OTHER EVENTS

THURSDAY 13 SEPTEMBER 2007

EVENT: Historical Walking Tour of Newtownards
VENUE: Town Hall, Conway Square, Newtownards
TIME: 7pm
PRICE: £4/£3 concession

Situated at the northern end of beautiful Strangford Lough, the town has a wealth of historical treasures waiting to be uncovered. To tell the tale of Newtownards is to tell the story of Ulster in miniature

SATURDAY 15 SEPTEMBER 2007

EVENT: 1798 Bus Trip
VENUE: Depart Health Trust Car Park beside Ards Borough Council offices
TIME: 10am - 4pm
PRICE: £12/£8 concession

It was the revolution and America had broken free of England. The French people had overthrown their monarchy and many people in the Ards Borough were touched by the spirit of the age. The men of the Ards were prepared to lay down their life just as their American cousins had done many years before.

SUNDAY 16 SEPTEMBER 2007

EVENT: STRANGFORD ISLAND BOAT TOUR
VENUE: Portaferry
TIME: 2pm
PRICE: £8/£6 concession

Why not take some time from the pace of everyday life and experience the serenity of a trip around this beautiful but mystical Lough. Your guide will show you where St Patrick first came ashore and you will hear how this Lough also experienced the pillage and plunder of the Viking Raider. Yet the Lough also boasts some of the most varied and most beautiful wildlife. In short, Strangford Lough is our little piece of heaven Book early to avoid disappointment.

SAT 22 SEPTEMBER

EVENT: TITANIC BUS TOUR
VENUE: Ards Borough Council Offices Car Park, Newtownards
TIME: 1.15pm - 5.15pm
PRICE: £15/£10 concession

Experience Ards Tours will take you on a titanic voyage of discovery:

• Visiting Comber the home town of Titanic's designer Thomas Andrews

• To Harland and Wolff in Belfast were the Titanic story began

• On to the Belfast Harbour Office to see the table and chair crafted for Captain Smith which was not ready for Titanic`s maiden voyage

• Concluding at the Belfast City Hall and the Titanic Memorial.

This is a story that fired the imagination of so many, such as Robert Ballard who discovered the wreck of Titanic, or the movie makers who made the film, 'A Night to Remember`.

Guided by a qualified Northern Ireland Tourist Board Guide, why not come on board the Experience Ards Titanic Tour, and set sail on a day to remember.