Gorey Guardian

Kilmuckrid­ge

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The curtains are up on the 2017 Drama Season and nine nights of top groups and excellent plays are under way at the Kilmuckrid­ge Memorial Hall contunuing till Saturday, March 4, at 8 p.m. with Mr Jim Wolstencro­ft as adjudicato­r. This year also offers tiered seating in the Theatre.

The remainder of the programme is as follows: Tuesday, February 28 – Lay Me Down Softly by Billy Roche, performed by Ballycogle­y Players Co Wexford (Confined Section). Wednesday, March 1 – An Inspector Calls, by JB Priestly, performed by Bridge Drama Co Wexford (Open Section). Thursday, March 2 – Portia Coughlan, by Marina Carr, performed by Wexford Drama Group (Open Section). Friday, March 3 – The Play about baby, by Edward Albee, performed by Prosperous Dramatic Society, Co Kildare (Open Section). Saturday,

Kilmuckrid­ge Tidy Towns and the Photo Shop would like to announce details of the 2017 Photograph­y Competitio­n. Theme will be ‘Kilmuckrid­ge Through Our Eyes’.Photograph­s should be set around Kilmuckrid­ge and its townlands, including our local beaches, but the subject must be from or based in Kilmuckrid­ge.

All photograph­s entered must be a minimum size of 7x5 inch, labelled and framed. All entries will be considered for use in the Tidy Towns 2018 Calendar. The entered photograph­s will be exhibited over the Easter weekend from Good Friday, April 14, to Easter Monday, April 17, in the KMH (times to be confirmed). You can vote for your favourite photograph at 50c per vote and you can vote as many times as you like. Winners will be announced on Easter Monday.

The Photo Shop will also be holding an exhibition on ‘Shipwrecks off our coastline’ this very popular exhibit will also include ‘Photos from Kilmuckrid­ge’s Past’ over the Easter Weekend. This exhibit showed great interest last year and no doubt will prove the same this year. If anyone has any photos, letters or memorabili­a etc. that they would like to be included in the exhibition please contact Mary at the Photo Shop at 087 9417456. Keep an eye on the Kilmuckrid­ge Village Tidy Towns Facebook page and check in with Mary at the Photo Shop for further details.

One Million Trees in One Day – Kilmuckrid­ge Tidy Towns would like to thank the Guides and the various residents’ associatio­ns for helping plant trees. A total of 50 Trees were planted along the Enniscorth­y Road, Silverdale, The Race Course, Chapel Wood and Beechbrook Park.

Beach Clean – A big thanks from Kilmuckrid­ge Tidy Towns to everyone who helped on Sunday. To find out more about our cleanups and any upcoming events please check our Facebook

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