FÉILE NEWS

Volunteers Week: 3th – 9th June 2024

Today marks the beginning of Volunteers Week 2024, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year!

Volunteers Week is a chance to recognise, celebrate and thank the incredible volunteers for all they contribute to our local communities, the voluntary sector, and society as a whole.

All week we be sharing some videos and photographs of the amazing volunteers across Volunteer Investment Project and Gasyard Wall Féile, who give up their time and offer support to so many in the community.

We want to say a massive thank you to all our volunteers!

Féile were delighted to have a chat with Oakleaf Boxing Club and Mark Patterson on Radio Foyle this afternoon about our recent collaborative film, ‘From Little Acorns, Mighty Oak Trees Grow’!

Link to listen back: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001zms0

Some photos by by Jim McCafferty from the premiere of the Oakleaf Boxing Club film in the Nerve Centre on Tuesday evening. Again, thank you to everyone who attended.

You will be able to see the film online on our Facebook and YouTube channel following its online premiere tonight at 7pm!

A Communities in Transition project funded by The Executive Office.

“Oak Leaf Boxing Club – From Little Acorns, Mighty Oak Trees Grow” is a new Féile film production documenting the history and positive contribution the club and its members make to the city of Derry.

The film will be premiered in The Nerve Centre on Tuesday 14th May at 7pm.

Reserve your tickets now: https://bit.ly/3UHOPyI

Oakleaf Boxing Club The Bentley Derry

A Communities In Transition project funded by The Executive Office.

The filmed version of Féile’s recent stage production is finally available to watch below:

A Communities in Transition project funded by The Executive Office.

“City Til I Die”

Online Premiere

Wednesday 8th May

7pm

At long last, a filmed version of Féile’s latest stage production ‘City Til I Die’ will receive its online premiere on Wednesday 8th May at 7pm on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8MkRTPJ3Qd46qDwywlMRpw

‘City Til I Die’ examines what it means to be a Derry City supporter and how being a supporter enhances the lives of so many. The play celebrates the club’s history and the positive contribution the club and its fans make to the city.

The play features a cast that includes well known Derry actors Pat Lynch, Francis Harkin, Maureen Wilkinson, Jonathan Burgess, Conor Barr and Brian Hasson as well as debuts from Spasie McGilloway, Michael Doherty, Ruairi Campbell, Aisling Hutton and Harley Nixon!

A Communities In Transition project funded by The Executive Office.

COMING SOON

“Oak Leaf Boxing Club – From Little Acorns, Mighty Oak Trees Grow”

A new Féile film production documenting the history and positive contribution the club and its members make to the city of Derry.

A Communities In Transition project funded by The Executive Office.

‘Stephen Gargan – There And Back Again’

Online Premiere

Monday 29th April 2024

7PM

On Monday April 29th at 7pm, on what would have been Stephen Gargan’s 63rd birthday, Féile will stream the film, ‘Stephen Gargan – There and Back Again’ on our youtube channel.

Stephen Gargan passed away on November 27th 2022. A grandfather, father, brother, son, partner, friend and activist, he is missed every day. Born in Dublin, Stephen was involved in community activism in Derry for many years. A founding member and former festival director of Gasyard Wall Féile, he also was a co-founder and director of Gaslight Media Trust. A leading campaigner for the Bloody Sunday families for many years, he co- produced the drama-documentary film ‘SUNDAY’. He also co-developed the ‘Epilogues’ and ‘Just Us’ Education Programme with Jim Keys. Until his untimely passing, he was a key member of the Bloody Sunday March Committee.

The film will be available to watch for free on www.youtube.com/feilemediaderry on Monday 29th April from 7pm.

Féile Streets Alive Programme 2024 – Summary Video

Here’s a short video highlighting all the events we had the pleasure of working on during the month of March, including Trad Music Sessions, IWD events such as the Meenan Square Exhibition and an event celebrating Roisin Barton, Easter celebrations in the Fountain, storytelling in schools, the Anthony Hegarty 1km race, the easter bonnet parade and Celtronic Kids, as well as many more!

Thank you to everyone who helped make these events possible or took part!

A Streets Alive project funded by Urban Villages.

Check out this film documenting a recent project as part of Féile’s Imagine Create programme where acclaimed musician Dafé worked with students from Holy Child Primary School and Nursery Unit and St. John’s Primary School, teaching various songwriting / rapping techniques!

A Communities In Transition project funded by The Executive Office.