West Tyrone Ulster Scots - Derry & Raphoe Action

03/06/2026

📢 Save the date 📢

Our freans in Omagh Protestant Boys Flute Band would like to invite you to their 50th Anniversary Parade on Friday 19th June 2026 🎶🪈🥁

02/06/2026

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Call in to register from 8.30 am to 6pm 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

02/06/2026

Our visit to Dublin & Wicklow LOL 1313 in the Orange Standard

01/06/2026

Our freans in Killycurragh are hosting a Family Fun Day on Saturday 20th June to celebrate 70 years from the opening of Killycurragh Hall 🍦🍦🎡

29/05/2026

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Newtownstewart Ulster-Scots Summer School Open for Registration 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Call in next week to register with longer office hours open too this Thursday to register !

*Limited Spaces available !*

29/05/2026

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Ulster-Scots Themed Felting Workshops with Andrea Hayes🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Day 3 of our three-week Ulster-Scots themed felting workshops where participants added the finishing touches to their felted sheep 🐑 and then worked with felting using napkins as the base 😊- we always like to try something new !

Everyone enjoyed the session and participated really well, furthering their techniques and exploring their creativity under the guidance of Andrea Hayes. It was wonderful to see such enthusiasm and engagement throughout the workshop while celebrating Ulster-Scots culture through art.

Special thanks to Andrea Hayes for facilitating the workshops, and to the Arts Council REAP funding for their support.

26/05/2026

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Ulster-Scots Themed Felting Workshops with Andrea Hayes🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Day 2 of our three-week Ulster-Scots themed felting workshops where participants started adding the finishing touches to their felted sheep 🐑

Everyone enjoyed the session and participated really well, furthering their techniques and exploring their creativity under the guidance of Andrea Hayes. It was wonderful to see such enthusiasm and engagement throughout the workshop while celebrating Ulster-Scots culture through art.

Special thanks to Andrea Hayes for facilitating the workshops, and to the Arts Council REAP funding for their support.

23/05/2026

Watching the parade last night I was struck by the ages of some of the bands. Glenkeen 170, Craigywarren 111, my own band 70.... And many others.
And then of course every year you see new bands forming which is great!

📋So wee research exercise for me..... What year was your band formed in?

Comment below with your band name, town, year of formation and what lodge you lead on 12th of July!

21/05/2026

18/05/2026

Rural Micro Capital Grant is now open !

We are pleased to advise the call for applications to the Rural Micro Capital Grant Scheme 2026/2027 is now open on Monday 18th May 2026.

It will close for application on Monday 22nd June 2026 at noon.

Micro Capital grants between £500 and £2,500 are available to rural community-led, voluntary organisations for projects tackling issues of local poverty and / or social isolation, and / or implementing energy efficiency measures / environmental improvements. Projects must focus on one of the following four themes:

Modernistaion (of building(s) / assets).
Information Communication Technology (ICT).
Health and Wellbeing.
Energy Efficiency / Environment Improvement.


The Rural Micro Capital Grant Scheme can offer grant aid from 50% up to 85% of the total eligible cost of your project. NB: The total project cost must not exceed £5,000. Match funding for your contribution of at least 15% must be in the form of a ‘cash’ contribution. Labour or ‘in-kind’ contributions will not be accepted

Applications are to be submitted online and can be ONLY accessed through this link https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/services/rural-micro-capital-grants-scheme-rmcgs-202627