Facing a potential closure as the result of Development Proposal 754, St Columba’s Primary School in Newbuildings, Co. Derry is receiving an influx of community support from its Protestant neighbours, educators and families. The small Catholic-maintained primary school lies in the predominantly Protestant village of Newbuildings, and has an established Shared Education partnership with the…
Catholic primary school receives wide-ranging support from Protestant neighbours amid threat of closure
A silhouette of the peace statue, ‘Hands Across the Divide’, in Derry. Photo: CNS

