Community notes

Brave bereaved mother Carol Stewart from Newbuildings, County Londonderry, has donated a substantial £3,000 to Ward 43, the cancer care ward at Altnagelvin Hospital, in memory of her late son who sadly died from cancer earlier this year.
The Newbuildings woman courageously shaved her head to raise money in memory of her son, John Stewart, who had received treatment in Ward 43.
Pictured from left to right at the cheque presentation are: Ward 43 Nurses Lynne Brown, Michelle Downey, Carol Stewart who made the generous donation, and Ward 43 Nurses; Mary McCloskey, Siobhánn Glenn and Debbie Carland. — Brave bereaved mother Carol Stewart from Newbuildings, County Londonderry, has donated a substantial £3,000 to Ward 43, the cancer care ward at Altnagelvin Hospital, in memory of her late son who sadly died from cancer earlier this year. The Newbuildings woman courageously shaved her head to raise money in memory of her son, John Stewart, who had received treatment in Ward 43. Pictured from left to right at the cheque presentation are: Ward 43 Nurses Lynne Brown, Michelle Downey, Carol Stewart who made the generous donation, and Ward 43 Nurses; Mary McCloskey, Siobhánn Glenn and Debbie Carland.

Clooney Hall

Girls Brigade

Clooney Hall Girls Brigade will hold an Open Night on Thursday, September 4, from 6.30pm to 8.30pm.

All aspiring GB girls, aged three to 17 will be welcome to attend for an evening of crafts, games, baking, a chocolate fountain and bouncy castle.

For more information contact Janette Connor on 07714629127, email [email protected], or call at Clooney Hall, 36 Clooney Terrace, Waterside, opposite the Ulster Bank.

Indoor car boot sale

An indoor car boot sale will take place at Clooney Hall on October 4, from 10am to 12.30pm.

Sellers who wish to book a table are asked to telephone 02871 348 531. Spaces are £5 and space is limited. Stalls will be ‘sold’ on a first come first served basis.

Craft Month

Workshops

Ceramic artist Gail Mahon will be inspiring budding young crafters at a clay sculpture workshop on Monday, August 25, from 1pm to 4pm, as part of the Legenderry August Craft Month.

It is part of the ‘Make My Monday’ workshops organised as part of the City Council’s Craft Development Programme, which is part funded by Invest NI and the European Regional Development Fund under the Sustainable Competitiveness Programme for Northern Ireland.

‘Improvise to Impress’ is aimed at those aged 11 to 16 and will take place in the Thatched Cottage in the Craft Village.

Limited space is available in the Make My Monday workshop and anyone interested can call 07980828380 or email info@gailmahon to book a place.

RNIB

RNIB notes

RNIB colleague, Jackie Cotton has once again invited the RNIB to attend her annual social barbecue on Thursday, September 4, at Killymoon Golf Club, Killymoon Road, Cookstown.

The event can accommodate 100 people so we in the North West can bring around 20 to 30 people. Last year 23 people from the Derry office attended and an enjoyable afternoon was had by all. Jackie would like us to confirm numbers by Wednesday, August 27, so we need to hear back from people soon if they would like to go. Volunteer Fred Young has provisionally booked a bus for 29 people. The food and entertainment will be provided free, however, we need to cover the cost of hiring the bus, so there will be a cost of £9 for the return bus journey.

To book a place contact either Fred Young or Annmarie Houston, Activity Leader/community access, RNIB, 1st Floor Embassy Building, 3 Strand Road, BT48 7BH. Telephone 02871 366 060.

EchoEcho

Artist Call Out

Dance company Echo Echo is inviting local dancers, artists and musicians to perform original works at their second International Festival of Dance and Movement.

The company is looking for local artists to propose short performance pieces of original work to be presented at their second international festival of dance and movement. As part of this year’s festival, which runs from November 6 to 15, at Echo Echo theatre on Magazine

Street, the company wishes to present an evening of mixed short works. The company are urging any local performers and artists who might have any intriguing, unusual, simple or beautiful ideas for this mixed bill to get in touch. They are looking for pieces of work from dancers in any style, or performances from actors, visual artists or musicians who have an idea for adding movement to their practise. They are inviting both experienced professional performers to propose ideas as well as aspiring artists who want to make work for the first time.

Echo Echo Festival of Dance and Movement began in 2013 supported by the Culture Company as one of one of Echo Echo’s major City of Culture projects. The festival was extremely successful attracting large audiences to a wide variety of innovative and exciting local and international movement performances.

If you are interested in making a proposal, please call Echo Echo on 028 713 08883. We are happy to discuss or help develop any ideas. More information can be found at www.echoechodance.com

Concert

Gospel and Country

The members of Fawney-Fort Royal Black Preceptory No 143 are holding a Gospel & Country Concert in the Canon Kelly Hall, Glendermott Parish Church Hall, Londonderry on Friday, September 19, at 7.30pm.

Appearing are The Thompson Brothers, formerly of the Low Country Boys Gospel Group, Rev David McBeth, Drumachose Music Group and soloists, Stewart Buchanan and Albert Gibson, Killaloo Accordian and Ardinariff Flute Concert Bands.

Admission is £10 and tickets are available by telephoning 07714989345 or 07707023119 or by emailing [email protected]

Music

Guitar Festival

The City of Derry Guitar Festival, will host a solo performance by Gordon Giltrap on Saturday, August 23, 8pm, in the Foyle Theatre of the North West Regional College.