Ardoyne Republicans open Garden of Reflection to local Victims of the Conflict

LONG MONTHS of hard work have came to fruition for people in the Ardoyne, Ligoniel and Bone areas of north Belfast when the new Garden of Reflection was officially opened at Herbert Street in Ardoyne as a lasting memorial to those who lost their lives during the conflict.

Hundreds of people travelled across the city on Sunday to join local republicans and community activists for a parade from the site of the old memorial on Berwick Road to the new site, built on reclaimed derelict land by members of the Ardoyne, Bone, Ligoniel Heritage Association.

Leading the parade was a republican colour party, followed by representatives of those from the areas who lost their lives in the conflict.

Groups of republican ex-POWs from the Falls, Ballymurphy, New Lodge and further afield joined the parade behind former prisoners from Ardoyne, Ligoniel and the Bone districts.