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VERBAL is an artistic and cultural organisation that uses storytelling and the language arts to foster positive mental health, resilience and cross-community dialogue, addressing issues of community conflict, deprivation, and marginalisation.

30/10/2026

🎃 What a fantastic few days celebrating Derry Halloween at Verbal Arts Centre! 🧡

We had an amazing time welcoming so many families through our doors for Sherlock Bones & The Mayor’s Missing Chain as part of this year’s Derry Halloween celebrations! 👻

It was brilliant to see so many children, parents, grandparents and carers getting involved, having fun and enjoying the Halloween atmosphere together.

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us and helped make the event such a success. We loved seeing all the smiles, excitement and enthusiasm throughout the week! 🎉

We were delighted to play our part in celebrating 40 years of Derry Halloween, bringing families together for some Halloween fun in the heart of the city. 🎃

Part of Derry Halloween, with funding from Derry City & Strabane Council.

29/10/2026

🕵️‍♂️ The Mayor of Derry becomes a TOP DETECTIVE! 🔎

What a day at Verbal! 🎉 Another incredible turnout for day two of Sherlock Bones & The Mayor’s Missing Chain!

We were thrilled to welcome the Mayor of Derry, who joined Sherlock Bones and all his brilliant little helpers to crack the case of the missing chain! 🕵️‍♀️✨ The clues were found, the mystery was cracked and the detective skills on show were out of this world! 🔍👏
A huge thank you to every family who came along and got stuck in so far! 🧡

We’re so happy to be running this event in celebration of Derry Halloween and its 40th anniversary! 🎃👻 Here’s to four decades of spooky fun!

Part of Derry Halloween, with funding from Derry City and Strabane District Council.

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13/10/2026

Sherlock Bones & The Mayor's Missing Chain has sold out!

All of us here at Verbal are delighted and cannot wait to take you all on another adventure with Sherlock Bones, into the spooky town of Scary for Derry Halloween 2026.

You can join our waiting list for this event on EventBrite listed on the Derry Halloween Website - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sherlock-bones-the-mayors-missing-chain-tickets-2002295947078

30/09/2026

Phase 1 of GLOW is complete.

Over ten weeks, participants developed six fictional stories, all drawn from real experience of rural life.

Each story now comes with a discussion guide, shaped by Verbal after the completion of Phase 1. The guides now turn these stories into a starting point: to discuss the themes and shared experiences the participants have with the characters.

The interconnected nature of these stories tie back to GLOW's purpose, wellbeing of rural communities.

These stories and guides will now carry into the next stage, GLOW Phase 2.

Find out more about GLOW at theverbal.co/programmes/glow

This project was funded by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland through its Rural Engagement Arts Programme (REAP) 2025/26, with National Lottery funding.

29/09/2026

Every GLOW story started as an idea someone said out loud.

A memory, a person, a place worth writing about. Participants brought the ideas, experiences, and these became the fictional stories created.

Verbal's literary team helped the participants shape the writing: voice, character and story structure.

Then the psychology team made sure the harder themes were handled with care and sensitivity that they deserve. So, the group can later discuss the finished stories and gain the most from the programme.

Find out more about GLOW at theverbal.co/programmes/glow

This project was funded by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland through its Rural Engagement Arts Programme (REAP) 2025/26, with National Lottery funding.

25/09/2026

The six stories created in GLOW explore the themes of loneliness, belonging, emotional barriers and transportation barriers.

Participants could comfortably explore these sensitive topics creatively through fictional stories, whilst being able to protect their anonymity.

The interconnected nature of the six stories reflected how participants themselves viewed community, not as isolated individuals but as lives continually intersecting through shared spaces and relationships.

Find out more about GLOW at theverbal.co/programmes/glow

This project was funded by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland through its Rural Engagement Arts Programme (REAP) 2025/26, with National Lottery funding.

24/09/2026

The stories in GLOW came from the people who had lived them.

A group of writers from the Greysteel lunch club worked with facilitator Cat Brogan to bring their own experience of rural life, the richness of their community and the everyday details into six stories which were created during GLOW.

Verbal's literary editors and psychology team worked alongside to shape and edit the writing. Fiction rooted in real life, from people who know rural life first hand.

Find out more about GLOW at theverbal.co/programmes/glow

This project was funded by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland through its Rural Engagement Arts Programme (REAP) 2025/26, with National Lottery funding.

23/09/2026

GLOW is a rural arts and emotional wellbeing programme for older people in Causeway Coast and Glens. Phase 1 brought twelve participants from our previous programme SHINE.

Our group wrote fictional stories, drawn from real experience of rural life. Setting out to write about loneliness, emotional barriers, belonging and difficulty with transportation barriers.

First in a series looking back at GLOW Phase 1.

Find out more about GLOW at theverbal.co/programmes/glow

This project was funded by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland through its Rural Engagement Arts Programme (REAP) 2025/26, with National Lottery funding

17/09/2026

A new year of PEACE of Mind is beginning across Northern Ireland and the border counties.

Since the programme began, PEACE of Mind has reached more than 7,000 students in over 60 schools.

Last years evaluation also recorded statistically significant improvements across six areas:

• Mental wellbeing
• Resilience
• Self-confidence
• Relationships with others
• Prosocial behaviour
• Conflict resolution

Learn more about the programme and its Year Two findings: https://www.theverbal.co/article/a-new-year-of-peace-of-mind
PEACE of Mind is funded by PEACEPLUS and managed by the Special EU Programmes Body.

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Stable Lane And Mall Wall, Bishop Street Within
Londonderry
BT486PU

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5:30pm
Tuesday	9am - 5:30pm
Wednesday	9am - 5:30pm
Thursday	9am - 5:30pm
Friday	9am - 4pm

Website

http://www.theverbal.co/

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