The Ubuntu Global Festival, an exciting and enticing new festival event for Derry-Londonderry, was launched yesterday, Tuesday 21st May which will see St Columb’s Park come alive in a global cultural extravaganza on Saturday 1st June.

The Conservation Volunteers in partnership with Derry City Council won the silver medal in the team challenge event at the Garden Show Ireland, held in Hillsborough Castle last Friday 17th May 2013.

As the City gears up for the BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend event, all the agencies involved in successfully delivering the festivities are keen to ensure that those attending the event, and those who will be celebrating in other ways can enjoy the experience in a fun and safe environment.

FOYLE City North Neighbourhood Team and the Derry Police and Community Safety Partnership (PCSP) are running a Bike Register Scheme in the city on Saturday, June 8th.

The final in a series of Spring lunchtime lectures held at the Tower Museum will take place on Thursday 30th May at 12:30pm.

Concert goers planning on travelling to the city this weekend to attend BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend on 24-26 May are being advised to plan their journey well in advance and to avail of the additional rail and bus services that have been put in place.

Believe it or not, it is nearly summer! And this is the season that Faughan Valley Landscape Partnership is encouraging everyone to take note of the wildlife around them and if possible record what they see. On Wednesday 29th May at 6.30pm, Faughan Valley Landscape Partnership will host a Bumblebee workshop. Bumblebees like butterflies are suffering due to many factors including our continual poor summers. In order to help experts examine this problem the public are encouraged to get involved by recording what they see and reporting this to the Bumblebee Conservation Trust.

As Community Relations Week approaches, Derry City Council Community Relations Officers have announced details of a number of free training courses covering topics such as Prejudice and Homophobia Training, Equality and Good Relations Training and Traveller Awareness.

The city is preparing to host BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend on 24-26 May when it will welcome up to 40,000 music lovers to Ebrington for what promises to be the biggest party of the summer, attracting the biggest names in UK and worldwide music such as Bruno Mars, Biffo Clyro and Calvin Harris.

Sporting events aimed at encouraging good relations among school children and young people are a key part of this year’s programme of events organised by Derry City Council for Community Relations Week (20th-25th May 2013).