Ballyduff

FERNS CFR

Ferns Community First Responders are holding a family and Friends CPR course on Saturday, June 17, in Ferns Community Centre from 10.30 a.m. to 1 p.m. This is a free course, places are limited and are on a first come first served basis. If you are interested in a place please contact a member of the committee or call 087 2327902 to book your place.

The family and Friends CPR Course teaches the lifesaving skills of adult Hands-Only CPR, adult CPR with breaths, child CPR with breaths, adult and child AED use, infant CPR, and mild and severe airway block for adults, children, and infants. Family and Friends CPR is for people who want to learn CPR but do not need a CPR course completion card to meet a job requirement.

This course is ideal for community groups, new parents, grandparents, babysitters, and others interested in learning how to save a life. Email us at info@ fernsCFR.com or contact one of our trained members for more information.

DEVELOPMENT GROUP

We meet from 7 p.m. on Monday evenings to work on this year’s projects and tidy our village (Tuesday evening after a bank holiday weekend). There is a lot of work to be done so all help would be very much appreciated.

We have got through to the final off the North Wexford 2K Clean again this year so we all know the drill, all help is greatly appreciated and we would ask everyone to continue to keep 20 metres on both sides of their property litter-free.

Follow us on Facebook and on ballyduffvillage.com website. We are asking homeowners to continue cleaning the stretch of road 20 meters on both sides of your property as we continue to work to keep our roads litter-free.

AFTERNOON TEA

Kinbark Nurseries will host an Afternoon tea and plant sale in support of Youth Suicide Prevention Ireland on Saturday, June 3, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. All support would be appreciated in aid of this very worth cause.

PICNIC IN THE PARK

Following on from last year’s most enjoyable social gathering, this year’s Street Feast our ‘Picnic in the Park’ will take place on Sunday, June 4, after mass from 10 a.m. Incase you couldn’t make last year’s event the idea is that everyone brings some sweet or savoury finger food to share, drinks if you wish, then relax and meet up with neighbours. Tea and coffee will be provided and squash for the children. We hope you can make it.

BALLYDUFF LADIES’ CLUB

The Ladies’ Club will not meet again till September. We hope everyone has a lovely summer.

HOUSE OF STORIES

Storytelling at Ár mBréacha House of stories, Raheen, Ballyduff is on every first Tuesday of the month from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Next Storyhouse is on Tuesday, June 6. Phone 087 2119151 Email storyhouse1@gmail.com.

LOCAL NOTES

If you have anything you would like included in your local notes please contact 087 8274447 before 7 p.m. on Thursday evening.