Creggan Country Park

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Taking a break

Some of our tree planters take a break from digging.

Dungiven High School

Pupils from Dungiven High School enjoy a day out at Creggan Country Park.

Foyle Days

If you made it to the Foyle Days event at Queens Quay on Saturday 7th or Sunday 8th May 2005, check out our photos! You might recognise some familiar faces....

NB: If we took your picture and it isnt here we will have it on file. Contact us for a copy.

Lincoln Courts Youth Group

Group from Lincoln Courts Youth Group enjoy their canoeing session at Creggan Country Park.

Conor sets new orienteering record!

Conor Doherty pictured during his visit to Creggan Country Park with Hazelbank Youth Group, where he managed to set a new record for completing our orienteering course! Conor completed the course in only 9 minutes, so well done Conor!

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Famous Visitors

Creggan Country Park has attracted a number of famous visitors over the years.

	Former Taoiseach Albert Reynolds officially opened Creggan Country Inn on Wed 22nd March 2006. Speaking to guests at the launch which was also attended by Mayor Lynn Fleming, Mr Reynolds welcomed the Creggan Country Park development as an innovative and positive step towards the economic development of deprived areas of Northern Ireland, “My great belief is that we now need less politics and more economics to move forward in a positive way in Northern Ireland. This new enterprise at Creggan Country Park is a great example of how economic development can bring communities together and move the process forward.” Albert Reynolds, 22nd March 2006
	Pamela Balentine, Alan and Ivan from UTV filming at Creggan Country Park for the Peoples Millions competition in much better weather! Oct 2005
	Paul Clarke and the team from UTV filming at Creggan Country Park, despite the terrible weather! June 2005

Derry's most famous Everest explorer, Hannah Shields, visited Creggan Country Park to take part in our watersports programme.

Hannah Shields, 2003

Country File host John Craven visited Creggan Country Park in 2002 as part of a feature on the North West.

John Craven, 2002

Jack Charlton opened our original angling facility in 1992 on a break from his duties as manager of the Ireland soccer team. Huge crowds arrived in Creggan to give "Big Jack" a rapturous welcome. The guest of honour was equally impressed. Praising the beautiful sheltered valley at Creggan Country Park, happily noting "even in a howling gale, it is still fishable". Little wonder then that visitors travel from miles around.

Jack Charlton, May 1992

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