Victoria Housden

1 week ago | wearetyrone.com | Victoria Housden

AS the sun slowly rises above the horizon in the early hours of tomorrow morning, hundreds of walkers will be making their way across Omagh in aid of mental health – and to remind themselves and others that it is always darkest before the dawn. The event is Omagh St Enda’s much-loved ‘Sunrise Walk’, which returns for its second year, having become a standout feature in the local community calendar.

1 week ago | wearetyrone.com | Victoria Housden

HUNDREDS of walkers and runners have taken part in an annual charity event in memory of an Aghyaran woman. Popping on their favourite running shoes with their friends by their sides, the event welcomed crowds from across Tyrone and beyond, all taking part in the special ‘Memorial 5k Walk/Run’ for Gemma McHale. Commencing at the Aghyaran Centre, the evening race meandered through some of the county’s most scenic parts with delicious refreshments served afterwards.

1 week ago | wearetyrone.com | Victoria Housden

OLD time gospel hymns with contemporary twists filled the walls of Omagh Baptist Church on as an joyful gospel concert of praise and prayer rang in the spring season. The recent uplifting evening, organised by Doyle Mills, featured a short set from guitar instrumentalist, Nathan McCormick as well as the wonderful voices of the Omagh Baptist Church (OBC) choir, directed by the church’s talented musician, Andrea Sawyers, who has a wealth of experience at working with choirs.

1 week ago | wearetyrone.com | Victoria Housden

KILLYCLOGHER’S rising country star is back with a fun-filled new single that is sure to get the dancefloors buzzing and the faces smiling with the joys of spring. Titled ‘Claim on My Heart’ the track, which released this week, is a lively, traditional jiving tune that showcases Cara McGillion’s vibrant personality and musical versatility.

1 week ago | wearetyrone.com | Victoria Housden

When I was first told that ‘yes’ Ralph McTell would do an interview with me for this week’s Ulster Herald, I was giddy with childlike excitement. Of course we journalists are professional, but surely we would be lying if talking to someone whom we admired and looked up to didn’t stir some sense of surreality or visceral elation.