How gorgeous to arrive back at The Dock after a few weeks’ holiday and find it bursting, brimming with good news and stories tumbling out from volunteers old and new.  Some of them look ready to drop after a busy week in the midst of the World Police and Fire Games – but they’ve done a great job, keeping the Good Ship Dock not just afloat, but ever-changing with new additions and ideas.

Change and good news – such an antidote to the perception we encountered sometimes on our travels that our city is stuck in its bad news.

So there’s plenty to catch up on from the last few weeks – but for today, a little glimpse of the new signs surrounding Dock Cafe – which I’m told were up just in time for the start of the WPFG!  Fantastic work from Jeremy and the team – and I did notice that they can be seen and clearly read from the back of the Odyssey, the decks of Nomadic, the entrance of Titanic Belfast and the main Queens Road.  (Rumours that they can be seen from space are still unsubstantiated)

And for all those who do a double-take when they see the ‘Honesty Box Cafe’ sign, if you look closely you’ll see a little asterisk which, if you go up close, leads you to a little teeny tiny footnote: