A major new exhibit complex built around a 1920s Silent Cinema was opened on 13th June at the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum, Cultra, by the Culture Minister Edwin Poots MLA. The £1.2 million project features the cinema from Gilford, County Down, and includes a draper’s shop, photographer’s studio, hardware store and period tea rooms.

At the opening ceremony held in the Ballycultra town area the Minister paid tribute to the work of the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum as a major tourist attraction and a centre for learning about the past.

Complete with jangling piano accompaniment and films featuring famous stars of the silent screen like Charlie Chaplin, Harold Lloyd and Buster Keaton, the experience of an authentic trip to the ‘pictures’ in the 1920s is sure to cause as much of a stir with visitors today as it did almost 100 years ago.

For further information on the Ulster Folk & Transport Museum telephone +44 28 9042 8428 or visit www.uftm.org.uk.

The New Orleans Jazz Band are sure to delight visitors with a rendition of lively tunes to idle the afternoon away! But do not hurry away, Sundays at Castle Coole are made for taking time out from the usual rush of life - a time to slow down and relax. Enjoy a stroll in the park, visit the impressive spectacle of the 18th Century house, with the bedroom prepared for George IV in 1821. The doors will be open for you to enjoy a tour, or for any jazz revellers in need of refreshment simply relax in the Tallow House tea room.

Nestled among stunning landscaped parkland, Castle Coole truly is a majestic place to spend a lazy Sunday afternoon. Admission is £3 for adults, £1.50 for children (National Trust members free) and everyone is welcome, so bring a rug and a picnic, sit back and soak up the great atmosphere at this toe tapping show.

For further information on Castle Coole’s Summer Jazz season contact +44 28 6632 2690 or visit www.ntni.org.uk.

Calling all groups interested in an enlightening day out in Dalkey, Co Dublin.

Do you know where the terms: Brace yourself; Rule of thumb; Keeping Tabs; The Butt (of a joke); A Bolt from the Blue; Picking a Quarrel and the infamous two-fingered V-sign originated?

When you visit Dalkey Castle & Heritage Centre you will be enlightened with the answers when you meet the Archer in the Living History experience! Dalkey Castle & Heritage Centre is presenting a programme of Living History seven days per week until October 31st. We welcome groups from Monday–Friday.

The Living History presentation involves professional actors in full period costume bringing the history of the late 14th/early 15th century fortified Town House (Goat Castle in Dalkey) and the wider area to colourful life. Medieval and Victorian times will be brought to life with actors from Deilg Inis Living History Theatre Company.

Also available are Guided Historical Walks & Guided Literary Walks:
Walk and talk… an experienced guide reveals the stories behind Dalkey's streetscape and ancient history. Guided Historical Walks leave from Dalkey Castle & Heritage Centre:
Mondays 11.00; Wednesdays 14.00 and Fridays 11.00. (May 1st –August 31st 2007)
Walks last approx 90 mins. Walks can be booked at other times by arrangement.
Walks Ticket: €4. BONUS! Discounted Admission to Dalkey Castle & Heritage Centre
Guided Walk and visit to Dalkey Castle & Heritage Centre is only €7!

Guided Literary Walks to settings in the work of James Joyce, George Bernard Shaw, Flann O’Brien and Hugh Leonard can also be arranged. (May 1st –August 31st 2007)
Literary Walks must be pre-booked, minimum number of eight people.

Open: Mon-Fri 9.30-17.00 (All year round) and Sat, Sun and Public Hols: 11.00-17.00 (excl Christmas)
Admission: Adult €6; Concession €5; Child €4; Family €16.
Living History is included, at no additional charge, in the Admission price.
Living History Tours run every half hour.

Lunch locally: Three course lunches or lighter fare can be booked locally in Dalkey as part of your day out! Enquire for details.

Shopping: Dundrum Town Centre: Some groups have been combining a half day visit to us with a half day visit to the European Shopping Centre of the Year at Dundrum.

For further information telephone +353 1 285 8366 or visit www.dalkeycastle.com