Issue 78 - Belfast BT4 • BT5 • BT16
COMMEMORATION ACTIVITIES AT TITANIC BELFAST
There’s still time to catch an event at TITANIC Belfast which is having a time of reflection and celebration this month with a selection of events and festivities. Wings of Remembrance, a stunning new ceiling installation of paper birds, inspired by Japanese origami are currently on display in the Grand Atrium. The birds are poignantly made from paper illustrated with shards of the iconic building, newspaper print of news headlines following the tragic sinking in 1912. A Night To Remember took place on Monday 14th April, commemorating 113 years since RMS Titanic struck the iceberg and subsequently sank. Guests can still look forward to an afternoon of entertainment in the Grand Atrium on Sunday 27th April, when Hard Rain Ensemble, Northern Ireland’s cutting edge contemporary music ensemble and the Ulster Youth Orchestra will perform Gavin Bryars’ piece
Council funded employment academy supports upskilling at Harland & Wolff
Shipyard skills retained with employability support from Belfast City Council Valuable welding skills have been retained at Belfast’s famous Harland and Wolff shipyard after ten of its workers received support to upskill from Belfast City Council’s employability support programme. The employees recently completed an upskilling programme, after Unite the Union identified the need for members to learn new skills in order to fulfil a potential new contract. Belfast City Council stepped in to fund the
training, as part of the support it offers to local employers to develop their workforce. All ten workers completed the course, delivered in partnership with Unite the Union and Navantia UK, the yard’s new owners, and have now gained the
required certification to work on the contract. “This academy is a great example of how our council is working proactively with employers city-wide to open up access to skills development to all our residents and ensure no-
one is left behind when it comes to creating a more inclusive and prosperous city,” said Lord Mayor of Belfast, Councillor Micky Murray.
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‘The Sinking of the Titanic’, periodically from 1-5pm. Open daily throughout April, the Titanic Experience is the world’s most authentic retelling of the iconic story and suitable for people of all ages. Visitors can also explore SS Nomadic, one of the largest Titanic artefacts and last remaining White Star Line vessel in the world. Included as part of the Titanic Experience, the SS Nomadic ferried passengers from the port of Cherbourg to Titanic for its maiden voyage. Now restored to its original glory and docked in Belfast’s historic Hamilton Dock, it offers a chance to step aboard history and explore over 100 years of maritime and social history. For further information on Titanic Belfast or to book online and save, go to www. titanicbelfast.com.