Author: George

Feile 2024 Creggan Games

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Thank you to everyone who turned up & congratulations MATCHBOX TEAM winners!

Special mention to Cost Cutters Beechwood for supplying Water & Fruit for the event

Feile 2024 Big Community Bingo

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The Big Community Bingo 2024 with a full house of local people being entertained by Micheal Doherty

What a great night!

Thanks you to everyone that supported this!

Feile 2024 Senior Olympics

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This years senior Olympics was played at Bishops Field Sports centre with pride at stake for the returning teams of the OLT, BBHF, MacMillan and DCSDC Sport Development.

The events included, Beachball badminton, Pickle ball, Penalty shoot out, Target practice and more.

The winners this year were DCSDC Sport Development team. Well done everyone!

Feile 2024 DEEDS Mayors Tea Dance

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A lovely afternoon was had at the bishops field Sports centre for the annual summer Mayors Tea dance.

This year we had the privilege of hosting the event and welcoming the deputy mayor Mr. Darren Guy to the event.

Our members came from across the city and district and enjoyed music by Dougie Breslin and lots of food and refreshments along with plenty of dancing and craic!

The DEEDS group from Strabane pictured at the Mayor’s Feile Tea Party at the Bishop’s Field Centre on Wednesday afternoon. (Photos: JIm McCafferty Photography)

Entertainer Dougie Breslin and his cousin Ann Duddy perform a duet at Tuesday’s Mayor’s Feile Tea Party in Creggan.

The Old Library Trust’s DEEDS Co-Ordinator Sinead Devine welcomes Deputy Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council, Darren Guy to Wednesday’s Feile Mayor’s Tea Party at the Bishop’s Field, Creggan. (Photos: Jim McCafferty Photography)

The Deputy Mayor, Darren Guy meeting some of those attending the Mayor’s Tea Party in Creggan on Wednesday afternoon.

DEEDS co-ordinator Sinead Devine (OLT) pictured with some of the DEEDS team at Wednesday’s Mayor’s Tea Party in Creggan. The event was held as part of Feile 24. (Photos: Jim McCafferty Photography)

DEEDS Collette Duddy pictured with Stella McGuinness and John Ferguson enjoying the Mayor’s Tea Party at the Bishop’s Field Centre in Creggan on Tuesday. The event was part of Feile 24. (Photos: Jim McCafferty Photography)

The Hillcrest House Group at the Mayor’s Feile Tea Party in the Bishop’s Field Centre on Wednesday afternoon. (Photos: Jim McCafferty Photography)

Entertainer Dougie Breslin performing at Tuesday’s Mayor’s Tea Party in Creggan.

Dancers Kat Lynch and Barbara Simpson show the rest how to take the floor at the Mayor’s Tea Party in Creggan. The event was part of Feile 24.

Entertainer Dougie Breslin keeps the crowd on the floor during Wednesday’s Mayor’s Feile Tea Party in Creggan. The event was organised by DEEDS at the Old Library Trust and saw groups from Creggan, Hillcrest House, Waterside, Caw/Nelson Drive, Learmount Park and Strabane in attendance. (Photos: Jim McCafferty Photography)

Roy Brown and Sarah McEleney, Caw, pose for a photo at Wednesday’s Tea Party in Creggan.

Feile 2024 MellowDEEDS Music evening

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Our DEEDS Team hosted an evening of music and song with our Dementia specific members Choir in partnership with The Inishowen Gospel choir

An amazing night! Well done everyone

DEEDS Trip to Oakfield Park

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A trip in images with all our DEEDS members enjoying a wonderful few days out

Feile 2024

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Lúnasa: Creggan Games with OLT HLC

Calling all our Creggan families, friends and residents!

Invoke the spirit of the traditional Creggan Highland games and put forward a team to compete in the Lúnasa: Creggan Games, taking place on 15th August 2024!

Start time: 2pm – 4pm, at St Cecilia’s College sports grounds at Fanad Drive/Bishop’s Field.

The event will be divided into four games:

TUG OF WAR
SACK RACE
WELLY THROW
CREGGAN NATIONAL (RACE)

Your team can be made up of friends, families, teens, adults or a mixture of each!

Each team can be made up of 8 people. All entrants must be aged 15+. (There will also be prizes to be won and plenty of craic to be had!)

Please submit your team to Jonathan (jonathan@olt.ie) or call 028 71373870 by no later than Monday 5th August.

Diabetes Support Group

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MONTHLY DIABETES SESSION

The OLT are delighted to host our 1st monthly diabetes session, an informative and supportive group session for anyone who is currently pre-diabetic and living with type-2 diabetes.

Monday 5th August at 2pm at the OLT.

Session will focus on diet, treatments and local health programmes to help.