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Welcome!
Westport Family and Community Resource Centre run a wide range of community development projects and support services, and provides low cost counselling and a drop-in information service in Westport, Co. Mayo. We are open to the public on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday from 9.30am - 1pm & 2pm - 4.30pm. Address: The Fairgreen Westport, Co. Mayo. Tel. 098 24419 Email westportfrc@gmail.com |
News & EventsQuay Community Project Summer Programme
Our Summer Programme will take place from 24th July to 4th August with the help of our wonderful volunteers. There will be 4 separate camps for the different age groups. It is open to children who live at the Quay, or who attend the Quay School. To register please contact John Doherty on 087 9602490. Timetables below:
CE Scheme Vacancy
19th July 2017 
We currently have a vacancy for a Project Worker on a CE Scheme.
Please see the Vacancies page for more information. Thanks to RLS Fitness
24th March 2017 
Pictured are Garry Moogan, Acting Coordinator, Westport Family & Community Resource Centre and Denis McDonagh from RLS Fitness, Westport. RLS Fitness held a series of fundraisers for our Adolescent Counselling Service . Sincere thanks to RLS and all their members for their generous donation and their continued support for this vital service.
Family Food Programme Workshop
A few photos of the free nutrition talk and cooking demonstration for parents which took place on 25th February in the Old Mill Hostel as part of our Family Food Programme. It was arranged by Lauren Cowley, Health & Society student in DCU, and hosted by Carina Kennedy - Nutritional Therapist and owner of It's a Natural Choice Holistic Clinic in Castlebar. Thanks to Lauren, Carina and everyone who came along!
Care & Repair Service for Older People
Our Care & Repair service is available to any older or vulnerable people in Westport who need help with odd jobs. We are working in collaboration with Age Action on the project and have 13 generous volunteers signed up to carry out the work. Please help spread the word and let older people know the service is available! 
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Timetable of Events
Monday - Mayo ETB English Classes - Computer classes for older people (by appointment) - Adult Counselling (by appointment) - Adolescent Counselling (by appointment) Tuesday - Mayo ETB English Classes - Computer classes for older people (by appointment) - Free 'Failte Isteach' English Classes 10am-12pm (in The Quay Community Centre) & 6.30-8.30pm (here) - finished for the summer, starting again in September Wednesday - Enterprise Officer, Mayo North East Leader Partnership Company (by appointment) - Computer classes for older people (by appointment) - Knitting For All Classes 8-10pm Thursday - Knitting and Crochet Group 11am-1pm - Befriending Mayo (telephone support service for older people) - Mayo ETB English Classes 6-8pm and 8-10pm Friday - Westport Children's Choir (times vary) Saturday - Knitting For All Classes (times vary) List of Summer Camps 2017
Linda has compiled a list of summer camps taking place in and around Westport that might be useful to parents. Please click on the file below to download the Excel file. It is a work in progress so please contact us if you would like something added.
Knitting For All Classes
We host knitting classes for adults and children. Please see the Knitting For All Mayo Facebook page for more info: www.facebook.com/KnittingForAllMayo Contact Caroline on 086 6029292 / carolinekelly@knittingforall.com. 
Free Conversational English Classes
We now have 2 classes available every week - 1 on Tuesday morning and 1 on Tuesday evening. The morning classes are held in The Quay Community Centre, Woodpark Ave., The Quay, Westport on Tuesdays from 10am-12pm. The evening class will take place here in the Family & Community Resource Centre, The Fairgreen, Westport on Tuesdays from 6.30-8.30pm. Please give us a call or email for more information, or just turn up. You do not have to commit to coming every week, you can just come along whenever suits you. All nationalities welcome! Please see English Classes for more info. 
Family Food Programme Workshop
A few photos from the 'Family Food Made Easy' Workshop in partnership with South West Mayo Development Company Ltd. which was held on Saturday in Hotel Westport through the Safefood Community Food Initiative.
Thanks to everyone who attended and special thanks to Fiona McGreal and Majella Mulchrone from South West Mayo Development Company and to all of our speakers: Jacinta Dalton, GMIT Michelle Mullally, HSE Community Dietician Dominique Demiete - Chef, Hotel Westport Carmel Healy - Tutor, ‘Family Food Made Easy’ Programme Michelle Browne, Participant, ‘Family Food Made Easy’ Programme Quay Summer Programme
A few photos of the Quay Summer Programme which took place at the end of July. 55 children took part over 2 weeks. Thanks to all the volunteers who helped out and to our generous sponsors! 16 Days Campaign Opposing Violence Against Women
Thanks to everyone who came to our lilies ritual and balloon release on 3rd December to mark the 16 Days Campaign Opposing Violence Against Women (25th Nov - 10th Dec).
In the lilies ritual, participants read out the names of women who have died violently in Ireland since 1995 and dropped a lily in to the Carrowbeg River in their memory. The balloon release involved us releasing 20 biodegradable purple and white balloons. For every 4 purple balloons there was 1 white one, to symbolise the 1 in 5 women in Ireland who will suffer domestic abuse in their lifetime. The ritual was lead by Trish Quigley from Mayo Women's Support Services, who provide support to victims of domestic abuse in Mayo. | ||
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Westport Family & Community Resource Centre The Fairgreen, Westport, Co. Mayo Tel. 098 24419 Email westportfrc@gmail.com
