Laragh & News Issue 215 – September 2015 Sponsored by St. Kevin’s Parish Glendalough Festival 2015 finance, is becoming a primary tool in satisfying The Glendalough Arts Festival takes place on these needs. Find out more by coming along on the Saturday 29th August (from 10 am until 5 pm) at night or check out www.communityfinance.ie the back of the Glendalough Hotel. It will be a day of arts, market, music and family fun. The festival National Eucharistic Congress 2015 features Whistle (americana/roots), Traditional The National Eucharistic Congress will take place Arts Collective (trad/céilí), Laura Anne Brady in Knock Shrine over the weekend of 26th and 27th (ambient/folk), Sarah Buckley (contemporary), and September. The congress is being organised by PolEire plus story-telling, guided walks, a well- Bishop Kevin Doran, who has been appointed being area, a children’s area, stalls, giant drum and National Delegate for Eucharistic Congresses. much more! A bus has been arranged to take pilgrims to this important event on Saturday 26th. It will leave Future of the Uplands Lynhams at 7.30 am sharp. Please phone Rose at th Wicklow Uplands Council invites community 086-2585971 or 0404-45872 by 19 September to groups (and everyone else who may be interested) secure your place with a €20 deposit. to a meeting in O’Toole Memorial Hall, on 7th October at 8 pm. The focus of Called to the Bar the evening will be on ‘Shaping the Future of the Congratulations to Alan Byrne, son of Kevin and Wicklow Uplands – a Community Led Approach’. Imelda of Knockfinn, Glendalough, who was The event will include a presentation on recently called to the Bar of Ireland. Alan Rathdangan’s experience of village renewal after graduated from the King’s Inns winning the which discussion groups will be divided into four Society’s Exhibition prize. We wish him, his wife panels: Community; Economic and Tourism; Suzy and their son Benjamin every health, Environment and Recreation; and Farming and happiness and success in the future. Landowning. The objectives of the meeting are  to provide an opportunity for networking and St. John’s Church discussion amongst the tourism, community, There will be a single, united harvest service this recreation and farming sectors year. It will take place in St. Saviour’s, Rathdrum,  to identify opportunities to strengthen each of at 10.30 am on Sunday October 4th. The guest these sectors preacher will be the Reverend Canon Dr. Maurice  to discuss ‘live’ issues within the panels and Elliott, Director, Church of Ireland Theological look at ways in which Wicklow Uplands Institute. All are welcome. Council can assist member organisations and individuals Get Yourself Online If you are interested in coming along please RSVP The closing date for the Get Yourself On-Line to [email protected] or phone 01-2818406. courses has been extended until December, so there is still an opportunity for you to take that step to Accessing Community Finance build your confidence online. Cover the basics and If you wish to find out how to access community learn how to email, Skype, shop online, pay car tax finance for volunteer-led groups come along to the and much more. The 4-week course (2 hours per Brockagh Centre on Wednesday 9th September at class) is free to those over 65 and costs €20 to all 7.30 pm. More and more community enterprises are others. The classes are small and the lessons are realising that grants cannot fully meet all of their taught in a relaxed and fun way with plenty of time funding needs. It is now necessary for them to for everyone. We will be running a few of these generate their own capital in order to fulfil both popular courses, so days may vary. Go on – you development and cash flow requirements. As a know you want to! Book your place by calling consequence, loan funding, and in particular social Laragh IT on 0404-45600. The Brockagh Resource Centre an essence with! Feel free to bring along any The Brockagh Autumn Bulletin is enclosed with special or sacred items to add to the central altar. details of classes and regular activities. Check out Don’t forget to bring your sense of humour too! Almha’s new ‘We Love Art’ children’s arts & craft To book your place or for further information, classes and Monday night’s new Fit2Fight classes please contact Val at [email protected] with Paul Healy (become fighting fit without the fighting). Gymboree will also return on Thursday Adult Guidance Service mornings – details are in our Bulletin. An Adult Career Guidance Service is available at Car Boot Sale the Brockagh Centre. This careers/education The next Car Boot Sale will take place on Sunday service is free, friendly, confidential, supportive 6th September. There will be the usual array of new and available to all adults over 18 years of age. and nearly new items including clothes, books and For more information or to book an appointment other sundry items. You will also find plenty of please contact Irene Hayden on 086-8061569. home bakes to treat yourself and keep hunger at bay. Vans must be booked in. Car park spaces for the Avondale Voices next month or so continue to be limited, so please Avondale Voices, a local community choir, starts pre-book indoor spaces early. Contact the rehearsals again in September (on Wednesday Brockagh Centre on 0404-45600. nights). Following the return to England of Tuesday Night - Dance Night founding conductor Tony Norton, Julia Canavan- Tuesday night is dance night from 9.30 pm till late Carrick will be taking over the choir. A range of with the Wicklow Man. performances and events are planned during the season and new members are most welcome. Active Retirement Please phone Tony on 087-2631186 or Helen on th We are back on 8 September and looking forward 086-3371650 if you would like more information. to catching up again with all our friends. All are welcome to join us on Tuesday mornings at 11 am AA Meetings for some light exercise, lots of laughs and a Closed AA Meetings are held in the Brockagh chinwag over a cup of tea. Our next lunch is in th Resource Centre at 8.30 pm every Monday night. Jacobs Well on Tuesday 6 October. If you think that you may have a problem with alcohol please come along. Doggies Day Out Lots of fun was had at the Doggies Day Out dog National Park show in the Brockagh Centre in aid of Ash Animal Tree ID Walk Sanctuary. Full details will be in the next issue. th Join us on Saturday 12 September for a gentle

stroll around Glendalough to learn how to identify Dragon Day with Val Young trees and discover their history, folklore, ecology If you love dragons or would like to learn more and uses. Meet at the Information Office at 11 am. about them (and yourself) come along to the The walk is suitable for adults and older children Dragon Day with Val Young which will take place rd only (no dogs allowed). Booking is essential and in the Brockagh Centre on Saturday 3 October will be taken on 0404-45425 from Saturday 29th (10 am to 5 pm). We will be connecting with the August. This event is free to attend but please be Dragons of Ireland and the Beings of this sacred aware that the Upper Lake car park (Wicklow Co. land. We will be working with the Dragons of the Co.) has a €4 charge. different elements and assisting them in what they do for the Earth. We will also go on journeys for Citizens Information Centre our own insights and growing awareness. We will The Citizens Information Centre at the Brockagh be using the “Dragons Ho!” set of unique cards Resource Centre is open for information relating to that I co-created over 11 years with many different your rights and entitlements from 10 am until noon and amazing Dragons. For more information about on the first Tuesday of each month. The next the Dragons and the cards please see clinic will take place on Tuesday 1st September. www.oneheartweb.com No appointment is necessary for this free and The cost of the Dragon Day is €35. You can confidential service. bring your own lunch or eat at a local restaurant.

Light refreshments will be provided. Please bring along a bottle of water – not to drink, but to make Sponsor an issue – please contact Nuala at 45167. Annamoe Centre individual needs of each child are met through the Bowls Games are back at 8 pm on Tuesday Montessori method of education and the early nights. New members are very welcome. childhood curriculum framework of Aistear. History Evenings Come along to our historical Creativity and imagination is always encouraged evenings which take place at 8 pm on the third with lots of free play, messy play, arts and crafts Monday of each month. The next event is on and much, much more. Engaging, bright and September 21st. child-centred indoor and outdoor areas provide a Tennis Are you interested in refreshing your fun and positive learning environment – leading to tennis? We are running organised events, with a happy children, happy staff and happy families. maximum of 10 players, on Saturdays (starting at We welcome parents’ involvement and provide 2pm). For €4 per person you will get tennis, tea regular updates, photos and a portfolio of and an opportunity to meet other players. If you children's masterpieces and work. are interested in joining this event or would like to Contact Valerie Duffy (manager/owner) on 083- book the court for any other time, contact Christine 4407662 to arrange a visit of our home from home on 086-8057431. The court costs €5 per hour for setting in the Brockagh Centre or email singles and €8 per hour for doubles. [email protected] for more Dancercise Join us on Monday nights from 7 pm. information. Please spread the word if you know Handball Play will recommence in September – anyone to whom this might be of interest. follow Facebook for more information. Story House Our next story-telling night Tranquillity Sunday commences at 8 pm on Friday 11th September. Tranquillity Sundays offer an opportunity to This is always a great night of entertainment. celebrate the Sabbath in silence, prayer and rest. All are welcome to the Glendalough Hermitage Baptisms Centre between 10.30 am and 4.30 pm on the first The baptism of Annalise Ruth Fullard, daughter of Sunday of each month. Our next Tranquillity Melanie and Martin, took place in St. John’s Sunday will be on 6th September. Phone 087- church on Sunday 26th July. 9356696 or just drop in. There were two baptisms on 16th July. Daniel Peter Healy, son of Peter and Jurga and Sean A Step beyond Mindfulness Thomas Rochford, son of Thomas and Anita, were The kids are screaming, the bills are due and the both baptised in St. Kevin’s Church. pile of papers on your desk is growing at an We wish them all a life filled with love, health alarming pace. It is undeniable – life is full of and happiness. stress. Understanding the types and sources of stress – short term and long term, internal and Wonder Years external – is an important part of stress Wonder Years Childcare provides a full-time management. So what stresses you out and how do childcare service with opening hours from 7.30am you manage it? Recognising a problem is the first to 6.30 pm (12 months a year). It caters for step toward solving it. By beginning to identify children aged from two to ten years old. Classes and understand the sources of your stress, you've include a free pre-school ECCE and Montessori taken the first step in learning to better manage it. class, toddler class, breakfast club and after-school Manage it, not eliminate it. Stress is a fact of life. club (with school pick up from Glendalough and And that is OK. You can learn ways to handle it. national schools). Wonder Years Self Care is the most important thing with stress, offers competitively priced private childcare it's important to work at bringing your stress levels (average €5 per hour with 10% discount for down when they are starting to show a physical siblings) along with national childcare funded manifestation. You can incorporate a daily/weekly programmes, such as CETS and ASCC. practice, until the stress levels go down or your life Our team of early years’ educators are all changes. Join me for a six-week programme qualified in childcare and have a genuine love of (evenings – day to be decided) where we will children and early years education. They are address ‘Stress’ from a Self Care perspective. trained in first aid and Garda-vetted. Our policies Each week group members will address their needs and procedures are the foundations of our service through communication, bodywork, art and and may be viewed by parents at any time. grounding techniques – a step beyond mindfulness! Wonder Years believes every child is unique Please register your interest by calling Tanya on and that all children learn in different ways. The 086-4033349 as soon as possible. Mobile Library This was the best performance seen from this team The mobile library visits Laragh every second all season and means that we just might progress to Thursday from 12 noon to 12.50 pm. The first ten the quarter finals if we beat St. Pats in 2 weeks’ minutes are spent outside the Brockagh Centre and time. Many thanks for all the support on the day. the rest of the time is spent outside Lynhams. The Training continues on Tuesdays and Fridays. next visits will take place on Thursdays 3rd and 17th Many of our players are returning to fitness and September and 1st October. there will be a lot of competition for starting places on the team. Come along and try for your place. Table Quiz Fundraiser Tidy Towns We held a table quiz in the Glendalough Hotel on Our next Tidy Towns clean-up takes place on Friday 14th August. It was great to see a good Tuesday 1st September at 7.30 pm. We meet turnout of 24 tables. We send a big thanks to all opposite Lynhams. who supported the quiz and well done to the We would like to thank three members of St. winners on the night. We thank all who donated Tiernan’s Cycling Club who helped pick litter on prizes and the staff in the hotel for all their work. our last clean-up. The club organises the Laragh David Cullen Cup Day Classic Cycle which takes place in September. On Saturday 5th September we are holding our

annual David Cullen Cup Day. This year we have Heritage Week 2015 th invited to play for the cup – please Heritage Week continues until 30 August. keep this day free in your diary. We will also have Entrance to many attractions around Ireland will be plenty of juvenile games and the Road either free or at a reduced rate – visit Show will be there from 1 to 5 pm. This is a big www.heritageweek.ie for details. Events taking inflatable GAA pitch; bring along all your kids to place locally include free guided tours of the have a kick around on this. We will be calling on archaeology excavations at Glendalough (tours th every baker out there to make cakes, buns and take place daily between 2 pm and 3 pm until 27 sandwiches for the refreshments on the day. August), a pilgrim walk from Ballinagee Bridge to th th Blitzes Glendalough on 29 August, and on 30 August Our U10s travelled to Avoca on Friday 14th for you can choose between a geological field trip their blitz and played some great football on the focusing on the silver of Glendalough and a tour of night. With the season finishing in a month there the mining history and heritage of Glenmalure. is only a couple of blitzes left, so try and get out and support these kids. Comhaltas Irish Music & Dance Classes Sponsored Walk Learn traditional Irish music and dance with an On Wednesday 26th August we will have a award-winning Comhaltas branch (guitar, fiddle, sponsored walk for our juveniles. All these kids flute, tin whistle and grúpa ceoil). Classes are held have put in a great effort over the year and at 7 pm on Tuesday nights in St. Laurence O’Toole hopefully we will be able to present them with N.S., Roundwood – first term is from September to their new Laragh jackets on the night. January, second term is from January to May. Club Membership Performances, workshops and outings take place This is the last call for membership. If you have throughout the year. For more information phone not yet paid, please do so immediately as there will 086-8269964 or email [email protected] be no tops for unpaid members. Contact any committee member to pay. Laragh GFC Clara Ladies Senior Team Well done to Clara Ladies on winning their We travelled to Ashford in the middle of August to intermediate championship semi-final against a play in the ‘Junior A’ championship and strong team. We wish them all the best needed a win to keep our hopes alive. We started in their game against in the final. off well and got 2 quick points. We continued to Please try to get out and support the ladies – it play well and at half time we went in winning 1-03 would be great to see a big turnout. to 0-03. The second half had some nail-biting moments but our defence was great and we came Please leave articles for the next issue into W. th away with a score every time we attacked. The McCoy’s by 20 September; alternatively email final score was 3-13 (Laragh) to 1-08 (Kilcoole). them to [email protected]. This Newsletter is produced by the Parish Development & Renew al Group