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28/10/2003
Belfast braced for Hallowe’en ‘spooktacular’
Belfast is preparing to ‘vamp it up’ for a Hallowe’en 'spooktacular' on the evening of Friday, October 31.
Belfast's City Hall will provide the centrepiece for a fang-tastic pyrotechnics display on All Hallow’s Eve, when witches and warlocks, pixies and daemons, ghosts and ghouls of all shapes and sizes once again come out to play on their favourite night of the year.
The display will mark the culmination of a week of activities, organized by Belfast City Council, in association with Citybus, to celebrate the festival of Hallowe’en 2003.
There are scary storytelling sessions and terrifying tours of some very haunted places, including the City’s graveyards. There also are some very spooky goings-on in the corridors of the City Hall, with fearless souls offered an opportunity to explore the building’s supernatural past.
On All Hallow’s Eve itself, the fun begins at 7pm, with live music from D-Side and Rhythm City on stage in Donegall Square North. The main display will then follow at around 8pm, with a pyrotechnics and lights display from the roof of the City Hall. There also will be prizes for the best fancy dress and street entertainers wandering among the crowd – and a few other surprises in store, as well.
Citybus services will operate as per the published timetable; however, due to the fact that Wellington Place, Donegall Square North, and Donegall Place will be closed to through traffic from 6.30pm, alternative drop off and pick up points have been arranged for buses which normally operate from Donegall Square East and Donegall Square West. Passengers are advised to telephone the call centre on 028 9066 6630 or visit www.translink.co.uk for more information.
Due to the firing of rockets from the Courtyard of the City Hall, Bedford Street, Linenhall Street and Adelaide Street also will be completely closed, between their respective junctions with Franklin Street and Donegall Square South, for the duration of the display. Donegall Square South also will be closed to both pedestrians and through traffic at this time.
Further information on Belfast’s Hallowe’en celebrations is available from the Belfast Welcome Centre on (028) 9024 6609
Information on traffic disruptions can be obtained from the Traffic Information and Control Centre on 08457 123321, or via www.trafficwatchni.com.
(SP)
Belfast's City Hall will provide the centrepiece for a fang-tastic pyrotechnics display on All Hallow’s Eve, when witches and warlocks, pixies and daemons, ghosts and ghouls of all shapes and sizes once again come out to play on their favourite night of the year.
The display will mark the culmination of a week of activities, organized by Belfast City Council, in association with Citybus, to celebrate the festival of Hallowe’en 2003.
There are scary storytelling sessions and terrifying tours of some very haunted places, including the City’s graveyards. There also are some very spooky goings-on in the corridors of the City Hall, with fearless souls offered an opportunity to explore the building’s supernatural past.
On All Hallow’s Eve itself, the fun begins at 7pm, with live music from D-Side and Rhythm City on stage in Donegall Square North. The main display will then follow at around 8pm, with a pyrotechnics and lights display from the roof of the City Hall. There also will be prizes for the best fancy dress and street entertainers wandering among the crowd – and a few other surprises in store, as well.
Citybus services will operate as per the published timetable; however, due to the fact that Wellington Place, Donegall Square North, and Donegall Place will be closed to through traffic from 6.30pm, alternative drop off and pick up points have been arranged for buses which normally operate from Donegall Square East and Donegall Square West. Passengers are advised to telephone the call centre on 028 9066 6630 or visit www.translink.co.uk for more information.
Due to the firing of rockets from the Courtyard of the City Hall, Bedford Street, Linenhall Street and Adelaide Street also will be completely closed, between their respective junctions with Franklin Street and Donegall Square South, for the duration of the display. Donegall Square South also will be closed to both pedestrians and through traffic at this time.
Further information on Belfast’s Hallowe’en celebrations is available from the Belfast Welcome Centre on (028) 9024 6609
Information on traffic disruptions can be obtained from the Traffic Information and Control Centre on 08457 123321, or via www.trafficwatchni.com.
(SP)
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