Titanic Commemoration Belfast

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This year's festival is centred around a variety of events at the City Hall, while special Titanic themed tours, on both land and water, will give visitors an opportunity to learn more about the Titanic story.

"The Titanic story is probably one of the most fascinating, amazing, poignant, thought provoking and absorbing tales from the last century, if not the last millennium," commented the Lord Mayor of Belfast, Councillor Naomi Long.

"For too long, Belfast's part in the Titanic story, and the role of the people of Belfast in bringing Titanic to life, has been neglected.  Over the past few years, the city that gave birth to the ship, and many others, finally and rightfully acknowledged her part in the tale, and Belfast City Council once again is proud to celebrate the achievement, commemorate the tragedy and educate the world about our city's role in the Titanic story," concluded the Lord Mayor.

A wealth of activities have been organised by Belfast City Council throughout the month of April, and specifically during the week of 3 - 11 April, including:

On Thursday 15 April - the 98th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic - Belfast City Council and the Belfast Titanic Society will hold the annual ceremony commemorating everyone, and especially the local people, who lost their lives that fateful night.

Full details of all the events being staged to celebrate ‘Titanic Made in Belfast' are available in the April edition of ‘Whatabout', available from outlets throughout the city. 

Further information, booking details and tickets can be obtained from the Belfast Welcome Centre www.belfastcity.gov.uk/titanic

Further information on the exhibition, ‘Titanic: Designed and Built in Belfast', at W5 can be obtained from visiting http://www.w5online.co.uk/ or calling +44 (0) 28 9046 7700.

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