As part of Good Relations Week 2022 Fountain Street are hosting a Good Relations visit to Kilmainham Gaol in Dublin on Saturday 24th September.
This event is part of our Reminiscence Group based at Fountain Street CDA in Strabane that has been funded via Derry City & Strabane District Council Good Relations Fund.
The participants are involved in a project titled “Looking back- Moving forward”.
This event is open to all local residents of Strabane.
Award winning tour of Derry City Cemetery taking place on Saturday 24th September at 12pm. This tour has been ranked number 12 out of 120 things to do in Derry on Trip Advisor.
The tour will include stories from our past and our people. Factual non biased commentary on our poor, rich, politicians, workers, law makers, tragedies and all else.
Tour of the Bishop St./Fountain area with stories of not just the horrors of 1920 and the 1970s but the many stories of humanity during those periods.
Award winning tour of Derry City Cemetery taking place on Thursday 22nd September at 12pm. This tour has been ranked number 12 out of 120 things to do in Derry on Trip Advisor.
The tour will include stories from our past and our people. Factual non biased commentary on our poor, rich, politicians, workers, law makers, tragedies and all else.”
This event aims to bring the community together through a united interest in sewing/garment production on an industrial scale.
Due to Brexit and shift in consumer shopping trends, the return of manufacturing to the UK is only a matter of time. As interest in re-shoring grows, Sew Ready is a social enterprise enabling that growth by offering specialised training in sewing, being industry champions ensuring the UK & NI are future ready.
This workshop is the perfect opportunity to gain an insight into industrial manufacturing. Open to all, you will have a guided tour around an operating work floor in Beaufort Interiors in Lisburn, viewing the various sewing machines used in production and even have an opportunity to use them.
This is a brilliant way for all age groups, local businesses, community groups and the general public to join us on Tuesday 27th September for an educational and exciting evening learning about Northern Irish Manufacturing.
The Playhouse will open its famous red doors for fun packed tours.
The award winning Playhouse, as featured on BBC Restoration, is housed in two ‘B1’ listed buildings, which were former Sister of Mercy Primary Schools dating back to 1887 and 1911.
Unusual features include a unique wooden cobbled entrance (the only other wooden cobbles in Ireland are at Trinity College), and bizarre hinge/sash windows.
Refurbished at a cost of £4.6 million, winner of the UK BURA Award 2009, and finalist of BBC Restoration 2004, The Playhouse is well worth a visit.
Open for all to attend
The Playhouse will open its famous red doors for fun packed tours.
The award winning Playhouse, as featured on BBC Restoration, is housed in two ‘B1’ listed buildings, which were former Sister of Mercy Primary Schools dating back to 1887 and 1911.
Unusual features include a unique wooden cobbled entrance (the only other wooden cobbles in Ireland are at Trinity College), and bizarre hinge/sash windows.
Refurbished at a cost of £4.6 million, winner of the UK BURA Award 2009, and finalist of BBC Restoration 2004, The Playhouse is well worth a visit.
Open for all to attend.
An accessible audio described informal visit to ‘Bloomsbury: A Collective’ for anyone experiencing sight loss, to find out more about these fascinating characters and the art they created.
The Bloomsbury Group was a group of artistic and intellectual friends. They came of age just as the conservative Victorian era of the 19th century was ending. As a loose and changing mix of people they were searching for new ways of thinking, living and loving. They initially met in the Bloomsbury district of London at the family home of the siblings Vanessa Bell, Virginia Woolf, and Thoby and Adrian Stephen.
An extremely privileged group, they were closely connected to British ‘high society’. This wealth and class gave them freedom to live as they desired and time to discuss the philosophies they lived by. Many of them formed similar ideas around feminism, socialism, pacifism and sexuality while studying at the Universities of Cambridge or Kings College London. They considered their art making during the First World War as an act of protest against the conflict. The art, literature and ideas generated by the Bloomsbury Group would have an enormous influence on the rest of the twentieth century.
This exhibition includes works from The Courtauld’s collection and Ulster Museum in order to take an introductory look at the Bloomsbury Group, specifically three central artists within it – Vanessa Bell, Roger Fry and Duncan Grant.
This exhibition is part of an ongoing collaboration between The Courtauld and Ulster Museum.
Please contact Sharon.mckibbin@nmni.com to book your place to this free event.
The Ulster Museum is hosting an Inclusive Global Histories exhibition as part of their wider commitment to decolonising NI museums and collections.
The guided tour will involve understanding the ways in which colonialism is rooted in our collection and working to address racism and exclusionary practices. Ulster Museum aim to be open and collaborative in their actions, to include multiple perspectives and encourage dialogue.
This approach is not limited to the Inclusive Global Histories exhibition but extends across their collections and sites. 1the museum haas started to view history, nature and art galleries through an inclusive global lens right across the museum.
Join Modern History Curator, Tríona White Hamilton on a tour of the new Inclusive Global Histories trail and help shape it further across the museum.
This is a free event, with no booking necessary.
Guided tour of Belfast City Cemetery delivered by former Belfast Mayor and author, Tom Hartley.
This free guided tour by Tom Hartley of Belfast City Cemetery is key to understanding the city’s past. The cemetery contains graves of individuals from a variety of backgrounds and the tour reminds us that the political and cultural identity of 19th century Belfast was complex and layered. It challenges stereotypes and provides a fresh approach to the history of Belfast.
Transport will be provided, with a pick-up in both Omagh and Enniskillen.
Places are limited.
To register:
E: goodrelations@fermanaghomagh.com or : T: 0300 303 1777