Local water sports enthusiast Shayne McClure is preparing this week for his big sea adventure as he boards the Derry~Londonderry yacht to represent his city in the sixth leg of the Clipper Round the World Race.

Fundraising reached new heights today at City of Derry Airport as members of the Airport staff headed out on a sponsored walk for a local children’s cancer charity, the Northern Ireland Cancer Fund for Children (NICFC).  The group of 30 Airport employees took part in the walk, completing a 2 mile circuit leading up the runway and finishing in the airport terminal building.

Contractors will be on site next week to commence works to construct a new 2G Multi Use Games area in the Fountain area of the city.

An exhibition titled, ‘Events of the Year Quilts and Testimonies of Survival’, opening in the Tower Museum this week by Mayor Alderman Maurice Devenney, shows a stunning display of quilts by Northern Ireland artist, Irene Mac William, depicting her concerns of the events in a given year.

The ‘Roads to Opportunity Working Group’ which is made up of representatives from 14 Councils on both sides of the border, has welcomed Minister Sammy Wilson’s announcement today that £330m will be spent upgrading two sections of the A5 between Londonderry and Strabane, as well as Omagh and Ballygawley.

At a prestigious ceremony in Dublin this afternoon the Peace Bridge and Ebrington Square won two National Planning Awards – the Place Making Award and the Overall Planning Award. 

The Big Lottery Fund wants people across Northern Ireland to tell them what they think of proposals for a new programme to support local families.

Curtis Magee, Irelands favourite singer, will be performing an evening of entertainment as part of the Mayor’s organised Charity Event on Thursday 23rd February, with proceeds in aid of Foyle MS Society and the Foyle Branch of Parkinson‘s UK.  Mayor Alderman Maurice Devenney, who announced he had chosen to support both these charities during his mayoral year, will host the event which will take place in Bready Cricket Club, Magheramason at 8.30pm.  

In the lead up to the launch of Ebrington Square, February 14th, Ilex urc would advise the following:

A number of guest speakers will take part in the forthcoming Coaching Conference which takes place in the city on Saturday, 18th February.  The Conference is the culmination of ‘Coach Week’, organised by Derry City Councils’ Sports Development section, and aimed at sports coaches and club members looking to widen their skills and knowledge in a range of sporting activities.