The Dock is in the pink!
The Dock cafe will have special Giro opening hours this weekend, pink tee shirts and a pink website!
Chaplain to the Titanic Quarter, Revd Chris Bennett, writes:
“The Giro is coming… the Giro is coming… The Titanic Quarter is abuzz with excitement as we prepare for another mad, busy, wonderful global event in our wee city…
As you can imagine, we’re prepared for a crazy weekend in The Dock. Every volunteer has been refused any leave, illness, absence or any other shilly–shallying: it’s all hands on deck for our extending opening from 9.00 am–7.00 pm on Friday and 9.00 am – 5.00 pm on Saturday.
We’ve laid on suitable amounts of coffee: James reckons this lot is enough to make 7000 cuppas!
And just in case all 7000 customers arrive at once, we’re spreading out for the weekend! Joachim and the team have been busy all week setting up an overflow area in Block A of the ARC (that’s the shop unit at the far end of the apartments from Dock Cafe). As well as overflow seating for Honesty Box cuppas, we’re setting this section up as a pop–up market featuring the very best of local entrepreneurs and suppliers.
It’s all overseen by Elaine – who you’ll recognise from the Dock Pop–Up Market (where she began her Waffle Hut selling tasty sweet and savoury waffles). She’s bringing along some of her cohorts from the We Make Belfast pop–up shop – sweet–makers, illustrators, textile and pottery makers, home–made ice–cream, jewellery makers, photographers, purveyors of fresh seafood chowder and street food, and many more…
Another Giro–related activity of the last few days saw an energetic team of Dock volunteers pick up the shovels to do some repair work to the amazing Wish land artwork beside Dock Cafe. Having been slightly damaged by winter winds and puddles, we hope we’ve brought it back to its original splendour… we’ll find out from the helicopter footage at the start of the Giro!”
Those opening hours again are Friday: 9.00 am – 7.00 pm and Saturday: 9.00 am –5.00 pm.
Visit The Dock website here.
St Patrick’s Ballymacarrett is decked out in pink!