Episode 25: The Fountain with Jeanette Warke - a podcast by The Big Light

Derry City Centre isn’t that big but there are parts of it Jeanie has never been to. The TDGs visit The Fountain which is right up next to THE WALLS and is historic for many reasons including being the last remaining Protestant housing estate in the City. Jeanie and Pauline meet up with Derry/Londonderry stalwart Jeanette Warke - who has been a youth and community worker there for almost 50 years. The TDGs also speculate why Derry Girls is filming in the seaside town of Portrush and at the institution that was Barry’s amusement park, bringing back happy memories for one of the TDGs - who used to try and make 50p last a whole day there. All this and we expand your vocabulary as well! There’s a also a bit of chat about chocolate and the TDG Hallowe’en ‘event’ at Little Acorns Bookstore.

The Fountain - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3TieFWm9CE

The Bogside and the Fountain - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sVg6BeNFdc

Interviews from The Fountain - https://cain.ulster.ac.uk/issues/segregat/temple/hem1.htm

Jeanette’s surprise on national TV - https://www.londonderrysentinel.co.uk/news/environment/fountain-project-wins-uk-prize-on-the-one-show-3243722

A bit of the story of the plays about the Fountain written by Jonathan Burgess - 

https://www.ireland.anglican.org/news/4307/the-exodus-playwright-in-call

Portrush - https://www.causewaycoast.holiday/locations/portrush

Barry’s - https://barrysamusements.com

The Cathedral Youth Club - https://www.facebook.com/cathedralyouthclubfountain/

St Columb’s Cathedral - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Columb%27s_Cathedral

TDGs Event is at Jenni’s Little Acorns - https://littleacornsbookstore.co.uk/

Chocolate heaven in Castlerock - https://thechocolatemanor.com/

We can’t put the lovely boy in the photo in the notes but the picture is on our social media pages… 

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