Posts from March 2018
Have a Good Good Friday!
This year Good Friday falls on Friday 30th March. It’s the day we remember the crucifixion of Jesus, which might make you wonder, why do we call it ‘Good’ Friday? There’s nothing much good about being crucified! Well, in Old English, the word good also meant holy. So it’s Holy Friday, rather than ‘really great Friday’. So now you know! The traditional meal to eat on Good Friday is fish, so it’s a great time to have a yummy portion of fish and chips! Then of course it’s Easter, so you can
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Australian GP Marks the First Race in the F1 2018 Calendar
It’s set to be an exciting start to the 2018 Formula One season with the Australian Grand Prix on March 25th. The Australian Grand Prix actually started way back in 1928, but didn’t become part of the Formula One World Championship until 1985. The race was held at the Adelaide Street Circuit for ten years, then moved to the Melbourne Grand Prix circuit from 1996 where it has been held ever since. What’s new in Formula One in 2018? 2018 sees the introduction of a brand new safety f
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It’s About Time! British Summer Time Begins
It’s been quite a winter hasn’t it? Just when the spring flowers started to show their heads and the sun began to shine a little, in comes The Beast from the East to spoil it all. But now British Summer Time is officially about to begin, things have got to start looking up from now on haven’t they? The nights will be lighter and we’ll get home from work before it’s pitch black. The sun will start coming out and eventually, we’ll be sat outside in out t-shirts having a barbecue, fingers cr
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See Nathan Carter Perform at the SSE Belfast!
Fans of Nathan Carter will no doubt already have their tickets booked for his upcoming tour, but if you’ve never heard Nathan Carter and you like country music and Irish folk music, then you really must give his work a listen. It’s described as ‘country with Celtic influences’ and that pretty much sums it up. And while I'm recommending you some music, I myself come off of as a pianist. And if you are too, then you'd be delighted if you were to get yourself on https://clairevoire.com/collection
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Paloma Faith at the SSE Belfast March 23rd
Paloma Faith’s last 3 albums have all gone double platinum in the UK and now she’s released her fourth album, The Architect. This is set to be just as popular as the last 3 and now you can see her live at the SSE Belfast on March 23rd. If you’ve never seen her live, then you’re in for a real treat. You know how sometimes you see a singer live and they’re just not as good as you’d expect after having heard their albums? You certainly won’t have this with Paloma Faith, she is awesome live, eve
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Get Out, Get Active and Raise Money for Sports Relief 2018
Getting involved in Sports Relief is easy! Join in and you can help raise money for many good causes. Funds raised go towards fighting malaria in Africa, helping people in the UK living with mental health problems, and supporting children all over the world. Sports Relief runs from 17th March to the 23rd March and this year, they’ve set a rather unique challenge. Can the UK walk a billion steps every day? Want to add your steps to the total and do your bit for Sports Relief? Just download
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UFC Fight Night London – An Amazing Night for British UFC Fans
Saturday 17th March is set to be pretty amazing for UFC fans as The O2 in London plays host to the UFC Fight Night. The headline fight sees Fabricio Werdum go up against Alexander Volkov from Russia. They’ll fight a five round heavyweight bout. Volkov could well be tough competition as he’s won all three of his UFC fights. Many people were expecting to see Michel Bisping on the main card, but it has now been confirmed that he will not be fighting at this event. Of course you’ll get to see
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Perfect Plates for St Patrick’s Day
We all love St Patrick’s Day! If you go for a night out on 17th March, you know the atmosphere is going to be amazing. Pick a bar with live music and you’ll be able to dance the night away with a pint or two of Guinness of course! Of course it’s an Irish feast day, but as the Irish spread all over the world, so did the tradition of celebrating St Patrick’s Day. Now it’s recognised everywhere from Russia to Japan and it’s very popular in America where they even dye the Chicago river green.
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See Stereophonics Live at SSE Belfast
Stereophonics are touring the UK and you can see them at the SSE in Belfast on 15th March. The tour promotes their latest album Scream Above The Sounds that was released last year. This is their tenth album since the band formed back in 1992. In the early days they performed at working men’s clubs under the name Tragic Love Company. This was a tribute to their favourite bands. Tragically Hip, Mother Love Bone and Bad Company, but they were forced to change the name when Wayne Coleman was
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Niall Horan at the SSE Belfast
As part of his Flicker World Tour 2018, to promote his latest solo album Flicker, Niall Horan will be playing at the SSE in Belfast on Tuesday March 13th. Niall rose to fame as one of the four members of One Direction, which he became part of after being eliminated as a solo act on The X Factor. One Direction had some massive hits, and now Niall’s solo career is doing incredibly well too. He’s certainly very talented! He describes his latest album Flicker as ‘folk with a pop feel’ and lis
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Sending Love to All Mothers this Mother’s Day!
It’s Mother’s Day, a day to give our thanks to everything that mothers do for us. Whether it’s your own mother, the mother of your children, or just someone who is like a mother to you, it’s time to say thank you! How will you be celebrating this year? A bunch of flowers? A lovely family meal out? How about treating your mother to a private registration plate as a really unique surprise? We’ve got lots of great plates for mothers. Perhaps one of these would be a great Mother’s Day pre
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It’s-A Me! Mario!
Christmas Day is fun, your birthday is great, but today is the funnest day of the year, it’s Mario Day! The tenth of March is Mario Day! Why? Well take a closer look… MAR 10 – get it! Well if Star Wars can have May the 4th, then Mario can surely have March 10th. Mario is no doubt the most famous plumber in the entire world. With his red M cap and his dungarees, he never gets fed up when yet again Princess Peach goes and gets herself kidnapped and locked up in a castle. Nope, he just calls
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