Students from South West College's Omagh campus produced short films and podcasts on Omagh's industrial and social heritage. The works cover the Great Northern Railway, St Eugene’s Brass Band, Fintona Horse Tram, Nestlé factory, Watterson’s store and Omagh Pride.

Two films examine Desmond’s factory, a former clothing supplier that closed in May 2003. The screening took place at Strule Arts Centre on Tuesday during Global Intergenerational Week. Attendees included former Desmond’s employees and factory owner Sir Denis Desmond.

Sir Denis Desmond stated that heritage preservation matters and memories of the past must be kept. He noted pride in work at the factory, which shut in the early 2000s. He said younger generations need to pass on these stories as time makes retention harder.

One film on the Great Northern Railway and another on the Fintona Horse Tram include input from local railway historian Tony McGartland and archive footage from Northern Ireland Screen.

A film covers 140 years of St Eugene’s Brass Band through interviews with members and performance footage. Students spoke with Kathryn Watterson and Tom Watterson about their High Street store, open nearly 90 years.

Podcasts feature former Nestlé factory staff recollections. The factory ran from 1942 to 2002 and made milk powder, Coffee-mate and Nesquik. Another podcast includes discussion with Omagh Pride founder Lorraine Montague on the event's development.

Fermanagh and Omagh District Council supported the screening. Heritage officer Isobel Cleary said students collaborated with community members and presented to Sir Denis Desmond and local historians. The films and podcasts will appear on Northern Ireland Screen and South West College websites.

The creators are second-year BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in Creative Media Practice students: Cara McCarney, Michael McHugh, Erin Stewart, Henry Symington, Daryl Barclay, Zoe Bogdan, Padraig Darcy, Caleb O’Neill, Ethan McKenna and Jamie Maxwell.