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A big idea by artist Oliver Jeffers is blooming 🌷 Led by Nerve Centre, this new UK-wide project, made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund, is rooted in community, nature and power… 👀 Watch this space!

26/12/2025

🌲 🌸 We've had the most wonderful year at Power Plants! ⚡💪

💚 🙌 A huge thank you to everyone who joined the start of our blossoming journey in 2025... from visiting the site of our prototype sculpture launch at Ulster Transport Museum, Cultra to participating in our heritage engagement programme and educational workshops 🌼 📸 🎨 🐞

🙏 A continued thank you to our amazing partners Eden Project, NI Science Festival and National Museums NI — as well as our funders Belfast City Council and The National Lottery Heritage Fund for making it all possible! 👏

🍃 See you in 2026! 🌱 👀 😁

02/10/2025

💚 👏 A huge thank you to the 30 National Museums staff who joined us for the final day of our Reimagining the Garden programme! 🏵🌸🌼

🤝 🌱 Together with The Conservation Volunteers Northern Ireland, we sowed native wildflower seeds harvested in earlier workshops — helping the Walled Garden at Ulster Transport Museum, Cultra bloom with biodiversity, creativity, and community spirit 💪

Made possible by The National Lottery Heritage Fund 🙏

23/08/2025

🌻🌷 Day 1 of 3 complete! ✨😀

🙌 Thanks to everyone who came down to Ulster Transport Museum, Cultra today to see our tower sculpture and join a variety of creative workshops... with activities including Polaroid photography, cyanotype printing, soundscape creating, cordage weaving and tote bag design! 📸 💐🎧🎨

We've got even more "eco-tivities" tomorrow and Monday, so why not make the most of this bank holiday weekend and see what's on offer!

👉 Browse event programme and book now: https://bit.ly/4m9zRwu

Thanks to the teams at NI Science Festival, MayWe, ASTRL Fibres, Grow and Polly Garnett for helping launch a banger of a weekend! 💫

Led by Nerve Centre and made possible by The National Lottery Heritage Fund 🙏

21/08/2025

🪶 No bird brains here! 🐦🧠

🪚 🔨 Our Root Camp saw plenty of creativity hatched 🐣 as young participants got hands on with arts and crafts... our bird box building workshop in particular was a hoot!🦉

👏 Many thanks as always to the brilliant teams at The Conservation Volunteers Northern Ireland and Centre for Environmental Data and Recording - CEDaR

🎨 More activities coming this bank holiday weekend, but book your slot quickly as tickets are flying fast! 🪽 💫

👉 Browse full programme and book: https://bit.ly/4m9zRwu

Made possible by The National Lottery Heritage Fund 🙌

15/08/2025

🌳 💚 As part of our Reimagining the Garden programme, some eager and green-fingered volunteers took part in biodiversity training with the wonderful team from Centre for Environmental Data and Recording - CEDaR 🌿👏

✍️ 🔍 From building custom quadrats to collecting data on-site, they learned practical skills to help monitor and protect local habitats.

🌼 You too can engage with nature your way as part of our events programme taking place at Ulster Transport Museum, Cultra from 23–25 August, which promises a bumper weekend of creative activities and shared mindfulness 🤗

👉 Browse full programme and book your space now: https://bit.ly/4m9zRwu

🙏 Made possible by The National Lottery Heritage Fund

Nerve Centre | The Conservation Volunteers Northern Ireland | NI Science Festival

12/08/2025

🏵️ MORE WORKSHOPS ADDED! 🏵️

🎨 Sessions are selling out in our special events programme this August bank holiday weekend at Ulster Transport Museum, Cultra 🔆

👉 Browse full programme and book your space now: https://bit.ly/4m9zRwu

🙏 Made possible by The National Lottery Heritage Fund

Nerve Centre | NI Science Festival

11/08/2025

🦆🌸 🐝 Technology met nature as we explored the world of birds, insects, and wildflowers as part of our Habitat Heroes workshops with The Conservation Volunteers Northern Ireland.

🐞 🦋 From building bug hotels and seed bombs to designing games and animations, our young cohort of eco champions enjoyed an educational week of activities and engagement with the natural world on the gorgeous grounds of Ulster Transport Museum, Cultra 🌼🌲

We have more creative workshops for all ages taking place over the approaching bank holiday weekend (23–25 August), including Polaroid photography, cyanotype printing, tote bag design and clay making 📸 🎨

👉 Browse full programme and book your space now: https://bit.ly/4m9zRwu

Nerve Centre | The National Lottery Heritage Fund

05/08/2025

📸 🍃 🎨 From Polaroid photography to cyanotype printing, engage with nature through artistry and mindfulness this August bank holiday weekend 🧑‍🎨 💚

All workshops are FREE and take place at Ulster Transport Museum, Cultra

👉 Learn more: https://bit.ly/45k4pVl

Nerve Centre | ASTRL Fibres | Grow | NI Science Festival

24/07/2025

🍃 ☀️ This summer, connect with nature creatively at Ulster Transport Museum, Cultra as we deliver a series of free activities and workshops for all ages 🎨 📸

🐞 Habitat Heroes (ages 8–12)
🗓️ 4–6 August: https://bit.ly/44JHbsy

Over three exciting mornings, young nature lovers will explore the world of birds, insects, and wildflowers through fun outdoor activities and creative digital skills sessions.

🌲 Root Camp (ages 13–18)
🗓️ 19–21 August: https://bit.ly/4f1GVIQ

Participants will get hands-on with nature conservation, artistic making, and citizen science with this three-day heritage programme.

🪢 Cordage & Colonialism (ages 16+)
🗓️ 23 August: https://bit.ly/4mbjZJF

Explore the ancient craft of cordage making — the process of twisting or braiding plant fibres into rope — and learn about the cultural and political histories of the materials.

🌸 ⚡ Learn more about Power Plants, a new heritage engagement programme by international artist Oliver Jeffers and led by Nerve Centre: https://bit.ly/46pW5Wf

The Conservation Volunteers Northern Ireland | Eden Project | NI Science Festival | The National Lottery Heritage Fund

21/07/2025

🦆🐞🌸 Explore the fascinating world of birds, insects, and wildflowers through this series of FREE outdoor activities and creative digital skills sessions for ages 8–12 🤓

🔍 From bug hunts and seed bombs to designing games and animations, discover the magic of biodiversity and bring it to life through technology ⚡

📍 Ulster Transport Museum, Cultra
🗓️ 4–6 August

👉 Learn more: https://bit.ly/3IoVOZA

Habitat Heroes is delivered by The Conservation Volunteers Northern Ireland and Nerve Centre as part of the Power Plants project.

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Nerve Centre, 7-8 Magazine Street
Derry
BT486HJ

Website

https://nervecentre.org/

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