Local politicians, including the Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council, Councillor Maolíosa McHugh, joined members of the CCCMSP Group’s Thursday Club, at the Acorn Centre next to St Peter’s Church, on Thursday, for the formal launch of the club’s new horticultural project.
The club has built raised vegetable, herb and flower beds behind the Acorn Centre where its members gather one day each week for fellowship and lunch. The raised beds were built with the help of the Men’s Shed in Leafair, using around 200 plants donated by Altnagelvin Garden Centre.
The opening ceremony was blessed with splendid sunshine, allowing members…
