*Please note we will be closed for Christmas from the 21st of December 2nd of January.*

Green Skibbereen CLG (GS) is a not for profit, community-based social enterprise, which was set up in 2020 to develop and promote community responses to the challenges of climate change. In August 2021 GS established a Centre of Excellence for Climate and Sustainability (CECAS) at Myross Wood House and grounds, currently in the ownership of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart (MSH). Myross Wood House is set within 30 acres of gardens including woodland and coastline, overlooking Glandore Harbour, and was originally a country house dating from the late 18th century until it was purchased by the MSH in 1946 as a retreat centre.

CECAS is run largely by volunteers and does not currently receive any core funding. As part of our early revenue-generating activities at Myross, we started letting out a number of former bedrooms as workspaces in October 2021 and by the end of the year had 15 different work space users including artists, creative practitioners and health & wellbeing professionals, basing themselves at CECAS and adding to the vibrancy of the centre, as well as contributing valuable financial resources. We are excited to be joining Connected Hubs in 2022 and adding hot-desk facilities to our public offering. Repair and renovation work on the building is ongoing and although our spaces are fairly basic at the moment, we are proud to offer a limited number of modest private work spaces with wifi, running water and heating at competitive rates, in the heart of West Cork.

In addition to providing affordable workspace, CECAS operates as a venue hosting sustainability-themed events and training and also offers accommodation via Airbnb.