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CAR BOOT SALES
Our next event will be on Sunday, December 8, open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Christmas themed with anything from household items to garden additions, and even vintage or antique treasures. Encouraging local and non-local producers of plants, vegetables, crafts etc. Vans must be booked in. Please pre-book indoor spaces early. Contact the Brockagh Centre at 0404 45600, email brockaghcarboot@gmail.com if you wish to book an indoor space or if you prefer to sell outside just show up at 8 a.m. on the morning.
CHRISTMAS FAIRY LIGHT WALK
The parents’ association have organised a walk with a difference as a fundraiser for the school. The walk will take place on Sunday, December 8, at 4.30 p.m. bringing walkers along the boardwalk to the Upper Lake in Glendalough and back along the Green Road to the Hotel. Participants in the walk are encouraged to wear their Christmas fairy lights, carry lanterns and torches and deck buggies and children out in lights to create a chain of lights which will move around the lower lake in Glendalough. Tickets are priced at €5 per person or €15 for a family ticket and are available from the school or on Eventbrite.
CHRISTMAS CAROLS BY CANDLELIGHT.
A great way to start Christmas, in one of the most evocative settings in Wicklow.We invite you to join us on Thursday, December 19, at 7.30 p.m. for a unique event to celebrate Christmas. Beginning with a candlelit procession through the monastic gates we will proceed to the ruins of the candlelit Cathedral for an evening of traditional carol singing in the monastic style. Some of our most familiar carols would have been sung here by the monks of Glendalough themselves in the eighth and ninth centuries. Tea and coffee will be provided afterwards in the Glendalough Hotel courtesy of Pat Casey. This a free event and open to everyone, including children, which must be accompanied by an adult. Assemble in the Glendalough Hotel car park at 7.15 p.m. Wrap up warm and bring your own lantern/torch and singing voice.
CHRISTMAS MARKET
This year’s Brockagh Resource Centre popular Christmas Market is on Sunday, December 15. Santa has confirmed his arrival for December 15 and with a small entrance fee he can be visited in his grotto from 1 p.m.
There are over 50 Stalls and entertainment from carol singers, making it the perfect place to do a spot of Christmas shopping. Stallholders will be selling homemade baking, Christmas decorations, handcrafted jewellery, pure honey, jams, selection of candles, knits, knitted toys, woodcrafts, photography, ceramics, aromatherapy jewellery, artwork, clothes, Christmas wreaths, natural body care products, you’re guaranteed to find something special for your loved ones.
With so many local makers and designers showcasing their gifts, you can tick off everything on your Christmas list all in one place and feel reassured that you’re supporting your local community. Throughout the Market, you’ll find tasty foods to satisfy any appetite. A memorable day out in a stunning setting, there’s always something new to discover at our Glendalough Christmas Market. Parking and entry to market is free. Contact Michelle at 0404 45600 or email brockaghoffice@gmail.com for further enquiries.
LARAGH GFC PARTY NIGHT
Party night with a wax fundraiser, DJ, finger food and CENT draw in aid of the pitch upgrade. Join us for an action packed night out on December 14 at 8.30 p.m. in the Glendalough Hotel Bar and Lounge.
VIOLIN LESSONS
There is a violin teacher at the Brockagh Resource Centre on
Thursdays from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to midday All types of music for beginners to advanced levels. Lessons that will make learning the violin fun and fast. To book phone Siobhán Kelleher 087 92 82 650 or email skellehe@tcd.ie. myviolinteacher.org.
TAE KWON-DO
Childre, teens and adults will enjoy Taekwon-Do, a Korean art of self-defence. Benefits include improving confidence, respect, discipline, awareness, concentration, channeling aggression, balance, coordination, speed, reactions, fitness and health. Call Master Kenneth Wheatley at 087 2547347 for further information. Classes are on Tuesdays at 7.45 p.m. to 8.45 p.m. (seniors and teens) in the Brockagh Resource Centre, Laragh. Children’s classes are on Tuesdays at 6 p.m. to 6.45 p.m. (4-7 years), 6.45 p.m. to 7.45 p.m. (8-12 years).
ROUNDWOOD VARIETY SHOW
A reminder that the Brockagh Resource Centre will be hosting the ever entertaining and talented Roundwood Variety Show performers again next year at the end of January 2020 with Robin Hood, The Magical Pantomime Adventure. Details will be posted at facebook.com/brockaghresourcecentre/and on our website at brockaghresourcecentre.ie when we have more information.