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First off today we visit Raceview Mill in County Antrim. It鈥檚 an impressive place at 70,000 square feet, with vaulted brick celilings, oak beams and a 20 foot turbine engine. It鈥檚 also the setting for its own festival with a host of entertainment and food. We speak to organiser Willie Drennan and the man who brought the Raceview back to life 鈥� Roy McKeown.

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The Raceview Mill Fest continues today

www.raceviewfest.com Email: info@raceviewfest.com

Contact festival director, Willie Drennan on 028 25 862 106

Recently Anne Marie caught up with Adam McGuigan who has been on a whistle stop tour with his charity organisation Barefeet Theatre. Barefeet are a group of street children from Lusaka in Zambia who dance, sing and even do acrobatics! The tour wouldn鈥檛 be complete though without a return to his roots where, as Anne-Marie hears, he received a lot of support听

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You can find out more on

or keep up with them on Facebook.

It鈥檚 Bugs, Birds and Bees day at Portmore Lough.听 We鈥檙e talking to Amy Ryan about the 700 acres of wildflowers and wet grassland meadows just off the Soldierstown Road between Moira and Aghalee in County Antrim, 听where you can go on the hunt for creepy crawlies and even make them a hotel!听听

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Bugs Birds and Bees takes place today (Saturday 16th August) at Portmore Lough

More information at or call 028 9049 1547

It鈥檚 been a busy week for the heavens with super moons, perseids and the international space station all visible in the night sky, and it鈥檚 not over yet! We鈥檙e hearing from the Irish Astronomical Association about the solar afternoon they鈥檒l be hosting in the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust head-quarters in Castle Espie, County down.

Terry Moseley joins Anne Marie to talk about telescopes, giant sun spots and the only time you can stare directly at the sun. 听

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The event runs from 2pm - 5pm tomorrow (Sunday 17th August)

For more information

Call: 02891 874146 or

email info.castleespie@wwt.org.uk

Caroline Nolan has been down to Strangford Lough to come aboard The LightshipPetrel. She鈥檚 speaking to Trevor Marshall and Jim Miskelly of the Down Cruising Club which made the Lightship their unlikely club house 40 years ago. This year the Lightboat Petrel is turning 100 and Caroline gets a tour to see it features, new and old.

Down Cruising Club is at Ballydorn, Strangford Lough - that's where you can see the boat.

Their next open day is on Saturday August 30th and then they're open for European Heritage Weekend in September.

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More information at

http://www.downcruisingclub.co.uk/

Next we鈥檙e off to Enniskillen Castle, and back in time! Carbolic soap, washboards, no running water or electricity, that鈥檚 what you can expect at the 鈥淭hings My Granny Threw Away鈥� exhibition. Catherine Scott joins us to talk about digging through the bins of history.听听

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The event takes place at 2.30pm today (Saturday 16th August)

You can find out more at

Or by calling 028 6632 5000