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  • EXHIBITION: 'NOTHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO BUT THE PAST'

    EXHIBITION: 'NOTHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO BUT THE PAST'

    Abridged exhibition now live Read more

  • Staff #BLM Book Recommendations

    Staff #BLM Book Recommendations

    Verbal staff members select their own personal recommendations of BAME authors, and books highlighting Black Lives Matters issues and awareness. Read more

  • Third Space Continues To Provide Essential Support For Young People During Lockdown

    Third Space Continues To Provide Essential Support For Young People During Lockdown

    Verbal’s Third Space programme with Extern is one of 11 PEACE IV projects in the country that has been continuing engagement with vulnerable young people during lockdown. Read more

  • Third Space Gets Creative With Lockdown Challenges

    Third Space Gets Creative With Lockdown Challenges

    While lockdown has forced the project to find new ways to continue engaging with our young people, the Third Space team has been rising to the challenge to ensure participation continues. Read more

  • EXHIBITION: 'NOTHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO BUT THE PAST'
  • Staff #BLM Book Recommendations
  • Third Space Continues To Provide Essential Support For Young People During Lockdown
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EXHIBITION: 'NOTHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO BUT THE PAST'

EXHIBITION: 'NOTHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO BUT THE PAST'

Abridged exhibition now live Read more

Published: 2nd December, 2020

Author: Caoimhe Hegarty

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WellRead features on BBC Radio Foyle's Mark Patterson show

WellRead features on BBC Radio Foyle's Mark Patterson show

Our psychology manager chats to BBC Radio Foyle about our WellRead digital programme Read more

Published: 21st October, 2020

Author: Caoimhe Hegarty

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Staff #BLM Book Recommendations

Staff #BLM Book Recommendations

Verbal staff members select their own personal recommendations of BAME authors, and books highlighting Black Lives Matters issues and awareness. Read more

Published: 6th July, 2020

Author: Caoimhe Hegarty

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Third Space Continues To Provide Essential Support For Young People During Lockdown

Third Space Continues To Provide Essential Support For Young People During Lockdown

Verbal’s Third Space programme with Extern is one of 11 PEACE IV projects in the country that has been continuing engagement with vulnerable young people during lockdown. Read more

Published: 1st July, 2020

Author: Caoimhe Hegarty

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Third Space Gets Creative With Lockdown Challenges

Third Space Gets Creative With Lockdown Challenges

While lockdown has forced the project to find new ways to continue engaging with our young people, the Third Space team has been rising to the challenge to ensure participation continues. Read more

Published: 28th May, 2020

Updated: 1st December, 2020

Author: Caoimhe Hegarty

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WellRead Digital Reading Rooms

WellRead Digital Reading Rooms

How your child can take part in WellRead Digital Reading Rooms Read more

Published: 19th May, 2020

Updated: 21st May, 2020

Author: Caoimhe Hegarty

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Poetry Day Ireland 2020

Poetry Day Ireland 2020

Verbal staff member Colin Dardis picks his highlights of poetry collections from recent years, by writers from the North of Ireland. Read more

Published: 30th April, 2020

Updated: 29th June, 2020

Author: Caoimhe Hegarty

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Join Our Army Of Readers

Join Our Army Of Readers

We are looking for volunteers to become our ‘ARMY OF READERS’. Volunteer with us during the Covid-19 Lockdown Read more

Published: 20th April, 2020

Updated: 19th May, 2020

Author: Caoimhe Hegarty

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Human Archive - Prose of the week

Human Archive - Prose of the week

The prose of the week from our HUMAN archive is an issue from May - October 1976. Read more

Published: 15th April, 2020

Updated: 5th October, 2020

Author: Caoimhe Hegarty

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Human Archive - Poem of the week

Human Archive - Poem of the week

The poem of the week from our HUMAN archive is by Carol Rumens Read more

Published: 14th April, 2020

Updated: 5th October, 2020

Author: Caoimhe Hegarty

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Honest Ulsterman - Prose of the week

Honest Ulsterman - Prose of the week

Our selected prose is an interview with Sinead Morrissey Read more

Published: 14th April, 2020

Updated: 5th October, 2020

Author: Caoimhe Hegarty

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Honest Ulsterman - Poem of the Week

Honest Ulsterman - Poem of the Week

Selected poem by Stephanie Conn Read more

Published: 14th April, 2020

Updated: 5th October, 2020

Author: Caoimhe Hegarty

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WellRead

WellRead

Weekly behind-the-scenes insights from the WellRead Psychology Team Read more

Published: 8th April, 2020

Updated: 30th September, 2020

Author: Caoimhe Hegarty

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Verbal's response to Covid-19

Verbal's response to Covid-19

Temporary Closure Read more

Published: 7th April, 2020

Updated: 29th April, 2020

Author: Caoimhe Hegarty

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Inter generational programme

Inter generational programme

This week saw the start of our inter generational programme. Read more

Published: 3rd April, 2020

Updated: 28th April, 2020

Author: Caoimhe Hegarty

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WellRead

WellRead

WellRead is a chatbot based website designed to help you build your child's emotional wellbeing through conversation and storytelling. Read more

Published: 24th March, 2020

Updated: 30th September, 2020

Author: Caoimhe Hegarty

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Our HECUA intern begins at Verbal

Our HECUA intern begins at Verbal

We're excited to welcome Alex Keller, our new intern from the US-based HECUA study abroad programme. Read more

Published: 27th February, 2020

Updated: 24th March, 2020

Author: Caoimhe Hegarty

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Honest Ulsterman February Edition

Honest Ulsterman February Edition

The first HU issue of 2020 is now available online. Read more

Published: 27th February, 2020

Updated: 24th March, 2020

Author: Caoimhe Hegarty

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Our first Verbal psychology internship programme comes to an end

Our first Verbal psychology internship programme comes to an end

We have been approaching the end of our first Verbal Psychology Internship programme this month. Read more

Published: 18th February, 2020

Updated: 24th March, 2020

Author: Caoimhe Hegarty

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Unicef - Youth Discovery Day

Unicef - Youth Discovery Day

Derry City and Strabane District Council are starting their 3-5 year journey to become a Unicef Child Friendly Community. Read more

Published: 18th February, 2020

Updated: 24th March, 2020

Author: Caoimhe Hegarty

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A Magazine Of Revolution

A Magazine Of Revolution

A Magazine of Revolution? seeks to create a conversation about what it is like to found, edit and publish a literary magazine in a divided society. Read more

Published: 12th February, 2020

Updated: 24th March, 2020

Author: Caoimhe Hegarty

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Listen Share Change celebrates Good Relations Week

Listen Share Change celebrates Good Relations Week

Listen Share Change celebrated Good Relations Week with its groups and volunteers in Limavady and Ballymoney this week. Read more

Published: 19th September, 2019

Updated: 16th December, 2019

Author: Caoimhe Hegarty

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Children in Need Reading Rooms delivering positive results

Children in Need Reading Rooms delivering positive results

Read more

Published: 22nd August, 2019

Updated: 3rd April, 2020

Author: Sinead McLaughlin

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Third Space: Making A Positive Change in the Lives of Young People

Third Space: Making A Positive Change in the Lives of Young People

Third Space participants tell us how getting involved has made a difference to their lives Read more

Published: 22nd August, 2019

Updated: 3rd April, 2020

Author: Sinead McLaughlin

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    EXHIBITION: 'NOTHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO BUT THE PAST'

    Abridged exhibition now live

  • Third Space continues supporting young people during difficult times

    Third Space continues supporting young people during difficult times

    Third Space update

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    Volunteering with LSC Digital Reading Rooms

    Volunteers needed for LSC Digital Reading Rooms

  • WellRead features on BBC Radio Foyle's Mark Patterson show

    WellRead features on BBC Radio Foyle's Mark Patterson show

    Our psychology manager chats to BBC Radio Foyle about our WellRead digital programme

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    What we do

    Verbal is committed to bringing the benefits of literature & the language arts to the heart of our communities - through our own stories and the stories of others.

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    Director of programming

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    Chief executive

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    THIRD SPACE

    A cross-community and cross-border creative programme for marginalised and disadvantaged young people, delivered in partnership with Extern

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    Project officer for criminal justice

Little Legends now on Facebook

Little Legends now on Facebook

Little Legends is now available every Saturday morning on our Facebook page. Read more

Start: 2nd May, 2020 at 11:00am

End: 2nd May, 2020 at 12:00pm

Published: 24th November, 2017

Updated: 28th May, 2020

Author: Andrea ODonnell

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We are looking for volunteers to become our ‘ARMY OF READERS’. Volunteer with us during the Covid-19 Lockdown Read more

Published: 20th April, 2020

Updated: 19th May, 2020

Author: Caoimhe Hegarty

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WellRead Digital Reading Rooms

WellRead Digital Reading Rooms

How your child can take part in WellRead Digital Reading Rooms Read more

Published: 19th May, 2020

Updated: 21st May, 2020

Author: Caoimhe Hegarty

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