Laragh Glendalough Notes Week Beg 21st Oct 2024

Christmas Market Traders

Our very popular and successful Christmas Market is back on Sunday 1st Dec 2024 from 10am to 3pm. As always, there will be a great selection of gifts, crafts, baking, jewellery, art, and beauty products etc.. Making your Christmas shopping experience a pleasure. Traders are now welcome to contact Michelle at brockaghoffice@gmail.com to get a booking form or for more information phone 0404 45600, www.brockaghresourcecentre.ie.

Laragh and Glendalough Tidy Towns

Many congratulations to our Junior Pure Mile Ambassador winners, Eanna and Brendan Reilly.  Both boys engage in regular litter picking in our community; in Citizen Science water quality testing and were involved with the initial development of the Laragh Heritage trail.  Book tokens and certificates of recognition were presented to the boys by Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly at the Pure Mile Awards night in Maccreddion Village last night.  Eanna and Brendan are deserved award recipients.

LGTT AGM will be held on Wed 23rd Oct in the Brockagh Resource Centre from 8-9pm. Everyone is welcome. laraghglendaloughtt@gmail.com.

AA Meetings  (Ongoing)

Closed AA Meetings are held in the Brockagh Resource Centre at 8.30 p.m. every Monday night.

Glendalough, Wicklow – Spooky Science Halloween Camp Saturday 26th October

Award winning science experiments for our Junior Einsteins in Glendalough, Wicklow- Spooky Science Halloween Camp for kids ! Glendalough, Wicklow – Spooky Hallowe’en Science Camp (Saturday 26th October 10am -2pm) Fun mid term Halloween camps for kids at the Brockagh Resource Centre, Laragh, Glendalough, Co. Wicklow on Saturday 26th October 10am-2pm

Witches snot slime, swamp creature slime, Dr Einspine: the human skeleton & x-raying, bubbling vampires blood, lava lamps, Frankenstein Barbie gets a hair raising experience on our university grade Van Der Graaf generator, light a lightsaber with our plasma ball, squelchy glowing eyeballs, palaeontology: freaky fossils, forensic science: crime scene investigation, flying Alien saucers, smokey ghosts & lots of fun STEM. Children are grouped by age: 5 – 8 year olds (ATOMS) 9-12 year olds (MOLECULES)

Children are supplied with lab coats, goggles & all scientific equipment. Children make & take home their own witches snot slime, fossil & lava lamp!

Enquiries to wicklowjunioreinsteins@gmail.com

Adult Zumba Classes

On Wednesdays in the Brockagh Resource Centre Laragh with Olivia from 7pm to 7.45 p.m. So get fit in a new, fun way. Call Olivia on 086 3395873. ELEVATION DANCE 

Elevation School of Performing Arts

Classes available at the Brockagh Resource Centre, Laragh on  Mondays 4.15 Acro Squad, 5pm Arco L2, 6.30pm Adv Tumbling/Squad Dance. On Wednesdays 2.45pm Tiny Acro/Dance/Mini Acro, 3.30pm Youth Cheer/Dance, 4.30pm Cheer Team: Lucky Stars, 5pm Gr ¾ Mod, 6pm Snr Mod (2hrs), 7pm Zumba(45mins). Saturdays are 9am Technique Team & Squad.

We offer graded examinations, performances and workshops in a safe and encouraging environment with fully qualified teachers. Email elevationdance@gmail.com to register for classes or text 0868256775.Website at www.elevationschoolofperformingarts.com.

Pilates Classes in Laragh

Pilates strengthens core muscles, improves muscle control, flexibility, strength and tone, as well as alignment and breathing. Zara Elkinson has trained and qualified through the STOTT Pilates Method of Movement. This method combines modern theories of exercise science with spinal rehabilitation, which gives a safe and effective exercise that sees results and is accessible to all. Offering STOTT Pilates Matwork Classes based in Co.Wicklow. Both group and private classes available, Beginners and Improvers welcome!  Like on Facebook @PilatesWithZara. Contact Zara on 0879367474. Classes are on Mon eve at 7pm.

Practical Self-Care in Home & Work Environments

This one hour session will focus on how to create practical, sustainable self-care tips and changing habits. It will help you identify what you are doing well with and what areas in your life need some focus and assistance to bring in more balance. Venue will be the Brockagh Resource Centre on Tues 19th Nov from 7.30-8.30pm. Booking and enquiries Rosaleen Durkin at 087 219 5931, rosaleendurkin8@gmail.com . www.rosaleendurkin.com.

Brockagh Digital Hub 

We have a mixture of Hot Desks, Dedicated (Weekly/Monthly) Desks, 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.. We are waiting to see if they are renewing the voucher scheme. All bookings to be made through either connectedhubs.ie or for discounts email brockaghhub@gmail.com. Mon-Fri, 9am to 5pm. www.brockaghresourcecentre.ie.