Bloom Magazine Belfast

29/10/2024

🛳️🚢 Cruise Season has ended 🚢🛳️
Last call of 2024 marks end of successful cruise season for Belfast Harbour

Belfast enjoyed another successful cruise season in 2024, welcoming 145 cruise calls to the city between April and October this year.
Cruise Belfast, the partnership between Belfast Harbour and Visit Belfast which markets the city as a leading cruise tourism destination, reported that 60 ships from 35 different cruise lines docked in the port, bringing 260,000 passengers and crew to Northern Ireland.
Among them were six ships which made their inaugural calls to Belfast, including Cunard’s spectacular new vessel Queen Anne, which made its first visit to Belfast in June as part of its British Isles Festival Voyage.
In a further indication of the city’s growing status in the cruise industry, Belfast also facilitated six cruise turnarounds during the year with Ambassador. These voyages provided local people with the opportunity to embark on a cruise from Belfast to destinations including the Norwegian Fjords, Iceland, the Mediterranean and the Scottish Islands.
This year’s season also included one full turnaround of international passengers, mostly American visitors who flew into Belfast to join a cruise around the UK and Ireland.

28/10/2024

🎃🧙🏼‍♀️Spooky Afternoon Tea🧙🏼‍♀️🎃

Indulge in ghoulishly good treats at our Afternoon Tea with a Halloween twist.
From sandwiches to scones to delicious cakes, we will ensure there are only treats here...
Little ones are welcome to take part in our Ghost hunt - pick up the a trail card from the reception team, spot the 13 ghoulish ghosts across the hotel, complete your card and enjoy a complimentary witches potion and goblin’s snack.
£39 per adult
and £16.95 per child
🕷️Available on the week of the 28th of October 2024 🕷️

25/10/2024

🇵🇹 Portugal you have my heart 💕
Four days in beautiful, sunny Faro was just the ticket!
So much I could tell you about this amazing place but for now all I can say is book the cheap flights and go.
flight £260
£170
Lucky enough to get 4 days at 25 degrees priceless! ☀️☀️☀️☀️

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17/10/2024

Happy birthday to the main man. The one who hates social media and hides behind the drinks. 🤣
Breakfast in , that was lovely. School prize day to see golden boy pick up a prize and then a drink at
Finished of with a Indian and a Colin the caterpillar 🎂🐖🐖
Good times 💕

16/10/2024

So sad 💔

15/10/2024

Halloween colouring competition for the kids! 🎃 👀

DIRECTORS at Specsavers Connswater have marked six months in their new location within Connswater Retail Park with a community initiative, aimed at promoting

15/10/2024

Amazing commitment by Northern Ireland Food To Go Association. I’ve seen first hand the support that Friends of the Cancer Centre offer. 💛

The Northern Ireland Food to Go Association has announced its first ever charity partner, Friends of the Cancer Centre, with Michael Henderson, CEO of the

14/10/2024

Well done to Oasis Travel and all the other winners 🏝️✈️🛳️

The 32nd Northern Ireland Travel & Tourism Awards took place on Friday October 11 in a glittering ceremony at the Slieve Donard Hotel, Newcastle

13/10/2024

Congratulations Helena. What an achievement. 🇬🇷

Belfast girl Helena McClenaghan is the only student from Ireland who has been accepted into the prestigious Deree College to study Music this year. Located in

13/10/2024

Dreaming of last weeks Sunday lunch at . Roast beef, mash, roasties, veg and gravy. Delish!! Are you going out for Sunday lunch / dinner today?

13/10/2024

Just when you thought you couldn’t love The Rabbit Hotel & Retreat any more. 🐰

Best place to stay in Northern Ireland’ confirms December opening date for new accommodation which will create 14 new jobs

11/10/2024

Wine tasting in the dark and ticket sales going to charity. Sounds like a winner to me. Cannot wait to go to this. Tickets only £12. Book at the link 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
Lidl Northern Ireland

https://www.bloommagazine.co.uk/food-drink/sense-the-perfect-sip-lidl-northern-ireland-launches-immersive-wine-in-the-dark-experience/

Vino Sensoria launches in Belfast to challenge the senses, dispel wine myths and unlock a new appreciation for high quality, affordable wine

11/10/2024

Who needs a holiday in the diary? 🙋🏻‍♀️🏝️
https://www.bloommagazine.co.uk/news/need-a-holiday-book-it-at-holiday-world-show-belfast/

Taking place at the ICC Belfast in January 2025, Holiday World Show Belfast in association with Bookit by NI Travel Newsis a three-day event

10/10/2024

https://www.bloommagazine.co.uk/health-beauty/new-script-for-mental-health-launches-rights-based-wellbeing-framework-on-world-mental-health-day/

On World Mental Health Day, New Script for Mental Health campaigners launched Give 5: Steps to a Wellbeing Rights Framework. The human rights framework is

12/09/2024

There’s not much getting me out of bed before 7am these days, but the opening of a new Lidl store is one of them 💙💛❤️
Boucher Road is OPEN and I went along to see the ribbon being cut by golden boy himself 🥇🥇🥇
Representing a £7m investment by Lidl, the new, state-of-the-art store will be the retailer’s 42nd store in the region, its tenth within the Greater Belfast area and the first Lidl in South Belfast.
It will see an additional 40 permanent jobs added to a regional Lidl workforce of over 1,300.
Good luck to Team Boucher Road!
Always a pleasure to catch up with the Lidl team. 😍

09/09/2024

A M E L I A H A L L Now open!
Did you head there at the weekend? Is so let us know what you think. 🍕🍻

One of the most anticipated new bars in Belfast, Amelia Hall on Belfast’s Howard Street will open to the public on Saturday 7th September.

08/09/2024

Step into Autumn and enjoy the beauty of our shoreline with Shoreline Celebration 🐚 🌊 🐚 👇🏼
https://www.bloommagazine.co.uk/news/dive-into-autumn-with-the-shorelife-celebration/
Mount Stewart - National Trust
WWT Castle Espie Wetland Centre
Ards and North Down Borough Council

Step into Autumn and immerse yourself in the breathtaking beauty of our shoreline at the brand-new Shorelife Celebration! Join us on Saturday, 5 October at

07/09/2024

Good luck to the Northern Ireland Transplant team heading to Italy for World Cup. ⚽️⚽️⚽️👇🏼
Transplant Sport Northern Ireland

The Northern Ireland Transplant Football Team is set to make history as it prepares to compete in the inaugural Transplant Football World Cup in Italy next

28/06/2024

🌱 Well done to Belmont, Dundela, Cregagh and Euston Street Primary Schools 🌱
https://www.bloommagazine.co.uk/news/east-belfast-schools-shine-with-4-green-flags-as-eco-schools-marks-30th-anniversary/

23/05/2024

Well done to CIYMS RFC mini’s

Young athletes from East Belfast’s CIYMS (Church of Ireland Young Men’s Society) Rugby Club’s mini section recently showcased their prowess at the renowned

23/05/2024

Emerald Park opens Tír Na nÓg
Check out our Instagram page to see us trying out the new rides 🎢💚

Europe’s longest intertwining family and thrill coasters

08/04/2024

Ards International Guitar Festival starts next week! 🎸👇🏼
Ards and North Down Borough Council

The Ards International Guitar Festival arrives in Newtownards next week with a fantastic line-up celebrating local and international guitar talent. Featuring

05/04/2024

https://www.bloommagazine.co.uk/news/nis-sporting-titans-deliver-a-lidl-boost-to-24-schools-with-mental-health-athlete-mentorship-programme/

24 NI schools secure a coveted place on retailer’s award-winning Sport for Good Mental Health Athlete Mentorship programme in partnership with Youth Sport Trust

05/04/2024

Do you know any young chefs? 🧑🏼‍🍳 🍳🥘

Are you the next culinary sensation? Families First NI Ltd is on the lookout for the Rising Star Young Chef of the Year 2024 following the competition launch

20/03/2024

East Belfast indie duo, Bobsled Team, gears up for the launch of their second album at 'The Hack Club.' Following the success of their debut, The Colours Blur, they're back with All the Flowers Bloom. Long-listed for the NI Music Prize in 2021, their dreamy blend of fuzz, slacker and shoegaze vibes caught the attention of BBC Music Introducing, ATL on BBC Radio Ulster, and even Tom Robinson on BBC6Music. Grab your tickets on Eventbrite or at the door.