NEWTOWNMOUNTKENNEDY
LOCAL NOTES CONTACT
If you have news or an item to be added to the Newtownmountkennedy Notes, please email Ciara Martin Perks at ciaraperks87@gmail.com or call 087 6380155.
COMMUNITY RESPONSE
Your Community is here to help. Wicklow County Council Covid19 Community Call Helpline are there to help in anyway, call them between 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., seven days a week.
There is help and support available to everyone no matter what. If you need any help whether you are self isolating, ill or cannot get out for the essentials please call Ciara Perks at 087 6380155 or the Community Call Helpline 1800 868 399 and we will get you the help and support you need. Whether it is groceries, col
lection of prescriptions, a paper or just a friendly chat please call your community is here for you.
Thank you to the amazing people who have volunteered their time to helping so far, it has made a big positive difference in the community.
NORTH WICKLOW COUNTRY MARKET
We are working on an order only basis for the first three weeks. We will be assembling your orders in boxes or bags, to be collected in a drive through operation, cars to drive down side of center, across the back of hall and up and stop at front door, orders will be handed to you in your car, payment preferably by card, everyone to stay in their cars.
Hopefully this will work, and keep everyone safe. We look forward to seeing you all, and hopefully getting back to normal soon. PS we would appreciate early orders.
Check our Facebook page or contact Jackie at 086 8034237 for orders. Market at Newcastle Community Centre.
NEWTOWN JUNIORS FC
All football activity is suspended till January 31 with immediate effect. In addition to this please note the following.
The new Government Level 5 Guidelines do not ALLOW for any collective team training for any team.
The new Government Level 5 Guidelines do not ALLOW for any adult amateur, Futsal and underage football activity including the underage National Leagues and all schoolboy and schoolgirl football.
The new Government Level 5 Guidelines do not ALLOW for any trials or assessments till further notice.
The new Government Level 5 Guidelines allow for INDIVIDUAL training only.
As all information is updated, we will communicate to all concerned. If anyone has any further enquiries regards the updated protocols/restrictions, they can contact our COVID Compliance Officers Rory Hackett and Hughie Nolan.
We have two players from the club celebrating a birthday this week and they are Eoin Ledwidge from the under-9s and Matthew Doyle from the under-14s. Happy birthday lads from everyone at Newtown Juniors FC.
On a sadder note, Newtown Juniors FC extends their sincere condolences to the family and friends of Barney Doyle, London, England and formerly of Killadreenan, Newtown. May he rest in peace.
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.
LITTERING CONCERNS
Please respect our community and the many people, Businesses and groups, who help to keep our town so beautiful and litter-free. Littering and dumping is not acceptable even during a pandemic, so please bring your rubbish, used gloves, used face masks etc home to your household bin and if you see a case of littering/dumping please report to Wicklow Litter Line on 1890 548837.
If the bottle banks in the town are full please do not leave yours around or between the full bins – this is considered dumping and fines will be issued.
KILMURRAY CEMETERIES
The graves at Kilmurray cemeteries are always kept well. Just to remind people when cleaning up to either place rubbish in designated fenced area or bring their rubbish home. Placing it in the ditch or corner is not cleaning up it’s placing it near someone else’s grave. Thank You.
COMMUNITY CENTRE
The community centre is closed at the moment till further notice due to Covid restrictions.
We will keep you updated as and when we have further news.
CRISP PACKET RECYCLING
The Coffee Place, Newtownmountkennedy have partnered with Terracycle to allow you to recycle your empty crisp packets. Drop your empty crisp packets ONLY (no popcorn packets or crisp tubes) into the team at the Coffee Place.
Money raised will be donated to Newtownmountkennedy Primary School so you will be helping your local school as well as the environment.
NEWTOWN TIDY TOWNS
Our 2021 Calendar is now available in Nolan’s post office and Eugene’s to purchase at €5. Thank you to everyone involved in this year’s creation.
The town’s annual Christmas resident is having an extended stay for January! If you want to add a birthday message to the deer (at the triangle) just text the name and age (open to all ages) to Huw at 087 8041636.
COMMUNITY FORUM
Due to current Level 5 restrictions and to keep our community safe, Newtownmountkennedy Community Forum meetings are postponed till further notice. We would encourage everyone to support our local businesses and shop local where you can. By keeping it local we are supporting our community to get back on it’s feet and continue to flourish.