"On 5th July 2010 the Diocesan Youth Village was officially opened by Ant and Dec and blessed by Bishop Seamus Cunningham. About 400 invited guests gathered in the Youth Village Square for a varied programme including wecome speeches by Fr Dermott Donnelly and Bishop Seamus Cunningham, reading from Scripture by Bishop Emeritus Ambrose Griffiths, blessing of the Youth Village by Bishop Seamus Cunningham, unveiling of the commemorative marker by the family of Bishop Kevin Dunn, and an official opening of the Youth Village by Ant and Dec, of TV fame.
The celebration included a beautiful liturgy and during the opening by Ant and Dec, hundreds of balloons were released into the surrounding countryside.
Since 2004 the Youth Village has developed from a "dream" to the new purpose built residential centre offering accommodation for up to 90 young people, with state of the art facilities and purpose-built amenities."
To see the photos from that event use the link below:
http://www.rcdhn.org.uk/youth/openvil/openvil.php
(The information above retrieved from Diocese website: www.rcdhn.org.uk )
