OMAGH MEMORIAL GARDEN

The site has a very poignant memorial garden at the Dromore Road junction close to the centre of Omagh, County Tyrone. Back in the late 1950’s five railway workers were killed on the tracks in thick fog when a Derry train hit them. The line has long since closed but a corner stone from the old station now bears a plaque in this garden which had become overgrown.

The garden area (which is approximately the size of ¼ of a football pitch) was previously the site of the station masters house and 200 yards from the scene of the tragedy. The Memorial is very much in the public view to visitors coming into the town centre and to the 2,500 houses in the surrounding area.

Presently the garden is neither used nor abused, but there was immense local concern for the garden as the memorial is very important to the community.

OMAGH MEMORIAL GARDEN - PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

CVNI (Conservation Volunteers Northern Ireland) and local volunteers were at the Memorial Garden on the Dromore Road for the site transformation at 10.30am. The biodiversity fair began in the town centre at noon and continued into the afternoon.

There were biodiversity games for all the family, and, with plenty of support for the volunteers on the garden site, Omagh was alive with Springwatch fever.

BBC Radio Ulster presenter Hugo Duncan was centre stage with an outside broadcast of his programme from 1.30pm.

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