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DULEEK FAIR DAY CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAIR
THIS year’s Christmas Craft Fair, organised by Duleek Fair Committee, takes place on Sunday 3rd December in the Court House in Duleek from 11am to 5pm. There will be stalls both downstairs and upstairs in the building, featuring different kinds of crafts. Anyone who would like a stall can ring 087 3582562, email duleekfairday@gmail.com or visit Duleek Fairday Meath on Facebook.
AFTERNOON TEA DANCE
Duleek and Bellewstown Active Retirement Group are having an Afternoon Tea Dance on Thursday 2nd November from 2pm to 5pm in the Parish Centre. Music by The Village Folk. Admission is free with a raffle on the day. All welcome!
TEAM HOPE CHRISTMAS SHOEBOX APPEAL 2017
If you would like to take part all you have to do is fill a medium sized gift wrapped shoebox with a range of simple gifts for a boy or girl from the following age groups: 2-4,5-9,10-14 & enclose €4 per box towards distribution costs. Closing date is the Saturday 4th November. For further information & a leaflet on how to take part please contact Angela or Marella (041)9823162. We really appreciate you helping us. Thank you!
DULEEK MEALS ON WHEELS
Duleek Meals on Wheels are urgently looking for cooks and drivers for every 2nd Wednesday morning. If you have an hour or two to spare please contact Mathilda as soon as possible on 041-9823322 or Rita on 086-3745436. This is such an important service for the community, and support is truly appreciated.
DULEEK BELLEWSTOWN GFC LOTTO
There was no winner of this week’s lotto jackpot of €6000. Numbers drawn 6, 7, 20 & 27. 5 x €20 winners: Sinead Walsh, Betty Connor, Sean Connor, Darren Scully, Liam Connell.
DULEEK AFC LOTTO
There was no winner of this week’s lotto jackpot of €8000. Numbers drawn 3, 11, 18 & 28. 6 x €20 winners; K McGarriagle, M Coleman, Juicy, M Kavanagh, K Burke, Robbie Daly. Next week’s jackpot €8000.
DULEEK BLOOD DONOR CLINIC SUCCESS
The Irish Blood Transfusion Service would like to thank all 71 Donors who attended the recently held clinic in Duleek Boys National School, Duleek. A breakdown of the total figure shows that 14 first time donors and 5 former donors attended the clinic. It is essential that we maintain and increase the level of support on our next visit to Duleek.
A special thank you to the Board of Management in both Duleek Boys National School and Duleek Girls National School who facilitated us. Also thank you to our local voluntary organiser Barbara Flaherty her help and support in promoting the clinic.
Finally on behalf of all the patients in hospital who benefit from your generosity and a heartfelt thank you to all who attended or helped with our Duleek Clinic in any way. parish townlands were all but deserted from lunchtime on Monday as the majority of people took the advice of Met Eireann and the National and Local media to stay indoors during the great storm.
STAMULLEN ROAD CLUB.
Dates for your diary. It is really hard to believe that we are approaching the Festive Season time of the year again. The Stamullen Road Club annual Christmas Poker Classic will take place this year on Friday December 1st next, while the Club`s annual Monster Christmas Draw will take place on Friday December 22nd ; both events to be hosted in Whytes of Stamullen.
FUND-RAISING BINGO.
The Stamullen Parish-Fund-raising-Committee are planning yet another Bingo Night at the City North Hotel in Gormanston on December 6th next; more details to follow in the coming weeks.
COUNCELLING SERVICES
Into the light Councelling services are offering a one-to-one service in a safe and non judgemental space and environment for clients to explore their inner-world. By gaining awareness and understanding, it is hoped that participants can seek change and choice in the `here and now`. For more details contact Ann at 087-2896776 or by e mail to info@intothelight.ie
TIDY TOWNS HELP
The Julianstown Tidy Towns Committee are asking for more volunteers. This very active and committed group carry out a range of activities in the Julianstown village area and would love to see some newcomers to give them a helping hand. All you have to do is to pop along any Saturday morning to the beautiful village garden, located opposite the Laytown Road, anytime after 10.30am and where you can link up with a lively bunch of people, adults and children, meet with new friends, get yourself out in the fresh air, exercise while help contributing to the tidiness and upkeep of the village.
Meanwhile, dont forget to pop along on Halloween evening, Monday, October 31st at the village garden from 6.30 pm where there will be a very special `spooky` party held. Lots of fun, games and craic for everyone at ancient feast of Samhain. There will be a mere cover-charge of just €5 per family for a great evening`s entertainment.
CLOCKS GO BACK
Winter-time truly begins this coming Saturday night/Sunday morning, October 28th/29th when the clocks are turned back by one hour at 2 am. A new resident in Ireland and who was formerly from the eastern European country of Lithuania, asked me recently about the origins of this time change and so the following is an account of this event that took place just after the Easter Rising in Dublin.
On Monday, 8th May 1916, a proposal was put before the House of Commons in London that: `In view of the economy in fuel as a result of the Great War, the House would welcome a measure for the advancement of the clock time by one hour during the summer months and to put the clock back again by one hour at the end of September, which would give the workers 130 hours more daylight throughout the summer and every family, railway company, gas works, tramways, mills, etc, would save on lighting expenses`. During this period, the clock in Ireland was already 25 minutes behind English time and, according to a House of Commons report, `it had long being thought desirable to unify the times; however, owing to the recent uprising in Ireland (1916 Rising), the Government believed that it was impossible to ascertain the opinion of the Irish government and the Irish people`.
After a long debate in the House of Commons, it was then proposed that the clock in Ireland should also be advanced by one hour for the summer months and that when October came and the English clocks were put back by one hour, the clock in Ireland could then be put back only 35 minutes and that a bill to that effect could be passed before October. So it came to pass. This is the origins of the clock change and the period of time in which it was first initiated.