Balmoral Show Day 3
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00:00 I'm with Janine Dunlop from Eglinton riding her Clydesdale horse.
00:06 What's the name of the horse Janine?
00:07 It's Donnyborough McClara.
00:08 And it is a mighty big horse.
00:10 Yes, she's 17 and 1 hands high.
00:12 17 and 1 hands high.
00:14 And is she hard to handle?
00:15 She's not. She's only a baby. She's learning the rope. She's doing really well.
00:19 She's just a baby?
00:20 Yes.
00:21 Is she going to get much bigger?
00:22 She'll start to fall out I would say.
00:24 Right, okay.
00:25 She's already mighty big.
00:27 And tell me, what's so special about this breed for you Janine, compared to other breeds?
00:31 We're coming from farming backgrounds. It's lovely to have Clydesdale still on the farm at home.
00:35 Yes.
00:36 And traditionally they were bred for farming, but over the years now it's amazing what they can do and they have such a mighty step.
00:42 So they still have practical applications?
00:44 They do. You can still use them within the farm, yes.
00:46 And what practical ways would you have used it before?
00:49 Me personally, I don't do any farming with them, but I just like the idea of having them on the farm.
00:55 Yes.
00:56 For the ancestors, they would have had them on the farm.
00:58 They're a beautiful horse, aren't they?
01:00 Yes.
01:01 Thank you very much.
01:02 Thank you.
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02:18 I'm speaking to a French lady here at the Balmoral Show, and she is here to promote the French Balmoral Show.
02:25 So, if you could introduce yourself please. You are?
02:28 Yes, I'm Charlotte.
02:29 Yes.
02:30 Based in Dublin.
02:31 Uh-huh.
02:32 Living in Ireland for 25 years.
02:34 Yes.
02:35 And for the, I would say, 15 years, I'm the official promoter of Sommet de l'Elevage,
02:42 which is a trade fair on every year in October in the middle of France called Clermont-Ferrand.
02:49 And it's over four days and attracts over 100,000 people. It's really the French Balmoral Show.
02:54 Correct, yes.
02:55 And so you'd be very glad to see any of our people here that want to come along?
02:58 We would love to see more people from Northern Ireland, because we would have an all-Ireland delegation going to the fair every year.
03:08 And just lastly, Charlotte, I have to ask you, how many times have you been to the Balmoral Show?
03:14 Every year.
03:15 And which is better?
03:17 Well, I'm going, I can't say. Both of them have interests, you know.
03:24 You will find breed that you would find in Ireland that you wouldn't find in France. That's the difference.
03:32 Very diplomatic answer. Thank you very much. Lovely chatting to you.
03:35 Thank you.
03:36 Hello there. I'm Jason Smith, Sales Manager for Hunter & Robinson Environmental.
03:46 We're based in Turrowan.
03:48 Our business is basically supplying a wide range of slurry storage equipment here for farmers across the UK and Ireland here, and some export as well.
04:01 So I'll just hand over to William now, and he can explain some of the systems that we offer.
04:08 Hello, my name is William Boggs, and I am a Sales Technician for Lint and Robinson.
04:14 So I just want to explain some of the range of products that we do.
04:17 We do a lot of slurry storage products. The main product would be the plumber store tanks, car silos.
04:23 We also do slurry lagoon liners.
04:25 We also do the slurry bag.
04:27 And we also are getting into the mixing systems.
04:31 We do our own slurry aeration system.
04:34 We've been doing it over 15 years now, quite across the UK and Ireland.
04:39 And then now we're getting into the slurry separating market.
04:43 We also offer quite a range of industrial products here.
04:47 We're erecting permafrost tanks within the industrial market here for creameries, factories, etc.
04:54 And so on, councils, which is quite a large part of the business as well.
05:00 The main part on the agricultural side of things would be on the dairy farms with aeration systems and slurry storage.
05:10 A lot of the cows are being kept in all year round now, so the aeration system is quite an important part within all those systems.
05:18 So any of these products, if you're interested in them, you can contact us on 02871730277 or sales@lintonandrobinston.co.uk.
05:31 We also have a Facebook page there, so you can go on and like it and just see a range of some of our latest projects that have been completed, just to see across the UK and Ireland.
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05:58 This is Ray Burrows, MBE, Chairman of the Ulster Aviation Society, and he's standing proudly here beside the engine of a Hurricane.
06:09 Ray, isn't that great, giving the technical name for this?
06:12 It is great. It's a Rolls-Royce Merlin engine, one of the most famous engines during World War II.
06:16 It not only powered the Hurricane, it powered the Spitfire, the Lancaster, the Mosquito, and eventually the American Mustang.
06:23 Okay, and this particular one has been through, this is where the propellers would have been here, Ray?
06:28 Yes.
06:29 And this one has got a very, a tragic story behind it, yeah?
06:34 Yes, the Hurricane took off from Aldergrove in 1940. It was being flown by a Polish pilot.
06:39 Can I just walk around it here while you're talking?
06:41 When we were up and around the Cushendon, Cushendall area, the engine seized, and the Polish pilot of course tried to get out.
06:49 Unfortunately, when he stepped out of the wing to jump off, his parachute opened and caught around the aircraft.
06:55 Right.
06:56 So he had no option but to get back in, and by that time the aircraft was in an almost vertical dive.
07:01 So we recovered the aircraft.
07:03 So obviously he was killed?
07:04 He was, yes.
07:05 Yes, tragically. Okay, and you recovered it in the 1980s?
07:07 We recovered the engine in the 1980s.
07:09 Yep.
07:10 We dug down into the beach bog about 12 feet, and we came across the back of the engine.
07:15 Yep.
07:16 And then I racked up a short tripod, lock and tackle, dug the hole bigger and deeper, and actually pulled out the whole engine.
07:23 So now anyone can come and, they can book some tickets and come and see it for themselves and hear the full story?
07:29 Absolutely.
07:30 And where are you based?
07:31 We're based at the Mayor's London case.
07:33 And they can find you online?
07:34 They can find us online. We have a very active Facebook page, and they'll have no difficulty coming to see us.
07:41 Thank you very much.
07:42 This is Action for Children at the Balmoral Show. Would you like to introduce yourself and tell us what your role is?
07:49 My name's Avery Bowser. I'm a fostering services manager with Action for Children, so I'm responsible for our fostering service across Northern Ireland.
07:57 And tell me a bit about the work of Action for Children here in Northern Ireland.
08:02 We're one of the UK's largest children's charities, and we work with children from 0 to 25, supporting children, young people and families.
08:10 We do a wide range of things. Obviously, I do fostering, but we also do a lot of family support, a lot of work in early years through Sure Start, with young carers and with young people who are 16 plus and homeless.
08:23 And what's the demand like for foster carers in Northern Ireland at the moment?
08:28 Huge. We're at a point where we've got more children in care than we've ever had. There's currently 4,000 young people, children in care.
08:37 We really can't meet the demand for foster placements, so it's really quite urgent to find people in all parts of Northern Ireland.
08:45 And what do you need to be, or what do you need to have, what do you need to offer to be a foster carer?
08:52 There's a couple of basic requirements. You do need to be over 21, and you really need to have a room, like space in your home, for a child to actually have their own bedroom.
09:00 But beyond that, we're looking for people who've got the ability to work with children and young people and care for them and give them time and make space in their lives.
09:08 You don't have to have been a parent before, but you need to show us that you can look after children and you've got the skills to work with children.
09:16 And how can people find out more about becoming foster carers? Can they look online?
09:22 Yeah, you can look online at actionforchildren.org.uk and you look under fostering, you'll find us.
09:28 You'll also find us on Facebook, which is another way to find out information about us.
09:34 Tell me a wee bit about you.
09:36 My name's Samuel Lewis. I've been working in the family business since I was about 16, which is 44, 45 years.
09:46 My father started way back in the early 70s, my late father backstarted in hearing aids way back in 1956.
09:53 I came straight into the family business from school and I've been here ever since.
09:57 I always say I've got the smallest CV in Belfast because I've been here. And supplying hearing aids and helping people who are hard of hearing for all my life, really.
10:09 And is there a stigma, do you find, of people with hearing loss?
10:13 Not as much now as there used to be. More people are wearing different types of hearing devices, so hearing aids I think are getting more acceptable.
10:22 The majority of people who need hearing aids are in the older age bracket. There are a few in the younger age bracket.
10:28 But certainly you're getting enquiries from all age groups now.
10:32 And just how many different types of hearing aids are available?
10:37 You can get up to 80 different types of hearing aids, but a lot depends on the type of deafness and the degree of loss, which determines the level of technology.
10:47 Whether it's in your ear or behind your ear, and different sizes.
10:52 I always tell people the most expensive isn't the best. It depends on your individual hearing loss.
10:57 And how do you go about determining what suits which individual?
11:02 First thing is, everybody has to get a free hearing test. From that I would know the type of deafness and the degree of loss.
11:09 And what hearing aid and level of technology would suit them.
11:13 According to their dexterity, their capabilities, we've got to take all that into account.
11:18 And their age, etc.
11:20 In other words, we wouldn't prescribe the smallest hearing aid that they would like, but the smallest hearing aid that would suit their problem at the end of the day.
11:30 And how long is the process between a first consultation and actually getting fitted?
11:36 From consultation to getting fitted would be about two weeks, roughly two to three weeks.
11:42 So it's quite quick.
11:43 It's quite quick, yes.
11:46 Go ahead.
11:47 And are you online?
11:50 Yes, we have a website. You can't book online, you have to ring us personally and book us.
11:56 I do hearing tests either on my premises in Orby Drive or I'll go out to the house and test the person's hearing, which is free.
12:04 And I would cover all of Northern Ireland. And there's no obligation.
12:07 And what's your contact number then?
12:09 02890 796 555.
12:14 Thank you.
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