Summer In The Fountain

The Fountain area of Londonderry was once home to more than 1,000 people with a thriving community. Today the population is around 250. It is the only working class Protestant/unionist estate on the mainly Catholic/nationalist ‘Cityside’.

During the Troubles, scores of people left to live elsewhere and there are now only seven of the original streets left in The Fountain. Even though many have moved away, The Fountain is still a place that unionists in the city return to and the area is experiencing a time of change with residents proud of their place, their culture and identity.

Viewers are given an insight into people’s lives in the area - a place surrounded by a peace wall and, on three sides, by mainly nationalist populated areas. The programme hears from community leaders and people who grew up in The Fountain about what they consider to be their place in the city and how they feel their story is often forgotten in the telling of Derry’s past and present.

The programme follows