AROUND THE DISTRICTS
Ballycanew COVID-19 SUPPORT HELPLINE
Ballycanew Ballyoughter Community Development Association are working in conjunction with Wexford county council support helpline 053 9196000 for anyone cocooning or a vulnerable person you can contact Aislinn at 087 2127614 if you require help with shopping or medical supplies.
PERVICALS DAYBREAK
Percival’s new opening hours are as follows. Monday to Friday 7 a.m. till 8 p.m.; Saturday 8 a.m. till 8 p.m.; Sunday 9 a.m. till 8 p.m. This may change in the coming weeks.
A delivery service or call and collect service is available for the elderly and at risk. Please ring 053 9427125 with your order. We would ask that only one member per family enters the shop Please adhere to social distancing. We thank you all for your continued support and encourage everyone to STAY SAFE.
BROOKS
Customers wishing to order groceries for collection may either telephone 053 9482331 or email their order to ballycanew@brooks.ie. As part of our #covid19 response, we have increased our #contactless payment limit to €50 If possible please pay for your groceries using contactless card payment to minimise human contact during this pandemic. Thank you.
LIST OF SERVICES
List of services in the area during COVID-19: O’Connors Garage will collect and deliver your car (087 91494876); Sizzles Takeaway is offering a ring in service and will drop your order to your car. (053 9427488); Percival’s are offering a delivery service for vulnerable members of the community ring (053 9427125); Brooks customers wishing to order groceries for collection may either telephone 053 9482331 or email their order to ballycanew@ brooks.ie. payments by card for all above; Bernard Crosbie Hackney is still operating, contact 087 1420803.
NOTES
Any items to be included in the local notes have to be sent to me by Thursday evening by 5 p.m. Please contact Ann at 087 7433684 or email annkehoe@ yahoo.ie.
Ballygarrett LOCAL NOTES CONTACT
If you have any items to be included in the Ballygarrett notes please email ballygarrettnotes@gmail.com before 5 p.m. on Thursday or phone 087 7433684.
THANK YOU
St Mochain’s Conference of St Vincent de Paul wish to acknowledge and thank the Furlong family, Cosher: Séan, Anna, Kate, Laura and Matt, for their generous donation of €1,150 raised from their recent flower, plant and shrub sale. Thank You. To access assistance contact St Vincent de Paul on their confidential helpline 085 1159495.
COMMUNITY FOOD STATION
As the weeks go on, the lockdowns continue, and people lose their income, there may be people out there who simply cannot afford the day to day necessities. We have put food stuffs into the free library in the hall. Please pass the word around.
RÉALT NA MARA GAA
If you or anybody in the community is in need of assistance, please contact the club through our Facebook page, or be contacting club chairperson Murt Fleming 087 9471903, secretary Aideen Egan 086 2319798, or Evelyn Quinn 087 8123979 and we will do our best to help as much as possible going to shops and chemist or helping anyone who feels isolated or needs anything.
A reminder that the GAA pitch remains closed for all activities. Please stay off the grounds.
Blotto postponed till further notice Any tickets sold will added to next draw.
BRIDGE CLUB CLOSURE
Seán Óg’s Bridge Club have suspended their bridge playing at the Upton Court Hotel for the foreseeable future. The committee will update all members by text and they thank everyone for their understanding.
Boolavogue LIBRARY SERVICES
As the Mobile Library is no longer visiting Boolavogue due to the Corona Virus continuing lockdown, Wexford Co. library services have set up delivery service for all who are cocooning. To avail of this service, you need to ring 053 916000 and dial one. The libary staff can then arrange delivery of books, audiobooks and DVDs.
The library service also offers online borrowing of digital books, eAudiobooks, magazines and newspapers. Full details of how to borrow these can be had on the Wexford Co. Library website.
CHURCH SERVICES
Unfortunately due to the lockdown, the pupils in Boolavogue NS who were due to make their First Holy Communion on Sunday last, were not able to do so. Although the regular public Masses in St Cormac’s church have been cancelled, the church itself remains open for individual prayer, subject to social distancing.
There are a range of daily Masses and services available on churchservices.tv. These include daily Masses from around the country, the Rosary, Divine Office readings, adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, Matins and Compline, all livestreamed from various churches.
Caim CHURCH NOTES
Masses are cancelled at the moment due to covid19. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament is also postponed till further notice.
Mass on Webcam Please note the webcam address for Ballindaggin has changed to churchmedia.ie Select Churches and then St Colman’s Church from the drop down menu.
Parish Envelope Collection: If parishioners are in a financial position to maintain their weekly envelope collection to their parish, provision is being made to do so electronically through the ferns. ie website.
VINTAGE CLUB
All activities are suspended till further notice due to covid19.
HEAD SHAVE
In association with Caim Vintage Club there will be a big head shave in aid of Wexford Hospice Homecare when Covid 19 has passed. Anyone wishing to get involved contact Paddy at 087 6341532 Sponsorship cards will be available soon. It is open to ladies and Gents Two ladies and one gent have already committeed for the shave. A good nights fun for a very good cause.
Clonegal-Kildavin KEEP YOUR VILLAGE TIDY
As many of you may already know, the 2020 Tidy Towns Competition has been cancelled. The competition is all about bringing volunteers in our community together to look after their locality, something that is now impossible as we follow government guidelines.
However, that isn’t to say that we don’t still need your help, on those fine days, we ask all to take a look around your area – is there litter to be picked up, weeds to be picked, hedges to be trimmed, walls/houses to be painted or flowers to be planted. W.
hen you are out an about exercising, within your 5km, please look around and see what you can do to keep Clonegal and Kildavin looking beautiful.
COMMUNITY GROUP – VOLUNTEERS
Clonegal/Kildavin Community Group are continuing to offer its support and assistance to the elderly, vulnerable and people who are in need of help during the Covid-19 crisis. The group is currently working with supermarkets and Chemists. They will assist in picking up prescriptions, groceries or if even have a friendly chat. All calls are treated with the strictest confidence and deliveries will be made in line of the HSE guidelines. Please phone 087 7181850, please share this number with your neighbours who may be living on their own.
However, that isn’t to say that we don’t still need your help, on those fine days, we ask all to take a look around your own area – is there ? litter to be picked up? Weeds to be picked? Hedges to be trimmed? Walls/houses to be painted? Flowers to be planted? There always is. When you are out and about exercising, within your 5k, please take a look around and see what you can do to keep the area looking beautiful.
WEBSITE
Would you like to share your stories or achievements in our local area? Whatever is local is of interest to us. We are delighted to share your achievements and plans on the website clonegalkildavin.ie. Send your information to info@clonegalkildavin.ie.
Kilmuckridge HAMMEL’S CENTRA
In an effort to best serve their customers Shay and the staff at Hammel’s Centre are offering a delivery and a collection service at he shop. Just email in order by midday to shayhammel@gmail.com or place order by text or phone 087 6862822.
ST VINCENT DE PAUL
St Mochain’s Conference of St Vincent de Paul wish to acknowledge and thank the Furlong family, Cosher: Seán, Anna, Kate, Laura and Matt, for their generous donation of €1,150 raised from their recent flower, plant and shrub sale. Thank You. To access assistance contact St Vincent de Paul on their confidential helpline 085 1159495.
Marshalstown-Castledockrell MARSHALSTOWN PATRON
Marshalstown Patron due to be held on Sunday, May 31, is now cancelled. Mass for the deceased will be on Sunday, May 31, at 3 p.m. Due to Covid-19 restrictions it will not be possible to attend Mass in the church. It may be viewed via webcam by going to churchmedia.ie Then select churches and go to St Joseph’s, Marshalstown. Fr McDonald will bless the graves on the Sunday evening. Normal Sunday Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. via webcam as usual.
Those, who wish to make a contribution to the upkeep of the cemetery may do so as there will be a collection box at the back of the church before and after the Mass.
SUNDAY ENVELOPES
Those, who wish to contribute to the parish using their Sunday envelopes for Castledockrell or Marshalstown may do so by leaving them at the Parochial House Marshalstown or by sending a cheque made payable to either Castledockrell or Marshalstown and send them to Fr McDonald by post.
CHURCH SERVICES
Marshalstown Church now has a webcam. Mass on Sunday mornings will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Masses during the week will be announced each day after Mass. Website is churchmedia.ie. Select Churches and then St Joseph’s, Marshalstown.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
To all in the parish, who celebrated their birthdays over the last few weeks belated Happy Birthday.
PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS
Best of luck to Ava Skye Byrne, who is one of twenty two finalists in the Irish National School Photography Awards. Her entry is called ‘Junk Culture’. Two others from Castledockrell NS were Highly Commended in the same competition – Huw Byrne’s entry ‘Handy Storage’ and Nathan Whelan’s entry ‘You see a paper bag. I see my next art project’. Well done to all.
STORYTELLING
Story House in Castledockrell has been cancelled till further notice due to Covid-19. There will be many stories to be told and heard when we get back to the house of stories. Stay safe and well everyone.
BINGO
We wish to inform everyone that the bingo in Marshalstown Community Centre has been cancelled till further notice due to Covid-19. Apologies for any inconvenience caused and thank you for your support in the past.
SPEEDY RECOVERY
A speedy recovery to those from the parish, who are in hospital at the moment.
SOCIAL DANCING
Social dancing that usually takes place in Marshalstown Community Centre has been cancelled till further notice due to Covid-19. Looking forward to seeing all soon again.
NOTES DEADLINE
Please note due to an earlier deadline items for the notes should reach me by 6 p.m. on the Thursday before each issue including on bank holiday weekends.
Also only not for profit items should be included in the notes. Thank you for your co-operation.
Monamolin WELL WISHES
Get well wishes to Bill Byrne, Mount Howard, who is recovering at home after an operation. This comes from all your family, friends and neighbours. Hope to see you out and about soon again.
THANK YOU.
A big thank you to all our frontline workers who are doing such great work, you will be forever in our prayers.
ANY NEWS?
If you have any notes for paper, please contact maicmooney@gmail.com or give me a call at 087 9726605 by 6 p.m. on Thursday.