Left: Bloomdragon Completed - On Wednesday 10th the completed sculpture was suspended on the mall under the dome at Tesco.

Left: Gail Prentice with the Mayor of North Down, Cllr Lesley Cree and Bloomfield  Centre manager, Jamie Bill at the official launch of this year’s Aspects Irish  Literature Festival at Bloomfield  on 9th September 2008

Right: Alex Irvine (NDBC), model Hayley and Bloomfield Centre Manager, Jamie Bill at the launch of FIM SPEA World Trials Bike Event April 2008

Left: Bloomfield is the first shopping centre in Ireland to pass through the Green Dragon Environmental Management System. Left: Michael Swartzentruber from Arena Network NI. Right: Jamie Bill - Centre Manager.

Right:  Henry the Hippo – In July a young eagle-eyed North Down Spectator reader helped re-unite Henry and his head!

Left: Children’s author, Grace Wells visits Rathmore Primary school as part of the Young Aspects Literature schools initiative.

Right: Meet Paddy the Vet Competition

Jo-Ann Corke from Bangor was the lucky winner of Bloomfield Shopping Centre’s Meet Paddy the Vet Competition.

Jo-Ann won a family pass to The Emmerdale Extravaganza on Saturday 7 June, and a chance to catch up with actor Dominic Brunt, who plays Paddy the Vet in the popular TV series.

Pictured (left to right) are Jo-Ann’s Mum; actor Dominic Brunt (Paddy the Vet); Jo-Ann Corke; husband Howard, and (front, left to right) nephews Zac and Bailie.

Left: Emmerdale Golf Classic Competition

Doris Rowan from Bangor was the lucky winner of Bloomfield Shopping Centre’s Golf Classic Competition.

Doris won a 4 ball with Emmerdale’s Tom Lister (Carl King) at The Emmerdale Extravaganze Golf Classic at Blackwood Golf Club on Saturday 7 June 2008.

Pictured (Left to Right) are Team members Margaret McKnight; Angeline Gordon; Tom Lister from Emmerdale; Carol Wright; Eleanor Alcock; Roly Plant from Emmerdale and Doris Rowan.

Right:  Images of Bloomfield

Hanna and Browne

Left: Jamie Bill & Indrit Putesci with NIRSC Plaque

Bloomfield Centre Manager, Jamie Bill presents Indrit Putesci, Centre Manager of the Flagship Center, Durres, Albania with a plaque on behalf of the Northern Ireland Region of Shopping Centres. 

Jamie provided advice and encouragement to Indrit as he oversaw the development and opening of the newest (and only second) shopping centre in Durres, Albania’s second city and main port.  The pair have been in correspondence since the summer of 2007 after being introduced by Ken O’Neil, chair of the Faculty of Small Business and Entrepreneurship at The University of Ulster.  Their working relationship and friendship culminated in Jamie visiting Durres in March 2008 to participate in the Flagship Centre opening celebrations. 

In his speech on opening night Jamie commended the Albanian national government for its support of such important developments, local government for the assistance it had given the developer, the developer for his vision and Indrit for his tenacity, dedication and thoroughness which had resulted in the NIRSC executive committee agreeing to Flagship Centre, Durres being made the first honorary member of the NIRSC. 

The event was headline news all over Albania with extensive press, TV and radio coverage.

Right: Images of Bloomfield

McDonalds

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Entrance

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Mothercare

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