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Eels for breakfast today, the ones from here are sought after around the world. Eels have been fished from the River Bann and Lough Neagh for 8000 years, something they鈥檙e celebrating in the first ever River to Lough Festival at the Eel fishery at Toome. Pat Close is the chairman of the Lough Neagh Fisherman鈥檚 co-operative and he鈥檒l be joining us to tell us all about the festival and local fisherman Martin Devlin can tell us all about fishing Eels. 听<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

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The River to Lough Eel Festival is on today at Toome Eel Fishery between 12 and 6 and it's Free to get in.

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We鈥檙e in County Armagh today too. In Portadown there鈥檚 a magical place on the outskirts of the town where fish, birds, plants, herbs and Alice in Wonderland live! Edenvilla Park is an amazing green space with a secret garden and a green flag award status, and somewhere that our guest, Parks Manager Noel Mitchell, is very proud of.听听听

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Edenvilla Park and Secret Garden is on Bachelors Walk in Portadown, open Monday - Friday, 9-5pm

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For more information call 028 3833 7207

History is being brought to life in Fermanagh this weekend with Headhunters, banquets, butlers, house maids, fusiliers and mummers. You can get involved today and tomorrow in Florencecourt, Auchlimad and Legnabrocky. Eddie Mc Govern will be on the show to tell us more.

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Hezlett house in Castlerock is one of the oldest locally constructed houses in Northern Ireland, particularly famous for its thatched roof. Recently however it鈥檚 been in bad shape so Ronan Lundy has been down to the house to hear all about it from Toby Edwards and meet Master Thatcher Eddie Black who鈥檚 been doing some repair work.

One of the highlights of the Portstewart calendar, Big Sunday was a time when people from all around would come to the town to celebrate the harvest and the end of the summer season. The tradition is in its second year of revival and this year they鈥檝e even throwing in the Saturday for free! Zoe Seaton, founder of the Big Telly Theatre Company will tell us all about this year鈥檚 festivities and we鈥檒l have some memories of Big Sunday in its Hay Day.听听

Big Sunday is today and tomorrow in Portstewart, more information can be found at

We鈥檙e also having a look at salt on the show today, on the shore line of Ballycastle which a hundred years ago was a thriving, heavy industrial site. The remains of the ancient 17th century salt works have never been excavated, until now. Wes Forsythe and his team from the centre for maritime archaeology at the University of Ulster have been working hard. Deirdre Donnelly met up with Wes to find out more.听听

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National Poetry day is coming up next Thursday, but we鈥檝e got a preview with some of the young people who competed in the Lena Mackerel Poetry Competition for Primary Schools. The competition has been running for the last 15 years and we鈥檒l be hearing from adjudicator Patricia Fawcett as well as three competitors; Stephen with his poem Tractor run, Rebecca with Cyber Bullying and Alastair with his poem Horse at War.听