{"id":16803,"date":"2017-04-19T11:27:54","date_gmt":"2017-04-19T10:27:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/?p=16803"},"modified":"2017-04-19T11:37:28","modified_gmt":"2017-04-19T10:37:28","slug":"rising-stars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/2017\/rising-stars\/","title":{"rendered":"Rising Stars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_9215.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16817\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/2017\/rising-stars\/img_9215\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_9215.jpg?fit=1280%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,960\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_9215\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_9215.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_9215.jpg?fit=940%2C705&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-16817\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_9215-160x160.jpg?resize=160%2C160\" alt=\"\" width=\"160\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_9215.jpg?resize=160%2C160&amp;ssl=1 160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_9215.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=160%2C160&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_9215.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=160%2C160&amp;ssl=1 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" \/><\/a>Our hopes were high&#8230; The Dock reached the finalist shortlist for the NI Rising Stars awards and we went along to the fancy awards shebang with fingers crossed.<\/p>\n<p>But alas! this happened:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a2cZyrk4hr0?rel=0?ecver=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>But hey! The Dock is FULL of rising stars and we don&#8217;t need some flipping award (mutter mutter) to tell us so&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/FullSizeRenderq.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16808\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/2017\/rising-stars\/fullsizerenderq\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/FullSizeRenderq.jpg?fit=600%2C449&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,449\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone SE&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1489087241&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0588235294118&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"FullSizeRenderq\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/FullSizeRenderq.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/FullSizeRenderq.jpg?fit=600%2C449&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-16808\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/FullSizeRenderq-160x160.jpg?resize=160%2C160\" alt=\"\" width=\"160\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/FullSizeRenderq.jpg?resize=160%2C160&amp;ssl=1 160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/FullSizeRenderq.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=160%2C160&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/FullSizeRenderq.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=160%2C160&amp;ssl=1 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" \/><\/a>For example, look at our amazing team of volunteers. \u00a0Over the last few weeks they have all given up an evening to attend one of Stevo&#8217;s fantastic in-depth training sessions &#8211; from how to make the perfect cup of Suki Tea, to what to say to a confused tourist who has never heard of an Honesty Box, to the intricate moods and whims of Doris the Dock Dishwasher&#8230; EVERYTHING was covered!<\/p>\n<p>And look at the result&#8230; Dock Cafe is more welcoming, more cosy and more heavenly than ever &#8211; and every visitor always comments that it&#8217;s down to the cheery volunteers (who is the mystery &#8220;lovely older gentleman&#8221; &#8211; anyone want to claim that one!):<\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"940\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.the-dock.org\\\/blog\\\/2017\\\/rising-stars\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:41078642}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 940px; height: 274px;\" data-original-width=\"940\" data-original-height=\"274\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 289px; height: 274px;\" data-original-width=\"289\" data-original-height=\"274\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/2017\/rising-stars\/fullsizerenders\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"285\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"270\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"16807\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/FullSizeRenders.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,608\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"FullSizeRenders\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/FullSizeRenders.jpg?fit=300%2C285&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/FullSizeRenders.jpg?fit=640%2C608&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/FullSizeRenders.jpg?w=285&#038;h=270&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/FullSizeRenders.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/FullSizeRenders.jpg?resize=300%2C285&amp;ssl=1 300w\" width=\"285\" height=\"270\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"285\" data-original-height=\"270\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"FullSizeRenders\" alt=\"FullSizeRenders\" style=\"width: 285px; height: 270px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 227px; height: 274px;\" data-original-width=\"227\" data-original-height=\"274\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/2017\/rising-stars\/img_9279\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"223\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"270\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"16805\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_9279.png\" data-orig-size=\"633,767\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_9279\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_9279.png?fit=248%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_9279.png?fit=633%2C767&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_9279.png?w=223&#038;h=270&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_9279.png?w=633&amp;ssl=1 633w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_9279.png?resize=248%2C300&amp;ssl=1 248w\" width=\"223\" height=\"270\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"223\" data-original-height=\"270\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"IMG_9279\" alt=\"IMG_9279\" style=\"width: 223px; height: 270px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 174px; height: 274px;\" data-original-width=\"174\" data-original-height=\"274\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/2017\/rising-stars\/img_9281\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"170\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"270\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"16804\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_9281.png\" data-orig-size=\"629,1001\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_9281\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_9281.png?fit=189%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_9281.png?fit=629%2C1001&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_9281.png?w=170&#038;h=270&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_9281.png?w=629&amp;ssl=1 629w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_9281.png?resize=189%2C300&amp;ssl=1 189w\" width=\"170\" height=\"270\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"170\" data-original-height=\"270\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"IMG_9281\" alt=\"IMG_9281\" style=\"width: 170px; height: 270px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 250px; height: 274px;\" data-original-width=\"250\" data-original-height=\"274\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/2017\/rising-stars\/img_9280\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"246\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"270\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"16806\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_9280.png\" data-orig-size=\"631,692\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_9280\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_9280.png?fit=274%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_9280.png?fit=631%2C692&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_9280.png?w=246&#038;h=270&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_9280.png?w=631&amp;ssl=1 631w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_9280.png?resize=274%2C300&amp;ssl=1 274w\" width=\"246\" height=\"270\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"246\" data-original-height=\"270\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"IMG_9280\" alt=\"IMG_9280\" style=\"width: 246px; height: 270px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<p>The volunteers also came up trumps again at A Night To Remember &#8211; the annual remembrance service to mark the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. \u00a0Wild and windswept we gathered at 11:40pm on the slipways after an evening of storytelling and dramatic reconstruction of the Titanic story &#8211; so no candles this year (just mobile phone flashlights!), but the care and enthusiasm of the Dock volunteers held it all together.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_9244.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16809\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/2017\/rising-stars\/img_9244\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_9244.jpg?fit=559%2C286&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"559,286\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_9244\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_9244.jpg?fit=300%2C153&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_9244.jpg?fit=559%2C286&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16809\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_9244.jpg?resize=559%2C286\" alt=\"\" width=\"559\" height=\"286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_9244.jpg?w=559&amp;ssl=1 559w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_9244.jpg?resize=300%2C153&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 559px) 100vw, 559px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And it&#8217;s not just the Cafe volunteers&#8230; I was with the Dock Market gang recently for their setup in the Odyssey Pavilion at the crack of dawn &#8211; how inspiring to watch them turn such a big space into a riot of colour, creativity and quirky originality. \u00a0Don&#8217;t miss the next Dock Market at the Odyssey on Sat 22nd April!<\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"940\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.the-dock.org\\\/blog\\\/2017\\\/rising-stars\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:41078642}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 940px; height: 686px;\" data-original-width=\"940\" data-original-height=\"686\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 443px; height: 686px;\" data-original-width=\"443\" data-original-height=\"686\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/2017\/rising-stars\/img_9288\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"439\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"329\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"16816\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_9288.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_9288\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_9288.jpg?fit=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_9288.jpg?fit=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_9288.jpg?w=439&#038;h=329&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_9288.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_9288.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" width=\"439\" height=\"329\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"439\" data-original-height=\"329\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"IMG_9288\" alt=\"IMG_9288\" style=\"width: 439px; 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height: 255px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<p>And finally (for now&#8230;) some of the unseen Rising Stars of the Dock: the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/donate\/\">Dock Angels<\/a>, who have been steadily signing up ever since our birthday party back in March. \u00a0 Dock Angels are people who support the Dock financially &#8211; whether through a one-off donation or a regular gift.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/BeADockAngel.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16761\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/?attachment_id=16761\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/BeADockAngel.jpg?fit=1900%2C275&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1900,275\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"BeADockAngel\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/BeADockAngel.jpg?fit=300%2C43&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/BeADockAngel.jpg?fit=940%2C136&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-16761\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/BeADockAngel-1024x148.jpg?resize=940%2C136\" alt=\"\" width=\"940\" height=\"136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/BeADockAngel.jpg?resize=1024%2C148&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/BeADockAngel.jpg?resize=300%2C43&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/BeADockAngel.jpg?resize=768%2C111&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/BeADockAngel.jpg?w=1900&amp;ssl=1 1900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As the Dock shines brighter and brighter, we couldn&#8217;t survive without their support &#8211; and if you want to join them you can find all the details <a href=\"http:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/donate\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Stars, every one of ya! \u00a0Now to put in a bit more practise at the &#8220;gracious loser face&#8221;&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our hopes were high&#8230; The Dock reached the finalist shortlist for the NI Rising Stars awards and we went along to the fancy awards shebang with fingers crossed. 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