The creator of the Narnia books has been enlisted to help wean a new generation off paramilitary activities in Northern Ireland. As Disney prepares to bring CS Lewis's The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe to the big screen this Christmas, culture campaigners in East Belfast are reclaiming the author as an alternative role model for children in the Ulster loyalist stronghold. A mural dedicated to Lewis's legacy and Ulster roots has replaced another that once celebrated the exploits of armed loyalist paramilitaries. The move to 'de-militarise' the walls of Protestant East Belfast has also seen murals praising the UVF erased and replaced with ones highlighting the local roots of Northern Irish soccer stars such as George Best, Derek Dougan and Sammy McIlroy. Other 'de-militarised' walls in the area include one now with a mural recalling Alamo hero Davy Crockett's Ulster origins. [More]