Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland

Holywood is a seaside town within a few miles of Belfast, with a tradition of speciality retail, professional services, art galleries and a range of cultural activites including annual music festivals..

This is a 'Global District' for Holywood Residents, community groups and businesses to come together to promote all aspects of their town using all available media. When current, information will appear below, but all content relating to Holywood can be viewed using the "all posts" tab. Using the interactive tab will bring up any supporting interactive maps or applications that support anything your are reading or viewing.

SUPPORTING MAPS / GRAPHICS / 'APP INTERFACES' :

The supporting maps and graphics we are using are by local artist Ralph Dobson. The streetmap was commissioned in association with Bangor and Holywood Town Centre Management for a town based "pull out" map, and the Holywood Townscape was commissioned by us and carefully scoped with the artist to provide a more "virtual" as well as artistic experience of Holywood. Explicitly we wanted to exploit the potential for animation and other applications such as "roll over media".

Please do not download these graphics and use them except to link to Global District applications by us or by members. Code for embedding these is available when you log in and is distributable according to the member's terms. See also our terms of use. In this way everyone can add value.

Holywood 'Goes Global' was first set up in association with the Holywood Chamber of Commerce and was sponsored by The Holywood Exchange. Before that it was known as "holywood online". Ongoing development has been significantly sponsored by Dunlop Homes (view profile) with a view to making this an open platform for businesses in, and the community of Holywood. The most recent revamp in 2014 takes us much closer to the original goal of a universal plug in for the town using shared maps, animation and all forms of media for creative applications, each building on what has gone before.

HolywoodGoesGlobal lets you promote your news, events, products and services in Holywood, North Down, Northern Ireland.

Everything is mapped using the Global District application and internet based maps: Google Maps.  Original artwork by local artist Ralph Dobson provides a "Townscape" which can be shared, not only to support events and media on Holywood GoesGlobal, but also on members' web sites to create a vibrant community network.

All content is geocoded using the Google Map engine - that is businesses, event locations, and any media uploaded by members such as photos or video.

If you are connected with Holywood as a business, club or organisation please sign up and post your news. If you are person - sign up as a friend, and build a network of favourites ... how you benefit from Holywood GoesGlobal depends very much on who you are or what you do, but we aim to benefit everyone who participates.



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Posts can be places, things, events, news, special offers in Holywood... with uploaded video, audio, photos, slideshows, interactive maps and graphics to support.

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A recent study carried out by the Epidimiologie de l'Ostioporose (EPIDOS) medical group in France has indicated that drinking one to three glasses of wine per day may have a positive effect on the bone mass of elderly women, possibly reducing the risk of osteoporosis. However, consuming more than t...
Northern Ireland Drinks Industry Group
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Doctors have long recommended susceptible patients to take plenty of fluids, especially water. The effect of diluting the urine seems to retard the build up of calcium deposits, which can then form into painful ‘stones’. But, it seems, some fluids are better at prevention than others. For example a...
Northern Ireland Drinks Industry Group
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A recent study has concluded that as a result of the cardio-protective effects of alcohol, it is estimated that there are approximately 2% fewer deaths annually in England and Wales than would be expected in a totally non-drinking population. Northern Ireland could be expected to show similar resul...
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A recent study has concluded that as a result of the cardio-protective effects of alcohol, it is estimated that there are approximately 2% fewer deaths annually in England and Wales than would be expected in a totally non-drinking population. Northern Ireland could be expected to show similar resul...
Northern Ireland Drinks Industry Group
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People have been saying this for years, and here it is again. There's nothing wrong with a few beers (as long as you are of age).It's also a fact that beer drinkers have been ignored for too long. After all, the wine drinkers have been praised for their healthy habits (the ‘Mediterranean Paradox’ a...
Northern Ireland Drinks Industry Group
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Researchers at University Hospital in Washington, D.C., started out to test a hunch that alcohol could somehow contribute to this blinding eye disease. Dr Thomas Obesisan and his colleagues looked at data on more than 3,000 men and women who were between 45 and 74 years of age - 184 had evidence of
Northern Ireland Drinks Industry Group
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It is now well established that alcohol, particularly red wine, can be good for the heart by boosting ‘good’ cholesterol and inhibiting the formation of clots in the blood. Indeed the Spanish government have recently passed a new wine law that encourages the consumption of wine as part of a well-ba...
Northern Ireland Drinks Industry Group
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News Item:06/03/2005

The truly international weekend bill will be fore-fronted by two of New York's most respected jazz performers, cornet player Ed Polcer and pianist Mark Shane, who have been booked exclusively by Ulster Jazz Events for this 3-day Irish gig. Ed has taken his music from the streets of New York to the...
The Holywood Jazz Festival
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Quadra client - Green Park Healthcare Trust has become the first health service organisation in Northern Ireland to receive certification for the security of its information systems. The Trust’s Information Technology (IT) Business Unit was presented with the ISO 9001:2000 and the BS 7799: 2002 awa...
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PETAL GURUS :ORLANDO HAMILTONEverything from chic minimalist bouquets to vibrant boho confections.Fans include Mr & Mrs Guy Ritchie.Bridal bouquets start atÂ70.00; 0208 89628944.MCQUEENSThe king of glamorous structural bouquets†think sprigs of rosemary interlaced with roses.Their work dazzles the
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