Around 20 people took part in a walk through Derry’s Creggan estate tonight in protest at anti-social behaviour in the area.
The walk, organised by the Rinmore Drive and Creggan Heights Residents Group (RDACHRG), followed the saying of the Rosary for peace on the estate at the grotto at Creggan Heights.
There has been concern about the increase in the number of incidents on the estate in recent weeks.
On Sunday last, windows in the Rinmore Drive home of a 74-year-woman were smashed.
A window was smashed in a house at nearby Creggan Heights on the same night.
The walk follows similar initiatives in the Galliagh and Ballymagroarty areas of the city where organisers claim they are winning the battle against anti-social behaviour.
Speaking during tonight’s walk, RDACHRG spokesperson Clare Friel said prayers would be said nightly while it was hoped the walk would become a weekly event.
Stressing the initiative was non-political, she said: “We feel the community needs to make a stand now against the anti-social behaviour.
“It seems to be working in other communities so we thought we should try it too.
“The Rosary is going to be a nightly thing and we are going to try and organise a weekly walk.”
She concluded: “We know it was short notice tonight for people with work and that, but we are hoping the numbers will grow.”
Photo shows Fr Joe Gormley, from St Mary’s Church, reciting the Rosary with residents at the Creggan Grotto at Creggan Heights.
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