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If there’s anyone who is proud to see PHC’s field back up and running again it’s Kyle Lightbourne. The former English Premier League footballer got his first shot in the spotlight while playing football with the club as a teenager. The field had be...

A prolific creator of Bermuda kites, Eugene O’Connor Sr, has mastered the craft over many decades and has always enjoyed sharing the tricks of the trade with the Island’s young people. Along with son Dennie, Mr O’Connor gave a group of primary school...

21 April 2014 Dear Sir, My friend and I stopped by Astwood Park for a few minutes on Good Friday to watch the kite flying action. The park was crowded with individuals and families picnicking, playing games, relaxing and of course flying kites of all...

Good Friday celebrations at Horseshoe Bay were in full flow on the Southampton beach yesterday despite early cloudy skies — and the traditional KiteFest kicked in at midday with the drums and whistles of Gombeys. The Warwick Gombey Troupe led a crowd...

There’s a lot to love about the Good Friday and Easter holiday — especially if you hail from a place like Bermuda. Whether you’re spending quality time making traditional paper kites with your children, sampling delicious fishcakes made by the chef ...

The agony of de kite ­— anyone whose ever tried to make or fly a traditional Bermuda kite has felt it. “Isn’t wrecking kites part of Good Friday,” said Hubert Watlington. “I love Easter and especially Good Friday, the beginning of spring and kites. E...

Good Friday revellers have been warned to keep their kites away from the airport due to safety concerns. Air Operations Officer Lonnie Bascome said that kite flying is specifically prohibited in the areas of Kindley Field Road, Kindley Field Park, Cl...

The Annual Bermuda Good Friday KiteFest is preparing for take off at Horseshoe Bay in Southampton. “Kite Flying has long been one of Bermuda’s oldest and most cherished traditions and The Bermuda Good Friday KiteFest celebrates this legacy by inviti...

Wind, cold and occasional rain couldn’t keep thousands of people from celebrating Good Friday at Horseshoe Bay yesterday. KiteFest, put together by the Chewstick Foundation, marked the holiday with kite and fishcake competitions, along with live musi...

Chewstick’s Good Friday celebrations at Horseshoe Bay are back on after Government issued a last-minute permit for the event. The about-face comes a day after the charity cancelled the annual event, claiming the Department of Parks ignored repeated r...

Annual Good Friday celebrations at Horseshoe Bay got the green light today after Government issued the necessary permit to organisers Chewstick. Environment Minister Sylvan Richards said the charity was given the good news this afternoon. “While new ...

Easter weekend is all about traditional cooking for Cecille Snaith-Simmons. Mrs Simmons, who penned ‘The Bermuda Cook Book’, will be making codfish cakes and hot cross buns for Good Friday. Her culinary skills were highlighted by her son Jahmahl Simm...