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Galway Advertiser

September 30 2004

Habitat to open in Fairgreen next week
BY MARY O'CONNOR Habitat Ireland, a world leader in contemporary home design, will open a new store on Fairgreen Road next week. This will be the franchise's third store in Ireland - the others are in Dublin and Belfast - and marks a continuation in the 40-year-old company's expansion plans. Galway is a vibrant city with distinct attractions, says Malcolm Brighton who holds the franchise rights for Habitat in the republic and Northern Ireland. "Galway and Belfast were both important locations for us as we looked to expand our business. Each city has a distinct attraction - Galway is a vibrant, exciting and growing city." The new 11,000 square feet store will provide nine new jobs for the area. The architectural work was carried out by Irish firm Douglas Wallace and promises to be a new concept in interior retailing in the west. Terence Conran set up Habitat's first store in 1964 on London's Fulham Road.
When Bob Parsonson (above centre) first stumbled upon The Black Magic Big Band little did he know that he would end up managing them for eight years. Having just emigrated from England he couldn't believe that such a band existed in the west of Ireland. Last Monday the members of the band, along with Paul Grealish, presented Bob, who is leaving for New Zealand, with a piece of engraved crystal and a framed disc of the band's CD This Could Be The Start in appreciation of the service he has given. Pictured above at Monday night's presentation were (from left) Paul Grealish, Bob Parsonson and Mo People of all ages will unite. Street. Photo: Mike Shaughnessy They will travel for miles with

the determination and the desire to reclaim a world record, whilst raising a lot of money for charity.

A special treat for October 2nd - 11am-3pm photo enthusiasts
BY ANDREW HAMILTON Popular RTE presenter Podge Kelly will be the special guest of the Galway Camera Club on Wednesday at 8pm. Mr Kelly, who wrote and presented the What a picture and What a digital picture shows on RTE 1 will give a talk covering all aspects of photographyslide, mono, and digital photography. Mr Kelly came to national prominence in the 1990s through his popular TV shows and quickly gained a reputation for explaining the nuances of photography in simple English. He is a former president of the Irish Photographic Federation and Tallaght Photographic Society, and the founder of Peoples Photography which is an annual outdoor exhibition held in St Stephen's Green, Dublin. The meeting takes place in the White Room, of GMIT's Cluain Mhuire Campus and new members are welcome to attend. The Galway Camera Society hosts its weekly meetings in the White Room each Wednesday at 8.15pm and invites anyone with an interest to go along.

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An exclusive range of Irish made and designed cards for corporate or personal use

Large selection of Qaulity Irish Charity Christmas Cards now in stock Competitively priced Choice to support an Irish charity Contact

The WORLD'S LARGEST table quiz will take place at the RADISSON SAS Hotel on Tuesday 19th October 2004. We will need approx 1500 people to help achieve this record. DJ's Jimmy Norman & Ollie Turner will M.C. on the night. Doors open 8pm.
in Aid of Tables of 4 100. To book please call

Radisson SAS Hotel
Tuesday 19th October, 8pm

091 538300
We would like to thank all of our supporters from last year. You helped include the Big Quiz in the Guinness Book of World Records 2005 page 111.

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