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Marian farrell's Blog – January 2013 Archive (2)

World Wetlands Day

World Wetlands Day

Bay Road Park

Sat 2nd February 3.30pm

To celebrate World Wetlands Day, Derry City Council, Bay Road Park Steering Group and RSPB are hosting a winter wildlife event at Bay Road Park Local Nature Reserve. (Follow the local signage at Pennyburn Roundabout).

World Wetlands Day is the celebration of wetlands of international importance. Lough Foyle and the River Foyle provide important wetland habitat for significant numbers of lapwing and curlew,… Continue

Added by marian farrell on January 31, 2013 at 21:04 — No Comments

Walled City Market Community Garden Initiative

Walled City Market and Foyle Community Garden Initiative

Following on from the succesful second place obtained in the Pride of Place awards, Derry City Council are offering support to the many community garden projects that operate in the city by offering the use of a stall at the monthly Walled City Market.

Social Enterprise community groups are invited to use this stall to sell fresh produce, planted containers, herbs, garden plants....any fresh produce they are… Continue

Added by marian farrell on January 31, 2013 at 21:00 — No Comments