George Best, arguably the greatest- ever footballer, thrilled the world with his wonderful football skills. George was born and bred in east Belfast and after his move to Manchester United, and elsewhere across the world, he always returned to his home at 16 Burren Way, Cregagh.
During these special tours actors, Stephen Beggs and Neil Heaney, will play George at various times of his life, all within the unique venue of George’s 1960s retro-refurbed childhood home.
Step inside the family home of footballing superstar George Best, as it would’ve been in the summer of 1961 when a fifteen-year-old George left to follow his dreams in Manchester. Enjoy flicking through old school reports with an experienced local guide to discover more about Best's early life in east Belfast’s Cregagh Estate. Early booking highly recommended as places are limited.
You can view available dates and book tickets here.
The EastSide of the City is getting ready to celebrate the creativity and imagination of one of its literary greats – C.S. Lewis. From 18th – 20th November, EastSide Partnership will present the 10th C.S. Lewis Festival. Everyone is invited to step through the wardrobe door to explore their creativity and imagination and find out more about C.S. Lewis’ strong connections to his childhood home of east Belfast.
Save the Date for the 10th C.S. Lewis Festival will take place from 18th -20th November and will have a family focus featuring lots of fun events and creative experiences.
With the nights getting colder, it’s got us thinking back to the warm summer nights we had during our EastSide July Weekender, did you come along to any of our events?
We had a fantastic lineup of events that took place over three days, this included Forever...The ABBA Tribute, Fifes & Fusion and the EastSide Family Fun Day!
Head over to our Youtube Channel to view each event's individual round-up video, click here to view them.
Thank you to everyone who attended our Living Wage Awareness Event at East Belfast Network Centre on 22nd September.
It was great to hear from the Living Wage Foundation on the accreditation process and local Living Wage accredited employers from the community, private and public sector about the benefits, for employers and employees, of paying the real living wage.
EastSide Partnership requires the services of an experienced financial consultant to explore opportunities for future income generation to support the sustainability of the organisation.
We would like to assess potential opportunities for the EastSide Partnership group of companies to diversify income streams. This will involve analysing the activities of each company/ project and making recommendations on how revenue could be generated from those activities.
Back at the start of the year, we hosted our ‘Strandtown Connections’ in partnership with Strand Stories, an 8-week-long programme exploring the local heritage of Sydenham/Strandtown.
Participants were invited to take part in several talks and workshops, all designed to help them discover more about the neighbourhood, past residents, local landmarks and what makes the area special.
Some exciting news for the George Best House, yesterday we launched the new Website!
This new site has lots of great new features including direct booking, the George Best Story, information on the regeneration of the house and this snazzy new video which gives an insight into what you can expect from a visit.
The website was made possible with funding from Tourism Northern Ireland’s, Tourist Industry Scheme Website Development Programme
EastSide Greenways is hosting it’s annual Living the Greenway programme from 12th to 18th September, a week-long of fun environmental-themed events, this programme also marks the 5th anniversary of the completion of the Connswater Community Greenway.
