Laragh Glendalough Notes Week Beg 29th Dec
- Brockagh Office
- Dec 29, 2025
- 4 min read
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AA Meetings (Ongoing)
Closed AA Meetings are held in the Brockagh Resource Centre at 8.30 p.m. every Monday night. All are welcome to come along.
BRIGHT STARS
Parent and toddler group meet at The Brockagh Centre every Wednesday, 10:30-12:00; our weekly fee is €5.50 which includes tea/coffee/biscuit and refreshments for the children. This activity provides a welcoming and lively space for parents and children to meet and grow together. Our activities include play, music, games, snack, tidy-up which will allow both you as the parent/guardian and your child to meet friends, explore new things and learn together.
During the year we made many friends in the group, up to 15 babies & 10/15 toddlers at different stages of growing up; we had a mother/guardian ‘Yoga’ morning, ‘Moo Music’ and our usual dance, singing along mornings at The Brockagh Centre. Thank you to the Wicklow County Childcare Committee for their continued financial support. We installed an extra changing station at the centre, upgraded new toys and supplemented extra activities during the year. Santa Clause made his annual visit today, Wednesday 17th December and had plenty of lovely gifts for our ‘Bright Stars’. We wish to thank him for calling in at his busiest time of the year.
We wish all our parents/guardians/children a very happy and peaceful Christmas and look forward to seeing you all in 2026, from the staff at The Brockagh Resource Centre.
Our first get-together will be Wednesday, 7th January, 2026.
Mobile Library
NEXT DATE: Thurs 8th January 2026. A mobile comes to Laragh every second Thursday from 12.15 to 12.50pm and parks at the Brockagh Resource Centre. www.wicklow.ie or contact staff on (087) 9135229.
Free access to many online resources including ebooks, languages, magazines, downloadable audio books, newspapers and more.
LARAGH ACTIVE RETIRED – 2025
The Laragh Active Retired have had a variety of events throughout the year, 2025; there was a tour to Croke Park (thanks to Marty Morrisey for all the selfies!); Newbridge Silver, several lunches in the surrounding areas, chair yoga/exercises at the Brockagh Centre, flower workshops by Jean, card making workshops by Sharon, and musical mornings as part of the weekly meetings.
Niall Kennedy and Wicklow guards gave the Active Retired a lovely morning of music, dancing with tea and scones in Wicklow. Thanks to Wicklow AR and the shops in Wicklow who gave the raffle prizes. We had talks on the photo collections of Glendalough which are in the Brockagh Resource Centre, and the history of Glendalough given by both Joan Kavanagh(s). Pat gave the history of Rathdrum and Poly (‘First Responders’) gave a highly informative presentation on CPR.
Thank you also to the Brockagh Centre for mince pies last week.
We want to thank Denise for her years of support/assistance with the group and wish her every success in her new role with Cheshire Ireland.
We would like to thank Centra Rathdrum for their donations to Laragh Active Retired and the other businesses in the local area that donated gifts for our annual raffle.
Crime Prevention talks will take place in February 2026, along with general activities, fun bingo, chair yoga, etc. Please come along to The Brockagh Resource Centre on Tuesdays, (0404-45600)- 10:45-12:15 and join our group of friendly and welcoming ladies and hopefully gentlemen, as they are in short supply!!
Christmas Greetings from Brockagh Resource Centre
The Board of Management, manager and staff at the Brockagh Resource Centre would like to wish you and your family a very happy Christmas, filled with health, happiness, peace, and prosperity, and every good wish for the New Year ahead.
We would like to extend a sincere thank you to our community and all of our clients who use the centre throughout the year. Your continued support is greatly appreciated. We look forward to welcoming you all back in 2026.
The centre will close for the Christmas holidays on Monday, 22nd December at 1:00pm, and will reopen on Monday, 5th January at 9:00am.
For up-to-date information, please visit our website at www.brockaghresourcecentre.ie, or follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
Holiday Schedule – Regular Classes at the Brockagh Resource Centre
Elevation Dance: returns the week of 5th January
Badminton: resumes the week of 5th January
Pilates: returning 5th January
Taekwondo: returning 6th January
Bright Stars (Toddler Group): returning 7th January
Vinyasa Krama Yoga (step-by-step) and Chair Yoga: returning 8th January
Laragh & Glendalough Active Retired Group: returning 17th February
Recycling Notice
We kindly ask that if recycling bins are full over the holiday period, please do not leave recycling outside the bins. Instead, return when they have been emptied. Please note that CCTV operates on this facility, including the car park.
Share Your News with the Community!
Do you have news or events to share with the Laragh, Glendalough, or Annamoe community?
We would love to hear from you! Send the details to brockaghoffice@gmail.com, and we will include them in the Community Notes for you. These notes are sent to the Wicklow People every week and shared on social media — helping your voice and news reach the whole community!