (3:45pm), Beavers, Cubs, Scouts from 6:30pm The Vibe Youth Club (year 8 +), Cairnshill Methodist 8-10pm

CHURCH OF THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY, PARISH OF DRUMBO AND CARRYDUFF Fr Michael Sheehan 02890 812238 Sunday Masses: Vigil Sat 6pm, Sunday 9am, 10:30am, 12noon The following groups meet in the Parish Centre (behind the Ivanhoe): Bridge: Sun 7:30pm - 10:30pm Seamus Sloan 02890 812171 Badminton (Adults): Mon: 8:30pm Mary O’Hara 90 813142. Bowling: Tues: 8-10pm Raymond McConvey 02890 703242 Beavers: Tue 6:30-7:40, Wed 6:40-7:50. jerome.dawson@outlook.com Cubs: Mon & Thurs 6:30-8pm. Ronan McCaughey 07752871490 Scouts: Mon & Tues: 8.00-9:30pm Seamus Napier Seamus.napier@belfasttrust.hscni.net Venturers: Sun: 7.30-9.30pm Pat Polin 02890 812568 Set Dancing: Thurs 8:15 - 10:30pm. Rosaleen Murphy 07703 497023 Speech & Drama: Alisha Doherty 07749 331313 Irish Dancing: Norney School Alison Norney 028 90 796770 Drumbo Golf Soc: 02890 794833 Play School: Colette Murray 07894 903985 Tai Chi: 028 90 815439

Please mention the BT8 Focus Magazine when contacting advertisers

Index of Advertisers Aerials Aerial & Roofing Services

Allotments CBS Allotments

Attic Ladder Installation Attic Access NI

Bathrooms Brae Bathrooms

Joiner / Carpenter

Belfast and South Eastern Trust Fostering 5, 28 LCCC Recycling Advice 32-34 Newtownbreda Gospel Hall 38 Policing & Community Safety Crime Prevention 38, 39

DM Home and Garden Services 15 Down Street Building & Joinery 2

Dog Grooming

Laundry Services

Pawfection

Electrical Appliances

Beauty Salon Suburban Hair & Beauty

Community Services

Blinds

DR Electric

Electrician

Classic Blinds Smartblinds

28 32

Boiler Maintenance AW Boiler Services AWJ Thompson KGS Plumbing & Heating

12 23 8

Bowling Club Belfast Indoor Bowls

Builder D&A Building Contracts 16 Down Street Building & Joinery 2 Newtown Building & Joinery 29

Cakes Barbie Bakes Cakes

20 26 22 19

Carpet Cleaning Cleaning Doctor

Childrens’ Day Nursery Playdays Nursery

Chimney Sweep Jim Chimney Sweep Sweeps Away

13 27

Cleaning More to Life

Estate Agent McGranaghan Estate Agents Michael Chandler Property Problem Solutions

23 15

Aquarius Laundry

23 13 9

Locksmith ARM Locksmiths

Mailing Services DM Services

Painting & Decorating

Crossnacreevy Nurseries Johnston’s Gardening The Lawn Barber

2 27 9

TGF Plumbing & Heating KGS Plumbing & Heating

2 21 7

27 8

Podiatrist Mark Lowe

Hairdresser Joseph Scott Hairdressing Lynsey Quinn Hairdressing Suburban Hair and Beauty

16 27

Plumber

Garden Maintenance

Restaurant Beechill Inn

Slimming Clubs

DM Home and Garden Services 15

Slimming World

Tree Surgeon

Health & Fitness Classes at Kaleidoscope Gymnastics Gym (Pink Fitness Ni & Healthy by Laura) 11

Gillespie Tree Care

Windows and Doors Saintfield Window Systems

Home Care and Support Bryson One2One Service

Horticultural Nursery Saintfield Nursery

Interiors 27

The Landscape Company Woodhill Hard Landscaping

Ivanhoe Painting Back & Decorating Front RL Decorators 25

Handyman

Car Servicing Commons Brae Auto Centre Phillips Autos The Auto Grid

AWJ Thompson GETEC

Landscaping

Home and Contract Design

Next Deadlines Carryduff Focus: April – Mon 20th Mar May - Friday 14th Apr BT8 Focus-May/Jun Fri 14th Apr

Community Notices are FREE for all non-profit making organisations. Guaranteed display space can be booked and paid for at a preferential rate. For more information, ring Deirdre on 028 90817579 Deadline for next issue (May/June) - Friday 14th April 46

To advertise t: 90 817579 e: info@localfocusmags.co.uk www.localfocusmags.co.uk

Community Pages BALLYNAFEIGH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION ADVICE CENTRE IN BELVOIR

NEED ADVICE In WELFARE BENEFITS, EMPLOYMENT, CONSUMER etc ?? Ballynafeigh Community Development Association have an outreach In Belvoir Activity Centre on Tuesdays from 2pm - 4.30pm If you need help in one of the areas outlined above, contact 02890 491166 for further advice or email: advice@bcda.net

Free for non profit making organisations

NORTHERN IRELAND HOSPICE SHOPS at BALLYGOWAN ROAD & UPPER LISBURN ROAD require volunteers to work in their shops, for as little as a morning or afternoon each week. No experience is necessary.

just call in and have a chat, or call the shop manager at Ballygowan Road on 028 9079 3149 or Upper Lisburn Road, Finaghy on 028 9030 7898.

HEART RESEARCH 50 YEAR ANNIVERSARY Help mark Heart Research UK’s 50th anniversary this year and join them in taking up a 50 Day Challenge. They are calling for willing members of the public to either Give Up or Take Up something for 50 days. Ideally, Heart Research UK want you to give up something unhealthy, or take up something healthy, for the duration of the challenge. 50 days may seem like a long time, but that's why they are doing it - after all, it wouldn't be a challenge if it was easy. How about giving up chocolate, alcohol, takeaways or smoking? Or on the other side of the coin, why not take up running, swimming or cycling. Some people already signed up are giving up refined sugar, taking up cycling to work and one man is even giving up using any transport for 50 days – he is walking to work, cycling to the gym and jogging to the shops! Heart Research UK just ask that in support of their work, you raise money throughout your #50DayChallenge. They will provide you with a fundraising pack and any money you raise will be spent on benefitting people in your area. Heart Research UK has paid for £22.6million of medical research into the prevention, treatment and cure of heart disease across the country. Your support will help them carry on this work through 2017 and beyond. To sign up visit : www.heartresearch.org.uk/50days call 0113 234 7474 or email community@heartresearch.org.uk Please mention the BT8 Focus Magazine when contacting advertisers

Fixed Selling Fee

£950

. E.P.C Video Tours 3D Floor Plan No Sale No Fee.........

No Up Front Costs.......Guaranteed Your Very Own Dedicated Sales Negotiator Full Marketing Package, Professional Photos, Key Accompanied Viewing's, e.t.c Listed On All Major Web Sites.... Property News, Property Pal, YouTube,

We Offer

Property Valuation Service.... 3 Local Offices & 4 Mortgage Offices Over 12,250

Followers

We Sell Houses.... It’s What We Do Best.. .!! 260 Ormeau Road Belfast BT7 2FZ

Offer Only Applies To Our South Belfast Office. T &C’s Apply