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NPS | N, Lewis
Groundwork RVA's Green Team participated in a service learning camp at SNP. The Green Team performed several service projects in the park, one of which was lopping locust in Big Meadows where the education staff conducts programs.
This program is supported by a generous donation from the Shenandoah National Park Trust.
CREGGAN COUNTRY PARK
Friday 8th April 2016
photo by martin mc keown
Creggan Country park played host to the Gruffalo on friday thanks to Environmental officer Karen Healy entered The Big Lunch Competition to wina visit from the Gruffalo!
Karen who plans a Big Lunch day in the park this June said, we are delighted the Gruffalo could be part of our special free
wildlife fun day launching our new nature hub.
The Gruffalo greeted children from CPTT, St Bernadette’s Playgroup and Holy
Child PS and took them on a walk through the new hedgerow maze. In
partnership with the Eden Project ‘Big Lunch’ visitors brought along a teddy bear
picnic and enjoyed it while listening to a representative from Creggan Library
read the Gruffalo story.
Pupils from St Joseph’s Boys School and St John’s PS met birds of prey
including a barn owl and buzzard and took part in an edible wildlife art workshop.
‘Nature’s Playground’ was made possible thanks to funding from Greencare
North West and consists of a hedgerow maze, nature themed playground game,
biodiversity mural and wildflower area.
Karen Healy, Environmental Officer “We are delighted to finally be able to
launch our nature hub, it is a fantastic way to encourage children to play outdoors
and explore nature on their doorstep. We would like to say a huge thank you to
our funder, The Conservation Volunteers for creating the hedgerow maze, artist
Sheila Morrison for designing and creating our playground game and pupils from
St Joseph’s Boys School, Holy Child PS and St John’s PS for creating our
biodiversity themed mural – we couldn’t have done it without their help.“
Melvyn Waddell, Senior Project Development Officer at Groundwork NI
commented, “This project was funded through landfill tax credits generated from
RiverRidge Recycling’s operations as well as Derry City & Strabane District
Council. It is great to see how an underused and derelict space can be
transformed, with a relatively small grant, into a more vibrant, colorful and
imaginative community space. Well done and congratulations to all those
involved and I hope that the space proves to be a well-used and successful
project moving forward. A total of six groups were successful totaling just under
£60k and congratulations must go to Creggan Country Park for being the first
group to successfully complete and launch their project.”
The Greencare North West Programme, managed and administered by
Groundwork NI, invited groups and organisation to apply for grants of up to a
maximum of £10k in December last year for community or biodiversity projects
that aimed to transform their local surroundings for the better.
For more information on our activities and free environmental education
workshops like us on Facebook www.facebook.com/creggancountrypark.18
ENDS
Notes to Editors
Creggan Country Park is a not for profit organisation located at the old Creggan Reservoir site
in Westway. The site incorporates Glenowen Fisheries and houses a £1.3million activity centre.
Visitors can take part in a wide variety of watersports (including canoeing, kayaking, sailing,
windsurfing, and pier-jumping) and outdoor pursuit’s activities in a controlled freshwater
environment.
The site incorporates a number of eco-friendly features including a wind turbine, hydroelectric
scheme, and turf roof and under floor heating. The park also actively promotes the environment
through its environmental education programme for schools, “Natures Classroom”.
CREGGAN COUNTRY PARK
Friday 8th April 2016
photo by martin mc keown
Creggan Country park played host to the Gruffalo on friday thanks to Environmental officer Karen Healy entered The Big Lunch Competition to wina visit from the Gruffalo!
Karen who plans a Big Lunch day in the park this June said, we are delighted the Gruffalo could be part of our special free
wildlife fun day launching our new nature hub.
The Gruffalo greeted children from CPTT, St Bernadette’s Playgroup and Holy
Child PS and took them on a walk through the new hedgerow maze. In
partnership with the Eden Project ‘Big Lunch’ visitors brought along a teddy bear
picnic and enjoyed it while listening to a representative from Creggan Library
read the Gruffalo story.
Pupils from St Joseph’s Boys School and St John’s PS met birds of prey
including a barn owl and buzzard and took part in an edible wildlife art workshop.
‘Nature’s Playground’ was made possible thanks to funding from Greencare
North West and consists of a hedgerow maze, nature themed playground game,
biodiversity mural and wildflower area.
Karen Healy, Environmental Officer “We are delighted to finally be able to
launch our nature hub, it is a fantastic way to encourage children to play outdoors
and explore nature on their doorstep. We would like to say a huge thank you to
our funder, The Conservation Volunteers for creating the hedgerow maze, artist
Sheila Morrison for designing and creating our playground game and pupils from
St Joseph’s Boys School, Holy Child PS and St John’s PS for creating our
biodiversity themed mural – we couldn’t have done it without their help.“
Melvyn Waddell, Senior Project Development Officer at Groundwork NI
commented, “This project was funded through landfill tax credits generated from
RiverRidge Recycling’s operations as well as Derry City & Strabane District
Council. It is great to see how an underused and derelict space can be
transformed, with a relatively small grant, into a more vibrant, colorful and
imaginative community space. Well done and congratulations to all those
involved and I hope that the space proves to be a well-used and successful
project moving forward. A total of six groups were successful totaling just under
£60k and congratulations must go to Creggan Country Park for being the first
group to successfully complete and launch their project.”
The Greencare North West Programme, managed and administered by
Groundwork NI, invited groups and organisation to apply for grants of up to a
maximum of £10k in December last year for community or biodiversity projects
that aimed to transform their local surroundings for the better.
For more information on our activities and free environmental education
workshops like us on Facebook www.facebook.com/creggancountrypark.18
ENDS
Notes to Editors
Creggan Country Park is a not for profit organisation located at the old Creggan Reservoir site
in Westway. The site incorporates Glenowen Fisheries and houses a £1.3million activity centre.
Visitors can take part in a wide variety of watersports (including canoeing, kayaking, sailing,
windsurfing, and pier-jumping) and outdoor pursuit’s activities in a controlled freshwater
environment.
The site incorporates a number of eco-friendly features including a wind turbine, hydroelectric
scheme, and turf roof and under floor heating. The park also actively promotes the environment
through its environmental education programme for schools, “Natures Classroom”.
CREGGAN COUNTRY PARK
Friday 8th April 2016
photo by martin mc keown
Creggan Country park played host to the Gruffalo on friday thanks to Environmental officer Karen Healy entered The Big Lunch Competition to wina visit from the Gruffalo!
Karen who plans a Big Lunch day in the park this June said, we are delighted the Gruffalo could be part of our special free
wildlife fun day launching our new nature hub.
The Gruffalo greeted children from CPTT, St Bernadette’s Playgroup and Holy
Child PS and took them on a walk through the new hedgerow maze. In
partnership with the Eden Project ‘Big Lunch’ visitors brought along a teddy bear
picnic and enjoyed it while listening to a representative from Creggan Library
read the Gruffalo story.
Pupils from St Joseph’s Boys School and St John’s PS met birds of prey
including a barn owl and buzzard and took part in an edible wildlife art workshop.
‘Nature’s Playground’ was made possible thanks to funding from Greencare
North West and consists of a hedgerow maze, nature themed playground game,
biodiversity mural and wildflower area.
Karen Healy, Environmental Officer “We are delighted to finally be able to
launch our nature hub, it is a fantastic way to encourage children to play outdoors
and explore nature on their doorstep. We would like to say a huge thank you to
our funder, The Conservation Volunteers for creating the hedgerow maze, artist
Sheila Morrison for designing and creating our playground game and pupils from
St Joseph’s Boys School, Holy Child PS and St John’s PS for creating our
biodiversity themed mural – we couldn’t have done it without their help.“
Melvyn Waddell, Senior Project Development Officer at Groundwork NI
commented, “This project was funded through landfill tax credits generated from
RiverRidge Recycling’s operations as well as Derry City & Strabane District
Council. It is great to see how an underused and derelict space can be
transformed, with a relatively small grant, into a more vibrant, colorful and
imaginative community space. Well done and congratulations to all those
involved and I hope that the space proves to be a well-used and successful
project moving forward. A total of six groups were successful totaling just under
£60k and congratulations must go to Creggan Country Park for being the first
group to successfully complete and launch their project.”
The Greencare North West Programme, managed and administered by
Groundwork NI, invited groups and organisation to apply for grants of up to a
maximum of £10k in December last year for community or biodiversity projects
that aimed to transform their local surroundings for the better.
For more information on our activities and free environmental education
workshops like us on Facebook www.facebook.com/creggancountrypark.18
ENDS
Notes to Editors
Creggan Country Park is a not for profit organisation located at the old Creggan Reservoir site
in Westway. The site incorporates Glenowen Fisheries and houses a £1.3million activity centre.
Visitors can take part in a wide variety of watersports (including canoeing, kayaking, sailing,
windsurfing, and pier-jumping) and outdoor pursuit’s activities in a controlled freshwater
environment.
The site incorporates a number of eco-friendly features including a wind turbine, hydroelectric
scheme, and turf roof and under floor heating. The park also actively promotes the environment
through its environmental education programme for schools, “Natures Classroom”.
CREGGAN COUNTRY PARK
Friday 8th April 2016
photo by martin mc keown
Creggan Country park played host to the Gruffalo on friday thanks to Environmental officer Karen Healy entered The Big Lunch Competition to wina visit from the Gruffalo!
Karen who plans a Big Lunch day in the park this June said, we are delighted the Gruffalo could be part of our special free
wildlife fun day launching our new nature hub.
The Gruffalo greeted children from CPTT, St Bernadette’s Playgroup and Holy
Child PS and took them on a walk through the new hedgerow maze. In
partnership with the Eden Project ‘Big Lunch’ visitors brought along a teddy bear
picnic and enjoyed it while listening to a representative from Creggan Library
read the Gruffalo story.
Pupils from St Joseph’s Boys School and St John’s PS met birds of prey
including a barn owl and buzzard and took part in an edible wildlife art workshop.
‘Nature’s Playground’ was made possible thanks to funding from Greencare
North West and consists of a hedgerow maze, nature themed playground game,
biodiversity mural and wildflower area.
Karen Healy, Environmental Officer “We are delighted to finally be able to
launch our nature hub, it is a fantastic way to encourage children to play outdoors
and explore nature on their doorstep. We would like to say a huge thank you to
our funder, The Conservation Volunteers for creating the hedgerow maze, artist
Sheila Morrison for designing and creating our playground game and pupils from
St Joseph’s Boys School, Holy Child PS and St John’s PS for creating our
biodiversity themed mural – we couldn’t have done it without their help.“
Melvyn Waddell, Senior Project Development Officer at Groundwork NI
commented, “This project was funded through landfill tax credits generated from
RiverRidge Recycling’s operations as well as Derry City & Strabane District
Council. It is great to see how an underused and derelict space can be
transformed, with a relatively small grant, into a more vibrant, colorful and
imaginative community space. Well done and congratulations to all those
involved and I hope that the space proves to be a well-used and successful
project moving forward. A total of six groups were successful totaling just under
£60k and congratulations must go to Creggan Country Park for being the first
group to successfully complete and launch their project.”
The Greencare North West Programme, managed and administered by
Groundwork NI, invited groups and organisation to apply for grants of up to a
maximum of £10k in December last year for community or biodiversity projects
that aimed to transform their local surroundings for the better.
For more information on our activities and free environmental education
workshops like us on Facebook www.facebook.com/creggancountrypark.18
ENDS
Notes to Editors
Creggan Country Park is a not for profit organisation located at the old Creggan Reservoir site
in Westway. The site incorporates Glenowen Fisheries and houses a £1.3million activity centre.
Visitors can take part in a wide variety of watersports (including canoeing, kayaking, sailing,
windsurfing, and pier-jumping) and outdoor pursuit’s activities in a controlled freshwater
environment.
The site incorporates a number of eco-friendly features including a wind turbine, hydroelectric
scheme, and turf roof and under floor heating. The park also actively promotes the environment
through its environmental education programme for schools, “Natures Classroom”.
NPS | N, Lewis
Groundwork RVA's Green Team participated in a service learning camp at SNP. The Green Team performed several service projects in the park, one of which was lopping locust in Big Meadows where the education staff conducts programs.
This program is supported by a generous donation from the Shenandoah National Park Trust.
CREGGAN COUNTRY PARK
Friday 8th April 2016
photo by martin mc keown
Creggan Country park played host to the Gruffalo on friday thanks to Environmental officer Karen Healy entered The Big Lunch Competition to wina visit from the Gruffalo!
Karen who plans a Big Lunch day in the park this June said, we are delighted the Gruffalo could be part of our special free
wildlife fun day launching our new nature hub.
The Gruffalo greeted children from CPTT, St Bernadette’s Playgroup and Holy
Child PS and took them on a walk through the new hedgerow maze. In
partnership with the Eden Project ‘Big Lunch’ visitors brought along a teddy bear
picnic and enjoyed it while listening to a representative from Creggan Library
read the Gruffalo story.
Pupils from St Joseph’s Boys School and St John’s PS met birds of prey
including a barn owl and buzzard and took part in an edible wildlife art workshop.
‘Nature’s Playground’ was made possible thanks to funding from Greencare
North West and consists of a hedgerow maze, nature themed playground game,
biodiversity mural and wildflower area.
Karen Healy, Environmental Officer “We are delighted to finally be able to
launch our nature hub, it is a fantastic way to encourage children to play outdoors
and explore nature on their doorstep. We would like to say a huge thank you to
our funder, The Conservation Volunteers for creating the hedgerow maze, artist
Sheila Morrison for designing and creating our playground game and pupils from
St Joseph’s Boys School, Holy Child PS and St John’s PS for creating our
biodiversity themed mural – we couldn’t have done it without their help.“
Melvyn Waddell, Senior Project Development Officer at Groundwork NI
commented, “This project was funded through landfill tax credits generated from
RiverRidge Recycling’s operations as well as Derry City & Strabane District
Council. It is great to see how an underused and derelict space can be
transformed, with a relatively small grant, into a more vibrant, colorful and
imaginative community space. Well done and congratulations to all those
involved and I hope that the space proves to be a well-used and successful
project moving forward. A total of six groups were successful totaling just under
£60k and congratulations must go to Creggan Country Park for being the first
group to successfully complete and launch their project.”
The Greencare North West Programme, managed and administered by
Groundwork NI, invited groups and organisation to apply for grants of up to a
maximum of £10k in December last year for community or biodiversity projects
that aimed to transform their local surroundings for the better.
For more information on our activities and free environmental education
workshops like us on Facebook www.facebook.com/creggancountrypark.18
ENDS
Notes to Editors
Creggan Country Park is a not for profit organisation located at the old Creggan Reservoir site
in Westway. The site incorporates Glenowen Fisheries and houses a £1.3million activity centre.
Visitors can take part in a wide variety of watersports (including canoeing, kayaking, sailing,
windsurfing, and pier-jumping) and outdoor pursuit’s activities in a controlled freshwater
environment.
The site incorporates a number of eco-friendly features including a wind turbine, hydroelectric
scheme, and turf roof and under floor heating. The park also actively promotes the environment
through its environmental education programme for schools, “Natures Classroom”.
NPS | N, Lewis
Groundwork RVA's Green Team participated in a service learning camp at SNP. The Green Team performed several service projects in the park, one of which was lopping locust in Big Meadows where the education staff conducts programs.
This program is supported by a generous donation from the Shenandoah National Park Trust.
CREGGAN COUNTRY PARK
Friday 8th April 2016
photo by martin mc keown
Creggan Country park played host to the Gruffalo on friday thanks to Environmental officer Karen Healy entered The Big Lunch Competition to wina visit from the Gruffalo!
Karen who plans a Big Lunch day in the park this June said, we are delighted the Gruffalo could be part of our special free
wildlife fun day launching our new nature hub.
The Gruffalo greeted children from CPTT, St Bernadette’s Playgroup and Holy
Child PS and took them on a walk through the new hedgerow maze. In
partnership with the Eden Project ‘Big Lunch’ visitors brought along a teddy bear
picnic and enjoyed it while listening to a representative from Creggan Library
read the Gruffalo story.
Pupils from St Joseph’s Boys School and St John’s PS met birds of prey
including a barn owl and buzzard and took part in an edible wildlife art workshop.
‘Nature’s Playground’ was made possible thanks to funding from Greencare
North West and consists of a hedgerow maze, nature themed playground game,
biodiversity mural and wildflower area.
Karen Healy, Environmental Officer “We are delighted to finally be able to
launch our nature hub, it is a fantastic way to encourage children to play outdoors
and explore nature on their doorstep. We would like to say a huge thank you to
our funder, The Conservation Volunteers for creating the hedgerow maze, artist
Sheila Morrison for designing and creating our playground game and pupils from
St Joseph’s Boys School, Holy Child PS and St John’s PS for creating our
biodiversity themed mural – we couldn’t have done it without their help.“
Melvyn Waddell, Senior Project Development Officer at Groundwork NI
commented, “This project was funded through landfill tax credits generated from
RiverRidge Recycling’s operations as well as Derry City & Strabane District
Council. It is great to see how an underused and derelict space can be
transformed, with a relatively small grant, into a more vibrant, colorful and
imaginative community space. Well done and congratulations to all those
involved and I hope that the space proves to be a well-used and successful
project moving forward. A total of six groups were successful totaling just under
£60k and congratulations must go to Creggan Country Park for being the first
group to successfully complete and launch their project.”
The Greencare North West Programme, managed and administered by
Groundwork NI, invited groups and organisation to apply for grants of up to a
maximum of £10k in December last year for community or biodiversity projects
that aimed to transform their local surroundings for the better.
For more information on our activities and free environmental education
workshops like us on Facebook www.facebook.com/creggancountrypark.18
ENDS
Notes to Editors
Creggan Country Park is a not for profit organisation located at the old Creggan Reservoir site
in Westway. The site incorporates Glenowen Fisheries and houses a £1.3million activity centre.
Visitors can take part in a wide variety of watersports (including canoeing, kayaking, sailing,
windsurfing, and pier-jumping) and outdoor pursuit’s activities in a controlled freshwater
environment.
The site incorporates a number of eco-friendly features including a wind turbine, hydroelectric
scheme, and turf roof and under floor heating. The park also actively promotes the environment
through its environmental education programme for schools, “Natures Classroom”.
CREGGAN COUNTRY PARK
Friday 8th April 2016
photo by martin mc keown
Creggan Country park played host to the Gruffalo on friday thanks to Environmental officer Karen Healy entered The Big Lunch Competition to wina visit from the Gruffalo!
Karen who plans a Big Lunch day in the park this June said, we are delighted the Gruffalo could be part of our special free
wildlife fun day launching our new nature hub.
The Gruffalo greeted children from CPTT, St Bernadette’s Playgroup and Holy
Child PS and took them on a walk through the new hedgerow maze. In
partnership with the Eden Project ‘Big Lunch’ visitors brought along a teddy bear
picnic and enjoyed it while listening to a representative from Creggan Library
read the Gruffalo story.
Pupils from St Joseph’s Boys School and St John’s PS met birds of prey
including a barn owl and buzzard and took part in an edible wildlife art workshop.
‘Nature’s Playground’ was made possible thanks to funding from Greencare
North West and consists of a hedgerow maze, nature themed playground game,
biodiversity mural and wildflower area.
Karen Healy, Environmental Officer “We are delighted to finally be able to
launch our nature hub, it is a fantastic way to encourage children to play outdoors
and explore nature on their doorstep. We would like to say a huge thank you to
our funder, The Conservation Volunteers for creating the hedgerow maze, artist
Sheila Morrison for designing and creating our playground game and pupils from
St Joseph’s Boys School, Holy Child PS and St John’s PS for creating our
biodiversity themed mural – we couldn’t have done it without their help.“
Melvyn Waddell, Senior Project Development Officer at Groundwork NI
commented, “This project was funded through landfill tax credits generated from
RiverRidge Recycling’s operations as well as Derry City & Strabane District
Council. It is great to see how an underused and derelict space can be
transformed, with a relatively small grant, into a more vibrant, colorful and
imaginative community space. Well done and congratulations to all those
involved and I hope that the space proves to be a well-used and successful
project moving forward. A total of six groups were successful totaling just under
£60k and congratulations must go to Creggan Country Park for being the first
group to successfully complete and launch their project.”
The Greencare North West Programme, managed and administered by
Groundwork NI, invited groups and organisation to apply for grants of up to a
maximum of £10k in December last year for community or biodiversity projects
that aimed to transform their local surroundings for the better.
For more information on our activities and free environmental education
workshops like us on Facebook www.facebook.com/creggancountrypark.18
ENDS
Notes to Editors
Creggan Country Park is a not for profit organisation located at the old Creggan Reservoir site
in Westway. The site incorporates Glenowen Fisheries and houses a £1.3million activity centre.
Visitors can take part in a wide variety of watersports (including canoeing, kayaking, sailing,
windsurfing, and pier-jumping) and outdoor pursuit’s activities in a controlled freshwater
environment.
The site incorporates a number of eco-friendly features including a wind turbine, hydroelectric
scheme, and turf roof and under floor heating. The park also actively promotes the environment
through its environmental education programme for schools, “Natures Classroom”.
NPS | Mary O'Neill
Groundwork RVA's Green Team participated in a service learning camp at SNP. The Green Team performed several service projects in the park, one of which was lopping locust in Big Meadows where the education staff conducts programs.
This program is supported by a generous donation from the Shenandoah National Park Trust.
Second Green Skills Project is underway with further work to create Alconbury Weald's Community Tree Nursery while gaining qualifications and employability skills
CREGGAN COUNTRY PARK
Friday 8th April 2016
Creggan Country park played host to the Gruffalo on friday thanks to Environmental officer Karen Healy entered The Big Lunch Competition to wina visit from the Gruffalo!
Karen who plans a Big Lunch day in the park this June said " we are delighted the Gruffalo could be part of our special free
wildlife fun day launching our new nature hub.
The Gruffalo greeted children from CPTT, St Bernadette’s Playgroup and Holy
Child PS and took them on a walk through the new hedgerow maze. In
partnership with the Eden Project ‘Big Lunch’ visitors brought along a teddy bear
picnic and enjoyed it while listening to a representative from Creggan Library
read the Gruffalo story.
Pupils from St Joseph’s Boys School and St John’s PS met birds of prey
including a barn owl and buzzard and took part in an edible wildlife art workshop.
‘Nature’s Playground’ was made possible thanks to funding from Greencare
North West and consists of a hedgerow maze, nature themed playground game,
biodiversity mural and wildflower area.
Karen Healy, Environmental Officer “We are delighted to finally be able to
launch our nature hub, it is a fantastic way to encourage children to play outdoors
and explore nature on their doorstep. We would like to say a huge thank you to
our funder, The Conservation Volunteers for creating the hedgerow maze, artist
Sheila Morrison for designing and creating our playground game and pupils from
St Joseph’s Boys School, Holy Child PS and St John’s PS for creating our
biodiversity themed mural – we couldn’t have done it without their help.“
Melvyn Waddell, Senior Project Development Officer at Groundwork NI
commented, “This project was funded through landfill tax credits generated from
RiverRidge Recycling’s operations as well as Derry City & Strabane District
Council. It is great to see how an underused and derelict space can be
transformed, with a relatively small grant, into a more vibrant, colorful and
imaginative community space. Well done and congratulations to all those
involved and I hope that the space proves to be a well-used and successful
project moving forward. A total of six groups were successful totaling just under
£60k and congratulations must go to Creggan Country Park for being the first
group to successfully complete and launch their project.”
The Greencare North West Programme, managed and administered by
Groundwork NI, invited groups and organisation to apply for grants of up to a
maximum of £10k in December last year for community or biodiversity projects
that aimed to transform their local surroundings for the better.
For more information on our activities and free environmental education
workshops like us on Facebook www.facebook.com/creggancountrypark.18
ENDS
Notes to Editors
Creggan Country Park is a not for profit organisation located at the old Creggan Reservoir site
in Westway. The site incorporates Glenowen Fisheries and houses a £1.3million activity centre.
Visitors can take part in a wide variety of watersports (including canoeing, kayaking, sailing,
windsurfing, and pier-jumping) and outdoor pursuit’s activities in a controlled freshwater
environment.
The site incorporates a number of eco-friendly features including a wind turbine, hydroelectric
scheme, and turf roof and under floor heating. The park also actively promotes the environment
through its environmental education programme for schools, “Natures Classroom”.
Media event held Feb. 17, 2017, at Lankershim Depot in North Hollywood. More info: wp.me/p26tDN-qsr. Photos by Gary Leonard for Metro.
CREGGAN COUNTRY PARK
Friday 8th April 2016
photo by martin mc keown
Creggan Country park played host to the Gruffalo on friday thanks to Environmental officer Karen Healy entered The Big Lunch Competition to wina visit from the Gruffalo!
Karen who plans a Big Lunch day in the park this June said, we are delighted the Gruffalo could be part of our special free
wildlife fun day launching our new nature hub.
The Gruffalo greeted children from CPTT, St Bernadette’s Playgroup and Holy
Child PS and took them on a walk through the new hedgerow maze. In
partnership with the Eden Project ‘Big Lunch’ visitors brought along a teddy bear
picnic and enjoyed it while listening to a representative from Creggan Library
read the Gruffalo story.
Pupils from St Joseph’s Boys School and St John’s PS met birds of prey
including a barn owl and buzzard and took part in an edible wildlife art workshop.
‘Nature’s Playground’ was made possible thanks to funding from Greencare
North West and consists of a hedgerow maze, nature themed playground game,
biodiversity mural and wildflower area.
Karen Healy, Environmental Officer “We are delighted to finally be able to
launch our nature hub, it is a fantastic way to encourage children to play outdoors
and explore nature on their doorstep. We would like to say a huge thank you to
our funder, The Conservation Volunteers for creating the hedgerow maze, artist
Sheila Morrison for designing and creating our playground game and pupils from
St Joseph’s Boys School, Holy Child PS and St John’s PS for creating our
biodiversity themed mural – we couldn’t have done it without their help.“
Melvyn Waddell, Senior Project Development Officer at Groundwork NI
commented, “This project was funded through landfill tax credits generated from
RiverRidge Recycling’s operations as well as Derry City & Strabane District
Council. It is great to see how an underused and derelict space can be
transformed, with a relatively small grant, into a more vibrant, colorful and
imaginative community space. Well done and congratulations to all those
involved and I hope that the space proves to be a well-used and successful
project moving forward. A total of six groups were successful totaling just under
£60k and congratulations must go to Creggan Country Park for being the first
group to successfully complete and launch their project.”
The Greencare North West Programme, managed and administered by
Groundwork NI, invited groups and organisation to apply for grants of up to a
maximum of £10k in December last year for community or biodiversity projects
that aimed to transform their local surroundings for the better.
For more information on our activities and free environmental education
workshops like us on Facebook www.facebook.com/creggancountrypark.18
ENDS
Notes to Editors
Creggan Country Park is a not for profit organisation located at the old Creggan Reservoir site
in Westway. The site incorporates Glenowen Fisheries and houses a £1.3million activity centre.
Visitors can take part in a wide variety of watersports (including canoeing, kayaking, sailing,
windsurfing, and pier-jumping) and outdoor pursuit’s activities in a controlled freshwater
environment.
The site incorporates a number of eco-friendly features including a wind turbine, hydroelectric
scheme, and turf roof and under floor heating. The park also actively promotes the environment
through its environmental education programme for schools, “Natures Classroom”.
CREGGAN COUNTRY PARK
Friday 8th April 2016
photo by martin mc keown
Creggan Country park played host to the Gruffalo on friday thanks to Environmental officer Karen Healy entered The Big Lunch Competition to wina visit from the Gruffalo!
Karen who plans a Big Lunch day in the park this June said, we are delighted the Gruffalo could be part of our special free
wildlife fun day launching our new nature hub.
The Gruffalo greeted children from CPTT, St Bernadette’s Playgroup and Holy
Child PS and took them on a walk through the new hedgerow maze. In
partnership with the Eden Project ‘Big Lunch’ visitors brought along a teddy bear
picnic and enjoyed it while listening to a representative from Creggan Library
read the Gruffalo story.
Pupils from St Joseph’s Boys School and St John’s PS met birds of prey
including a barn owl and buzzard and took part in an edible wildlife art workshop.
‘Nature’s Playground’ was made possible thanks to funding from Greencare
North West and consists of a hedgerow maze, nature themed playground game,
biodiversity mural and wildflower area.
Karen Healy, Environmental Officer “We are delighted to finally be able to
launch our nature hub, it is a fantastic way to encourage children to play outdoors
and explore nature on their doorstep. We would like to say a huge thank you to
our funder, The Conservation Volunteers for creating the hedgerow maze, artist
Sheila Morrison for designing and creating our playground game and pupils from
St Joseph’s Boys School, Holy Child PS and St John’s PS for creating our
biodiversity themed mural – we couldn’t have done it without their help.“
Melvyn Waddell, Senior Project Development Officer at Groundwork NI
commented, “This project was funded through landfill tax credits generated from
RiverRidge Recycling’s operations as well as Derry City & Strabane District
Council. It is great to see how an underused and derelict space can be
transformed, with a relatively small grant, into a more vibrant, colorful and
imaginative community space. Well done and congratulations to all those
involved and I hope that the space proves to be a well-used and successful
project moving forward. A total of six groups were successful totaling just under
£60k and congratulations must go to Creggan Country Park for being the first
group to successfully complete and launch their project.”
The Greencare North West Programme, managed and administered by
Groundwork NI, invited groups and organisation to apply for grants of up to a
maximum of £10k in December last year for community or biodiversity projects
that aimed to transform their local surroundings for the better.
For more information on our activities and free environmental education
workshops like us on Facebook www.facebook.com/creggancountrypark.18
ENDS
Notes to Editors
Creggan Country Park is a not for profit organisation located at the old Creggan Reservoir site
in Westway. The site incorporates Glenowen Fisheries and houses a £1.3million activity centre.
Visitors can take part in a wide variety of watersports (including canoeing, kayaking, sailing,
windsurfing, and pier-jumping) and outdoor pursuit’s activities in a controlled freshwater
environment.
The site incorporates a number of eco-friendly features including a wind turbine, hydroelectric
scheme, and turf roof and under floor heating. The park also actively promotes the environment
through its environmental education programme for schools, “Natures Classroom”.
The former Hendricks Builders Supply structure in North Hollywood, California, remains fenced off as it becomes retooled to provide a different kind of supply.
There's an established Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf shop across the street from this site and a Starbuck's across and two blocks down, so evidently there's a belief that the area hasn't reached its coffeeshop saturation point yet.
NPS | N, Lewis
Groundwork RVA's Green Team participated in a service learning camp at SNP. The Green Team performed several service projects in the park, one of which was lopping locust in Big Meadows where the education staff conducts programs.
This program is supported by a generous donation from the Shenandoah National Park Trust.
CREGGAN COUNTRY PARK
Friday 8th April 2016
photo by martin mc keown
Creggan Country park played host to the Gruffalo on friday thanks to Environmental officer Karen Healy entered The Big Lunch Competition to wina visit from the Gruffalo!
Karen who plans a Big Lunch day in the park this June said, we are delighted the Gruffalo could be part of our special free
wildlife fun day launching our new nature hub.
The Gruffalo greeted children from CPTT, St Bernadette’s Playgroup and Holy
Child PS and took them on a walk through the new hedgerow maze. In
partnership with the Eden Project ‘Big Lunch’ visitors brought along a teddy bear
picnic and enjoyed it while listening to a representative from Creggan Library
read the Gruffalo story.
Pupils from St Joseph’s Boys School and St John’s PS met birds of prey
including a barn owl and buzzard and took part in an edible wildlife art workshop.
‘Nature’s Playground’ was made possible thanks to funding from Greencare
North West and consists of a hedgerow maze, nature themed playground game,
biodiversity mural and wildflower area.
Karen Healy, Environmental Officer “We are delighted to finally be able to
launch our nature hub, it is a fantastic way to encourage children to play outdoors
and explore nature on their doorstep. We would like to say a huge thank you to
our funder, The Conservation Volunteers for creating the hedgerow maze, artist
Sheila Morrison for designing and creating our playground game and pupils from
St Joseph’s Boys School, Holy Child PS and St John’s PS for creating our
biodiversity themed mural – we couldn’t have done it without their help.“
Melvyn Waddell, Senior Project Development Officer at Groundwork NI
commented, “This project was funded through landfill tax credits generated from
RiverRidge Recycling’s operations as well as Derry City & Strabane District
Council. It is great to see how an underused and derelict space can be
transformed, with a relatively small grant, into a more vibrant, colorful and
imaginative community space. Well done and congratulations to all those
involved and I hope that the space proves to be a well-used and successful
project moving forward. A total of six groups were successful totaling just under
£60k and congratulations must go to Creggan Country Park for being the first
group to successfully complete and launch their project.”
The Greencare North West Programme, managed and administered by
Groundwork NI, invited groups and organisation to apply for grants of up to a
maximum of £10k in December last year for community or biodiversity projects
that aimed to transform their local surroundings for the better.
For more information on our activities and free environmental education
workshops like us on Facebook www.facebook.com/creggancountrypark.18
ENDS
Notes to Editors
Creggan Country Park is a not for profit organisation located at the old Creggan Reservoir site
in Westway. The site incorporates Glenowen Fisheries and houses a £1.3million activity centre.
Visitors can take part in a wide variety of watersports (including canoeing, kayaking, sailing,
windsurfing, and pier-jumping) and outdoor pursuit’s activities in a controlled freshwater
environment.
The site incorporates a number of eco-friendly features including a wind turbine, hydroelectric
scheme, and turf roof and under floor heating. The park also actively promotes the environment
through its environmental education programme for schools, “Natures Classroom”.
NPS | N, Lewis
Groundwork RVA's Green Team participated in a service learning camp at SNP. The Green Team performed several service projects in the park, one of which was lopping locust in Big Meadows where the education staff conducts programs.
This program is supported by a generous donation from the Shenandoah National Park Trust.
NPS | Mary O'Neill
Groundwork RVA's Green Team participated in a service learning camp at SNP. The Green Team performed several service projects in the park, one of which was lopping locust in Big Meadows where the education staff conducts programs.
This program is supported by a generous donation from the Shenandoah National Park Trust.
NPS | N, Lewis
Groundwork RVA's Green Team participated in a service learning camp at SNP. The Green Team performed several service projects in the park, one of which was lopping locust in Big Meadows where the education staff conducts programs.
This program is supported by a generous donation from the Shenandoah National Park Trust.
Construction is underway on the McKenzie Interchange project.
Construction updates and traffic advisories will be posted on the project information page and on DriveBC.
Learn more about the project here: engage.gov.bc.ca/mckenzieinterchange/
NPS | Mary O'Neill
Groundwork RVA's Green Team participated in a service learning camp at SNP. The Green Team performed several service projects in the park, one of which was lopping locust in Big Meadows where the education staff conducts programs.
This program is supported by a generous donation from the Shenandoah National Park Trust.
NPS | N, Lewis
Groundwork RVA's Green Team participated in a service learning camp at SNP. The Green Team performed several service projects in the park, one of which was lopping locust in Big Meadows where the education staff conducts programs.
This program is supported by a generous donation from the Shenandoah National Park Trust.
NPS | Mary O'Neill
Groundwork RVA's Green Team participated in a service learning camp at SNP. The Green Team performed several service projects in the park, one of which was lopping locust in Big Meadows where the education staff conducts programs.
This program is supported by a generous donation from the Shenandoah National Park Trust.
NPS | N, Lewis
Groundwork RVA's Green Team participated in a service learning camp at SNP. The Green Team performed several service projects in the park, one of which was lopping locust in Big Meadows where the education staff conducts programs.
This program is supported by a generous donation from the Shenandoah National Park Trust.