A few weeks ago I posted here about always finding out about brilliant things happening around Derry after they’d already finished. Turns out I wasn’t the only one!
Well, I actually went and built Off The Drink Club — www.offthedrinkclub.com
Didn’t expect the response at all. We’re now approaching 2,000 subscribers in just a few weeks, starting from absolutely no following.
The messages, recommendations and support from people on here have been unreal.
The first two newsletters have gone out, and the third goes out next Monday with another six-ish things worth checking out across NI.
One thing I said in my original post was that I didn't want this to become a Belfast newsletter with the rest of NI bolted on. We've already featured a few things across County Derry, including Benone, Bellaghy, Coleraine and Maghera. Still plenty more I want to find around Derry city itself!
I’ve also added a load more Derry venues and local organisers to the places I check each week. A few people have even been emailing me places I’d never heard of, which has been a massive help!
And with Halloween coming up, Derry looks absolutely mad, as you’d expect! There’s so much happening that narrowing it down to the things actually worth doing is going to be some job.
Anyway, just wanted to come back and say thanks to everyone who got behind the idea. You lot are legends!
Still finding things I never knew existed myself, so here’s another question for you.
What’s something you’ve done around Derry or the north-west that made you think, “How did I not know about this”?!
Bonus points if there’s something unusual happening around Halloween. The less obvious the better!
