{"id":7146,"date":"2014-02-01T15:08:18","date_gmt":"2014-02-01T19:08:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/?p=7146"},"modified":"2014-02-01T15:17:32","modified_gmt":"2014-02-01T19:17:32","slug":"a-bit-of-sunshine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/2014\/a-bit-of-sunshine\/","title":{"rendered":"A bit of sunshine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As the gale-force winds lash the streets of Belfast today, it feels like a good time to post a blog of some good news.<\/p>\n<p>A cosy day of families sheltering from the rain in Dock Cafe today &#8211; and not just relaxing either, construction work of an impressive scale was underway in the toy corner:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/2014-02-01-13.05.06.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7147\" 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how exciting to be part of a place of big dreams where construction work is flourishing, as this great news about the expansion of the TQ movie studios demonstrates:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.u.tv\/utvplayer\/everywhere\/player.aspx?vidid=155443&#038;chapid=132382&#038;arti_id=f9781b8f-cafb-44d3-95a8-60d045659bfa&#038;clientid=100000\" width=\"640\" height=\"390\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Lots of games and laughter in the cafe today, even as the rain streamed down the windows. \u00a0These families settled in for a mammoth Monopoly tournament:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/2014-02-01-15.58.37.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7148\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/2014\/a-bit-of-sunshine\/2014-02-01-15-58-37\/\" 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