stuck in the middle with you

This swan and her cygnets find it hard going making their way through the Waterworks top pond 

Support return of children's festival

I've been informed that Young At Art, who helped to bring this year's hugely successful Children's Festival back to the Waterworks need encouragement letters from all you punters out there.

For me this is a no-brainer and it should absolutely return. 

Everyone I have spoken to about the event which ran for two days at the end of May said they thought it was a brilliant event, which provided tons of family fun events, never before seen in the park. Over 11,000 people turned up and they came from miles around to see the viking boat glide through the waters, shop, eat or watch movies in the open air.

So get on the computer or write a letter to Young At Art, and address it to Ali FitzGibbon, 15 Church Street, Belfast BT1 1PG or email her at ali@youngatart.co.uk

You'll be helping a fabulous event return to our shores so get to it!

Top pond needs deflowered

The amount of weed in the top pond is incredible at the moment and for those fishing it's proving to be incredibly difficult to fish as well as reel in.

At a Friends of the Waterworks meeting in Belfast Castle the group was informed that in July action would be taken.

Apparently the best time to kill the plants is when they are in bloom and thats just about now.

In recent weeks I've noticed more and more experienced fishermen out in their waders trying to catch some fish.

Casting their lines I'm told is much too problematic close to the pathways. 

So lets see if Belfast City Council take the action they've promised. At the moment it looks like almost 50 per cent of the water is now covered with this plant life. As much as it may look pretty to the passerby, it needs cut back drastically in order to preserve the eco-system that thrives beneath its ever-increasing stretch.