The day trip was funded by the St Mary's Parish Welfare Committee and the St Vincent De Paul Society.
The organising committee included Fr. Sean McKenna, Councillor Jimmy Clifford, Myra McLaughlin, Spasie McGilloway, Pat McLaughlin, Moya Colhoun, Maureen McGuigan, Fidelis Nixon, George Nixon, Margaret Nixon, Sylvia Shields, Anne Marie McKinney and Kathleen Doherty.
Here is a lovely selection of photographs of the excursion capturing those who travelled at the time.
1. L/R:- Isobel O'Doherty, Vera McGilloway, Grace McCallion and Alice McDermott.
L/R:- Isobel O'Doherty, Vera McGilloway, Grace McCallion and Alice McDermott. : . Photo: Journal archive
2. Creggan pensioners waiting on the buses to take them on a day trip.
Creggan pensioners waiting on the buses to take them on a day trip. : . Photo: Journal archive
3. Friends Veronica Taylor and Mary McCafferty.
Friends Veronica Taylor and Mary McCafferty. : . Photo: Journal archive
4. L/R:- Charlie Coyle, Kay Bradley, Josephine Griffiths and Tony Griffiths.
L/R:- Charlie Coyle, Kay Bradley, Josephine Griffiths and Tony Griffiths. : . Photo: Journal archive