Advance booking for all events is essential.
Book on line via the link below or call in to the office any Friday 12-4.
The Old Church Centre will comply with all relevant Covid19 regulations. Currently face masks are not mandatory where social distancing can be observed and where participants have pre-booked but this may change. We may also be required to run a contactless temperature check on arrival.
If circumstances change we may have to cancel at short notice in which case you will be fully refunded.
Please note that parking at the centre is restricted to blue badge holders only. Parking is available a short distance away, at the beach car park in front of Glenmona House. We appreciate your cooperation with regards to this
September
NORTHERN IRELAND TRAVEL POSTERS EXHIBITION
Every Friday and Sunday between 18 September and 31 October
12 noon to 4pm
Drop in to view a display of vintage travel posters.
Event Free
No booking required however numbers attending at any one time will be managed to ensure social distancing protocols can be observed.
WATERCOLOUR WORKSHOP
Saturday 26 September 11am to 4pm
Tutor: Natasha Barr
For beginners and the more experienced. Natasha is a regular at the Crecent Arts Centre where her workshops are always booked out. Participants are asked to bring their own materials, for a recommended list contact info@cushendunbpt.org
Please bring your own packed lunch.
Advanced booking essential: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/cushendunbpt/t-jdvger
Admission £15
October
POTTERY WORKSHOP
Saturday 3 October 11am to 2.30pm
Tutor: Angela McCracken
Make and glaze your own pot which will then be fired to produce a lasting achievement. All materials provided, Please bring an apron and an old towel, and wear old clothes. Suitable for Adults and children 10+
Please bring your own packed lunch.
Advanced booking essential: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/cushendunbpt/t-lovlyx
Admission £10
ELEMENTS – TALKS ON ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
Tuesday 6 October 2020 7pm
AIR – What flying creatures are telling us about the effects of climate change and light pollution
Third in a series of four talks themed around the ancient elements and linking global questions with the way we live our lives
Speaker Cliff Henry, North Coast Area Ranger, National Trust, and entomologist
Admission £4.
Click here to purchase tickets.
OIL PAINTING WORKSHOP
Saturday 10 October 11 am to 4 pm
Tutor: Natasha Barr
For beginners and the more experienced. Natasha is a regular at the Crescent Arts Centre where her workshops are always booked out. Participants are asked to bring their own materials, for a recommended list contact info@cushendunbpt.org
Please bring your own packed lunch.
Advanced booking essential: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/cushendunbpt/t-mvzyoe
Admission £15
‘THE BIG DRAW’ EXPERIMENTAL DRAWING WORKSHOP
Saturday 17 October 2020 11am to 4pm
Facilitator: Katy English.
This workshop is linked to the Big Green Draw Festival, a worldwide celebration of drawing which the Old Church Centre is taking part in this year. The workshop will focus on process and experiment and the end results will be uploaded to the festival website (anonymously) and displayed in the centre the following Sunday.
Basic materials will be provided but you are welcome to bring your own as well.
Please bring your own packed lunch.
Cost £12
Advance Booking Essential: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/cushendunbpt/t-eyrzoz
ELEMENTS – TALKS ON ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
Tuesday 20 October 2020 7pm
FIRE – Our use of fuels, in the past, now and in future, and the impact of our choices
Speaker John Barry, Professor of Green Political Economy at Queen’s University Belfast
Click here to purchase tickets.
Last in a series of four talks themed around the ancient elements and linking global questions with the way we live our lives
Admission £4.
Autumn Foliage decorations
Saturday 24 October 10.30am to 1pm
Join Sonja Allen to create gorgeous seasonal decorations.
Please bring flowers/foliage of your choice and scissors or secateurs.
Cost £5
Advanced Booking Required: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/cushendunbpt/t-mvazmm
