‘Soundtrack to Our Lives’ – Project Launch
A unique short story anthology featuring 56 stories from young people in the city, inspired by their favourite songs will be launched to mark Derry~Londonderry’s status as UK City of Culture 2013. The...
View ArticleLisneal Kids Moving To A Different Beat
It’s an instrument that’s absolutely steeped in local history, and its distinctive sound is synonymous with Northern Ireland’s marching season, but the Lambeg Drum is not a thing often associated with...
View ArticleLocal Children Bring Lenanshee To Life
The children of Foyleview and Belmont House got their first chance to show the cameras just why Derry~Londonderry really is the UK City of Culture and the ‘City of Song’ this week, as they debuted a...
View ArticleTwo New Lectures Set For Shirt Factory
The Shirt Factory Project, part of the UK City of Culture celebrations, continues its schedule of fascinating textile related public talks with the arrival of a special visitor all the way from the...
View ArticlePoet Laureate To Join Culture Celebrations
Local children, budding authors and poetry fans will be delighted at the news that UK Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy will be visiting Derry~Londonderry in October to read from her works at two special...
View ArticleBoy Blue Announce Free Dance Workshops
Alongside three anticipated performances of The Five & The Prophecy Of Prana at the Millennium Forum on October 2nd and 3rd, Boy Blue Entertainment are also looking to engage with the local dance...
View ArticleMany Hands Make Light Work For Ocubo
The Fountain Primary School and the Gasyard in Derry~Londonderry have been a hive of activity as children from eight different primary schools came together to get the exciting Lumiere project off to...
View ArticleInternational Conference Delves Into Divided Histories
A conflict journalist’s personal sense of responsibility, a 4,500 mile trip to simply cross a check-point and the complete snub of any recent history in text books were just some of the...
View ArticleChildren Celebrate A Remarkable Year Of Music
This year over 7,500 school children in Derry~Londonderry have taken part in one of the most ambitious and exciting learning programmes ever to be rolled out in Northern Ireland, as part of the UK City...
View ArticleLeading Practitioners In Digital Social Innovation To Speak In Derry
Some of the world’s leading thinkers and practitioners in digital social innovation are set to address Derry~Londonderry’s Guildhall on November 10, as part of a free conference on the global FabLab...
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