NCCWN - NORTH LEITRIM WOMEN’S CENTRE

Spring/Summer 2019 SCHEDULE OF COURSES AND ACTIVITIES

The North Leitrim Women’s Centre, The Bee Park Centre, Manorhamilton, Co. Leitrim

Tel. No. 071 98 56220     Fax. 071 98 56050   Email: nlwrg@eircom.net

www.northleitrimwomenscentre.ie

 

 

 

COURSE

TIMES & DURATION

VENUE

COST

 

DIY/Wood Work Skills with Eddie Gilmartin

Learn the DIY/Wood Work skills. Participants will be encouraged to decide on a project for completion over the 5 weeks whilst learning some very useful tips which can be used again and again

 

Thursday 7.00pm – 10.00pm

4 Weeks

 

April 11th, 18th 25th, May 2nd

 

North Leitrim Women’s Centre,

Bee Park Centre,

Manorhamilton

 

Funded by Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim Education and Training Board

 

Materials cost €25

Flower Arranging with Gail Quinn

The 4 week course will be a combination of practical and demonstration work with emphasis on the practical. Participants will watch demonstrations of all the work and then will work on the own pieces with guidance and help as required. The course will cover the principles of flower arranging, caring for flowers, gardening for the flower arranger and more

 

 

Tuesdays 7.00pm-9.00pm

4 Weeks

 

April 16th, 23rd, 30th & May 7th

 

 

North Leitrim Women’s Centre,

Bee Park Centre,

Manorhamilton

 

 

Funded by the Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim Education and Training Board

 

Materials Cost - €30

 

 

 

Card Making with Maureen

Participants will learn the skills and techniques to produce their own beautiful and unique cards – all participants will produce a number of cards to take home

 

Fridays 2.30pm – 4.30pm

2 Weeks

 

April 5th & 12th

 

North Leitrim Women’s Centre,

Bee Park Centre,

Manorhamilton

 

Funded by the IPB Insurance Community Engagement Fund

 

Materials Cost - €5 per session

Basket Making Course

with Tom O Brien

Learn the art and skill of basket masking with this 4 week course. All materials provided and each participant will make their own unique basket – limited places available

 

Saturdays- 10.00am – 4.00pm

4 Weeks

 

18th, 25th May & 1st & 8th June

 

North Leitrim Women’s Centre,

Bee Park Centre,

Manorhamilton

 

Funded by the Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim Education and Training Board

 

Materials Cost - €10

‘Taking Care of You’

with Michelle Alonso

A 5 week Personal Development course which will explore topics such as self-confidence, self-care, ways to reduce and manage stress in your – a step towards a more happy, confidence you

 

7.00pm-10.00pm

5 weeks

 

Dates to be confirmed

 

North Leitrim Women’s Centre,

Bee Park Centre,

Manorhamilton

 

Free- Funded by Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim Education and Training Board

 

Pottery with Ross Cochrane

Taster “Paint your own pottery” Sessions  will consist of individual lessons on the pottery wheel, after-which participants will be able to paint a design on their own individual piece of pottery to take home

 

Monday 25th March 10am – 1.00pm

 

Or

 

Monday 15th April 10am – 1.00pm

 

North Leitrim Women’s Centre,

Bee Park Centre,

Manorhamilton

 

 

Part - Funded by the IPB Insurance Community Engagement Fund

 

Materials Costs: €5

Woodland Wanders:  Guided Woodland Forays with Shailagh Healy

Interactive and experiential woodland walk in the Mill Town Woods. We will be identifying and querying native/non-native plant and tree species. While incorporating Irish tree words and their place/namesake associations within our living history and local landscape. Together, we'll be learning about the magical mythology and time honoured uses associated with them and other woodland plants.  

 

Friday April 5th  

 

10.30am – 12.30pm

 

Meeting Point to be confirmed

 

Free  - Funded by IPB Insurance Community Engagement Fund

Jewellery Making Workshop

With Soraya Ricalde

Jewellery Making Workshop with Manorhamilton based jeweller Soraya Ricalde – learn the art of jewellery making and bead work  - each participant will design and make a number of pieces to bring home

 

 

Monday April 1st

10.00am  - 1.00pm

 

Or

Tuesday April 9th

7.00pm  - 10.00pm

 

North Leitrim Women’s Centre,

Bee Park Centre,

Manorhamilton

 

Part – Funded by IPB Insurance Community Engagement Fund

 

Materials Costs - €5 per workshop

Mindfulness & Art with Rachel Webb

We keep hearing that we need 'me' time. So how about exploring the different aspects of yourself, what you want from life and how you want to express yourself? We will be diving into our own worlds through mindfulness, painting, dreaming, clay work and other gentle explorations over 2 Saturday morning workshops. You can be as chatty or as quiet as you like. Why not take the plunge?

 

 

Saturdays 10.00am – 1.00pm

 

2 weeks

13th & 27th of April

 

North Leitrim Women’s Centre,

Bee Park Centre,

Manorhamilton

 

Free – Funded by the IPB Insurance Community Engagement Fund

 

Crochet Class with Maria Ferguson

Whether you are a complete beginner or you would like to improve your skills come along and learn the basic stitches and leave with a hat or cowl. Pattern reading made easy

 

Fridays 10.30am-12.30pm

 

4 weeks

Starting May 3rd 

 

North Leitrim Women’s Centre,

Bee Park Centre,

Manorhamilton

 

Funded by the Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim Education and Training Board

 

Materials Cost - €10

Discover Fermanagh Lakelands

Join us for a day discovering what Fermanagh has to offer from Enniskillen Castle to Florence Court - Details to follow.

 

Places are limited so pre-booking is essential

 

Saturday May 11th

 

Bus Departing the North Leitrim Women’s Centre at 10am

 

Costs – to be confirmed

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