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Little Bangor Stories

@lbangorstories.bsky.social
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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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Little Bangor Stories @lbangorstories.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
The original flat-pack holiday home. Hundreds used to line our streets and dot our coastal areas but now few remain. So I was fortunate to speak to two experts and fans of these little buildings on why one of them is listed! #podcast #bangorni www.littlebangorstories.co.uk/storytelling...
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The little holiday homes we almost forgot… — Little Bangor Stories
At one time, there were around 400 wooden holiday chalets in the Bangor area on coastal plots and lining our roads but most of them have now disappeared. This little yellow house in Groomsport has bee...
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Little Bangor Stories @lbangorstories.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Why do the people of #BangorNI LOVE Ward Park? Well, I found out a few weeks ago at the invitation of its cute cafe ParkLife AND saw the first art exhibition there of an old friend of this podcast. Search YouTube etc for LBS www.littlebangorstories.co.uk/storytelling...
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Ward Park Life — Little Bangor Stories
What makes us love Ward Park in Bangor County Down so much? And the launch of a special art exhibition in Park Life cafe!
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Little Bangor Stories @lbangorstories.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
On this, the opening night of #BangorDramaClub 90th birthday production of "Boyd's Shop" some of the members look to the future... www.littlebangorstories.co.uk/storytelling...
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Break a leg! — Little Bangor Stories
On the opening night of Bangor Drama Club’s 90th birthday production of “Boyd’s Shop” Joan Smyth, Michael Ivers, Clare Greer and Linda Taylor share their hopes for the Club’s future.
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Little Bangor Stories @lbangorstories.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
god I loved staring at the rude boys....the record, not that I ever did the looking ...
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Little Bangor Stories @lbangorstories.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
It's Bangor Drama Club's 90th birthday! So I had to have a chat about their history & hopes for a bright future. It involved me meeting up with a former colleague too! Also on #Youtube #AmazonMusic #podcast #amateurdrama #bangorni #socialhistory www.littlebangorstories.co.uk/storytelling...
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“You must remember to eat…” — Little Bangor Stories
Bangor Drama Club celebrates 90 years of entertaining audiences and producing stars of stage, screen and behind the scenes. I chatted to some of the members before there celebratory production of Boy’...
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Little Bangor Stories @lbangorstories.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
News in #BangorNI that a very long-established estate agents Neills has been taken over. So re-sharing my chat with Denis Neill featuring his hilarious memories of his firm over the years. He really is what the pod is all about! #socialhistory #podcast www.littlebangorstories.co.uk/storytelling...
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Of barbers, builders and a little book… — Little Bangor Stories
Denis Neill tells tales based on the final edition of the Bangor Street Directory published 55 years ago.
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Little Bangor Stories @lbangorstories.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Wonderful chat with four members of Bangor Drama Club about the Club's 90th birthday. Unexpected pleasure of presence of friend and former colleague - here she is in my little teaser! (Also YouTube!) Enjoy! x #bangorni #SocialHistory #amateurdrama #artsni www.littlebangorstories.co.uk
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Little Bangor Stories
Tales from the people of Bangor on the shores of Belfast Lough, a podcast featuring their own voices, their own social history.
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Little Bangor Stories @lbangorstories.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
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Little Bangor Stories @lbangorstories.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Honestly? Good grief.
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Little Bangor Stories @lbangorstories.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
I have the whole "boxed" set...two records, a poster and pamphlet...at the grand old age of about 19 I was one of the people "in charge" of the set up. Crass played and gave copies to some of us there. Great times.
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Little Bangor Stories @lbangorstories.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Oooo... @mickeyundertone.bsky.social looking for the Floy Joy...forgotten I had this.... from their gig at the A centre in Belfast ...when I was young.
A shelf of LPs with the album Christ, the Album by the Crass poking out
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Little Bangor Stories @lbangorstories.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Did this groovy space morph into the Madison Club in the 1980s? Cool....
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Little Bangor Stories @lbangorstories.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
It's only through reading the comments that I discover (after a long time following you under my personal name on that other place) that you are Conor. So Conor, I am by your side. Well done lovely man. We are with you both x
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Little Bangor Stories @lbangorstories.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Eh....well you remember how it was I'm sure. Will dig it out and report back I promise!
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Little Bangor Stories @lbangorstories.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Bought the album JUST for that song. You're "the man" for playing it. Ty.
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Irish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Wanna lead Iran?
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Little Bangor Stories @lbangorstories.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Ok...the fringes, the shirts....just what was the algorithm in those days?
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Little Bangor Stories @lbangorstories.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
In my other life, I like trying to write #poetry Last Sat I took part in a wonderful workshop with @looknorthbelfast.bsky.social and Stephen Sexton on dramatic monologues. Wow. SS such a great teacher. Also. the teacups and saucers were en pointe.
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Little Bangor Stories @lbangorstories.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Have just come across this on my feed, looked for a translation button. There wasn't one. 🙃
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Little Bangor Stories @lbangorstories.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
I saw it too. And as a woman, I feel it's worthy of at least a FIFA prize.
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Little Bangor Stories @lbangorstories.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Lordy, when you set up a wee website to go with your wee podcast, no-one warns you about the spam mail. What fresh hell is "organic visibility"? And who are all these people offering to help with it? #podcast #somethingcalledSEO
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Little Bangor Stories @lbangorstories.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Hope the sconefest went well. I note that cherry scones are top in Newry (v good taste) but are also a key ingredient in top traybake of sorts, the fifteen. Cherries may be the way forward as there are lovers and haters on both sides....
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Little Bangor Stories @lbangorstories.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Q for other creative writers/poets etc. Having started a project, are you ever astonished by how much the world around you echoes and amplifies what you're writing?
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Little Bangor Stories @lbangorstories.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Sorry, distracted by Being Boiled....digging the vinyl out now....
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Little Bangor Stories @lbangorstories.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Congratulations Tom!
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Little Bangor Stories @lbangorstories.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
One hundred percent
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Little Bangor Stories @lbangorstories.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Brand new year, brand new episode! Please enjoy Gary McMahon's little Bangor memories ...inspired by the #Aspects literary festival in Bangor last year. The power of recollection to keep family in your heart... www.littlebangorstories.co.uk/storytelling/little-sparks-of-colour
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Little sparks of colour…. — Little Bangor Stories
Gary McMahon collected some memories of an older Bangor for a dear friend and some years later, shared them with us at an Aspects Literary Festival event. I loved them and wanted to know more….
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Little Bangor Stories @lbangorstories.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Ah...as a Clash, Elvis Costello (early days) etc..I yearn for musicians to give their voices. I know the poets will...but we aren't all such good singers...
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Little Bangor Stories @lbangorstories.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
This is a great course...if you are a poet ... at any stage...do it!
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Brónagh 🇮🇪🇵🇸🚴‍♀️ @beebsymca.eurosky.social · 20/10/2025
This is a gorgeous listen. So wonderful that the archive films were part of provoking such lovely memories.
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Little Bangor Stories @lbangorstories.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Thanks B....so glad everything came together so well. Those vintage film clips were a big hit! x
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Little Bangor Stories @lbangorstories.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
With thanks to the bundle of creativeness that is @beebsymca.bsky.social xx
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Little Bangor Stories @lbangorstories.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
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 www.littlebangorstories.co.uk/storytelling/a-night-of-remembering
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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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Little Bangor Stories @lbangorstories.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
Is the scary half a man's face on the left included? Or is that just my inner child.....🫣
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Little Bangor Stories @lbangorstories.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Brilliant....thanks! xx
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Little Bangor Stories @lbangorstories.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Hi! Tried CELEBRATE in coupon section, but doesn't seem to work?
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Little Bangor Stories @lbangorstories.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Having a 3yo grandchild obsessed with such stuff, I'm glad he may be starting his carpentry career with a wooden chainsaw atm....😂
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Little Bangor Stories @lbangorstories.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
You gotta getta *couldn't resist, sorry.
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Little Bangor Stories @lbangorstories.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Fantastic read.
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Little Bangor Stories @lbangorstories.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
It's such a shame that tech has taken over publishing...when I was a baby newspaper journo, compositors still used some of the old printing machines. Find a local print workshop...I'll bet they have one of those magnificent machines!
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Little Bangor Stories @lbangorstories.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
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? www.littlebangorstories.co.uk/storytelling/has-anyone-seen-herbie
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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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Little Bangor Stories @lbangorstories.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
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! www.littlebangorstories.co.uk/storytelling/going-forward-to-the-future
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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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Little Bangor Stories @lbangorstories.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Got to admit, I'm still reeling from catching TOTP 1979 tonight...and mostly not in a good way.
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Little Bangor Stories @lbangorstories.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
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 www.littlebangorstories.co.uk/storytelling/play-to-the-whistle
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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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Little Bangor Stories @lbangorstories.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Ah that has to be short story material! Fab.
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Little Bangor Stories @lbangorstories.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
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) www.littlebangorstories.co.uk/storytelling/bend-it-like-bangor-footballers
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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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Little Bangor Stories @lbangorstories.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
I live in Bangor NI...but I LOVE this idea! Where can I find out more about it please?
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Little Bangor Stories @lbangorstories.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
Go with the second...
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Little Bangor Stories @lbangorstories.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
Lots of them about..... but she can hold her head high.
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Little Bangor Stories @lbangorstories.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
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 www.littlebangorstories.co.uk/storytelling/what-we-saw-at-the-seaside
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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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