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GOSH community centre fostering spirit of community and creativity in Bantry

WCP Staff March, 2026

A series of art fundraising workshops are helping to raise funds for a Bantry community centre writes Ella Mc Swiney Donation-based art classes delivered by local artist Constance McKenna and running over a six week period at Gortalassa Old School House will help raise funds for the centre, which has […]

The Craft Corner – Cheeky Frog

WCP Staff March, 2026

This month Natalie Webb is showing us how to make a frog with a blow out tongue “This cheeky frog is always poking out his tongue!” Materials: • Green card • Black and white paper or card • A straw • Red tissue paper • Sticky tape • Glue • […]

Neurodivergent sense of justice

WCP Staff March, 2026

By Aileen Slein As a neurodivergent person, my sense of justice is not a quiet preference. It is not a polite opinion I can fold neatly away. It burns steadily within me. Fairness is not abstract or intellectual. It is visceral. When something feels unjust, I feel it in my […]

A stinging plant that is actually a superhero

WCP Staff March, 2026

Have you ever jumped back after touching a nettle, shaking your hands after feeling that zingy sting on your skin? Here’s something you might not know: those prickly plants are also one of nature’s tastiest and most powerful wild foods. Rich in iron, calcium and vitamin C, nettles help keep […]

Spring favourites

WCP Staff March, 2026

The season that all gardeners long for is upon us. Recent weather has been challenging to say the least, but just like the longed for Spring, hope of brighter days, fresh growth and new beginnings are in the air writes Mattie Keane of Future Forests. There is nothing quite like […]

Planting potatoes

WCP Staff March, 2026

by Noah Chase At one time in Ireland, the average adult consumed over six kilos of potatoes per day or just over two tons per year! If you consider there were over eight million people eating this staple food, it is estimated that over 330,000 hectares were cultivated to grow […]

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