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Celebrate World Breastfeeding Week with North West BAPS at St Columb’s Park House & Gardens on Saturday 3 August 2024 at 12 noon  Entertainment for little ones  Information about Breastfeeding, Perinatal & Parenting Support  Activities for all the family  Bring a picnic rug / camp chair & a plate of food to share  Raffle with amazing prizes  Free Entry – Register via

Thank you so much to Poet and Educator Maura Johnson for leading us in a creative exploration on the Saturday morning at the recent Gathering at the Seamus Heaney Homeplace in Bellaghy. The Theme was “Water Is Life”. Some of the beautiful creative people there have kindly agreed to share their compositions with us all

A bit like running with the bulls at Pamplona. – Conall Morrison My chest is still sore like having done too many push-ups, or taken a knock. It’s from the shoves of the police “Get back” as they surround the vans leaving Court but we find a way to flow through them and tap the sides

Throughout The Gathering, held at the Seamus Heaney Homeplace in Bellaghy on the 27 and 28 June, we celebrated the work of environmental activists, learned about the many challenges and solutions underway to restore the integrity of Lough Neagh, and bolstered our own resolve to continue protecting what we love. A man walked among the

North West BAPS Walking Group  We will be walking along the Quay this morning (Monday 10 June) and stopping off at the City Hotel Derry for a cuppa and a chat about all things perinatal & parenting. Meet us anywhere along the way. All welcome – we will be setting off from the Statues at Sainsbury’s at

Here’s our Monica Downey of Life Cycles in conversation with Rosalind from NIRN and Jonathan Henderson from DCSDC. It’s National Bike Month! There’s so much going on! Come down to Life Cycles at the Train Station to find out more. If you want to begin, or return to cycling, come and join a led cycle

PODCAST made by Lynda Sullivan for the ABC of Green Politics. Water is Life is the Theme for The Gathering and  Lynda interviews Mary McGuiggan and James Orr . Aren’t our members and friends just Fab!!! ?PODCAST ALERT? W is for… Water is Life ? #LoughNeagh, #Mobuoy, Big Ag, #Mining , Sand dredging, #RightsofNature

I was personally delighted to be invited to attend the Derry City and Strabane District Council (DCSDC) meeting on Wednesday gone. ZWNW was invited to attend by Dean of River Faughan Anglers (RFA) to stand and be counted, along with Prehen Historical and Environmental Society (PHES). We wanted that DCSDC keep to their agreement of

On Saturday 30th March Zero Waste North West members organised a protest which turned into a lament at the spot of the ecocide of 4 trees (3 very mature trees and one smaller tree a few metres away) behind the Guildhall at Harbour Square. They left gifts of flowers, art speaking for the trees and