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Little Bangor Stories
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A little podcast documenting the social history of Bangor in County Down, Northern Ireland. Voices with stories to tell. Curated by Ann-Marie Foster.

www.littlebangorstories.co.uk
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This is a gorgeous listen.
So wonderful that the archive films were part of provoking such lovely memories.
October 20, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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LBS were guests of #AspectsFestival in #BangorNI last month - voices from the #podcast and clips from #NIDigitalScreenArchive. Hear all about #PickiePool #Herbie and possibly the oldest graffiti in the city!

#socialhistory

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A Night of Remembering…. — Little Bangor Stories
Little Bangor Stories was featured in Aspects 2025 with a wonderful event which included film clips from NI Screen’s Digital Film Archive. We were there to record some memories too and here they are. ...
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October 20, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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You gotta getta

*couldn't resist, sorry.
mickeyundertone.bsky.social Mickeyundertone @mickeyundertone.bsky.social · Oct 2
Look! A book!!!
Those kind people at Omnibus have reissued this, with a great new foreword by Roddy Doyle.
Ireland's greatest living writer *
It's out now.
I think.

*well, he is. Roddy Doyle, I mean.

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October 10, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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Brilliant night with #AspectsFestival at #latenightart + @niscreen and their Digital Film Archive in #bangorni last month! Full ep of lovely memories soon..but..do you remember #Herbie dangling from one of our city's iconic buildings?
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Has anyone seen Herbie? — Little Bangor Stories
At Little Bangor Stories at Aspects Festival, a visitor had a memory of the time Herbie visited Bangor - do you remember?
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October 10, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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Part 2 of our look at the history of amateur #football in #BangorNI over the last 50 years...memorable moments and a peek into the future! #podcast #socialhistory
Find us on YouTube and Amazon Music UK too!
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110% — Little Bangor Stories
The second part of our look at the history of amateur football in Bangor, Co. Down
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September 3, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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Got to admit, I'm still reeling from catching TOTP 1979 tonight...and mostly not in a good way.
August 29, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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The whistle's gone! Here's the first part of my conversation with two #football stalwarts from #Bangorni (No stats, just chat)

#footballpodcast #podcast #socialhistory #publicsport #pitches

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Nailing it! — Little Bangor Stories
Part One of our “Game of Two Halves” It’s late summer now and the football season has begun again - from the Premier League to the many amateur soccer associations. To mark it I spoke to two super...
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August 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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The #history of amateur #football in #BangorNI isn't just about goals.. it's about social attitudes, dedication and adaptability.... full episodes soon, but here's a warm-up! #podcast (Also on YouTube and Amazon Music)

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Bend it …like Bangor footballers….. — Little Bangor Stories
Next up on Little Bangor Stories – the history of amateur soccer in Bangor. In this little teaser my two pundits Peter Vannucci and Alan Dempster give a fascinating insight into just how intrepid and ...
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August 21, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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Fantastic weather by the sea in #Bangorni .... talking #marine life, plastics, beach #treasure and our #environment with campaigner Aileen McClenaghan.
#podcast #socialhistory #sealife

On YouTube, Spotify and Amazon Music UK

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What we saw at the seaside… — Little Bangor Stories
A walk along Ballyholme Bay in Bangor with marine life campaigner Aileen McClenaghan…talking treasure, litter picking and how she believes even doing little things can help our big seas.
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August 13, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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I love Castle Park in #BangorNI It's part woodland, part arboretum and has a possible champion cedar and some of the most dangerous trees in the world.....more here!
#trees #irishtrees #socialhistory #planthunters

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Talking trees…. — Little Bangor Stories
A walk through Castle Park woodland in Bangor Northern Ireland with Tree and Woodland Officer Dylan Freeburn while we talk about storms, succession planting, the most dangerous trees in the world and ...
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July 31, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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It's #LoveParksWeek here in #BangorNI and I was lucky enough to get a wander through Castle Park with our Trees Officer Dylan Freeburn. Full ep coming soon, but here's a taster. Hope you enjoy x (Also YouTube and Amazon Music)

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Trees, trails and monoliths… — Little Bangor Stories
A wander through Bangor’s beloved Castle Park with Tree and Woodland Officer Dylan Freeburn. It’s a teaser for the full episode and we talk about plans for the area, how volunteers could help and the ...
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July 27, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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Do you remember the Little Theatre in #bangorni ? It sat on Central Avenue for around 50 years until its demolition in the 1990s. What shows did you see there? #musicaltheatre #amdramtheatre
lbangorstories.bsky.social Little Bangor Stories @lbangorstories.bsky.social · Jul 9
The best fun chatting to Kathi and Louise - former members of #Bangor Operatic Society about their time treading the boards and their quest to preserve its history.
#musicaltheatre #history #socialhistory #PRONI

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Louise and Kathi with some of the photographic portraits that had hung in Bangor's Little Theatre - the home of Bangor Operatic Society
July 19, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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This from the front page of the #Bangor Spectator raised a few discussions this week. Whether you've been to Bangor Castle or not, this earlier podcast gives an idea of what could be saved...or lost... #builtheritage #history
Also YouTube & Amazon
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"Hands off our Castle" is headline on front page of County Down Spectator 10th July 2025. A local MLA argues that the council should not sell it as part of their relocation plans.
July 13, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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The best fun chatting to Kathi and Louise - former members of #Bangor Operatic Society about their time treading the boards and their quest to preserve its history.
#musicaltheatre #history #socialhistory #PRONI

Find Little Bangor Stories on the web, Spotify, YouTube and Amazon Music UK
Louise and Kathi with some of the photographic portraits that had hung in Bangor's Little Theatre - the home of Bangor Operatic Society
July 9, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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#Bangor had an operatic society for over 100 years! Coming soon, the story of two former members gathering material to can to add to their collection for PRONI...but first, a look at a show programme from the 1920s,...
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Places please, for the prologue…. — Little Bangor Stories
In 2024, Bangor Amateur Operatic Society was wound up. It was 106 years old, but having lost its base, the Little Theatre in Bangor’s Central Avenue, in the early 1990s, things became more and mo...
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July 1, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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Happy Summer Solstice 🌞

While the druids and Instagrammers head for Stonehenge, you’ll find us in…Milton Keynes!

The astrologically inclined post-war new town has was reputedly designed “under a fog of marijuana smoke and Pink Floyd records”.
Image credit: Kingsley Summers (IG @photosbykingsley)
June 21, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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First ever bonus episode!
#bangorni #boatfolk #VEDay #beacons #committalofashes

Also on #YouTube and #AmazonMusicUK

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The sea has a memory... — Little Bangor Stories
A bonus episode where Bangor Boat man Brian Meharg reflects on last good-byes and grand remembrance.
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June 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
lbangorstories.bsky.social
Just had a conversation with another collector of audio stories...an official archive is a must. I have seen how quickly people forget our recent past - and how that loss of memory leads to misinterpretation. All stories are important, but when told by their voices, true treasures.
beebsymca.bsky.social Brónagh 🇮🇪🇵🇸 @beebsymca.bsky.social · Jun 20
The difference between archive heritage preservation in any European country and the UK is stark. Especially Northern Ireland, where we have no official film/audio archive with collections scattered and neglected across the country.
June 20, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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New episode! Bangor Boat man Brian Meharg!
#bangorni #seaswimming #boatfolk #socialhistory

www.littlebangorstories.co.uk/storytelling/just-keep-swimming
Just Keep Swimming - Brian Meharg — Little Bangor Stories
Bangor Boat man Brian Meharg tells tales of piloting open sea swimmers across the North Channel between Ireland and Scotland - including ham sandwiches and Orca!
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June 19, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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After I posted this clip, Brian wanted to point out that the first man mentioned, Jimmy Tinsley, was "a fantastic swimmer...he just had an off day" and that he was to be the pilot for the freezing Welsh men, not #Donaghadee man Walker Simpson.(you'll have to listen now)
Full episode coming tomorrow!
lbangorstories.bsky.social Little Bangor Stories @lbangorstories.bsky.social · Jun 17
A little teaser for the next episode which features master storyteller and Bangor Boat man Brian Meharg! #bangorni #seaswimming #boatfolk
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The orange life preserver ring from the Bangor Boat Ocean Crest.
June 18, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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A little teaser for the next episode which features master storyteller and Bangor Boat man Brian Meharg! #bangorni #seaswimming #boatfolk
www.littlebangorstories.co.uk
The orange life preserver ring from the Bangor Boat Ocean Crest.
June 17, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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Please enjoy this wonderful chat with Nicky Kerr, the creator of the Walled Garden in #BangorNI #podcast #gardens Also on YouTube, Amazon Music UK x
www.littlebangorstories.co.uk/storytelling/to-plant-a-garden
A walk through the Walled Garden — Little Bangor Stories
This spring I was lucky to be able to take a walk through Bangor's glorious Walled Garden, with its creator Nicky Kerr.
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May 26, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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"In San Francisco the sourdough is truly sour" reads like the opening sentence of a novel or short story, probably noir
May 25, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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#podcast #BangorNI #Gardens #birdlife
A German biscuit massacre… — Little Bangor Stories
Hooded crows….a danger to you plants…and tasty pastries..at Bangor’s Walled Garden.
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May 23, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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FIGLETS!
In the Walled Garden #Bangor but does anyone get to eat them? More soon on #LittleBangorStories but in the meantime, find out about the Theatre of Flowers on #Spotify #Youtube #AmazonMusicUk or our website!
Figlets - baby figs - on a tree in the Walled Garden in Bangor county Down
May 21, 2025 at 6:04 PM