These public workshops will serve as a space for residents to give views on the second phase of the design. Those interested in having a public outdoor space in the Waterside are urged to attend.
The meetings will be held in three separate venues on Wednesday 21 June 2023.
Derry City & Strabane District Council is applying for EU Peace Plus funding from the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) that, if successful, will be used to fund parks and outdoor public spaces in the local area. The application will be strengthened if local people are consulted through each phase of the project.
Calling on members of the public to attend the upcoming meetings, Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council, Councillor Sandra Duffy said: "The overall objective of the Glendermott Shared Space Project is to address community relations and tensions and the impact of the conflict on the area.
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"It aims to regenerate green spaces to create a high quality, well connected, shared space.
"It will be an interconnected green shared space for both communities and visitors that is non-contentious and non-sectarian through the regeneration of the lands between Drumahoe, Currynierin and Tullyally.
"The second phase of the public consultation will focus on the capital and physical elements of the project to be included in the Masterplan for the area.
"It is important that local people have a say in what the cross-community programmes should look like so I would encourage anyone with an interest in the project to complete the online survey and attend one of the events scheduled for Wednesday 21 June."
The Peace Plus funding application has two key parts – firstly, the physical creation of a shared public space and secondly, a cross-community participation programme.
The Council will take the lead on the physical/capital element and the cross-community programming and animation of the spaces will be tendered out for delivery by relevant organisations working with local communities.
There are three consultation events on Wednesday 21 June. The times and venues are 10.30am – midday: YMCA Drumahoe, 2pm – 3.30pm Currynierin Community Association and 6.30pm – 8pm at Tullyally Community Partnership.
