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CAKE SALE
Newtown ICA will hold a cake sale outside the hardware in Newtown on Sunday, September 9, from 10.30 a.m. The ICA looks forward to your support.
Guild meetings take place on the first Monday of each month in the community centre, Newtown at 8 p.m.
MINDFULNESS CLASSES
Our next six Week Mindfulness Course is starting on Monday, September 10, from 7.45 p.m. to 8.45 p.m. This Course will specifically teach Mindfulness Skills for managing Stress and Anxiety. No previous experience necessary. Cost: €60 for six weeks or €13 drop in. Booking essential. Please contact Angelika at 087 2176068.
YOGA CLASSES
The next term of Yoga Classes is starting on Wednesdays September 10, from 6 p.m. to 7.15 p.m. and 7.30 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. Space behind the Corner House Village Practice. This class is suitable for all levels of experience and beginners are very welcome. Cost: €65 for six class or €15 drop in. Reduced rates are possible also. Booking is essential. Please contact Angelika at 087 2176068.
LOCAL LINK BUS SERVICE
The local link bus route 1413 will depart from the church at 10.30 every first Wednesday of the month to Nutgrove. Leaving Nutgrove at 2.30 p.m. to return to Newtown and will stop at Garden Village. Every third Wednesday of the month the bus will depart the church at 10.30 a.m. to Blanchardstown. Leaving Blanchardstown at 2.30 p.m. If anyone has issues getting to the church they can call local link at 056 7715912 and they will accommodate home pick ups where they can.
BINGO
There is bingo every Friday evening in the Community Center. Contact the Community Center at 012810913 for details.
TIDY TOWNS
Tidy towns meet every Monday evening from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on the Main Street. If you have an hour or so free to help keep our village tidy and meet some new neighbours please pop down and join us. Contact Paul for details 087 1458164.
GAA CLUB NOTES
The under-9s are looking forward to their next outing which is on September 22 in Ballinakill and is an All county monster blitz, this is their final blitz of the year.
Training continues every Monday at 6.30 p.m. give Alun a bell at 086 3017500 for more information. Well done to the under-13s who under the watchful eyes of Peter and Ruairi had a great run in the league going through the season unbeaten and clinched the league last week, the lads are training away and looking forward to the first championship match which is due to be played next week.
Training continues every Monday at 6.30 p.m. for the under-11s and at 6.30 p.m. on Wednesday for the under-13s. The under-15s are due to begin their championship tonight with a home match against Aughrim but please check fixtures for confirmation,
All our juvenile teams are always on the lookout for more players and volunteers so if you want to get involved with any aspect with either a boys or girls’ team give our secretary Tom a buzz at 087 6611480. The under-eight_u10 girls are training on Tuesdays at 6.30 p.m. the under-14 girls season ended last Tuesday when they were beaten by St pat’s in the semi-final of the shield, the girls played well on the night but didn’t make enough of the many chances they created.
Training for the under-14 girls has ceased for a few weeks and we hope to resume shortly, we have a bus booked for the under-12 to under-14 girls to go to the ladies all-Ireland final which is on Sunday, September 16, seats are limited and will be issued on a first come first served basis, the cost is £10 and is payable to Loretto or Shay before the day. For more info give Shay a bell at 087 2699620.
The lotto is a lovely €10k this week, numbers drawn were 02, 12, 22 and 26. Please buy a ticket to be in with a chance to grab this huge jackpot, tickets are only €2 each.
NEWTOWN JUNIORS FC
Two of our teams got their season back under way after the summer break and we are glad to report that both teams recorded narrow home wins.
Our under-11s hosted Rathnew and after racing into a 3-0 lead Rathnew fought back to provide some tense moments right up to the final whistle. Newtown won 5-4 on the day thanks to goals from Jake Robertson (3), Dylan Dunleavy and Brooklyn Doyle.
Our 12’s played Glencormac United and inflicted ‘The Glens’ first defeat in this league on a 1-0 scoreline. This was a game between two evenly matched teams where the attackers on both sides wanted to take an extra touch but were thwarted time and again by the defenders. The winning goal came midway through the second half and was an own goal as a Glencormac defender in trying to clear his lines only managed to put the ball in his own net. On the day the best for Newtown were Hannah Martin, Edward Valentine and Max Synnott.
The following are the fixtures for the weekending Saturday/ Sunday, September 8/9: under-8s away to Wicklow Rovers Blue ko to be confirmed; under-9s at home to St Patrick’s ko Saturday at 11 a.m. under-10s away to Carnew FC ko Saturday at 10.30 a.m. under-11s away to Enniskerry White ko Sunday at 10 a.m.; under-12s at home to Avonmore ‘B’ ko Saturday at midday; under-14s at home to Arklow Town ko Saturday at 10.30 a.m. (fixtures and ko times are subject to change)
All fixtures competitive and non-trophy will finish weekend of November 17/18, followed by the WDSL Awards, Presentation Day in the Parkview Hotel Sunday, November 25 (details times etc to follow in Oct),
There are also a couple of slots on all our teams at the moment so if there are any girl’s or boys who would like to join the club please contact our secretary Hughie at 087 6987653 and he will provide you with all the information you will require. All of our teams are back in training. If anyone is interesting in joining any of our teams please contact our secretary Hughie at 087 6987653 and he will provide you with the necessary information including training times.
Our ever-popular Development Squad will recommence their sessions on Saturday, September 8, from 10 a.m. till 11 a.m. and new players are welcome. The cost is €2 per head. The WDSL would like to run an Academy/Development Squad league from September 8 to November 18 in preparation for the under-8s season in February 2019. This venture would be open to players born in 2011/2012 only and would require among other things recruiting a couple more volunteer coaches. For further information please contact the secretary.
We have one player from the club celebrating a birthday in the coming week and he is Aidan Heffernan from the under-10s. Happy birthday Aidan from everyone in Newtown Juniors FC.
Our Last Man Standing competition will start back on September 29/October 1. 2018 and it’s our first one of the season. To enter it costs €10 per head and the more players we get the more money we can hand out. If interested in taking part please contact any committee member or coach in the club for further details. LMS Rules are posted on our Facebook and Twitter pages.
For further information on all matters Newtown Juniors FC please contact the secretary at 087 6987653 or by email to hughienolan@gmail.com and you can also follow the club on our Facebook and Twitter pages.