Spotlight on Catering - Baking

SUP - Stand Up Paddle Boarding April 2019

Some trainees from the Sports and Recreation course took part in stand up paddle boarding on the Garavogue River with North West Adventure Tours. Well done to all those that took part.

We look forward to the next group of trainees taking part next week.

Carrowkeel Hiking Trip

Yesterday there was hiking trip up to Carrowkeel where over 25 trainees and some tutors took part. We visited the passage tombs that pre-date the Egyptian pyramids they were built in the 4th millennium BC and there were magnificent views of the surrounding area .

Fundraising for Sligo Samaritans

As part of our celebrations to mark World Mental Health Day last October we raised €206.38 for Samaritans. Last week Dan Scannell gratefully accepted the cheque on behalf of Sligo Samaritans. Thanks to all those who contributed on the day.

Avril and Tyrieke presenting the cheque to Dan Scannell (Sligo Samaritans) 

What do the Samaritans do?

They offer a safe place for you to talk any time you like, in your own way – about whatever’s getting to you. There is lots of ways to contact them:

www.samaritans.org

Sports & Recreation Course - Injury Prevention

Trainees on our Sports and Recreation course know the importance of injury prevention. 

Injury prevention involves various movements, and both static and dynamic stretches to increase flexibility and strengthen muscles to help improve the bodies ability to perform and reduce the risk of injury. Being aware of this and partaking in a predefined programme is a vital part of the sports course as trainees are active on a daily basis.

Sports trainees participating in their morning injury prevention programme

Single-use plastics banned in Irish government offices

Since last week our government have banned the purchase of single-use plastic cups, cutlery and straws in government offices.

In our centre we have stopped using single-use plastic cups for almost a year now and have not looked back since!

Tweet taken from @RichardbrutonTD 

New Year

Chef Neven Maguire's Visit To Our Centre

One of Ireland’s best known and loved chefs Neven Maguire visited our centre on Friday. The morning saw Neven meeting with trainees from the catering department while he observed them bake. Following the presentation of a hamper, all trainees and staff gathered in the canteen to hear Neven speak about his own training, owning his own restaurant and cookery school and his pathway to becoming a celebrity chef. He then gave freely of his time in answering the many questions asked of him by trainees. 

Neven was accompanied by Cllr Sinead Maguire on his visit to the centre. We would like to thank Neven for coming to see us at Sligo CTC and to Sinead for making the occasion possible.

 Neven Maguire and Cllr. Sinead Maguire with catering trainees and tutor Mairead

Mairead Cox, Neven Maguire, Jamie Clarke, Cllr. Sinead Maguire

 Gavin Dykes, Cllr. Sinead Maguire, Neven Maguire, Tyrieke Farrell, Mairead Cox

Neven Maguire speaking in the centre

Comhairle na nOg

Some of our trainees represented the centre at the Comhairle AGM in the Radisson Hotel, Sligo at the end of October. Well done to Jamie who was elected to the committee. Photo by courtesy of Elaine Granaghan, Youth Officer, Comhairle na nOg.

Sligo CTC now has a Facebook page!

Sligo Community Training Centre now has a Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/sligoctc/ Share it with your friends!  Follow and like our page to keep updated through Facebook on all the activities and news that happens in the centre.

Kayak Race

We would like to acknowledge Joey's success in the kayak race yesterday on the Garavogue River. 
Well done Joey!  This race was in memory of Alex McGourty 

Certification Day Photographs

Maths Week

To mark Maths Week, IT trainee Allison calculated the deductions applied to training allowances payable to both those over & under 18 years if training time is missed. Following this she designed & created a leaflet using for trainees, especially those new to the centre, to help them be aware of how much money they will be receiving each week. A copy of the leaflet is displayed in all core training areas of the centre.

Leaflets designed by Allison

Kayaking

The trainees took part in a kayaking session today and yesterday under the instruction of both Eddie Loftus and Tommy Craddock.  The trainees had an great fun new experience.  We would like to thank the Grammar School for providing the facilities and Tommy and Eddie for their excellent guidance to the trainees. 

There is competition on Monday 5th involving Summerhill College and Grammar School and Ursuline College.