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Happy Christmas!
IMPORTANT NOTICE!
Festive Dining Feature
Due to recent restrictions for the hospitality industry, we are moving this feature to an additional supplement that will be issued after 11th December.
We invite Hotels and Restaurants to be included as an listing FREE OFCHARGE.Ifyouare interested contact
Julie by email.
Dear Members,
Arewethereyet? Wellwearealotclosertogettingbacktosome form of normality in our lives. With the new COVID 19 vaccine news and Santa starting to prepare for the big day, thankfully 2020willbeoverinafewweeks’time. Welldonetoallofusfor riding out the storm and keeping positive, most of the time!
When the group was created in July, my goal was to ‘give back’, help make a positive difference and support my fellow citizens of Northern Ireland – we are a big extended family after all. Charity starts at home, and the Team and I continue to offer our supporttorelevantbusinessesandcharitableorganisations. In this issue we have offered a platform to charity Aware NI as mentalhealthhasbeenahugeconcernthisyear. Wehavealso offered new charity Together NI, a ‘social supermarket’ for those inneed,theopportunitytohighlighttheircause. TogetherNIare one of many organisations trying to help and look after those vulnerable in our society. Finally, Crosskeenan Animal Sanctuary, not only to highlight their amazing work but to also support the animals’ welfare as they have many mouths to feed.
In this Christmas Issue we are so delighted to welcome our own amazing NI entertainer Peter Corry and his creatively talented wife Fleur Natacha Mellor to be guest contributors. They’ll give us an overview of how their business has been affected by the impact of the COVID crisis this year, and what genius ideas they have come up with to fight against the uncertainty of their industry.
Ciara Hedgcock, our very own Tour Guide, reports on her almost impossible mission to enjoy a day in Belfast City on a budget of £20 and with the COVID restrictions in place. What a challenge! Michelle Davis, our accommodation expert from StaycationsNI, has identified the best of the best accommodation deals out there this Christmas and New Year.
That is not all. We are introducing both a fashion feature and a Christmas baking feature into this issue. Samara Prentice, who runsEvolvebySamara, isverypassionateabouthelpingus
styleourselvesthisChristmaswiththeclotheswealreadyhave hanging in our wardrobes and Head Chef , Graham McClements who has written a few special baking recipes for us to whip up thisChristmas.
Lastly, we have a fantastic list of ‘What’s On This Christmas’ highlighting a range of festive Christmas experiences across NI for all the family. Finally, we have a special feature highlighting some of the best Gift Vouchers on offer.
So, my final words are a huge thank you to you all for believing in NO PLACE like OUR PLACE (NI) and OUR VIBE NI, and joining as members. Thankyoualsotothebusinessesthatfindustobea worthy platform and resource for promoting their products and services.
Thank you to my amazing team Clark Warden, Thunk Creative, who is the creative talent and graphic designer behind Our Vibe NI and all the stunning graphics you see on the group. Thank you to Kerry Fitzsimmons who helps with our group admin, researches the ‘what’s on’ and writes such informative articles. The Team are very much behind the vision and group strategy goingforwardinto2021. KeepSHARING...CARING... SUPPORTING...PROMOTING.
I think we should all have the best Christmas ever and pat ourselves on the back for getting there!
Julie Fitzsimmons, Editor.
Creator of No Place Like Our Place and Our Vibe digital magazine.
Email:julie@eventmanagerni.com
Meet our contributors...
Clark
Warden
Graphic design and content contributor.
Samara
Prentice
Fashion & style content contributor.
Michelle
Davis
StaycationsNI content contributor.
Peter
Corry
Entertainment content contributor.
Kerry
Fitzsimmons
Assistant editor and content contributor.
Fleur
Mellor
Entertainment content contributor.
Ciara
Hedgcock
Tour Guide and content contributor.
Coby
Office entertainer.
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