Council officers are advising against widespread consultation due to strength of support from locals
Belfast Council officials are advising elected members to name a playground in the Village area after the 1950’s pop legend Ruby Murray, following a groundswell of local support.
Ruby Florence Murray was born in Moltke Street, off the Donegall Road, and became one of the most popular singers in Britain and Ireland in the 1950’s, scoring ten UK chart single hits between 1954 and 1959. She made pop chart history in March 1955 by having five hits in the Top Twenty in a single week.She was an actress, performing on film with Frankie Howard, and had her own television show in the 50’s.
The council report states: “At the beginning of the development the community, through Blackstaff Community Development Association, requested the asset be named after the late Ruby Murray who was a local resident. The complexities of completing the land transfer were such that the naming was not treated as a priority at the time and for the council the asset is referred to as Nubia St. playground.
It adds: "Whilst there is no current policy on the naming of parks, framework forms the basis of current practice, with the public consultation element carried out through the council’s “Your Say” platform.
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