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I’m a man of few words, as y’know…. so for today I’m going to let the pictures do the talking. \u00a0It’s been a busy, exciting, joyful month of Life in the Titanic Quarter – here are some of the highlights:<\/p>\n

There was the day I joined some of the lads from TQ Ltd and the Mace to try TQ’s latest greatest water sport: wakeboarding at the end of Titanic Slipways.<\/p>\n

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\"Screen<\/a>(In the interests of responsible journalism, I should point out that any pictures of someone successfully wakeboarding must be one of the other guys, as I spent most of the time upside down in the Lagan. \u00a0I can report that it tastes clean, but salty.)<\/p>\n

Speaking of responsible journalism, this blog has won a prize! \u00a0Click here<\/a> for details of The Dock’s website and blog victories.<\/p>\n

The pic shows Annette, our Diocesan Communications Officer, accepting our prize at General Synod.<\/p>\n

\"photo5\"<\/a>\"IMG_4120\"<\/a>The Dock Pop-Up Market is proving to be a bit of a hit – we’ve had great stalls recently like Steph’s charm-ing jewellery (left) and on Saturday you’ve got another chance to bag a bargain at Anabel’s craft stall (right).<\/p>\n

Loads more great stalls coming up over the next few weeks – like knits (created by Sip\/Sit\/Knit, our very own Friday-morning knitting group) and home-made Belgian waffles!<\/p>\n

If you’ve got something worth selling, make sure you grab an application form in The Dock – it might be the start of something great! \u00a0(As long as your product is better than the “multifunctional” grey box on wheels in The Apprentice last week.)<\/p>\n

My two worlds collided this week when St Clements – the friendly Belfast parish who keep me out of mischief when I’m not at The Dock – called in for a visit and a tour of the TQ:<\/p>\n

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And it was great to see some familiar faces from Holywood (where I worked before my life changed forever when The Dock began in late 2009). \u00a0If, like St Clem or the Holywood gang, you’d like to book a group in for a cuppa in the cafe, a tour of the area and an update on the story of the Dock, just get in touch!<\/p>\n

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Speaking of Holywood, Andy (who was one of the brilliant youth leaders in the church when I was there) got married a few weeks ago; as well as being very honoured to perform the ceremony, I also had a blast at the reception – which happened to be in a wee gaff just up the road called Titanic Belfast. \u00a0What a spectacular place for a wedding reception! \u00a0(And has anybody ever<\/em> been to a function upstairs without coming home with at least one Grand Staircase photo?)<\/p>\n

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One of the great joys of Dock life – introducing people to each other – making connections across our ever-expanding community. \u00a0Just one of the hundreds of chance encounters that happen every day: the new Nomadic visitor crew (nearly there now… nearly there now…) meeting the Titanic Foundation team in The Dock:<\/p>\n

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And a gorgeous moment from today: a group using the Prayer garden for a little gathering with visitors from Portugal. \u00a0Songs and prayers in both Portuguese and English echoing across the cafe as we were closing up for the day:<\/p>\n

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And finally, a few more snapshots of Dock life. \u00a0A hen party (a sensible, non-scary one) in The Dock… deckchairs on a sunny day… chess tournaments stretching out all afternoon… Segway tours whirring past…<\/p>\n

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This is the life, eh!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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