Bree-Galbally
BREE ACTIVE RETIREMENT
The Christmas lunch is on in the Riverside Park Hotel on Thursday, December 19, at 1 p.m. All enquiries to 086 0747823.
PARISH MARRIAGES
Any person from the Bree, Galbally or Ballyhogue area who got married since late 2017 and would like to have their marriage recorded in the Bree Parish Journal No 19 please email breeparishjournal@gmail.com with the names of both parties, townland of person or persons from parish, otherwise parishes/ town/county or country of other party and also date of marriage asap.
GALBALLY ST STEPHEN’S DAY FUN RUN/WALK.
The time to dust down the runners is approaching in time for Galbally’s ‘overindulgence’ festive run, walk, trot or pram push. Galbally Sports and Leisure Club will host a 5k fun run/walk on St Stephen’s Day, December 26. The event will begin at midday, with registration taking place from 11.30 a.m. onwards. Entry fee is €5 for adults, €10 for a family. Refreshments will be served in the hall afterwards. Everyone is invited to come along and get involved in what promises to be a fun community event.
CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAIR
We are holding a Christmas Craft Fair to help us raise funds for the Enniscorthy Group of the Irish Pilgrimage Trust, who bring children and young adult from around the local area to Lourdes at Easter. The Craft Fair and Monster Raffle, will take place on Sunday, December 8, in Bree Community Centre, 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. For more information please contact Patricia at 085 1580082 or check us out on Facebook – Irish Pilgrimage Trust Group 94 Enniscorthy.
BREE PARISH JOURNAL
Preparations are under way for this year’s edition of Bree Parish Journal. All clubs and organisations in the parish should have a report of their activities over the past two years already submitted. The committee would like all those who have been married for 50 years or more and have no already been included in the journal to contact them asap. The committee is also looking for photographs particularly of groups of people from times past as well as items suitable for publication pertaining to places or people of the area including notable family celebrations. All items to be advised to Jim and Clare Doyle, Garranstackle. Phone 053 9247706 or email jamcsdoyle@eircom.net.
DRAUGHTS AND CHESS
Draughts and Chess classes take place in Bree Community Centre from 7 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. on Tuesday nights. All children from the parishes of Bree, Davidstown and Cloughbawn under-eight to 15 years are welcome to come along. Cost is €2 per child to a max of €5 per family.
BREE AC NEWS
Bree AC AGM will take place in Bree Community Centre on Thursday, December 5, at 7.30 p.m. This is our 50th AGM.
Indoor Athletic Training has resumed in Bree Community Centre on Thursdays at 7 p.m. for five- to 11-year-olds and from 7.45 p.m. to 9 p.m. for Bree Athletic Club members. Cost is €2 per child to max of €5 per family. Little athletics concludes this Thursday till the new year.
BREE BINGO
Bingo continues Tuesdays at 9 p.m. in Byrnes of Bree. Books are €10 on the night and €2 bonus sheets are available.