Jolene Burns from Belfast pictured enjoying the sun at Crawfordsburn, beach near Bangor.
Taylor Cochrane , Shannon and Brooke Morgan enjoy a Teddy Bears Picnic at Stormont
Sarah Bryce, Rachel Bryce, Emma Holmes and Kyle Boyd at Helens Bay . May 2010
Emily McAllister, in Belfast
Jayde Deegan and Tomas Manning at Helens Bay. May 2010
Laura Murray and Blaine McMillan, Belfast City Hall.
Caran Winchester, in Belfast
Sarah Hanna and Megan Harding at Helens Bay. May 2010
Kristina McAllister, in Belfast. May 2010
Mairtin Lyons and Sarah-Leagh Meenan at Helens Bay. May 2010
Niamh and Sarah-Leagh Meenanat ,Helens Bay. May 2010
Lauren Tracey, pictured in Belfast. May 2010
The fountains at Custom House Square in Belfast. May 2010
Emma Boyle and Eimear McDonnell enjoy the good weather at the Belfast City Hall
Alice Kavanagh, right from Monastervin, Co. Kildare and Ella Weld from Newbridge, Co. Kildare enjoy some ice cream at the Curragh races. May 2010
Miss Belfast City finalists soaking up the sun in Belfast city centre. May 2010
Miss Belfast City finalists soaking up the sun in Belfast city centre. May 2010
21 year old Diana Divoux from France, who is studying in Belfast, soaking up the sun on the banks of Belfast Lough. May 2010
Judith Carville, Sarah Magennis and Joanne Lamb at Helen's Bay. May 2010
A Common Marmoset enjoys a date filled ice cream at Blair Drummond Safari Park near Stirling. May 2010
nd May 2010. Children's festival in the Waterworks in north Belfast. Left to right. Four-year-old twins Katie Bradley-Irvine and her brother Jason from east Belfast pictured after having their faces painted.
Jayde Deegan at Helens Bay. May 2010.
2nd May 2010. Children's festival in the Waterworks in north Belfast. Seven-year-old Lana Turner from the Cliftonville area with two badges she made.
22nd May 2010. Children's festival in the Waterworks in north Belfast. Left to right. Sean McDermott(8) with his brother Sean are entertained at the Flea Circus by Madame Tiptop and Felix Flip-flop.
22nd May 2010. Children's festival in the Waterworks in north Belfast. Children are entertained by a couple of performers in the park.
22nd May 2010. Children's festival in the Waterworks in north Belfast. Left to right. Molley Agnew Boyce(9) from Fortwilliam and Ted Anderson(2) from Holywood play with a device which makes sounds as they draw.
22nd May 2010. Children's festival in the Waterworks in north Belfast. General views of the park.
22nd May 2010. Children's festival in the Waterworks in north Belfast. Swedish juggler Ture Holm from Premiere Circus pictured in the park.
22nd May 2010. Children's festival in the Waterworks in north Belfast. A BMX demonstration in the park.
22nd May 2010. Children's festival in the Waterworks in north Belfast. Seven-year-old Libby Maloney from Belfast meets one of the circus characters in the park.
22nd May 2010. Children's festival in the Waterworks in north Belfast. Seven-year-old Chloe Leinster from Fortwilliam getting her face painted.
22nd May 2010. Children's festival in the Waterworks in north Belfast. Fluffy the dragon from Cork Circus pictured in the park.
May 2010. Children's festival in the Waterworks in north Belfast. Left to right. Harry Felmingham(6) Ruben Maloney(6) and his sister Libby(7) pictured in the park.
2nd May 2010. Children's festival in the Waterworks in north Belfast. A cinema in the park.
2nd May 2010. Children's festival in the Waterworks in north Belfast. Five-year-old Natasha Hamilton from Ardoyne gets her face painted.
2nd May 2010. Children's festival in the Waterworks in north Belfast. Seven-year-old Chloe Leinster from Fortwilliam after getting her face painted.
2nd May 2010. Children's festival in the Waterworks in north Belfast. Julie Ann Turley(8) with her sister Aimee Smith Turley(3) from the Newlodge.
A newly arrived brown bear from Sweden cools down in its pool with a fruit filled ice lolly at Blair Drummond Safari Park near Stirling. May 2010
George Carling takes a break during the Garden Festival at Hillsborough Castle
Edinburgh University students Rebecca Richards (left) Kamilla Kvinge (right) enjoy the hot weather at Portobello beach near Edinburgh
Ola Kociak (left) and Annie Calkin enjoy the hot weather at Portobello beach near Edinburgh
01 June 2010
A mini-heatwave is expected to descend on Northern Ireland this week as summer arrives on time for a change.
Temperatures are expected to rise into the low 70s as the region basks in glorious sunshine - warming us up following the coldest May since 1996.
Despite showers predicted for today, Wednesday and Thursday are expected to be warm, dry and sunny with temperatures reaching 20 degrees celcius.
And the glorious weather kicked off yesterday as the region basked in Spring Bank Holiday sunshine.
Families took advantage of the good weather at Stormont estate wher an action-packed family fun day was held with everything from bungee trampolining jumps to puppet shows on offer.
There were 16 zones offering different activities for the young and young at heart, all raising money for the BBC’s Children In Need appeal.
Among the host of attractions was storytelling, penalty kick competitions, dog agility, obedience and heelwork displays to music displays and an opportunity to meet Pudsey and have a photograph taken with him.
Other attractions included guided tours of Parliament Buildings, displays by the PSNI ,the NI Fire and Rescue Service, W5 and Exploris Aquarium.
There was also a display of vintage and modern motorcycles, a climbing tower, face-painting and a sweet tucker trial, where children had to guess the flavour of sweets while blindfolded.
Music was provided outdoors and indoors as scores of people flocked to the event.
Elsewhere, sunworshippers braved the chilly waters of Belfast Lough with people taking a dip at Crawfordsburn Beach near Bangor.
Matt Dobson, forecaste for the Meteo Group said: “Mr Dobson said: “From Wednesday onwards, the weather will improve. It's going to be dry, with sunshine.”
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