Bealtaine Festival
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Wednesday, May 29th, 2013On the damp morning of 8th May 2013, I set off from the Brockagh Centre with 27 friends & Brian, our driver on McGinnley’s comfortable coach. After a tea and scone stop in Dundalk, 50 minutes later we arrived in a very cold, showery Belfast. With an interesting guide, we had time for a city [...]
Bealtaine Festival – 2nd to 28th May
Wednesday, May 1st, 20132nd May – The Sapphires w/Chris O’Dowd. Inspired by a true story. Four young & talented Australian Aboriginal girls learn about love, friendship and war in 1968. 30th May – The Glen Miller Story w/James Stewart & June Allyson. The story traces Miller’s rise to the most successful big band of his era. 31st May [...]
Use your Computer for Art
Wednesday, May 1st, 2013Turn your photographs into works of art. In the 1st session learn how to use special effects to create unique, personised photographs and in the next session create a collage of your personalised photographs! Places are limited so booking is essential, call us on 040445600. Special €5 per session.
Story Telling
Wednesday, May 1st, 2013Imelda Duffy – We are delighted to welcome local historian, documentary filmmaker, artist & writer Imelda Duffy to the Brockagh Centre. Imelda will share a personal short story that she has written about a family outing. A wonderful, heart-warming story.
Monthly Lunch
Wednesday, May 1st, 2013Join us for a morning of fun and Go for Life games followed by lunch at 1pm in the Glendalough Hotel, 11am-2.30pm
Festival Afternoon Tea Dance
Wednesday, May 1st, 2013Music by The Wicklow Man. Let your hair down and celebrate the Bealtaine Festival in style with an afternoon of dancing and fun! Get together with old friends and enjoy an afternoon of music, dancing & chat. Refreshments served. All welcome. Cost €5
Overnight Trip to Belfast
Wednesday, May 1st, 2013Enjoy an overnight trip to Belfast, taking in a guided city tour and a visit to the Titanic Museum. Travel by luxury coach from the Brockagh Centre. Tea & scones available on your way there. Plenty of time for shopping and other sightseeing. Bed & Breakfast and dinner in the Stormont Hotel. Places are limited, [...]
Bealtaine Afternoon Tea Dance
Tuesday, May 15th, 2012As part of the Bealtaine Festival Laragh Glendalouigh & District Active Retirement will host an Afternoon Tea Dance on Sunday 20th May from 3-6pm at the Brockagh Centre. Music by William Belton. Admission €5. The afternoon tea dances attract people from all over Wicklow so a great opportunity to catch up. We hope to see [...]
Bealtaine 2011 and Scoil Chaoimhean Naofa
Monday, July 11th, 2011Many thanks to 5th and 6th class students who “interviewed” the active retirement group about life in the good old days, but the students didn’t get off lightly they were also quizzed about their lives. We hope to work on more of these intergenerational projects in the future.
Bealtaine Festival 2011
Monday, May 30th, 2011Well we had another full calendar of events for this year’s Bealtaine Festival which celebrates creativity in older age. We started with a Beadwork/Braiding workshop at the Brockagh Centre which took place with Daisy Chain Crafts on Saturday 7th May and was a great success. The participants enjoyed a morning of two different craft techniques [...]
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