Ballygarrett
SPRING CLEAN 2017
Ballygarrett Tidy Towns in conjunction with the national school children and teachers, parents’ association, parents and the wider community are taking part in the An Taisce Spring Clean and the North Wexford 2k Clean. Wednesday, April 5, Time: 1 p.m. to 2.30 p.m.(to be back in school in time for the bus) Meeting Point: Ballygarrett National School We will be including Cahore and Glascarrig beaches, but we need lots of help with supervision and transport. All residents and landowners are asked to participate on the day or if unable to attend on the day to have their own area cleaned before this date. Also bags and gloves and collection of rubbish can be arranged for anyone who would like to help out. Refreshments served after the event.
North Wexford 2K Clean – This year for the 2k Clean we will register eight roads, the same as last year. One. Ballygarrett to Cahore pier two. Ballygarrett to Clonevan Crossroads three. Ballygarrett to Ballyoughna Crossroads. Four. Ballygarrett to Doyle’s Garage. Five. Pegs Bar to Killenagh. Six. Clonevan Crossroads to Bruce Crossroads. Seven. Bruce Crossroads to the little Crossroads. Eight. Clonevan to Ballinastud road. Other roads can be added if residents can help out.
We need the whole community to come out and do their bit. Can we count you in? Looking for all residents and land owners to clean 200 meters, 100 meters each side of their gate.
UP CYCLED FURNITURE
Ballygarrett Tidy Towns are holding an upcycled furniture exhibition in Gorey Library from Wednesday, April 5 – Saturday, April 15.
All pieces in the exhibition will be for sale to raise much needed funds for the Tidy Towns. Call into the library during open hours to view the pieces. To tie in with the exhibition Wendy Gill will give a talk on Furniture restoration and upcycling on Tuesday, April 11, in Gorey Library at 7.30 p.m. This is a free event so come along and join us.
This project came about as a follow up from the four-week Furniture Restoration and upcycling course the Tidy Towns completed last November. Peter Doyle a local Builder donated the furniture to the Tidy Towns to upcycle, to raise funds.
Seven participants of the up cycle course, Dolores Lawlor, Tracy Murphy, Anne Crowe, Carol Smith, Paige Burgard, Brigid Roche, Bernie Byrne volunteered their time to give the furniture a facelift, saving the furniture from going to landfill. There are some beautiful pieces of furniture, tables, chairs, lockers, lamps, dressing table, chest of drawers. Check out the Facebook page for details.
RÉALT NA MARA BLOTTO
There was no winner in last week’s Ballygarrett Réalt na Mara GAA Club blotto draw. The numbers picked were 1, 6, 13 and 29. The €20 lucky-dip winners were David Doran, Chris Jackson, Bri- die Hammel, Sue Casey, Jack White. The five free tickets winner was Liam Cooper. This week’s jackpot rose to €10,100.