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AGM Monday 23 Febuary 2026
Members are invited to the Friends of Columbanus Bangor Annual General Meeting which will take place on Monday 23 Febuary 2026 in Bangor City Presbyterian Church, Main Streeet, Bangor, 7.00pm –
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Celtic Saints: A Journey Through Time and Tradition
Step into Ireland’s rich spiritual heritage at North Down Museum, Bangor on Saturday 7 February 2026 for an immersive afternoon inspired by two of Ireland’s most influential Christian figures, Saint Brigid and Saint Columbanus. On
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Samaritans Receive Surprise Christmas Present
With proceeds from the recent Columbanus Festival in November 2025, Friends of Columbanus Bangor donated £350 to the Bangor and North Down Samaritans. Deborah Girvan, Chairwoman of Friends of Columbanus
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Columbanus Festival 2025 – Report
Place, Words, and Music was the theme of the annual Columbanus Festival, a cross-community festival which aims to keep the memory of Columbanus alive and bring people together from all
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Columbanus Festival 2025: Place, Words and Music
The annual Columbanus Festival: Place Words and Music will take place from 22nd to 23rd November 2025 in various locations around Bangor. The programme will focus on the work of
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Columbanus Educational Exchange Programme Welcomes Italian Students
Bangor Academy recently welcomed 40 students from the Lombardy region of Italy as part of a student exchange programme to explore the Columbanus heritage in the Bangor area. Two schools,
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Columbanus Festival 2025: programme
Place, Words, and Music Follow the blue underlined links below for full details and ticket booking: 22 Nov / The making of Ireland’s manuscripts, medieval and modern This lecture by
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Columban Way Peace Walk 2025- Report
To mark International Peace Day on Sunday 21st of September 2025, the Friends of Columbanus Bangor organised a walk for members along the route of the Columban Way from Helen’s
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Columbanus Peace Walk 2025
The Friends of Columbanus Bangor invite you to join a Peace Walk on Saturday, the 20th September at 2:00 PM, beginning at Helen’s Bay and following the Coastal Path to
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Bangor Academy & Sixth Form College travel to France in the footsteps of Columbanus
Trip 19-23 May This was our 2nd exchange visit to one of the Columban sites, on our Peregrinus project (we went to Bobbio in September last year and the Italians