Previous events

2010

- WIT Architecture Students visit the Copper Coast, January
- Geology Course in Dungarvan VEC, 25th January - 8th March
- Rev. Doudney's great great grandson visits
the Copper Coast, 4th February
- Food Foraging on the Copper Coast, 28th March
- St John of God Primary School
visits the Copper Coast, 15th April
- Bealtaine Festival of Outdoor Science, 16th-22nd May
- Una Troy, a review of her life and work, 21st May
- Mary McParltan National tour 2010, 22nd May
- European Geoparks Week, 3rd - 11th July
- Pumpkin Carving Competition, 30th October
- Children's Halloween Party, 31st October
- Floating Lanterns event, 21st November

2009

- Tourism workshop with CHL, 14th January
- Temporary windows installed in Monksland, February
- Grow your own, 8th March
- Strohn visit to Bunmahon, 17th March
- Art exhibition in Monksland, Easter Week End
- The Copper Coast on YouTube, 11th & 19th April
- "The Conservatory" opens, 1st May
- Bealtaine Festival of Outdoor Science, 17th - 24th May
- Italian Students visit the Copper Coast, 20th May
- European Geoparks Week, 23rd May - 6th June
- Bunmahon Beach regains Blue Flag, 3rd June
- Quiz Night at Hayes, 8th July
- 2nd Flower Show, 2nd & 3rd August
- Evening guided walk in Bunmahon, 12th August
- "Jigsaw Map of the Earth",
Copper Coast Geopark Kids Club, 16th August
- Evening guided walk in Fenor Bog, 19th August
- "Beach Mosaic" Copper Coast Geopark Kids Club,
23rd August
- Guided walk in Fenor Bog, 23rd August
- Evening guided walk on Annestown Beach, 26th August
- Herbs for Medicine, 29th August
- "Dig and Discover" Copper Coast Kids Club, 30th August
- Guided walk in Fenor Bog, 30th August
- Bunmahon Twinning Group visits Strohn, Germany,
4th-7th September
- Table Quiz, Kirwan's Pub, 29th September
- Jewellery Making Workshop, 17th October
- Geoparks Ireland Forum, 20th-21st October

2008

- The Copper Coast Geopark on RTE EcoEye programme, 6th February
- Copper Coast Geopark at the 1st meeting of the Geoparks Ireland Forum
in GSI-Dublin, 19th February
- VTOS Clonmel Leaving Cert. Students visit Ballydwane and Bunmahon for
their Geographical Investigation, 5th March
- Green Mines project visits the Copper Coast, 22nd April
- Bealtaine Festival of Outdoor Science, organised by CALMAST, 12-18th May
- Visit and Fieldtrip with CBS Tramore Transition Years, 19th May
- Fieldtrip with CBS New Ross Transition Years, 20th May
- Fieldtrip with Abbeyside Primary School, 21st May
- European Geoparks Week, 25th May - 1st June, with Geology Course,
Fieldtrips..
- Mallow Field Club visits the the Copper Coast, 8th June
- Knockmahon Primary School visits the geological garden, 13th June
- Visit to Kilrossanty Primary School, 13th June
- Guides Training, 14th-15th June
- Fieldtrip with Ballyduff Upper Primary School, 16th June
- Fieldtrip with Kilrossanty Primary School, 17th June.
- Copper Coast Geopark at the 3rd International Conference on Geoparks,
22nd - 26th June.
- Flower Show, 4th-5th August
- Heritage Week, 24th-31st August
- Visit to Dunmore East Convent Primary School, 22nd September
- Fieldtrip with St John of God Primary School, 16th October
- Copper Coast Geopark at the 2nd meeting of the Geoparks Ireland Forum
in Marble Arch Caves, 28th October
- Halloween Fun Day, 31st October
- Training of new Copper Coast Geopark Geologist, 16th November
- Visit to Waterford Education Together Primary School, 25th November
- Fieldtrip with St Mary's College from Arklow, 27th November
- Christmas Fair, 6th-7th December

 

2007

- "The making and breaking of a mining community, the Copper Coast, Co.
Waterford:1825-1875+ " by Des Cowman, launches on the 12th & 24th
January
- Jerseys presentation to Knockmahon school, 5th February
- Copper Coast Tourism AGM, 27th February
- Living willow sculpture workshop, 3rd - 4th March
- Des Cowman on RTE Nationwide for the launch of his book, 7th March
- Visit to Gusserane Primary School, Co. Wexford, 9th March
- Visit to Lismore Mochuda Primary School, 22nd March
- Visit to Dunmore East Primary School, 23rd March
- Installation of interpretation panels in Tankardstown, 25th April
- Visit to Mullingar Primary School, Co. Westmeath, 1st May
- Visit to Waterford Primary School, 3rd May
- Painting classes, 5th May - 9th June
- Bealtaine Festival of Outdoor Science, 8th-11th May
- Installation of interpretation panels along the coast, 15th-17th May
- Refresher week end course for local guides, 19th - 20th May
- Installation of interpretation panels in the geological garden, 21st - 25th May
- Visit to Ballypooren Primary School, 23rd May
- European Geoparks Week, 27th May - 4th June with walks, Eco-Trade Fair
and Geological Treasure Hunt
- Excursion to Hook Head with Gusserane Primary School, 13th June
- Visit to Stradbally Primary School, 14th June
- The Open University visits the Copper Coast, 16th - 17th June
- Basket weaving workshop, 14th July
- Publication of " The Geology of Ballydwane", 18th July
- Publication of " The Miners' Way ", 18th July
- Publication of 6 new walking cards, 26th July
- Guided walks and children activities, July - August
- Heritage Week, 25th August - 2nd September
- Baking Festival in Strohn, twinning exchange, 1st - 2nd September
- RTE films on the Copper Coast for the Eco-Eye programme, 10th September
- Lismore Mochuda Primary School visits the Geopark to learn about rocks,
11th October
- CBS Abbey Tipperary Leaving Cert. Students visit Kilfarrasy for their
Geographical Investigation, 12th October
- Mexican Day, 14th October
- Civil Engineer Students from University of Limerick, 16th October
- Copper Coast Geopark Community meetings, 17th & 24th October, 1st, 6th
& 7th November
- 2008 Copper Coast calendar on sale, 1st November
- Boatstrand and Fenor communities winners of the County Waterford
Community & Voluntary Awards 2007, 16th November
- Cooking with fish with Pat Hartley, book launch and seafood tasting, 25th
November
- Christmas Fair, 8th & 9th December
- Flower arrangement course, 15th December
- Edith Collier "A light among shadows" film screening, 22nd December



2006

- Installation of tables and seats by the Twohig brothers, 18th February
- Women's Initiative Group from the Copper Coast Geopark visit their
counterpart in Lesvos Petrified Forest Geopark, in Greece, 1st - 5th March
- Education workshop in Marble Arch Caves, Co. Fermanagh, 11th - 12th April
- Women's Initiative Easter Festival, 16th April
- Pupils from Gams (Eisenwurzen Geopark, Austria) visit the Copper Coast,
2nd - 8th May
- Training of a team of local guides, May & June
- European Geoparks Week, 29th May - 4th June
- Installation of the "Ice, Fire and Water" sculpture, 7th June
- Choir Festival with our twinned villages from Austria & Germany, 16th June
- Launch of all the artwork commissioned by the Geopark, 11th June
- Opening of the Geopark Bistro in Annestown, 26th June
- Summer Programme, July & August
- European lunches at the Bistro, August - December
- Installation of a "path through geological time" in the geological garden, 3rd -
4th August, see also the "geology for everyone" page
- Seaweed seminar and seafood banquet, 7th October
- Geology Course, October - November
- Christmas wreaths workshop, 25th November & 2nd December
- Flower arrangement workshop, 13th December
- German Christmas Fair, 9th - 10th December

2005

- Bealtaine Outdoor Science Week, 3rd - 6th May
- European Geoparks Week, 28th May - 5th June
- Summer walks, July - August
- Beach mosaics, 14th & 28th August