I have been working my way steadily through these old negatives to shed a new light on the archive.
Today we have a selection of photographs which date from January 1983.
One of the photographs shows Mayor of Craigavon Councillor Samuel Gardiner, Mr Harold McCusker, MP, Mr A Terence Robinson, the chairman of Coca-Cola Bottlers (Ulster) Ltd, Mr Terry Johnston, managing director of Ulster Meats, and Mr Don Best, a director of Ulster Meats toasting the new Glenbrook Foods Company in glasses of Coca-Cola in January 1983. The new company was the result of the takeover of the Ulster Meats Cannery division by the Coca-Cola Company, which was announced at Craigavon Civic Centre.
Meanwhile another photograph from January 1983 shows 13-year-old Michael Armstrong and his teacher, Miss Lynda Hughes, receive a cheque for £200 on behalf of Fleming Fulton School, Upper Malone Road, Belfast, from Mr Thomas Munn, centre, chairman of the Sandy Row Rangers Supporters Club. Included are Mr William Corbett, secretary, and Mr Trevor Alexander, committee member.
Another of our old photographs shows Russian Christian leaders who were on a visit to Northern Ireland in January 1983. Bishop Nerses Bozabaijan of the Armenian Apostolic Church and Pastor Alexei Bychkov, general secretary of the Baptist Union in the USSR are pictured walking along Elmwood Avenue, Belfast.
Have a look through our old photographs and see who you can spot.
5. Miss Kathleen Acheson, district dietitian in north and west Belfast, seated, is toasted by colleagues at a presentation ceremony and dinner given in her honour in the Conway Hotel, Dunmurry, to mark her retirement after 34 years of service on the staff of the Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast. Included are Miss Anne Wilson, Miss Heather Johnston, Miss Geraldine O’Reilly, Miss Margaret Jordan, Mrs June Hutchinson and Mrs Margaret McCloskey. Picture: News Letter archives
Miss Kathleen Acheson, district dietician in north and west Belfast, seated, is toasted by colleagues at a presentation ceremony and dinner given in her honour in the Conway Hotel, Dunmurry, to mark her retirement after 34 years of service on the staff of the Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast. Included are Miss Anne Wilson, Miss Heather Johnston, Miss Geraldine O’Reilly, Miss Margaret Jordan, Mrs June Hutchinson and Mrs Margaret McCloskey. Picture: News Letter archives Photo: News Letter archives/Darryl Armitage
6. Pictured in January 1983 is Miss Joy Gilliland, clerical officer at Greenmount Agricultural College with a sturdy set of twin lambs ay the college farm. Picture: Farming Life/News Letter archives
Pictured in January 1983 is Miss Joy Gilliland, clerical officer at Greenmount Agricultural College with a sturdy set of twin lambs ay the college farm. Picture: Farming Life/News Letter archives Photo: News Letter archives/Darryl Armitage
7. Nearly 1,000 dancers gathered in Caproni’s Ballroom in Bangor for one final fling in January 1983 before the bulldozers moved in to demolish what had been a great social institution in the town since it was founded in 1924. Pictured is Mr Robin Martin and his wife Maureen, dressed in 1950s style for the last dance at Caproni’s Ballroom in Bangor. Picture: News Letter archives
Nearly 1,000 dancers gathered in Caproni’s Ballroom in Bangor for one final fling in January 1983 before the bulldozers moved in to demolish what had been a great social institution in the town since it was founded in 1924. Pictured is Mr Robin Martin and his wife Maureen, dressed in 1950s style for the last dance at Caproni’s Ballroom in Bangor. Picture: News Letter archives Photo: News Letter archives/Darryl Armitage
8. Nearly 1,000 dancers gathered in Caproni’s Ballroom in Bangor for one final fling in January 1983 before the bulldozers moved in to demolish what had been a great social institution in the town since it was founded in 1924. Pictured are Pat Bleakley, left from Bangor, Carole Gibson, centre, from Belfast, and Kaye Wilson from Donaghadee relive old times at the ballroom. Picture: News Letter archives
Nearly 1,000 dancers gathered in Caproni’s Ballroom in Bangor for one final fling in January 1983 before the bulldozers moved in to demolish what had been a great social institution in the town since it was founded in 1924. Pictured are Pat Bleakley, left from Bangor, Carole Gibson, centre, from Belfast, and Kaye Wilson from Donaghadee relive old times at the ballroom. Picture: News Letter archives Photo: News Letter archives/Darryl Armitage