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In the village of Cloughmills, about 6 years ago, they came up with a great notion called听Incredible Edible - all to do with food, gardening and getting people听involved. They now听have new poly tunnels, new sheds and听a yurt. Patrick Frew, Chairperson of the Cloughmills Community Action Team, rightly proud of their success chats to Anne Marie听along with some voluneers on a busy planting day.

At the river Faughan at Campsie, about a mile and a half upstream from where the Faughan meets Lough Foyle, Helen Mark met with Loughs Agency Fisheries Biologist Art Niven, to count Lamprey's - a really old breed, like an eel, with no jaw but teeth and they suck. Its useful to know听how many there are and where but first you need a good vantage point.

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Hawthorns, midnight revels, fairies, songs, legends - in the parish at the townland of Rock in County Tyrone. Just some of the things a woman from that place was writing about, well over a hundred years ago. Last year - the Dear Green Country - the selected writings of Ellen Beck was published and this year, thanks to the efforts of Rock Historical society & the Community Association, the village is getting a full size sandstone statue in honour of this remarkable woman who loved the place she was from. Gabriel Green told Conor McKay why her legacy shouldn't be forgotten.

A world first in Fermanagh, where next weekend from 1st - 4th May, the inaugural Wilde Weekend will celebrate the life and work of Irish Writer Oscar Wilde. Artist Alan Milligan is gilding听the Coles monument in the town especially for the occasion, it was the inspiration for his famous short story, the Happy Prince. Catherine Scott, Learning Access Office with Enniskillen Castle Museums and Alan Milligan spoke to Anne Marie about the monument.

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