Mayor Derry Cllr Martin Reilly at the launch of this year’s Diverse City “Spice of Life” community photographic calendar competition with representatives from local communities. Included, from left (seated), Myra Canning, Alexsia Henderson, Emer Doherty and Marie Coyle. Standing, Carol Stewart, DCC Community Relations Officer, Malachy Kyle, Headliners, Scott Graydon, Dr. Ender Singh, John Graham, Drew Miller, Misty McClanahan, Joe Dunn and Alexander Cruz.
Entries are now being taken for the Diverse City “Spice of Life” 2015 calendar.
After the success of the previous five years of the calendsrs, Derry City Council is calling on photographers, young and old, to again come up with winning images for the next year’s publication.
The 12 winning photos selected will feature in the 2015 calendar celebrating diversity in the Derry City Council area in the year of “Music City 2014.”
The free calendar will promote the message that “Diverse City” welcomes people from different communities, religions, cultures, traditions and identities.
Mayor of Derry, Cllr Martin Reilly, attended the launch by Derry City Council’s Community Relations team in the Diverse City Partnership Building and congratulated the 12 successful local groups who are participating in the Image of Diversity project, in which groups receive a free camera and are encouraged to take photographs locally and submit them to the competition.
Mayor Reilly said the “Spice of Life” calendar had become a “welcome feature” in homes and offices across the City Council area.
He added: “I would encourage everyone to get involved and get snapping and for the competition and capture the essence of our city and its people.”
There are a number of categories that photos can be entered into and these can all be found on the application form which can be obtained from the Shared Future Centre or by contacting a member of the Community Relations team on (028)71365151.
All photos must be entered by 19 September this year and further details can be found on the good relations page at www.derrycity.gov.uk/goodrelations.
