Christmas Party 2019

Gardening

Aideen and the trainees were planting some bulbs and tidying up the garden for the Winter

Christmas Flower Arranging Workshop with Marian

Thanks to Marian for providing an excellent flower arranging workshop yesterday with the trainees on creating beautiful Christmas arrangements.  This was a very fun festive demo with fantastic centre pieces and wreaths created.  Well done to all the trainees for participating and thanks to Paul and Marian for their help.

QQI Modules

We are delighted to have approved 144 QQI level 3 & 4 modules at today's results approval panel meeting for Sligo & Leitrim CTCs. 3 learners also achieved ECDL awards. Well done to all the learners on their achievements.

Centre Christmas Party

Sligo Homeless Appeal Donation

Well done to the staff and trainees for donating generously to the Sligo Homeless Appeal

Christmas Decorations

It's beginning to look like Christmas at the centre today!

Irish Heart Foundation

Great article in this weeks Sligo Champion "Caring for the heart" featuring Mairead from Sligo CTC receiving the recent Happy Hearts Healthy Eating Award from the Irish heart foundation.

Weee Pledge to recycle batteries for Laura Lynn

Every Moment Matters, Every Battery Counts!

Recycle wasted batteries and help raise funds for LauraLynn, Ireland's Children's Hospice.

Recycling batteries is free!  Just gather around old wasted batteries and place them in the Blue Battery Box in our centre at reception!

Killian recycling some batteries in the centre today at our waste collection point at reception

Girls Active Programme

Girls Active takes place on a Wednesday afternoon in the centre. Girls Active is a joint programme between the Health Services Executive North West, Sligo Sport and Recreation Partnership, Youth Sport West and is aimed at teenage girls who are not currently participating in sport. The programme was initiated in 2003 and aims to increase the number of teenage girls involved in long-term regular physical activity through developing more supportive environments for teenage girls’ physical activity.

The programme involves extra curricular physical activities for teenage girls which are:

• Recreational and Non Competitive
• Girls only
• Activities selected by the Girls
• Activities organised by the Girls
• At least 3 different activities throughout the year

For more info:  Girls Active

Pictured above are some of the hairdressing girls that took part in a very enjoyable dance class with Debbie yesterday.

Sligo Homeless Appeal 2019

The staff and trainees are doing a collection in the centre for the Sligo Homeless Appeal.  Please donate generously new clothes, long life foods and toiletries. 

Hairdressing Styles

Girls in hairdressing working on some different techniques and styles today

Mental Health Awareness

Thanks to Rachel Reilly for giving an informative talk today to staff and trainees on metal health awareness.
For more info go to www.mentalhealthireland.ie 

CTC Garden

Some of the lovely vegetables from our garden - carrots, parsnips, onions, peppers, tomatoes, cabbage and herbs.

Happy Heart Healthy Eating Award

Delighted to have achieved the Gold Award in the Irish Heart Foundation - Happy Heart Healthy Eating Awards. Pictured are Mairead Cox, Sligo CTC accepts the award on behalf of our centre from Tim Collins, CEO Irish Heart Foundation and Karl Henry