GREYSTONES & DISTRICT COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD
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District meeting
The March meeting of Greystones Municipal District, scheduled for Tuesday, March 31, has been cancelled.
The district officials made the announcement last week and said that this was due to the Covid-19 virus.
Awards cancelled
Due to the current Covid-19 crisis, the 2020 Greystones People of the Year Awards scheduled for May 7, 2020, have been postponed.
Organisers will announce in due course when the event has been rescheduled.
Delgany heritage
An appeal is being made for old photos, articles and documents for a website about the history and heritage of Delgany
Village.
Wicklow County Council heritage department and the National Library of Ireland are developing the resource with Tommy MacMackin.
The site is due to go live soon, but more material is needed to populate it in advance of the launch. The main headings are people, places and topics.
Anything provided needs to be suitable for publication on a website. Materials can be emailed to tommy. mackmackin@gmail.com.
Mass available online
The Holy Rosary and St Kilian in Greystones is celebrating Mass online every day at 10 a.m. and 11.30 a.m. on Sundays. The streaming is available to access on greystonesparish.ie. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament will be available in each church in the pastoral area and online from the Holy Rosary from 1 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Saturday.
Dementia support
Wicklow Dementia Support usually holds a number of events in the Greystones area, which are cancelled for the moment.
‘Musical memories’ takes place each Friday morning at St Patrick’s Church Hall from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
There are often visiting musicians and usually a turnout of around 30 people, including people with dementia, their family carers and volunteers.
A family carers support group meets on the third Friday of each month, also at St Patrick’s, from 11.30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
This is a facilitator-led, peerto-peer support group.
Contact Wicklow Dementia Support at 089 4286928 for more information or details about any of the events.
Men’sShed Greystones
Men’s Shed Greystones is open Wednesdays and Fridays at 10 a.m. and welcomes new members.
Anyone interested can call into the scout den on Church Road on Wednesday mornings.
The group can be contacted on greystonesmensshed@ gmail.com.
Events are cancelled for the time being.
Alzheimer Café
The Alzheimer Café is facilitated by the HSE/St Columcille’s Hospital and primary care nurses.
It meets at the Glenview Hotel on the last Thursday of each month, from 2.30 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Events are cancelled for the moment.
Storytime
Children’s story time takes place at 10.30 a.m. on Wednesday mornings at Greystones Library.
The session is suitable for babies up to children aged six years. No booking is required for the event.
Events at the library are cancelled until at least March 29 as the library is closed.
HolyRosary choir
The parish choir sings at 6 p.m. Mass in the Holy Rosary Church on the first and third Saturday of the month. For more information, call 085 8801466. Masses are online for the moment and the choir is not gathering.
Policingclinic inKilcoole
Kilcoole policing clinic usually takes place each Wednesday evening at Kilcoole Community Centre, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Clinics are on hold for now
Garda Corbett and/or Garda Thompson will be in attendance. Drop in for crime prevention advice, get a form stamped and obtain most other garda station services.
Language groups
A German conversation group meets each week in Greystones. The library is closed until at least March 29 so these sessions are suspended for the moment.
The group meets at the library on Saturday mornings at 11 a.m.
A French conversational group meets on Thursday mornings, also at the library, at 11 a.m.
Dancing evening
There is social dancing to live music every Sunday night in Greystones. Dancing is cancelled for the moment.
The event starts each week at 8.30 p.m. in the Rugby Club.
Exercisefor over-50s
Exercise programmes for the over-50s take place each Wednesday at Shoreline Leisure at 12.30 p.m.
The sessions help with flexibility, strength, confidence, balance, coordination and mobility. Classes will resume in a number of weeks after the health issues are resolved.
Admission is €5 per session.
Country market
North Wicklow Country Market takes place each Saturday morning at Newcastle Community Centre. The market is not taking place during the current crisis. It normally takes place from 10.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.
Badminton club
Bray-Greystones badminton club welcomes new players every Thursday night at 8 p.m. in BIFE, Novara Road, Bray.
Family badminton takes place every Sunday from 4 p.m. till 6 p.m. Adults and children are welcome. There are no classes for the time being.
If interested, contact Mary at 089 4132070.
Activeretired activities
Greystones Active Retirement Association has postponed a tea dance due to take place at the Parkview in Newtown on Saturday, April 4.
All other events and classes are currently on hold.
The association, based at Kilian House, usually holds keep fit classes from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. and art from 2.15 p.m. to 4.15 p.m. on Mondays.
It also holds aqua aerobics in the Shoreline from midday to 1 p.m.
On Tuesdays, there is bowling from 10.45 a.m. to 12.45 p.m., followed by bingo from 2.15 p.m. to 4.15 p.m.
On Thursdays there’s more bowling from 2.30 p.m. to 4.30 p.m.
Greystones Active Retirement Association also holds a coffee morning from 10.30 a.m. to midday on the last Friday of each month.
The booking office is open at Kilian House Family Centre each Tuesday from 10.30 a.m. to 11.30 a.m.
People can book tickets for events, become a member or renew membership at €20, and learn about coming events, trips and outings.
No activities will take place for the next number of weeks.
Scoutleaders sought
Greystones Scouts are now recruiting new leaders for first Wicklow, second Dublin, St Kilian’s Scout Group. Training will be provided. For more information, email group leader Anthony Finnegan at greystonesscouts@eircom.net.
Sundaysat theHotSpot
Every Sunday from September to June, the Hot Spot Music Club hosts a weekly Sunday jam session from 4 p.m.
To participate, perform or promote, email hotspotmusiclubg@gmail.com.
Events are cancelled for the time being.
Charitylunch postponed
A great lunch which was due to be held in aid of local charities has been cancelled for the time being. The lunch was due to take place on Wednesday, March 25, from 12.15 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Fireservice recruitment
An open evening for those interested in becoming fire fighters due to take place at Greystones Fire Station this week has been postponed for a number of weeks.
A similar event that was due to take place at Bray Fire Station last Saturday, from 12 midday until 3 p.m., was also cancelled.
The positions available are for retained, on-call fire fighters.