{"id":5279,"date":"2013-01-25T10:56:28","date_gmt":"2013-01-25T14:56:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thedockchurch.org\/blog\/?p=5279"},"modified":"2013-01-25T11:00:23","modified_gmt":"2013-01-25T15:00:23","slug":"the-dock-is-backin-belfast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/2013\/the-dock-is-backin-belfast\/","title":{"rendered":"The Dock is Backin&#8217; Belfast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During the week I was at a fantastic gathering full of positivity and energy about the future of Belfast. \u00a0 A bunged-full conference room in the Merchant Hotel (posh, nice) filled with business-owners, traders, tourism bods &#8211; everyone who has been seeing the knock-on effect of the recent troubles in loss of business and custom. \u00a0Right at the start of the meeting, someone stood up and told us that we weren&#8217;t there to wring our hands, debate the issues, solve the problem or point the finger: we were there to take positive action to bring life back to the city.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedockchurch.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Screen-Shot-2013-01-25-at-14.54.09.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5281\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/2013\/the-dock-is-backin-belfast\/screen-shot-2013-01-25-at-14-54-09\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Screen-Shot-2013-01-25-at-14.54.09.png?fit=300%2C149&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"300,149\" 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;}\" data-image-title=\"Backin Belfast\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Screen-Shot-2013-01-25-at-14.54.09.png?fit=300%2C149&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Screen-Shot-2013-01-25-at-14.54.09.png?fit=300%2C149&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-5281\" alt=\"Backin Belfast\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedockchurch.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Screen-Shot-2013-01-25-at-14.54.09.png?resize=300%2C149\" width=\"300\" height=\"149\" \/><\/a>It was the launch of the &#8216;Backin Belfast&#8217; campaign &#8211; a combination of word-of-mouth, social networking, TV advertising and media campaigning to bring back confidence in the simple pleasure of a good time out in Belfast City.<\/p>\n<p>Restaurant, pubs and clubs across the city are putting on special offers (just hashtag &#8216;BackinBelfast&#8217; on Twitter to find out what&#8217;s on offer at any given time), venues (including Titanic Belfast and the Dock &amp; Pump House) are creating special events&#8230; in short, there have never been so many good reasons to go out and support local business.<\/p>\n<p>For the last few weeks, many of us have felt helpless to act while Belfast has hit the headlines (helpless is a horrible feeling). \u00a0We&#8217;re helpless no longer: there&#8217;s something we can do, and it will make a difference, and it will be part of building a better future for the city. \u00a0It&#8217;s going out for a meal. \u00a0It&#8217;s going to a play at the Lyric, or going shopping in Victoria Square, or taking a tour of the Thompson Dock and Pump House, or having afternoon tea at Titanic Belfast, or&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>So stand up and be counted, people of The Dock &#8211; 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