Laytown/ Bettystown
CONTACT ME
Ring Iris on 0864033557 or email irismaryg@gmail.com with items of interest in the area.
COFFEE MORNING
Colr. Sharon Keoghan will host a Coffee morning in the Village Hotel in Bettystown on Thursday 7th February from 10a.m. until 12noon. All proceeds go to the Saving Slav Campaign.
SPRING CLEANING
An Taisce National Spring Clean takes place every year during the month of April. It will be held on Saturday 6th April, meeting at the statue of the Boy with the Kite, to do a clean-up of the village and surrounding areas. Would you like to come along and give a hand? Gloves, Bags, High Vis Jackets and Litter Pickers will be supplied.
DROGHEDA SPECIAL OLYMPICS CLUB.
The club provides sports training and competition for athletes with an intellectual disability. If you have some free time please consider joining our volunteer team. For more information please contact – Club Secretary 083-0527492.
MEATH DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE TO HOLY LAND 2019
Bishop Deenihan will lead the 2019 Meath Diocesan Pilgrimage to the Holy Land from November 4th – 12th 2019. Full details will be available shortly. Enquiries to MAP Travel at 01 8783111, patricia@maptravel.ie or Gerry McCormack info@kingscourtparish. ie 042 9667314.
“WHOSE WIVES ARE THEY ANYWAY”
Aisteoirí na Boinne Drama Group presents the play “Whose Wives are they Anyway” from Tuesday 5th - Saturday 9th February at 8p.m. each evening at the Droichead Arts Centre Drogheda. It’s a two-act comedy play by Michael Parker.
Tickets cost €15 are now available for sale through Droichead Arts Centre 041-9833946 or book online www.droichead.com. All proceeds go to local charities 16th February. Promoters are advised that Draw Cards will be available from Monday, 27th January. We would like to sincerely thank all our promoters and their contributors for their participation each year.
LEARN TO JIVE
Jiving Lessons on Monday evenings in the Glenside Hotel, Drogheda. Beginners at 7.30pm, Improvers at 8.45pm. Great exercise and no partner required. For more details, contact Declan on 087 755 7163
JULIANSTOWN TIDY TOWNS
Over the past number of years this voluntary group have transformed Julianstown Village into a very vibrant place to live. We have a beautiful award-winning village garden with seating, orchard, small woodland, pond and flower beds throughout and it is open to all to enjoy. The woods can now be easily accessed and the village is kept very clean throughout the whole year. This is all down to a dedicated bunch of volunteers and we think they are all wonderful for their passion and energy.
We are at the moment drawing up plans to rejuvenate the circular flower beds and seating area on the grassed area going up through village. These beds have been totally overrun with scutch grass and is a real nightmare to control. Our volunteers are fighting a losing battle in trying to keep the beds weed free and having that in mind we would like to surround these beds with some paving, raise up the beds and plant lots of colourful plants which will be both good for our insects and visual effect. As you know we are a voluntary group and have limited funds and we would therefore ask our residents in Julianstown to give a helping hand, by either helping with this project or donating funds towards it. If you would like to help with this worthwhile project please contact Niamh on 086 3477283 or Jackie 087 6579884.
DROGHEDA ARTS CENTRE
This year Aisteoiri na Boinne Drama Group are presenting ‘Whose Wives are they anyway” by Michael Parker and all proceeds will be divided up among 10 local charities. On Wednesday 6th February at 8 pm in the Drogheda Arts Centre; it will be in aid of Julianstown Union of Parishes and Alzheimer’s Society. Guaranteed to be a very entertaining night! Book your tickets as they are selling like hot cakes!
JULIANSTOWN & DISTRICT COMMUNITY
Our Association has made a submission to the Eastern & Midland Regional Assembly on behalf of the residents of Julianstown. The RSES will identify the Eastern & Midland region’s key strategic assets, opportunities and challenges and set out our policy responses to ensure that people’s needs - such as access to housing, jobs, ease of travel and overall well-being - are met, up to 2030 and beyond. See link: http://www.eastmeath.org/ wp-content/uploads/2019/01/ RSES-Submission-22.1.2019.pdf
ROSE SAYS THANK YOU
“I would like to thank all those who organised my surprise celebration, Fr John and Fr Brendan for their beautiful Mass. Peter and the Choir for their magnificent singing. All those who gave me gifts in person and all who contributed to my presentations, the community who turned out in such great numbers. The hard-working ladies who put so much effort into the organisation of such a wonderful surprise.” This from Rose Reilly, Post mistress of the now closed Bellewstown Post Office. Again, you are wished a very happy retirement Rose.
BLOTTO
Blotto Results 23rd January. The numbers drawn were 1724-26-29-30. No winner. The €10 winners were Pauline & Boiler; Angela Reilly; Marie Black; Bridie Browne; Sarah White; Aaron & Ann. Jackpot next week is €1,350.
BELLEWSTOWN P & P
Competitions are held each Sunday at 10.30a.m. Membership fees are now due for 2019 and membership open to new members. Application forms available in clubhouse.