Last weekend seen the commencement of our large puppet making  workshops which are being delivered  under the PEACEPLUS Changemaker Funding Programme. The   workshops which will run  over the duration of the Project are being delivered artist and sculpture Leanne Mc Laughlin from Donegal who will deliver the workshops on a 3 day basis.  The workshops which target adults and teenagers are designed to give individuals an opportunity to learn the artistic skills of puppet making while working in integrated environment. The workshops will also culminate in the creation of  a  number of puppets which can be used in a community setting for parades and the likes.

These workshop  events are being jointly hosted by Castleblayney Community Enterprise, Castleblayney Church of Ireland and the Blayney Cultural Network Group. The Workshops  which  use art as tool for promoting social inclusion  form part of the PEACEPLUS Changemaker Funding Programme are  staged to highlight  awareness of the different cultures that exist within the community, help foster integration and to allow members of the community to develop new artistic skills in shared setting.