Laragh Glendalough Notes Week Beg 2nd Dec

Christmas Carols by Candlelight

‘Carols by Candlelight at St Kevin’s Church, Glendalough on Tuesday 17th December at 7.30pm. All are welcome. Refreshments will be served. There will also be a donation box for church upkeep’.

Wicklow Mountains National Park

Great news from the Spinc. The new trail is now completed and open for walkers. The WHITE, RED & BLUE trails are now open again without any detours.

Go to our Facebook page for updates and photos of the new trail. In the meantime, happy hiking!

Christmas in Laragh

Santa arrived after 6pm Saturday evening with his entourage of tractors, cars, motorbikes all lit up like a Christmas tree for the Christmas parade and Big Switch On! Hot Chocolate, treats and joy was dished out in Lynham’s car park. A huge amount of community effort was made this year again by local businesses and community members filling Laragh Village with a fantastic Christmas everyone looks forward to at this time of year. 

Brockagh Christmas Market took place on the Sunday with Santa’s Grotto and the best of crafts alongside burgers, hotdogs, mince pies and mulled wine. 

Santa has kindly organized his post box again this year and it has arrived at XL McCoy’s Laragh. All done to everyone who brought a fun Christmas to Laragh last weekend!

BROCKAGH CHRISTMAS CARBOOT DEC 08TH

Our next event is on Sunday, December 8th. This will be our last Carboot until Spring. Thank you to all our traders for their support and kindness throughout the year. 

As usual we have at our Christmas Carboot beautiful handmade crafts and plenty of bargains and from gifts, decorations, clothes, plants, books, toys, skincare products, candles, art, tools, household items etc.  Open to the public from 10am to 3pm. Tea, coffee and food snacks are available. Our tasty Hot Dog and Burger is an 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 Brockagh Market(carboot) is once a month on the 2nd Sun(except Jan/Feb).

Celebrate Midwinter and the return of light and hope

Venue: The Annamoe Centre Annamoe Co.Wicklow. Date: Fri 20th Dec. Time: 7.30pm to 8.30pm. Learn about the traditions of Midwinter, self-care in wintertime, and enjoy some space for relaxation and reflection. Small group size so book early if you are interested.

Cost: €15 Payment: Revolut and Credit/debit card payments.

Booking by: Fri 13th Dec to secure your space. Mobile: 0872195931 and email: rosaleendurkin8@gmail.com.

Laragh Active Retirement

The group has a flower arranging workshop on December 10th. They will break for Christmas on Tuesday 17th celebrating with carol singing from Scoil Chaoimhín Naofa students. The active retirement group meets every Tuesday morning from 10.45am – 12.15pm in the Brockagh Centre. So if you fancy a chat, a cuppa and some light exercise, dancing and music come along on Tuesdays. We always welcome new members to join our group. We would like to encourage anyone who loves arts & crafts to share your skills with other members, come along and join us. If anyone would like to offer their services or share their skills with the group please contact us by calling Denise on 0404 45600, email brockaghoffice@gmail.com or drop in to the centre. They will be returning on the 11th of February after the Winter break.

Taekwon-Do at Laragh

Laragh Taekwon-Do is running the fantastic ITF Kids Development Program for the 4s to 8s, it covers topics such as physical skills, mind skills, independence skills, nutrition awareness and of course Taekwon-Do Skills.  The program also has three extra modules namely Danger Awareness,  Stranger Awareness and Bullying Awareness.

We also run the full International Taekwon-Do Federation syllabus including pattern, sparring, power and special technique for our 10s upward and teenagers.

To avail of a complimentary class and experience our programs, just contact Master Wheatley on 087-2547347 for further information. 

Classes are on Tuesday evenings in the Brockagh Resource Centre, Laragh. Taekwon-Do will be returning after the Christmas break on the 7th of Jan.

Bright Stars Baby & Toddler Group

Why not come along to our baby and toddler group on Wednesday mornings at 10.30am. Each week this group will provide a welcoming and lively space for parents and children to gather and grow. Our activities will include ‘messy play’, story and song, games (guest speakers), snacks, tidy-up and new equipment which will allow both you as the parent/carer and your child to meet friends, explore new things and learn. For some parents, grandparents and carers, the weekly catch-up and opportunity for children to play and make new friends is enough. For others, the support makes them that bit more confident in their parenting role. Cost €5.50 per family. Call us on 0404 45600 if you have any questions about the group. Bright Stars will break for the Christmas on 17th of December and will be returning on the 8th of January.

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.