Activities & Courses
INKWELL THEATRE
Events at the Inkwell
films at the inkwell
Tracton Incognito
TRACTON ARTS & COMMUNITY CENTRE
​THE INKWELL THEATRE
A jewel in the heart
of the community.
CLICK IMAGE TO VISIT CHRISTMAS FAIR
The raffle was drawn on 2nd December - click here for details.
Tracton Arts and Community Centre now has free, fast wi-fi available in the car park, outside the front of the building. Just park outside the windows or the door of the old classroom. (You will get a better signal if you raise your laptop above your car engine.)
​If you use Zoom you will need to agree to the message warning as it is a shared connection. The password is OldSchool, and Tracton Community Council are encouraging anyone living within the Tracton area to use the wi-fi as needed.
Once the current restrictions are lifted, the centre will be open again with space available during the week where you can work. All we ask is that a donation is made to the centre in respect of time used. Please call or text Lynda on 086 071 1910 or email office@tracton.org to reserve a space.
​Next Community Market
Tracton Community Market is delighted to announce its return. The format is altered to accommodate HSE guidelines, but the same great offering will be available with fresh pizza, tea/coffee, cakes, bread, eco cleaning products and much more. For the time being there will be no kids movie, so the cafe will be in the theatre. We look forward to welcoming everyone, and just ask for your kindness and patience as we work together to have a great morning.
Contact: Barbara-Anne on 087 0998895
TRACTON BIODIVERSITY GROUP
Tracton Active Retired Group
About the centre and theatre...
Tracton Arts & Community Centre is located in beautiful, rural surroundings near the village of Minane Bridge, County Cork. It offers a broad range of facilities in a magnificently restored and extended old school house including conference room facilities and a theatre. Hosting a range of activities to suit young and old, passive or active, the community centre has become the heart of local community life; from exercise classes to art classes, and meetings for mothers & toddlers to activities for the retired. The attached Inkwell Theatre has hosted a wide variety of shows; from local, amateur drama groups and choirs through to international performers such as the Vanbrugh Quartet, Luka Bloom and Mick Flannery.
The community centre comprises two large rooms suitable for e.g. sports classes, parties and meetings, and the theatre is a 120 seat venue with a modular stage, full sound and lighting equipment, a film projector and screen. With the stage packed away it becomes a flexible, airy space suitable for a variety of activities and events.
​Outside the grounds are being thoughtfully landscaped, there is a large car park, a running track of almost 400m and a purpose built bread & pizza oven.
Please click here to discover more about events at the Inkwell Theatre.
For further information and pictures of the rooms and facilities available for booking, please click here.
​Tracton Community Market
Takes place on the first Sunday of every month.
​11 am - 1pm
​It's is a great opportunity for everyone to to enjoy the local food and craft.
There's everything available from fresh vegetables, brown bread,
homemade cakes and barista coffee to stunning artworks and hot pizza from the oven!
We are always looking for new stalls and people to join us,
so if you are interested or have any questions please call
Barbara-Anne on 087 0998895
​or email: communitymarket@tracton.org
community market GALLERY
​To coincide with the monthly Community Market there will be a free screening of a children's movie
​on the first Sunday of each month.
​Movies will start at 11.15am - giving families a perfect morning's entertainment with movies and popcorn for the kids, coffee and cake for the parents and maybe even pizza for all.
TRACTON COMMUNITY COUNCIL
Tracton Arts & Community Centre and the Inkwell Theatre are run by Tracton Community Council; a group of volunteers who work to maintain and improve the environment and facilities in the Tracton area.
To learn more about the community council, its sub-committees and affiliated groups, and for all contact details, please click here.
The Knocknamanagh Old School Story...
From a ruin...
...to a modern community centre and theatre.
The building that is now Tracton Arts & Community Centre is a rare surviving example in Ireland of a two-storey Georgian National School, and is on the Register of Protected Structures (ref-Cork County Council RPS 00662). Threatened with demolition by Cork County Council in 2003, it was acquired by Tracton Community Council in 2006, and a specific committee (KOST - Knocknamanagh Old School Trust) was established to oversee the restoration and development.
For the story in pictures, and other images of recent events and activities at the community centre and theatre please click here.
OTHER THEATRE EVENTS
Please note that tickets bought for concerts or events cancelled due to COVID-19 will be valid for any rescheduled concerts and events.
​You can sign up to receive email notifications of events and concerts at the Inkwell Theatre and Tracton Arts & Community Centre by completing the form below. Thank you.
TRACTON ARTS & COMMUNITY CENTRE... A JEWEL IN THE HEART OF THE COMMUNITY