Car Boot Sale
The next Car Boot Sale will take place on Sunday 2 November. Car Boot Sales are a great place to find a bargain with many items new or nearly new. Or just take the opportunity to get rid of your clutter! We also have wonderful food stalls selling home-baking, jams, plants and crafts. Vans must be booked in, please contact 0404-45600.
Get Yourself Online
Wednesday mornings 11 a.m.- 1p.m. for beginners and Tuesday evenings 7-9 p.m. for the more advanced at the Brockagh Centre. This course offers to help those with little experience of the internet. The course provides an easy step-by-step course where you will discover: email attachments, search engines, on-line transactions such as paying motor tax, podcasts, playbacks, on-line safety and security, skype, on-line banking, buying on line. This is a free 4 week course (2hrs per class) morning or evening, for those over 65 and costs €20 to those under 65. The even better news is that those who have done our previous Benefit 3 or Benefit 4 course are eligible for funding again. Please register your interest as soon as possible. Call us on (0404) 45600.
The Glendalough Trail
The Glendalough Trail race is a 15km race which takes place on Saturday 1 November with registration at the Brockagh Centre. The Glendalough Trail is a fantastic running experience with a route that is scenic, challenging and safe. Not only will it be a fun, enjoyable day but we hope to raise much needed funds for Fighting Blindness. For more information about the Glendalough Trail check out the website http://www.glendaloughtrail.com/ or contact Paul at info@glendaloughtrail.com or phone 086 350 3994. To find out more about the work of Fighting Blindness or tips and assistance on fundraising contact Clodagh on 01 6789 004 or fundraising@fightingblindness.ie.
Kinesiology Workshop
Kinesiology workshop at the Brockagh Centre with Rosaleen Durkin on Thursday 20 November from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Kinesiology is muscle bio-feedback testing based on acupuncture that helps to detect and correct energy imbalances in the body. In this 2 hour talk Rosaleen will give practical tips and exercises that can be easily integrated into your daily routine. The main problem areas covered: Sleeping problems, Digestive problems, Food sensitivities, Low energy levels, Nutritional imbalances, Stress management, Concentration problems. Rosaleen has been practicing Kinesiology and reflexology for over 20 years and has clinics in Dublin at The Dublin Holistic Centre and Laragh at The Brockagh Centre. Tel: 087 2195931. Email: clinic@rosaleendurkin.com Website: www.rosaleendurkin.com. Facebook: Rosaleen Durkin Kinesiology.
Christmas Gift Fair
Our Christmas Gift Fair this year will be held on Saturday and Sunday 6 and 7 December. Santa will be making his usual trip to the Centre and there will be lots of hand-made and unique Christmas gifts for you to choose from (some costing as little as €5). You will find home baking, jams and chutneys, Christmas puddings and cakes, jewellery, novelty bird-tables, hand-knits, fairy doors, aloe vera, candles, Christmas wreaths, glass and pottery, plants and much, much more. This fair is usually booked-out very quickly so please call as soon as possible to secure your place. Phone Michelle on 0404-45600 for further information or email laraghit@eircom.net
HACCP Training
HACCP Training at the Brockagh Centre. Learn about Food Hygiene and Haccp for Food Handlers on Monday and Tuesday 24 and 25 November 2014 at the Brockagh Centre, Glendalough from 9.30 a.m. until 4.30 p.m. For more details check out www.abouthygiene.ie or call the Brockagh Centre on (0404) 45600.
Glendalough & District Community Alert
For many years now our organisation has been involved has been involved with supplying Personal Alarms to many people who are 65 years or over, through the government grant scheme. Throughout this time we know that these alarms have helped to save lives and have helped to give people a better sense of security in their own homes. We know these alarms work. So with this in mind we would ask you to think whether you have a relative, neighbor or friend who could benefit from having an alarm? Would you like to feel more secure in your home, more independent? Is peace of mind important to you or those you love? If your answer is yes to any of these questions, then why not find our more about getting an alarm? Our organisation covers a wide area and we are also in touch with other groups in other areas of Wicklow who also deal with alarms – so why not give us a call at 086 2423890. We will do our best to help you and if you are not in our area we may be able to put you in touch with your nearest group. Remember these alarms can and do save lives.
Wicklow Man
The Wicklow Man every Tuesday night at the Brockagh Centre from 9.30 p.m.
AA Meetings
Closed AA Meetings are held in the Brockagh Resource Centre at 8.30 p.m. every Monday night. If you think that you may have a problem with alcohol please come along.