Annual Christmas Market-Book Now!
The Brockagh Resource Centre, Laragh is getting ready for our annual Christmas Market. This popular event is on Sunday December 1st from 10am to 3pm. You can book your space now by emailing us at brockaghoffice@gmail.com or go to https://www.brockaghresourcecentre.ie/post/our-annual-christmas-market-is-back-on-december-1st-2024 and download your booking form. For more information you can call us on 0404 45600.
RUT WATCH-Wicklow National Park
Autumn is the mating season for deer, a period known as the Rut. During the rut, stags become more active as they fight for females. On our Rut Watch, National Park staff will have telescopes set up to enable visitors to get a better view and to find out more about our deer.
Dates: This year we are running two Rut Watches:
Rut Watch 1: Sunday 6th October
Rut Watch 2: Sunday 13th October
Time: Drop by our telescopes any time between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m.
This event is free of charge. Booking is not required. For more info, please phone 0404 45425.
Dogs: All dogs MUST be kept on a lead throughout the National Park. Visitors wanting to see deer would be advised to leave their pet at home.
Brockagh Country Market(carboot)
Our next event is on Sunday, Oct 13th. Come shop indoor and outdoor with beautiful handmade crafts and plenty of bargains and from gifts, clothes, plants, books, toys, skincare products, candles, art, tools, household items etc. You might be a keen bargain hunter or enjoy browsing for affordable gifts. Open to the public from 10am to 3pm. Tea, coffee and food snacks are available. Our all new tasty Hot Dog and Burger is the affordable treat for the family lunch!!
The barrier will be locked from 6pm Saturday evening until 8am Sunday morning. You can contact us by phone 0404 45600 (Mon-Fri 9am to 4pm) or email brockaghoffice@gmail.com. All stallholders must pre book their space or no entry on the day. www.brockaghresourcecentre.ie. The Glendalough Market(carboot) is once a month on the 2nd Sun(except Jan/Feb).
Junior Einsteins Science Club
Junior Einsteins Science Club is expanding the minds of curious children every Saturday with Professor James here at the Brockagh Resource Centre, Laragh. They will be learning Non newtonian fluids, cross linking polymerisation: stretchy slime, light the lightsaber with our plasma ball, conductors & insulators, optical illusions: how the eye tricks the brain, rocket launchers, junior astronaut training, GIANT smoke cannons, vortices & tornado in a bottle, forensic science: crime scene investigation Information & bookings at: https://junioreinsteinsscienceclub.com/…/glendalough…/
Mobile Library-Next Date Oct 10th
A mobile comes to Laragh every second Thursday from 12.15 to 12.50pm and parks at the back of Lynhams Hotel. Phone on 087 9135229 or email library@wicklowcoco.ie.
For people who have difficulty accessing their nearest public library, the Mobile Library Service gives them the opportunity to avail of a public library facility. The mobile library carries approximately 2,500 items with free access to many online resources including downloadable audio books, newspapers and more. If you are not a good reader, audio books are a fantastic way to catch up on interesting and entertaining books.
Laragh & Glendalough Tidy Towns
The Pure Mile Awards evening is at 7.30pm on Thursday 17th of Oct in Brooklodge Hotel,Macreddin Village, Aughrim, Co. Wicklow. LGTT members will be attending with our Junior TT members. The efforts people go to as volunteers to keep our countryside clean is amazing and very commendable as so much rubbish is dumped each year especially in our Uplands.
Brockagh Resource Centre
Our regular classes are back this month. Why not join one of the many fitness classes we have? Pilates, Floor Yoga, Chair Yoga, Zumba and the new Fitness(low impact) Class. That’s not all, we host Badminton, Taekwondo, Dance Academy and a Parent/Guardian Baby/Toddler group each week. Our walking group is on Mondays, leaving from outside the centre and our Active Retired group, now back for another season is on Tuesdays. AA have been with us here for many years. If it is shopping for a bargain and some socialising you would prefer, why not come along to our monthly Market/Carboot? There is something for everyone at the Brockagh Resource Centre. Check out our website at www.brockaghresourcecentre.ie or call us on 0404 45600 from 9-5pm Monday to Friday we would be delighted to answer any questions you have.
Recycling at the Brockagh
We facilitate a recycling bank at the back of the building in the car park for Clothes, Bottles and Cans.
Brockagh Digital Hub
We have dedicated (Weekly/Monthly) Desks and a Pod with High Speed Broadband Connection. Our shared working space is located in the the heart of county Wicklow with panoramic views of the stunning Glendalough Valley. Free parking, free tea/coffee facilities and lift access. To avail of the discounted rates you must pre-book your desk through brockaghhub@gmail.com only. Daily Rate €15, half day rate €10, weekly rate €60, monthly rate available. We also have a special student rate of €10 day rate or half day rate €5. Register now as a Member on our connectedhubs.ie site. All bookings to be made through either connectedhubs.ie or for discounts email brockaghhub@gmail.com. Mon-Fri, 9am to 5pm. www.brockaghresourcecentre.ie.