This post actually began as research into how much a baby costs for the first year of a newborn baby. However, as we quickly found out, it’s more to do with how much you spend in preparation for a newborn baby, as most baby essentials are bought before the birth. Then it’s mostly just feeding […]
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For most Bangor-folk Comber would be the wee town you pass on the way to the Mournes. The one with the traffic lights after Ards. Or, it’s where the spuds come from. To many the small town of Comber is best known for Comber Potatoes, or Comber Earlies, for those versed in spuds, and they
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A couple months back I would never have thought Wednesday mornings would be one of my favourite times of the week. 8AM on a sunny summer morning, setting up shop at Bangor Market, before the chaos of the daily grind begins. Traditionally these hours were more for the elderly and unemployed of society but with
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It’s always been one of my bucket list ambitions to just grab an axe/saw, to drive into the nearby hills, trudging through snow, in search of the perfect family Christmas tree. The problem is there’s pretty much no snow here, I’ve no clue how to get home with a massive Christmas tree, and I’ll probably
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I remember as a kid I was whacking balls at the Kingsland Pitch and Putt when some lad introduced himself as a reporter for Golf Monthly Magazine and asked if he could take photos of me for the next month’s magazine. It was one of the most exciting days of my life. I was telling
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You know why they’re called the Craigantlet Hills? Me either. So today we’re out and about again exploring the back hills of Bangor with adventures in Cairn Wood (aka Ballysallagh Forest) found in the Ballysallagh area of the Craigantlet Hills. Admittedly it was a hard sell this time with Fanfan “but there’s a new toilet
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I have fond memories of bowls. I used to play as a kid at Bangor West Church, every Tuesday evening I think it was, with mostly elderly ladies that are probably not with us any more 🙁 I was really there for the mid-session snacks through, the tea and biscuits, and while I don’t drink
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It’s been a strange week. Or at least an unexpected one at the Ulster Hospital. Where a quick run to A&E for Fanfan involving one issue, ended up a week in the Critical Care ward for another. It was one of those “what if” scenarios, unable to just bung her back on the street with
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There are a few wee spots dotted around the outskirts and back hills of Bangor for those looking to escape the constant hubbub and chaos of Bangor’s city centre (joking obviously). Nice wee drives, bring nanny on a Sunday type places. I’ve shared a few in our cafe guide etc. but here it’s more specific
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Bangor 2.0. The Bangor we’ve long been waiting for. With a bustling Queen’s Parade, the foodie paradise at the Flagdeliver Centre, crowds shuttling in from Belfast on the ‘flying ferry’… We did gain city status so I guess these things are possible despite what we’ve learned in the past. And so far so good as
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