The City Of Culture office in Waterloo Place provides a chance for people of all ages to contribute to Derry’s success. Since its opening on April 2nd, 2010, the office has invited the general public to drop by with all sorts of ideas. From the days leading up to the July triumph and beyond, the [...]
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Colonising Derry’s Empty Commercial Spaces
Aug 4th, 2010 by Mark Nagurski.Take a quick stroll around the city centre (or anywhere else in the town for that matter) and you’ll be struck by just how many empty commercial spaces there are. The regeneration strategy for the city aims to add more, by (rightfully in my opinion) helping to restore many of the Georgian and Victorian buildings [...]
The Strongest Link
Aug 3rd, 2010 by Simon Fallaha.Two weeks on from the City of Culture announcement, Thursday evening was the first chance for the bid team to provide us with a summary of what had been done, what was being done and what still needed to be done as part of the City Of Culture Content Debriefing Meeting which took place in [...]
The Hard Work Has Already Begun
Jul 22nd, 2010 by Colum Eastwood.We have all just about come back down to earth after the fantastic excitement of last week. It was a tremendous achievement for Derry to be crowned UK City of Culture for 2013, everyone in the city should be very proud. However, we will not be judged on last week’s success but on whether or [...]
A view on the legendary victory from down in wee Belfast
Jul 18th, 2010 by Alan in Belfast.As the voxpops in the bid video say: I am Derry. I am Londonderry. I am legendary. Hundreds and thousands of words will be written in posts and comments about the winning City of Culture 2013. For me it’s a remarkable win. The most westerly city in the UK won a national competition. It’s not [...]
And the Winner Is … LEGENDERRY
Jul 15th, 2010 by Mark Nagurski.Derry – Londonderry is the UK City of Culture for 2013 and as anyone inside the Guildhall or crowded into Guildhall Sq will attest the mood couldn’t be much better. Huge credit has to go to all those involved in the bid and the vast majority of the city for getting behind it. The real [...]
Hanging Out at the Guildhall Ahead of the City of Culture Announcement
Jul 15th, 2010 by Mark Nagurski.Whether it’s the anticipation or the heat, people look decidedly unsettled in the Guildhall and there’s a rather infectious buzz in and around the Guildhall Sq. Within the next hour or so we’ll know who’s won the UK City of Culture bid – what happens after that is anybody’s guess at this stage. As the [...]
Winning UK City of Culture Could be Major Boost to Marketing and Media Industry in Derry-Londonderry
Jul 13th, 2010 by Mark Nagurski.Ahead of this week’s City of Culture announcement, Donal Doherty, owner of Derry-based PR firm Converse Communications, talks about the benefits that a win could bring to the media and marketing industries – and what we’d need to do to capitalise on it. The team behind the UK City of Culture bid have done an [...]
