Derry City and Strabane District Council have a new Mayoral fob – designed in Derry by Faller
Rivers & Salmon – Derry City & Strabane District Region encompasses a large part of the River Faughan and the Foyle Fishery System, rivers that are renowned for their Atlantic salmon. Continue reading “New Mayoral Fob”
As I was walking along the Foyle in the late evening of 3rd December there was a red glow in the sky over the city centre. The surface of the river was calm and most buildings already had their lights on. I’d often seen people sitting on this bench, but there were none this evening. It is a great vantage point to observe the life of the city.
Derry is a strange place. The late Gerry Anderson once described it as “Monaco, without the Money”.
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Derry and Strabane District Council officials are “actively engaging” with a number of other bodies with a view to developing new proposals for the Boom Hall site.
The council has confirmed that talks are taking place over a plan for the derelict stately home and surrounding area, which has been an important site locally dating back to medieval times.
Your Christmas Story begins in Derry and Strabane this year. Follow the Sound of Light around the majestic City Walls, take a “Frozen” bus tour or enjoy the Christmas Pageant in Strabane, pick up the perfect gift, soak up the atmosphere at our Festive Market and of course be enchanted at our Christmas Light Switch On across the City and District. After all that you’ll need a rest, and we have the perfect place! Check in to a great deal and a warm welcome with offers on accommodation from £40pps. Book Now.
It has been a while since I posted a travel review on the blog and I am glad to be back with a cracking post for you today!
Last weekend we were offered a couple of nights in a cottage in Coleraine by the very lovely team at Cancer Fund for Children.
We had read in the Irish News that Derry had been voted as the best Halloween destination in the world, so we decided to brave the one hour drive and go and check it out!
The Halloween celebrations in Derry indeed are, an absolute treat!
First of all, the atmosphere is fantastic, and the celebratory mood is prevalent way before you even set foot in the city center, where all the buzz is and most organised activities take place!
Families are out and about, dressed up in Halloween attire, matching most times and all! I am so…
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Da Vinci’s went all out this year with a fabulous Halloween display
Great set of images form Culture NI – out and about in Derry on Halloween night.
Magnumlady takes a trip around Derry
Yesterday Jono and I took a bus trip. Since I started my Wild Atlantic Wayfarer project Jono has been telling me about the machine on Bus Eireann – the Wayfarer machine, so it seemed only right I should get a photo of it. Now I have to admit bus trips were something else I was scared of – mainly because I’m not the best passenger in the world, I was pleasantly surprised though because I found the bus very comfortable and really enjoyed not driving for a chance. I wasn’t so keen on the lady behind me reciting the rosary on the way up though and almost clonking me over the head with her rosary beads. On the way back we had the Tesco Value version of Nathan Carter, as a fella with too much alcohol in his system decided to serenade the whole bus all the way home! 
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