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Craigavon, Cloughmills and Broughshane

A new nature reserve for 20,000 bees, a Stick Man trail in Cloughmills and a historic site in Broughshane has been given a new lease of life.

Anne Marie McAleese with the people, places and stories that make Northern Ireland unique. How one company in Craigavon are currently looking after 20,000 bees, in Cloughmills there's a brand new trail based on Julia Donaldson's Stick Man book which is helping kids explore and learn about the natural world and a visit to Broughshane in County Antrim which Channel 4 recently named as the Village of the Year.

57 minutes

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Sat 17 Feb 2018 08:05

Bees In Craigavon

Bees In Craigavon

We are live in County Armagh where something unusual is happening at the Craigavon based Interface Company. The workers, who are skilled in making floors, are also looking after twenty thousand bees while transforming a wasteland into a nature reserve to accommodate them.聽

On The Trail Of The Stick Man

On The Trail Of The Stick Man

Anne Marie travels to Cloughmills to talk to Barbara Donnelly about a new trail in the community allotment garden, where children can explore and learn all about the natural world through the Julia Donaldson character, Stick Man.

Raceview Mill

Raceview Mill

Broughshane in County Antrim was recently titled Village of the Year by Channel 4. 聽The historic Raceview Mill in the heart of the village, situated on a seventy thousand square foot site, has now been given a new lease of life. Anne Marie went to meet local artist Roy McKeown who was instrumental in the development of the project.

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  • Sat 17 Feb 2018 08:05

Your Places

Your Places

The people, places and stories that make Northern Ireland unique.