'Park Life' Returns This Summer
June 26, 2018
With the school summer holidays about to start the Council hopes the weather will remain sunny for the return of its ‘Park Life’ summer programme in parks across the Council area.
Through weekends in July and August there will be events taking place in Wallace Park, Lisburn and Moat Park, Dundonald. For the first time the Council will be hosting Park Life in Moira Demesne every Saturday in July.
From Sunday 1st July to Sunday 26th August, Wallace Park and Moat Park will host a wide range of family fun days each Saturday (2.00pm – 4.00pm) and Sunday (3.00pm – 4.00pm). There will be a band event in each of these two parks on Sunday 2nd September (3.00pm – 4.00pm).
This year’s Park Life programme is packed with events to suit all ages and range from a Natures Kingdom event including dog agility and a petting farm to a Teddy Bears Picnic, from a Heroes and Princesses day to a Mini Mela and from a circus extravaganza to a pantomime performance. All the Superheroes will be along to take part in the ‘Heroes and Princesses’ event in each park.
The Mayor, Councillor Uel Mackin said he hoped as many people as possible will support and enjoy the events. Speaking at the launch he said: “The Council’s Parks offer excellent facilities for residents of the Lisburn Castlereagh City area and are the ideal locations for Park Life. What better way for our residents to enjoy the summer sunshine than to come along to weekend events throughout July and August.
“Not all families head away for the summer, so these wonderful free events for all the family in Moat Park, Wallace Park and for the first time Moira Demesne offer ideal opportunities to entertain the children. It is gearing up for a super summer in Lisburn Castlereagh with lots of events right on our doorsteps,” said Councillor Mackin.
A brochure providing full information is available from Council facilities or online at www.lisburncastlereagh.gov.uk/parklife
Alderman Paul Porter, Chairman of the Council’s Leisure & Community Development Committee added: “We hope that visitor numbers to our parks during all Park Life programmes will be bigger and better than ever; and we expect there will be a great turnout at the Moira Demesne events. I would encourage residents to get a copy of the Park Life brochure and find out what fun events are on over the summer.
“This year the addition of Moira Demesne is not the only change to Park Life. We will also be having Jurassic Hire at the Nature’s Kingdom events and having met Roary the T-Rex I am sure that both children and adults will enjoy this day meeting Roary and his friends. They have been all over Northern Ireland and you can see their adventures online at www.jurassic-hire.com in the gallery section.
“Park Life once again offers something for all the family through the pantomimes, superhero characters, teddy bears picnics, and a circus, as well as live performances from local silver, concert, pipe and brass bands within the parks. There is definitely something to suit everyone,” said Alderman Porter.
All events are free and open to the public.
Full details on the Park Life Programme can be found by logging on to www.lisburncastlereagh.gov.uk/parklife or call 028 9250 9558.