BOOKS IN STOCK

The Irish Wade book is in stock and can be order online at http://www.wadeireland.co.uk/

Delivery of the book will coincide with the launch date of Friday 17th August.

Wade Ireland website nearing 100k hits

The Wade Ireland website is close to 100k hits in just over its first year. There has been incredible interest in Irish Wade throughout the world and we are looking forward to meeting many international guests at out Wade exhibition in Portadown , Northern Ireland on Friday/Saturday 17/18 August 2007. A book is to be launched of Irish Wade at the exhibition.

The website can be found at www.wadeireland.co.uk

Iris Carryer award

Iris Carryer the daughter of Sir George Wade and co-founder in 1946 of the Wade factory in Portadown is to receive a major award from Craigavon Borough Council.

She is to receive a Honary citizen of the Borough award from the Mayor Councillor Robert Smyth. Only 5 have ever been handed out before.

It is hoped that she will be personally able to receive the award during the Wade ireland exhibition in Portadown which opens to the public on Saturday 18th August to mid November 2007

More Wade Dig photographs by Jim Edgar

Look there's something - Merle Edgar spots something and Harry Eakin looks on.

Who is the guy in the yellow coat?

Hi -look what I have found. Its a brown bear.

Cardwell in the middle of the hole. He wasn't the only one getting his hands dirty !

Cardwell McClure , John Eakin & Harry Eakin looking for Wade pieces.

You can now view the short video :
WATCH WADE DIG VIDEO

Wade Dig Photographs

Cardwell McClure looking for a piece of Wade. We found a good few pieces including Ballywhim Houses, Larry leprechaun, a Brown Bear, A Nat West pig and some green Irish Wade items. Photos of our finds will appear on the blogin next few days.

Merle Edgar looking at some of the pieces found.

Jim Edgar removng Irish Wade wall plaques from the Portadown Gas Works walls. Also floor Wade Ulster tiles were removed from the showroom floor

The digger moving onto the Wade wasteland .

The Wade Dig is on Saturday 30th June 2007

Everything ready we hope for the BIG DIG of the Wade Ireland site on Saturday 30th June starting at 9am. Only approved personnel and press will have access to the dig.

We will display our finds on here and our website http://www.wadeireland.co.uk/

Photographs and maybe a video highlights of the dig will be included.

The area we will be looking at is the former Wade dumping area and who knows what we may uncover. We have received assistance from former employees as to the exact location of the deposits.

This will be a unique opportunity as Vico the developer will be buiding ssometime in the future on the site.

Wade Dig

We are to have a dig at the old Wade factory in Watson Street, Edenderry, Portadown shortly.

There has been a slight hold up due to the insurance cover during the dig. The dig is now hoped to be on Saturday 29 June.

We will let you know if its going ahead. We will take photographs to be posted here afterwards. Everyone is excited as we know there were large number of products deposited in wasteland beside the factory. The exact location is a secret. ( sorry for any gold diggers out there)