Foyle Gardens Project Mission:

“To be a symbol of regeneration, transforming spaces and communities to create a sustainable world-class asset for ~Londonderry.” FRG Video Where are we talking about? So, what does the Foyle River Gardens do that’s different?

Education Health & Heritage, & Skills Well- Employment Environment Tourism Culture & Being History Community Foyle River Gardens Charitable Trust The Masterplan – Our Principles The Masterplan – Our Principles Vision Celebrate wet, wild weather The Zones

The Masterplan – The Zones The Masterplan – Site Opportunities

Boom Hall – A Romantic Ruin The Walled Gardens Trail – A unique network of heritage and productivity, some even older than the City Walls The Ice House – A Subterranean Dining Experience accessed from the River Forest Cabins – experience nature at first hand The Canopy – Learning is fun in the iconic submerged structure concealed within the landscape Riverside Lido and Theatre – heated by biomass, enjoyed by the many Third Level Educational Campus open to the public Greenhouse, Laboratory and Soil Testing Site A Co-working community hub for eco-entrepreneurs Innovative transport through the site Making the River Foyle come alive Connecting with nature through landscape trails Bringing the Gardens into the sky Connecting Young people through the Youth Gateway Park Instilling drama into the landscape Our Partners

Architectural Masterplanners Dominic Cole Landscape Architects Highway Engineering Planning Consultants Environmental Consultants City of Nantes

Lost Gardens of Heligan

La Machine

Aardman Studios

Artistic Partners

The West Shore Retirement Village Foyle River Gardens Legacy to the City

Become a world-class destination for tourists to Derry

Create Jobs and business opportunities for local people

Change Derry’s relationship with the River

Create spaces for play and learning for all the family – whatever the age

Provide world-class facilities for science, research and the study of well-being Some Numbers

£20m - Economic Impact 200 jobs created on site 100 volunteering opportunities to the local community p.a. 25 apprenticeships created p.a. 200 jobs created within the local community

Bringing 400,000 350 Construction jobs visitors a year to Derry 5km of riverside landscape 3 historic walled gardens brought into use trail created

1,000,000 oak trees grown 225 acres of land opened up for 2 historic great houses accessible to the public and used to reforest the benefit of the community

20,000 sq ft enhancement 1 17th century battle site enhanced 1 historic ice house restored of historic buildings

£60m investment cost over 1st environmental adventure park 1st sustainable off-grid energy park in Ireland seven years in Ireland Our ambition knows no bounds

Our Five Core Themes Productivity

Play Activity Connectivity

Community Benefit

Economic Creativity Activity Connectivity

• Re-connect positively with the River Foyle (collaboration with Our Future Foyle, Loughs Agency, DCSDC Greenways) • Creation of cultural hubs where communities can image a future together • Farm Shop will be home to artisanal craft and agricultural produce – The best NI has to offer • Restaurants and Bars will rely on season produce harvested from the land, river and lough • Events to draw the city to it by trail and river • Workshops and studios for artists and students. Productivity

• We will create a collection of walled gardens incorporating floating river gardens, stepped ponds, sunken labyrinths, futuristic roof gardens, modern crannogs…. • An urban farm to bring visitors face-to-face with livestock. • A home for research into landscape, biodiversity, horticulture, agriculture and the cloning of the champion trees of Ireland. • All supported by vocational qualifications and university degrees. Play Activity

• We will create the best and largest outdoor/sheltered playground in Ireland. • From the covered stable courtyard to a network of adventures through walled gardens, treetops and hills. Using zipwires, natural slides and climbing frames. • A range of activities from archery to canoeing will immerse people in the landscape and reconnect them with the water. • A programmed calendar of events will ensure that each month there will be a diversity of attractions across the site to encourage continuous and repeat visits to the site. Creativity

• The Foyle River Gardens will provide a canvas for the best ideas from the city and beyond to create new business and community opportunities • We will use apprenticeships, training, and Further & Higher Education to unleash the inventiveness, ingenuity and innovation of our citizens to build upon the core activities. • We will embrace our own imagination, and take best of breed ideas from around the world, to create inspirational attractions across the Foyle River Gardens Economic Activity

• We will attract 400,000 visitors p.a. to the site generating £20m revenue. • We will create 200 jobs on-site generating £3.4m p.a. through the establishment of social enterprises • The cost of the development of the Foyle River Gardens is £60m. This will be spent on construction, professional fees and equipment, creating another 150 jobs incorporating buy-social model/ social clauses. • An estimated 225 additional jobs will be created in the local economy as a result of the success of the Foyle River Gardens . • The total impact on the local economy is estimated at over £30m p.a.