Inclusivity

  • At the start of the event we’ll welcome everyone as equals, whether you’re old or new, leader of the pack or lone wolf.
  • There will be workshops at the start to help all folks arrive into this space.
  • Each morning we will have an Opening Circle, facilitated by any co-counsellors that want to do so… usually two co-facilitators per morning. In these circles we hope that:
    a) everyone will feel fully included the opportunity to co-create the programme, and
    b) you will feel you have adequate opportunity to voice any concern or need as we progress together through the event.
  • Anyone may request or offer a workshop or other activity for any of the slots. Of course, you don’t have to offer any activity if you don’t want to.
  • Each person will have equal time to present their proposed activity.

Daily programme

  • Early morning workshops
  • Breakfast
  • Opening Circle, deciding on the day’s planned events, plus AOB
  • Morning workshops/ activities
  • Lunch
  • Afternoon workshops/ activities
  • Support groups (either before or after dinner, to be decided)
  • Dinner
  • Evening workshops/ activities
  • Sleep!

Ceilidh

Each annual McCoCo is co-created afresh, so we never know exactly what will happen.However…

Until now we have had a ceilidh on the final evening. This is not a ‘folk dance evening’ in the English understanding of the word. This is a gathering where people come together and have the opportunity if they wish to ‘take a turn’. It might be a poem, a song, jokes, drama sketch, dance etc.
Maybe there’ll be one this year too!

ceilidh means

noun: ceilidh; plural noun: ceilidhs; noun: ceili; plural noun: ceilis
  1. a social event with Scottish or Irish folk music and singing, traditional dancing, and storytelling.
late 19th century: from Scottish Gaelic ceilidh and Irish célidhe (earlier form of céilí ), from Old Irish céilide ‘visit, visiting’, from céile ‘companion’.