Maghera Heritage CentreOur Community Fridge will be open and operating on Friday 5th August 2022.
This facility will be available to all and will be open Monday to Friday 12pm(noon) to 3pm.
If local businesses wish to donate non-perishable goods to the community fridge please contact our centre via email at info@maghera-heritage.org.uk or telephone : 02879642677.
Maghera Heritage & Culture will be hosting a Summer Barbecue in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support on Saturday 13th August 2022 from 12 noon to 2pm at our premises on 11 Main Street, Maghera.
£ 8 Admission paid on entry.
Donations made to Macmillan Cancer Support.
Knit & Natter group meeting Tuesday 16th August 10.30am to 12.30pm at 11 Main Street, Maghera.
Everyone Welcome.
Refreshments will be available.
We have recently been successful in securing funding for our next project Memories of Maghera.
We are extremely grateful to the National Lottery Heritage Fund and all players of the National Lottery for making our grant of £55,900 possible, the project will be completed by the end of 2023.
The purpose of the grant will be to extend our display of scaled models in the Heritage Centre. These will include St. Lurach’s Church , Emigrants Cairn and Upperlands Linen Factory.
To allow the public access to our project the production of a film and a tour of the journey taken by the Emigrants on their way from Maghera to a new life in America.
The employees who worked at the Upperlands Linen Factory over the years will be interviewed and their stories of work within the factory will be recorded, transcribed and documented and placed in our archival system for future generations.
The plan for a model of Upperlands Linen Mill will be in the form of an overhead view of the factory grounds identifying the listed buildings on site. These buildings will be developed in a scaled model format to be displayed in the Heritage Centre’s exhibition gallery.
Accompanying these models will be a researched document on their history dating back to earlier times, details will be available in the form of a pop-up banner which will be on view to visitors and tourists and will be on show within our exhibition gallery.
We may consider compiling a publication on all the research carried out and this will be available and for sale within our Heritage Centre.
Anyone wishing to be part of this very interesting project on a voluntary basis please contact us at the Heritage Centre for more information.
Our Men’s Shed is now open to the public to visit and make use of the facilities which are available as seen below. We invite retired skilled tradesmen to become part of this very useful facility on your doorstep. The men’s shed is fully centrally heated and therefore can be used year round. This facility is provided in collaboration with the Irish Men’s Shed Association and financial support from the National Lottery Community Fund.
Please contact our centre for further details on 02879642677.
Outdoor Recreation Northern Ireland will be hosting a Zoom Meeting in order to discuss and propose ideas on the development of the recently purchased site in Maghera by Mid Ulster District Council.
Online Public Enagement: Wednesday 23rd February 7.30 – 9.30 pm.
Link to further information and how to register for the meeting below:
Due to the success of our knitting together project we will be hosting a course in Arm Knitting led by Lisa from Row by Roe in Limavady.
Class will commence on Monday 14th March at 11am.
Come and knit a super squishy blanket for wrapping yourself up this winter.
Whooly Mahoosive 2kg Balls: 1 ball makes a 3ft by 5ft blanket, costs £50. The Heritage Centre will fund 50% of the material costs.
No prior knitting experience needed.
Please contact us at the Centre via social media or call our centre at 02879642677 as booking is essential.
In collaboration with the Department of Communities we are offering a position to an unemployed 16 to 24 year old within our centre enabling them to improve their employment skills and potential to get a job or progress into further education or training.
The position is for a minimum 25 hours per week Administrative Assistant and general duties with flexible hours between 10am – 4pm Monday to Friday.
Temporary under JobStart scheme but extended employment may be available at end of contract.
Required Qualifications:
GCSE Maths and English C or above (or equivalent).
Good IT skills.
Communication skills.
Duties will include:
General Administration
Book-keeping
Filing and organising
Assist in the delivery of projects, updating weekly social media sites
Telephone Answering
Receptionist duties
Attending directors meetings
Meeting and greeting visitors to centre
Able to work within a team
If interested please email CV to : info@maghera-heritage.org.uk
We have now completed Phase One of our ‘Heritage on Your Doorstep: Exploring Maghera’ which focused upon the Megalithic period.
This phase included the creation of models of three Megalithic Sites in Maghera and the surrounding area which included :
Tirnony Dolman, Knockoneill Court Tomb and Tamneyrankin Court Tomb.
Currently we are preparing an application for funding to complete Phase Two of the project.
Within this phase we will transition into Medieval Period which includes Mullagh graveyard and St Lurach’s Church.
Following on from this there will be a model constructed of ‘The Emigrants Cairn’ illustrating the Famine Years .
Finally we will have Clarke Linen Mill in Upperlands in model form which illustrates the industrial revolution and was a driving force on the area as a major employer both directly by those working within the mill and indirectly via agriculture.
This site is of particular interest with its links to local famous Charles Thompson whose father worked in the mill prior to the families emigration and Charles’ rise to fame across the Atlantic.
MHS Schedule of Upcoming Events Autumn- Winter September 2021 – March 2022 – All Dates Subject to Change!
Friday 1st October – Vintage Afternoon Tea Day
In aid of NI City Hospital Cancer Trust/ Macmillan and Air Ambulance
Minimum Donation = £5
Vintage Dress
Raffle
Thursday 7th October – Committee Meeting
Thursday 21st October – Dr Catriona Walsh – Workshop series on healthy eating/ nutrition 8pm
Wednesday 27th October – Halloween children’s craft day
Thursday 4th November – Committee Meeting
Thursday 11th/18th November – Dr Catriona Walsh – Nutrition, healthy eating Questions and Answers
Friday 26th November – Poetry/Storytelling evening,
Thursday 9th December – AGM & Film Night
Refreshments – Mulled Wine, Hot Chocolate
Artist Workshop
Pastel artist demonstration and lectures
Equipment provided
Cost £10
Series of evenings:
Wednesday 12th/19th January
Wednesday 16th/ 23rd February
Wednesday 23rd March
Reading/ Book Club
Monthly meetings:
Thursday 20th January
Thursday 24th February
Thursday 24th March