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Then & Now: Belfast Blitz
Then & Now: Belfast Blitz by Allan LEONARD for Northern Slant 17 May 2017 In an apparent continuation of their Then & Now series, the Public Records Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) has produced a new set of blended images that show the material destruction caused by the Belfast Blitz attacks (April-May 1941), alongside contemporary […]
NVTV Focal Point: Janice BEGGS
NVTV Focal Point: Janice BEGGSby Allan LEONARD for Carnegie Oldpark10 April 2017 Local community worker in north Belfast, Janice Beggs, was interviewed by NVTV, where she spoke about her recent receipt of the “Local Campaigner of the Year” award from the Sheila McKenzie Foundation, as well as her work as an area manager for the […]
Everywhere is different but nevertheless is not unrecognisable
Everywhere is different but nevertheless is not unrecognisable by Allan LEONARD for Northern Slant 25 April 2017 Of the treasure trove of prints and negatives held by the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI), a relatively small selection of about 2,500 images are available to view on Flickr. This consists of three collections: the […]
Heritage for regeneration: A walking tour of North Belfast Cultural Corridor @ImagineBelfast
Heritage for regeneration: A walking tour of North Belfast Cultural Corridor by Allan LEONARD for Carnegie Oldpark 22 March 2017 As part of the Imagine Belfast Festival of Ideas and Politics, participants walked along the North Belfast ‘Cultural Corridor’, ending up at Ulster University for a brief seminar on the potential of community-led regeneration utilising […]
Confident. Ambitious. Prosperous. Distinctive. Launch of Successful Belfast.
Confident. Ambitious. Prosperous. Distinctive. Launch of Successful Belfast. by Allan LEONARD for Shared Future News 27 October 2016 Walking past the students at their tabletops, working on their assignments with mock constructions at the School of Architecture at the Ulster University Belfast campus, there was no mistaking that I found the venue for the launch […]
Patterns of the City – Belfast city dressing project
Alderman Christopher Stalford, Chairman of Belfast City Council`s Development Committee launches “Patterns of the City” project After the disappointing recent additions of the broken Slinky Spirit of Belfast and the multistory whale bones Belfast Streets Ahead feature lighting masts public art installations, I was depressed about what statutory agencies have commissioned to demonstrate Northern Ireland’s vision. Today […]
