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Féile 2018 would not be possible without the collaboration of the many groups, initiatives, volunteers and residents from throughout the Bogside, Brandywell, Creggan, Bishop Street and Fountain areas who have come to shape and manage this programme of events. We would also like to acknowledge the support of funders including Derry City & Strabane District Council Community Festivals Fund and PCSP, Housing Executive Cohesion Projectand Urban Villages. The Urban Villages Initiative is a key action within the NI Executive’s ‘Together: Building a United Community’ Strategy. It is designed to improve good relations outcomes and to help develop thriving places where there has previously been a history of deprivation and community tension. As part of the Féile 2018 Programme, the Streets Alive project, supported by the Executive’s Office Urban Villages Initiative, will fund a range of events and activities. This year-round Cultural and Festival Programme has been developed by number of community organisations in the Bogside, Bishop Street and Fountain Urban Village areas that are keen to improve relationships between and within communities.
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Welcome to Féile 2018, the 26th annual edition of Derry’s biggest community festival. This year’s programme features more than 70 events over nine August days and nights ranging in form from music, literature, sport, visual arts, fun days, health, discussions, lectures, community consultation and tours.
With 2018 marking the 100th Anniversary of Women achieving the right to vote, the 50th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Movement and with equal marriage rights, language rights and abortion rights still key issues across the country, the theme of this year’s Féile is Rights.Throughout the festival, discussions, debates and film screenings will examine various rights issues on a local, national and international basis. Other highlights include Ship Of Destiny - Festival of Fire at The Gasyard Park. Following the success of the award winning fire show at Féile 2017, acclaimed landscape theatre company, LUXe will produce an evening of unique and beautiful fire on 15th August featuring collaborations with local young people and international artists. The event will also feature a massive music lineup including headline performances from Booka Brass Band, Interskalactic and Touts. Other key outdoor events include the Roaring Meg Bike Show, Meenan Square Village Fair, Drive In Movie at the Brandywell Stadium, Big Bog BBQ and International Food Fair at Free Derry Corner and Wan Big Street Party on Central Drive. The New Gate Fringe Festival returns for the second year at Féile 2018 and offers a number of music, visual arts, discussions, historical and multi-cultural events from 23rdJuly – August 8th. Sporting highlights at Féile 2018 include A Day for Ryan McBride which will see the streets of the Brandywell transformed with a range of footballing based activities and fun for all the family, in tribute to the inspirational Derry City FC captain, Ryan McBride, who passed away in 2017. Other sporting events include the BJ McVeigh Pool Competition, the Padraig Barton Cup and one of the highlights of the summer road race calendar, The Colm Quigley Jog In The Bog. Féile 2018 will also feature a series of art & craft workshops at The Arts Factory, social events for older people and many events and activities for children and young people. For more info, check the festival facebook at www.facebook.com/gasyardfeile or contact the Féile office on 02871262812.
23rd July - 8th August New Gate Fringe Festival Citywide The New Gate Fringe Festival returns for the second year and will see a number of music, visual arts, discussions, historical and multi-cultural events taking place in the Fountain and across the city. Highlights include a Fountain Diaspora event on 27th July, discussions on Civil Rights, truth and justice and the future of the Northern state, cookery demonstrations from award winning chef Emmett McCourt, the premiere of Stephen Bradley’s new play Judgement and the Tartan Walk around Derry’s Walls which will raise money for Circle of Support. For more info, contact New Gate Arts Centre on 02871265869.
Saturday 28th July Roaring Meg Bike Show Derry Walls/Bishop Street: 12noon - 5pm The Roaring Meg Bike Show returns for the tenth year to showcase and promote the culture of motorcycles, scooters and trikes featuring a display of 200+ motorbikes and trikes on the Derry Walls. The event aims to raise money for Just Keep Swimming YaYa, a cancer charity set up in memory of teen biker Alexandra Johnson who passed away earlier this year. The event will feature a family fun section on Bishop Street and live music from AC?DC, John O’Hara and more. This event is funded by the Housing Executive Social Cohesion Fund, Gasyard Development Trust and Derry Credit Union and sponsored by E&I Engineering, Sandinos, Mullan Motor Cycles Derry Taxis, Creggan Road Centra. Alec Orr Paint Shop, Diamond Trikes, The Link Service Station, Derry Taxis, Brendan Kearney Solicitors and McDermott & McGurk Solicitors.
Monday 30th July - Friday 10th August Féile Summer Camp Long Tower Youth Club: 30th July - 3rd August 10.00am - 12.30pm The Gasyard Centre: 6th August - 10th August 10.00am - 12.30pm The Bogside and Brandywell Health Forum will be holding their annual Health Fortnight at Long Tower Youth Club and The Gasyard Centre. Each morning starts with a healthy breakfast at 10 am; followed with two hours of activities from 10.30 am to 12.30 pm including wall climbing, gymnastics, playground games, swimming, cooking and family bus trips on Friday 3rd August and Friday 10th August. To register contact 02871262812 or 02871264012. 30th July-3rd August and 6th-9th August. Mol an oige 2018: Derry Search Youth Group Summer Programme Derry Search Youth Group, Iona Business Park Building self-confidence and community spirit through fun, faith and friendships, Derry Search Youth Group have an action packed few weeks for 11-17 year olds exploring culture, diversity and social action. Places are limited. To register telephone: 07564032130 or email: derrysearchyouthgroup@gmail.com
Sunday August 5th Keep Her Knit Fashion Show The Gasyard Centre: 3pm – 5pm Come along and support local women who have spent the last year designing and creating beautiful items and stunning garments inspired by around the world. This is going to be a fantastic event not to be missed! Tickets £3 available at the Gasyard Reception.
Monday August 6th - Friday August 10th Flaunt Ur Step Dance Academy Summer Scheme The Gasyard Centre Flaunt Ur Step Dance Academy is one of the leading dance academies in the north west. Their summer scheme have been booked out for weeks in advance. Keep an eye on their facebook page for details of upcoming projects for ages 18 months - 18 years.
What is The Derry Model from a Protestant, Unionist, Loyalist perspective? New Gate Arts Centre 1pm - 2pm Derry has addressed many of the difficult issues which remain unresolved elsewhere in the North. Derry City Council became the first public body to embrace power-sharing in 1973. An agreement was reached on the issue of contentious parades in the city between the Apprentice Boys and the Bogside Residents in 2000. David Cameron made a statement of apology in 2010 for the deaths on Bloody Sunday following a twenty-year campaign by families and friends of those killed and injured. But what does this mean from a PUL perspective ? Hear from our visitors from East Belfast and across Derry. Join us for a lively informed discussion.
Tuesday August 7th Massive Messy Play for Babies & Toddlers The Gasyard Centre 11:00am - 12.30pm Explore messy activities with paint, water, sand, baby baths of jelly, spaghetti and much more so if you don’t want the mess at home, come along and we’ll clean up afterwards! Féile Older Peoples Bus Run to Buncrana / Clonmany Buses depart Old Library Trust at 11.45am and The Gasyard Centre at 12noon. This year’s bus run will visit Buncrana for a wee stroll and then onto Clonmany Agricultural Fair followed by dinner, music and dancing at the Inishowen Gateway Hotel. Tickets: £20 includes dinner, travel & admission to agricultural fair. Limited numbers. To book your place contact either Old Library Trust 02871373870 or Bogside Brandywell Health Forum on 02871365330.
BJ McVeigh Memorial Pool Competition House In The Wells 1pm - 5pm Youth from across the city compete to win the annual pool competition in memory of William ‘BJ’ McVeigh.
Wednesday 8th August 2018 Culture Cafe Verbal Arts Centre 10am - 2pm A new Féile event to challenge perceptions and breakdown stereotypes. Come along to our free cultural speed dating event to find out more about the orange order, ex prisoners groups, the Rainbow project to name but a few! To register or for more info contact James on 028 71 261916
Féile Lecture with Fintan O’Toole The Right to Dignity: Civil Rights and The Legacy of Martin Luther King Pilots Row 7.30pm Fintan O’Toole is a columnist with The Irish Times and Leonard L. Milberg Visiting Lecturer in Irish Letters at Princeton. His writings on Brexit have won both the European Press Prize and the Orwell Prize for journalism. Express Yourself Open Call Exhibition The Gasyard Centre 8:00 PM The Open Arts Project in partnership with Bluebell Arts proudly presents the second Open Call exhibition “Express Yourself.” Come and support local artists who have decided to exhibit their collections. A variety of different works from different Arts disciplines. For more information contact 028 71262812 Gasyard Wall Féile & North West Hip Hop Presents! Live @ Bennigans Yard, John Street 9pm - 1am North West Hip Hop have been at the forefront of the Irish Hip Hop scene for the last couple of years, hosting events that give a platform for established and up and coming Hip Hop Artists from Derry, Donegal & even further afield. £3 Entry includes Ticket for hamper raffle.
Wonder Wagon Travelling Stories Across The Neighbourhood 12pm – 4pm Storytelling on your doorstep. Children are invited to come inside our beautiful Wonder Wagon for inspirational storytelling sessions. Keep an eye out as the wagon visits The Bogside, Brandywell, Bishop Street and the Fountain. For more information contact 028 71262812 Creative Jewellery Making Class Dove House Women’s Hub, Meenan Square 12.30pm- 2.30pm Come along and join the creative fun at our craft jewellery workshop where you can learn the art of making jewellery with our expert jewellery designer. You will leave with a handmade unique piece of jewellery. Places are numbered so please call Niamh at 02871 269327 to reserve your spot. Out To Play Magowan Park, Creggan 1pm - 3pm We’ll have lots of fabulous play for babies and toddlers. There will also be face painting, parachute play, games, music making, messy play and activities for older children!
Wednesday 8th August Film Screening: This Is Palestine The Gasyard Centre 1:00 PM ‘This Is Palestine’ is a documentary that follows Riverdance founder John McColgan on a journey through Gaza and the West Bank. The film features powerful interviews with people who have lost their homes, land or family members as a result of the ongoing conflict, as well as inspiring footage of the Israeli and Palestinian activists working together for a just peace. It was produced by Tyrone Productions and Trócaire. The panel for the discussion/Q&A will include John McColgan and Seán Farrell, Director of Trócaire’s International Division, who will speak about their work in the region. Family Film Screening + Siege To Safety Screening The Gasyard Centre 3.00pm Bring the whole family along to our Family Movie Day where we will be screening a family movie and showcasing the work of some of the students from the Model School, who worked with Bluebell Arts project earlier this year as a trailer to our family movie. Light refreshments provided. Admission: Free
Civil rights to Brexit: Continuing the Fight for Rights The Gasyard Centre 7.30pm Fifty years ago people took to the streets of Derry and elsewhere to demand their rights in the Civil Rights campaign. Today the fight for rights is as relevant as ever with the Tory Brexit agenda threatening to undermine the rights that many take for granted. As part of this year’s Féile, Sinn Féin MEP Martina Anderson hosts a discussion on rights and Brexit with civil rights activist Michael Farrell. Farrell was a leader of the People’s Democracy movement in the civil rights campaign and was was interned as a result of his activities. His book, The Orange State, is regarded as one of the definitive works on sectarianism and discrimination in the North. A practising solicitor, now based in Dublin, Farrell has challenged injustice and fought for rights for his entire adult life.
Thursday August 9th House In The Wells Fishing Trip Maydown Fisheries 11am - 5pm Acrylic Paint Workshop The Arts Factory at The Gasyard Centre 2pm - 4pm Ever fancied yourself as a bit of an artist? Why not come along to our taster session in acrylic painting with our expert tutor. Places are limited so registration is required. Contact Fiona at the Gasyard 028 71262812 to reserve your space. Cost: £2
Man In The Moon Pilots Row 7.30pm A hilarious rollercoaster with a dark twist, Man In The Moon is the tender story of one man’s resolve to overcome everything that life has to throw at him. Sean Doran hasn’t had the best of luck. He’s been sacked from his job, his girlfriend has left him, taken their child and he’s back living in his ma’s house. If this kid bought a duck, it would drown. Alone with a carryout at the Half Moon Lake, Sean tries to make sense of it all. Over the course of one night, he takes us on a soul-searching journey through life, love and death, via his past, present and future. A hilarious rollercoaster with a dark twist, Man In The Moon is the tender story of one man’s resolve to overcome everything that life has to throw at him. Tickets: £5/8 from Pilots Row and eventbrite.com.
Picnic In The Park Inveroe Urban Park 12noon - 2pm Join us for a wonderful teddy bear’s picnic which will see music, traditional games, arts & crafts along with popcorn & candyfloss. We will provide picnic blankets and would encourage anyone attending to bring along a picnic with them. We will have several special guests on the day including Parky the magician who will be performing a mesmerising magic show, not to be missed. This is an event which the whole family can enjoy. Everyone Welcome. For further information contact the TNMT on 71367388 / 71261916
Thursday August 9th Pink Ladies Big Bishop Street Breakfast Bash Bishop Street Community Centre 10am - 1pm Come join us for a hearty, healthy family Breakfast. Upcycling Course at Womens Hub The Womens Hub 10am - 1pm Create, reuse and transform old and unwanted furniture into something new. Places are limited. Call Niamh on 02871 269327 to reserve your place.
Free Tony Taylor Vigil Free Derry Corner 6pm Local man Tony Taylor remains imprisoned for more than two and half years upon the word and secret evidence of the British state and intelligence agency MI5. Join us at Free Derry Corner on August 9th, the anniversary of the introduction of Internment without trial, to demand the immediate release of Tony Taylor.
SureStart Family Trip to the Playtrail The Playtrail 10.45am - 2pm Join us for a morning of fun at the fabulous Playtrail and enjoy the adventure play area, sensory garden & woodland fairy walk. Don’t forget your picnic! £1 per person. Buses leave Gasyard at 10.45am Healthy Living Centre, Creggan at 10.45am and return at 2.00pm. Inventing the Myth: Political Passions and the Ulster Protestant Imagination by Connal Parr New Gate Arts Centre 1:00 PM Connal Parr’s book, is an innovative and original exploration of Ulster Protestantism, focusing on the intersections of theatre, culture and politics and highlighting new perspectives which challenge some of the ideas which often circulate about 20th century Protestant culture. Holistic Event Bishop Street Community Centre 1.30pm - 4pm Come join us and the lovely Ellen Hastings for Yoga and after browse the various stalls with information and samples of natural and holistic remedies/activities to enhance your busy life. The event will also feature a talk on the benefits of CBD Oil.
Colm Quigley Jog In The Bog The Gasyard Centre 6:30 PM Colm Quigley Jog In The Bog is a highlight in the summer road race calendar with hundreds of runners of all ages and abilities racing across the Bogside and Brandywell. You can register by private mail, email or call into the Gasyard Centre or Longtower Youth Club. Registration will close on the 7th August 2018. For further info, contact Aisling at the Bogside & Brandywell Health Forum on 71 365330.
Civil Rights at 50 Pilots Row Centre 7.30pm 2018 marks 50 years since the Civil Rights Movement began and initiated events that would change Ireland forever. Invited panellists include Elisha McCallion, Colum Eastwood, Gary Middleton and Ben Lowry who will discuss the legacy of the civil rights movement, its successes, failures, it’s relevance in 2018 and the importance of rights and equality in 21st century Ireland.
Film Screening - The Cambodian Spring The Nerve Centre Cinema 7.30pm An intimate and unique portrait of three people caught up in the chaotic and often violent development that is shaping modern day Cambodia. Shot over 6 years by Derry man Chris Kelly, the film charts the growing wave of land rights protests that led to the ‘Cambodian spring’ and the tragic events that followed. This film is about the complexities and costs both political and personal, of fighting for what you believe in. Tickets: £5 from The Nerve Centre 02871260562. Sean Keenan Quiz Maileys Bar 9.30pm The most challenging quiz in the northern hemisphere returns to Féile 2018. Who will take the top prize this year?
Friday 10th August Female Friday - Brunch The Community Marquee at The Gasyard Centre 11am - 1pm Join us for a panel of local female activists who have stood up and challenged injustices and inequalities against women over the years not just within this city but across the world. Listen to their experiences and also their views on relevant issues affecting women today. Have your chance to ask questions or share experiences and views. Impact of Parachute Regiment in Belfast 1970-73 Museum of Free Derry 1:00 PM The Pat Finucane Centre works with families whose members have been killed, injured, abused or tortured by the Parachute Regiment. They examined these cases with a view to exposing the ‘corporate identity’ and more importantly, the corporate responsibility of the Paras for their litany of abuses. The launch of PFC’s report on this work will contribute to an understanding of the culture, training and mind-set of the Paras which enabled them to operate as they were intended to by the political establishment in London. It is especially timely as we prepare for the new inquest into the Ballymurphy Massacre. Followed by Q&A with Micheál Smith (PFC Caseworker), Pádraig O’Muirigh (solicitor) and a member of the Ballymurphy Massacre Campaign.
House In The Wells BBQ in memory of William ‘BJ’ McVeigh House In The Wells 1:00 PM William ‘BJ’ McVeigh, who cared for the residents in the House in the Wells for many years, passed away in 2017. In his final weeks, he was cared for by his family and the Foyle Hospice. We ask anyone attending this year’s BBQ to donate a minimum of £1 which will be donated to the Foyle Hospice in memory of BJ. All welcome.
Meenan Square Village Fair Meenan Square 1:00 PM - 5pm The theme of this year’s Village fair is ‘taking our streets back’. We will be taking over Meenan Square, Meenan Park, Dove Gardens, Abbots walk and going a walk down memory lane, playing some of the old playground games and many more activities including a petting zoo, kiddies area, bouncy castles, cooking demonstrations, races, glamourous granny and bonny baby contest.
Language, Resistance and Revival: Culturlann Ui Chanain 3.00PM Dr. Feargal Mac Ionnrachtaigh discusses the groundbreaking linguistic and educational developments that took place among republican prisoners in Long Kesh prison from 1972-2000. During a period of often bitter struggle between republican prisoners and the British state, the Irish language was taught and spoken as a form of resistance during incarceration. Time for Truth - An t-am chun firinne Stephen McConomy memorial - Fahan Street 3.00PM More than 20 years since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement, many families still await truth and justice for their family members who died during the conflict. Speakers at this event include Emmet McConomy, brother of Stephen McConomy who was murdered by a British Soldier in 1982 and Robert McClenaghan from McGurks Bar Massacre Campaign for Truth. Organised by the Bogside & Brandywell Monument Committee.
Vintage Tea Dance The Community Marquee at The Gasyard Centre 5pm - 8pm Slip on your dancing shoes and enjoy live music from the supremely talented John Trotter Band with a traditional vintage afternoon high tea of sandwiches and hot buffet, Tickets: £2
Our Space Open Mic Our Space, Waterloo Place 7:00 PM Singer songwriter event featuring some of the city’s best young talent.
Film Screening - Ballymurphy Precedent The Nerve Centre Cinema 7.30pm The Ballymurphy Precedent tells the story of the death of eleven innocent people at the hands of the British Army in a Catholic estate in Belfast in 1971. This is a massacre that few have heard of outside of Ireland, yet it was one of the most significant events in the Troubles. The British army continues to cover it up because they cannot afford to admit the truth. The relatives of those who died are fighting for justice - and our investigation shows why. This secret massacre led directly to the Bloody Sunday killings by the same Parachute regiment just five months later. Tickets: £5 from The Nerve Centre 02871260562. The Naked Spine The Gasyard Centre 8:00 PM Irish folk songwriter, artist, multitalented musician, photographer and poet Danny McGilloway launches ‘The Naked Spine’, a book of poems and photographs on the wonderful landscape of Donegal.
Friday 10th August Foyle Centennial Women The Community Marquee at The Gasyard Park 8:00pm This year marks 100 years of women winning the right to vote. In March of this year, the Derry & Strabane areas celebrated 100 local women that have made outstanding contributions to members of their local community. In what was a fantastic Award Ceremory. On Friday 10th August we will revisit the highs and low of the Foyle Centennial women’s awards and help build on already established relationships and unite once again as the universally known women. Grease – DRIVE IN MOVIE Brandywell Stadium Gates Open 8:00pm. Film starts at 9.15pm Join us at Brandywell stadium for the Drive In Movie event of the summer. Enjoy the classic movie Grease from the luxury of your car, with great sound transmitted to your car stereo. Good girl Sandy and greaser Danny fell in love over the summer. When they unexpectedly discover they’re now in the same high school, will they be able to rekindle their romance? Starring John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John. The film will be screened on a massive 50 foot screen. Tickets: £10 per car or £3 per person. Tickets on sale at The Gasyard Centre and online at eventbrite.com Bread and Roses: 100 Voices The Community Marquee at The Gasyard Park 9.30pm An evening of local inspirational talent through music, poetry, writing, song and music performed by an all women cast, who come from our own communities and ensured that the world could know the injustices women often face and how they choose to overcome it. “Rise Up!! Rise Up”
Saturday 11th August Local Youth Clubs Bus Trips Youth clubs from across the neighbourhood head to Crannagh Water Park and Tullagh Bay for their annual Féile bus trip. Contact your local youth club leader for more info.
Family Fun Day The Community Marquee at The Gasyard Park 11am - 1pm Come along to a Family Funday which will include the amazing children’s puppet show, The Scallywags and other activities including dance work shop, badge making, arts and crafts with activities for all ages. Everyone Welcome. Eileens Tea Party 12:00 PM Always an unmissable event, Eileen Allen’s tea party attracts many visitors and offers a warm Derry welcome to all that avail of the service from china cups to tea cloths. Let The People Sing The Community Marquee at The Gasyard Park 4pm A trad/folk/rebel music festival featuring major bands from Ireland and Scotland.
Sunday 12th August Irish Dancing Feis The Community Marquee at The Gasyard Centre 9.00am The biggest Feis of the summer. Trophies for all 1st Places in Solo Competitions. Sashes for all 1st places in Cup Dance. Trophies 1st - 5th places in Cup Dance. Féile Bogside would prefer all competitors to wear black and no wigs if possible for over 9 upwards. Registration desk open from 8.15am. Enquiries Sally Mulholland: 07548289481. No door admission fee.
Ballymagowan Multicultural Family Fun Day Ballymagowan Urban Park 2:00 PM This year the Ballymagowan Fun Day will have a different twist and will see a range of Multicultural workshops facilitated by different groups throughout the city. Alongside, we will have a waterslide, 80ft obstacle course, children’s play area and outdoor lazer tag. Finishing off with environmental workshops and Kidzfarm. Everyone Welcome. For further information contact the TNMT on 71367388 / 71261916
Film Screening: The Lonely Battle of Thomas Reid Nerve Centre Cinema 7.30pm For years, the Irish farmer Thomas Reid has been locked in a grueling battle with his neighbor, U.S. microchip manufacturer Intel. The multinational wants to expand and has its eye on Reid’s land. Eager to boost employment in the region, the Irish authorities are doing their utmost to force Reid into a sale. But the farmer has no intention of leaving his 300-year-old ancestral home, where he lives alone, surrounded by cows and chickens. Nevertheless, this tenacious eccentric proves to be a formidable opponent of the system. Tickets: £5 from The Nerve Centre 02871260562. Health 4 Life Summer Dance The City Hotel 8:00 PM Join us for the annual “Health 4 Life” Summer Dance in the City Hotel for a hot buffet and music by The Three Jays. Tickets: £10 includes Hot Buffet.
Monday 13th August Glass Art Workshop The Arts Factory 10am - 2pm Would you like to try your hand at working with fused glass art? Come and join our workshop where you will walk away with your own beautiful glass fused coaster. No experience required! For health and safety reasons, closed shoe toes MUST be worn! Cost: £2 Contact Fiona at the Gasyard 028 71262812 to reserve your space. Teddy Bear’s Adventure The Gasyard Centre 11am - 1pm Our first TEDDY BEARS ADVENTURE will become a paradise for Teddy Bears and their owners as SureStart invites you to enjoy themed teddy bear activities, best dressed teddy competition, hospital, games and arts & crafts.
Comedy Night with Kevin McAleer Pilots Row 8:00 PM Join spiritual guru Kevin McAleer for a life-changing evening of living fully in the moment, with meditation, mindfulness, deep breathing, tai chi, yoga, bee venom therapy, psychic flower arranging, singing with dolphins and digital photography. Universally acknowledged as Tyrone’s leading Zen Buddhist saint, he trained for thirty three years under the legendary Deepjoy Chakra in Peru, before founding the Institute of LightTM in Strabane in 1972. McAleer will be signing copies of his bestselling ‘How to Turn your Negative Voices into Imaginary Friends’, which has been translated into more than 37,000 languages worldwide. Wear loose clothing. Advance tickets: £5/8 from eventbrite.com and Pilots Row.
Wacky Science Event The Community Marquee at The Gasyard Centre 11am - 2pm Calling all budding lab rats. Dr Lisa Connolly Reader in Food Toxin Safety QUB and Jacquie Loughrey Education/Prevention officer with The Pink Ladies Cancer Support Group explore food science and chemicals. What makes some plants grow without water and some with? What chemicals are bad for you? Come along to this FUN and INTERACTIVE event and find out why!!! Destined Open Day Destined, Foyle Valley Railway Museum 1pm - 2pm An open day and exhibition at Destined’s new premises at Foyle Valley Railway Museum Snooker Competition Pilots Row 6:00 PM Enter your team (2 people per team) into the snooker competition for older people to win cash prizes or even win the Perpetual Cup.
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Ryan McBride Monday August 13th Brandywell Neighbourhood 4pm
The streets of the Brandywell will come alive with football on every street corner for A Day for Ryan McBride. The event celebrates the life of the inspirational captain of Derry City FC, who died suddenly at the age of 27 in 2017.
Tuesday 14th August Massive Messy Play & Joe Jingles The Gasyard Centre 11.00am-12.30pm Massive Messy Play for Babies & Toddlers Explore messy activities with paint, water, sand, baby baths of jelly, spaghetti and much more so if you don’t want the mess at home, come along and we’ll clean up afterwards!
His death is a massive loss to his family, the Brandywell neighbourhood and the whole city, to the club and to football in general. The fans’ favourite grew up and lived beside Derry City Football Club’s Brandywell Stadium. A spokesperson for the family of Ryan McBride said ‘ We remember Ryan in this way with children and young people playing football on the streets of the Brandywell just like he did as he was growing up. The event ties in with the aims and objectives of The Ryan McBride Foundation which was set up following his passing. The foundation aims to assist young people, help them achieve and inspire them to reach their goals.’
Féile Sports Day The Gasyard Park: 2pm - 4pm 50 yard sprint, egg & spoon race, penalty kick competition, sack race, tug of war and many more are among the fun and games at Féile Sports Day. This event is stable for 5 - 11 year olds.
Padraig Barton Cup Brandywell Stadium 2pm - 6pm Under 14 football competition in memory of Padraig Barton. Organised by Bogside & Brandywell Monument Committee. To enter a team or for more info, contact Charlie McMenamin on 02871262812. Snooker Competition Pilots Row 6:00 PM Enter your team (2 people per team) into the snooker competition for older people to win cash prizes or even win the Perpetual Cup.
Film Screening - Unquiet Graves The Nerve Centre Cinema 7.30pm Unquiet Graves: The story of the Glenanne Gang details how members of the RUC and UDR, (a British Army regiment) were centrally involved in the murder of over 120 innocent civilians. It will RELAPSE PICTURES worked ‘UNQUIET GRAVES’ handKEVIN MCKENNA known JOHN PHILLIPSON sectarian detail how members inTREACY handEOGHAN with STEPHEN REA LIAM YELEN OISÍN O’BRIEN PETER STRAIN SEÁN MURRAY murderers in the targeted assassinations of farmers, shopkeepers, publicans and other civilians in a campaign aimed at terrorizing the most vulnerable in society. Now known as the Glenanne Gang, the group of killers rampaged through Counties Tyrone and Armagh and across into the Irish Republic in a campaign that lasted from July 1972 to the end of 1978. Tickets: £5 from The Nerve Centre PRESENTS
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Tuesday 14th August Film Screening - All or Nothing The Gasyard Centre 7.30pm “Young Derry nun, Sr Clare Crockett, died in an earthquake in Ecuador when the school building she was in collapsed on April 16, 2016, and since then the Home of the Mother Servant Sisters have been receiving correspondence from friends and acquaintances of Sr Clare...and even strangers...about wonderful happenings in their lives. The Sisters initially felt moved to publish the memories shared, short letters and thank-you notes that they received, and then the thought of making a film about Sr Clare’s life was acted on, resulting in the production of ‘All or Nothing: Sr Clare Crockett’. The documentary includes over 15 years of photographs and videos of the life of Sr Clare, who was following an acting career when she felt a strong urge to give her life in service to God. The film also has interviews with her parents, close friends from her youth, The film is to be shown, free of charge, at The Gasyard Centre as part of Féile 2018. “
A Night With George Creggan Neighbourhood Partnership/The Corned Beef Tin 8pm “Not every woman gets to spend a night with George Clooney... but Bridie Murphy does! Over the course of one night, Bridie takes George on the journey of her life. From the terrible lows to the hilarious highs and charts the course to her unlikely future. Brought to you by West Belfast’s, multi-award-winning ‘Brassneck Theatre Company’, this hilarious night of theatre with it’s razor-sharp black, Belfast humour, is sure to leave everyone wishing that they too could spend ‘A Night With George’! This show contains strong language. Not suitable for children under 16.” Tickets: £5 (BYO) from Creggan Neigbourhood Partnership.
Wednesday 15th August Bash On The ‘Bankin’ Free Derry Corner / The Bankin 2:00 PM - 5:00PM Games and adventure activities for young people across the neighbourhood. All welcome.
Wan Big Street Party Central Drive 2:00 PM Our Wan Big Street Party returns bigger than ever this year. We have a wide range of fun packed family events which will include Kidzfarm, live music and arts and crafts with entertainment from local musicians. For those brave enough, we will also have fun fair rides including the Sky Rider, Unclimbable ladder and Bungee Run to name only a few. The event also includes a free BBQ and promises to be a great day with activities which all the family can enjoy free of charge.
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