Common Ground Chara

31/05/2026

🍰✨ JUNIOR BAKE OFF COMPETITION! ✨🍰
Our Street Feast is happening TOMORROW! 🥳 If you have a young baker at home, this is their time to shine. 🌟 Bring your best cakes, cupcakes, and sweet treats down to the Common Green Area!
📍 Location: Common Green Area, Hawkins Wood & Aldborough
🗓️ Date: Monday, June 1st
🕐 Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Let’s get baking! 🍪🧁👨‍🍳👩‍🍳

31/05/2026

Don’t forget! Tomorrow is the day for our big Street Feast! 🥳 We can't wait to see everyone. This is a communal celebration, so please remember to bring a dish to share with your neighbors. 🍲🥗 Whether it's an appetizer, a main, or a dessert, every contribution helps make the feast complete!
⏰ When: Tomorrow, Monday, June 1st from 1-3 PM
📍 Where: Common Green Area, Hawkins Wood & Aldborough
See you all there!

13/05/2026

Lego Workshop Alert! 🧱🚨
Common Ground (chara) is bringing the ultimate creative space to Aldoborough! Let your child's imagination run wild and build lasting connections.

🗓️ Fri, 15th May (4:30pm - 6pm)
📍 Aldborough Manor Community Centre
🧒🏾 Ages 4-10
⚠️ LIMITED SPACES! BOOK NOW:
📥 Email name & phone number to [email protected]
Share with a friend and tag your favorite mini master builder! 👇

02/04/2026

🐣✨ EASTER EGGSTRAVAGANZA is coming! ✨🐣

Get ready for a fun-filled afternoon for the whole family 💛

📅 Monday 6th April (Bank Holiday)
⏰ 12–2pm
📍 The Common Ground, Hawkins Wood

We’ve got something for everyone:
🐰 Furry friends from Copsewood Aviaries
🥚 Easter Egg Hunt & games
🎨 Face painting & nail bar
💃 High-energy Zumba
🌱 Kids planting workshop
🚗 Vintage cars
🧇 Fresh Belgian waffles & treats
🏸 Lawn games & more!

Plus… 🎁 spot prizes thanks to our amazing local traders!

Bring your friends, bring the kids, and come celebrate Easter with your community 🌸🐣

👉 Tag someone you’re bringing with you!

01/04/2026

🐣🌸 Get ready for the ultimate Easter Eggstravaganza! 🌸🐣
Join us this Bank Holiday Monday (6th April, 12–2pm) for an afternoon full of fun, laughter & community 💛

🎉 Easter Egg Hunt
🐰 Famous Furry Friends
💃 Zumba
🎨 Face Painting & Nail Bar
🚗 Vintage Cars
🧇 Waffles & Beverages
🎯 Games + Spot Prizes

📍 The Common Ground Area, Hawkins Wood & Aldborough
Bring the whole family – you won’t want to miss it!

27/03/2026

Join us for a fun-filled Easter Eggstravaganza 🐰🥚✨
A beautiful day for the whole family with egg hunts, face painting, baby animals, music, and so much more!

📅 6th April 2026
⏰ 12–2pm
📍 Common Green, Hawkins Wood & Aldborough

Bring your picnic blanket, your little ones, and your Easter spirit 💛
We can’t wait to see you there!

23/10/2025

🎃 Spooktacular Halloween Evening! 👻
Get ready for a night full of tricks, treats & spooky fun! 🍭

🕔 Oct 31 | 5PM – 7PM
📍 Community Hall (Aldborough)

✨ Trick or Treat Tunnel: 5–6PM
🧟‍♂️ Monster Mash Party: 6–7PM
🎁 Prizes for the best costumes!

Hosted by Common Ground 💜🧡
📧 [email protected]

04/09/2025

🌾✨ Harvest Festival 2025 – Thank You! ✨🌾

What an amazing day we had on Sunday, 24th August, celebrating our Harvest Festival at Common Ground! 💛 The community spirit was truly alive, and it wouldn’t have been possible without the generosity of our Kilcoole local traders:

🐑 Glenroe Farm
💊 MacSherry's Pharmacy
🛒 Centra Kilcoole
💅 Nova Nails Beauty Salon
🍕 Pizza Shack
🥩 Gerry Mitchell Butchers
🎭 Julie-Rose
✂️ Creative Touch Salon
🤸 Zoom Kids Soft Play

A special thank you goes to Rí Rá and Wicklow Wolf Craft Beer Brewers, who brought a beer to suit every taste! 🍻

Your support makes these events possible and helps us create memorable moments for all our residents and families. 🙌

16/08/2025

🍂✨ Harvest Festival 2025 ✨🍂

We’re so excited to welcome you all to our next community gathering!
Join us on Sunday, 24th August | 1–3PM at Common Ground for an afternoon filled with food, music, fun, and plenty of harvest spirit. 🌽🍎🥖

🌻 A time to celebrate community, share delicious food, and enjoy the last days of summer together. Bring your family, friends — and maybe even a dish to share!

📍 Common Ground
🗓️ Sunday, 24th August | 1–3PM

Let’s celebrate the season, together. 💛

23/04/2025

See photos from Common Ground Easter Egg Stravaganza family fun day – via

There was a great turnout at the Hawkins Wood Aldborough Easter family fun day, as these photos from photographer Leigh Anderson show.