Maghera Heritage Centre
We will be hosting a trip to the Ulster Museum and Botanic Gardens on Friday 2nd December. We will depart from Maghera Heritage Centre at 10am and return at 3.30pm.
The cost of the trip is £12 for members and £15 for non-members.
Refreshments will be available at the café in the Museum.
There are limited spots available, if you are interested call our centre at 028 7964 2677.
We will be hosting the launch of James Alistair Bodkin’s book ‘The Londonderry Militia’ (16th Regiment of Irish Militia) 1793-1816, on Saturday 10th December 2022 from 1 – 3pm at our centre.
The author will be present on the day of the launch for book signing.
We recently hosted a Pop-Up Shop in our centre for local business Crafty Mammy Fabrics on Friday 18th November.
Thank you to everyone who called in to browse the colourful stalls full of crafty goods, wool, haberdashery, handmade Christmas decorations & fabric.
It was a fantastic day with lots of crafting, tea, coffee, chat and a sing-along.
Thank you also to Claire, we look forward to Crafty Mammy Fabrics returning with her Pop-Up Shop again in the New Year.
If you are interested in hosting a Pop-Up Shop in our centre, please contact us to arrange.
We recently hosted a stand at Mid Ulster Councils Tourism event at The Glenavon Hotel, Cookstown.
It was great to meet the other exhibitors showcasing what they have to offer tourists and visitors to Mid Ulster.
The follow up to our talk on Local Place Names -‘their meaning & relevance’ will be held in the Heritage Centre on Thursday 27th October.
The talk by Dr. Séamas Donnelly will look at place names from a historical perspective and will offer strange and not so strange occurrences used to name places.
We recently hosted two day trips on Friday 23rd September and 7th October to The Ulster American Folk Park where we walked the footsteps of the migrants who set sail for the New World. A fun day in the sunshine, chatting with new friends along the way.
We have been hosting a number of meetings of our Knit & Knatter group in recent weeks and have welcomed some new faces to the group.
Thank you everyone for bringing in samples of finished projects for us to look at.
We now have a selection of Knitting and Haberdashery products available in our centre from Crafty Mammy Fabrics.
Our next Knit & Knatter meeting is on Tuesday 1st November 10.30am-12.30pm.
We recently hosted a talk on Local Place Names by Dr Séamas Donnelly on Thursday 22nd September at 7.30pm.
We had one of our biggest turn outs since Covid Lockdown and we are looking forward to inviting Dr Donnelly back again for a further talk on place names.
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.
