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Thousands of people have attended a kite flying festival on the Ards Peninsula on Sunday.
The event, which was held in Millisle, is in its second year, after being to paused due to the Covid-19 pandemic. While wind speeds were not ideal, people gathered to show off their skills and watch colourful displays. Stephen Newell, chair of the Ards Peninsula Villages Partnership, said the group wanted to host "a low-cost family fun day".
He first got the idea for a kite festival after visiting Australia and the Canary Islands where kite festivals are more established.Stephen Newell said the kite festival will be an annual feature in the Ards Peninsula calendar"The peninsula is blessed with a couple of things; really beautiful beaches and occasionally, really strong winds which we thought were ideal for kites," Mr Newell told BBC News NI.
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