Laurencetown Community Story Walk

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Location: Craigavon, Banbridge, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

A story walk for, with and by the community of Laurencetown, as part of a collaboration between the LLTCA, RCSSD, Innovating Knowledge Exchange and Artie Annie.

Going to School

Listen to our short story of what the community centre was like when it was just a school building. Can you identify some of the differences between school in the 1950s and today?

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Christened twice

Enjoy this funny story of how a family ended up christening their daughter into two different denominations and churches!

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Riding a tractor to school

Some things stand the test of time. In this case, 60 years on, people still remember when a student would miss the bus and take the tractor to college!

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Events that brought the community together

From Gaelic football, to sports days and a Sunday night céilí. We look back at memorable moments that brought people together.

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The Railway

Before the railway in Laurencetown was closed in the 1950s it used to be the best way to get around and make the most out of your week end!

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Helping others abroad

In this story you will hear about how members of a local church went abroad to help people around the world.

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Summertime for school students

Listen to how during the summer months, the students from local schools went on a mini bus to pick fruit for a jam making company!

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Allen the Hen

Allen is a very notorious chicken. We hope you enjoy hearing about her recent antics that coursed havoc on the school run!

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The story of Margaret Barry

Listen to Paddy Barry as he tells the story of his mother's wonderful music and colourful life.

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Using a washing machine for Calf milk

Everyone in the 50s was after the latest electrical gadgets that would make life easier. Some wanted them for some more inventive reasons...

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The old playground

Where the community centre car park is now used to be the playground for the old school. It would be gutters to your ankles and snowball fights in the winter!

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