Ballygarrett
TIDY TOWNS
Ballygarrett Tidy Towns are holding an upcycled furniture exhibition in Gorey Library until 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.
KILLENAGH SPRING CLEAN
The Killenagh Litter Spring Clean Day held on April 2 was again a huge success. A big thank you to all that got involved and spent a lot of time and effort cleaning up our area. Well done.
CPR TRAINING
CPR training by Gorey Heartsafe will be arranged by the Killenagh Community Development Association (KCDA) in late April. It will be held in the lounge in O’Brien’s pub in Killenagh over one or two evenings depending on numbers. Anyone interested in being trained in CPR can contact Tina at 086 3664741 for more details.
RÉALT NA MARA GAA
Blotto Draw - There was no winner in last week’s Ballygarrett Réalt na Mara GAA Club blotto draw. The numbers picked were 3-5-20-21. The €20 lucky-dip winners were Jean Smith, Siobhán Heffernan, Shane & Imelda, Alan Prendergast, Jim Ward. The five free tickets winner was Diarmuid Dunbar. This week’s jackpot rose to €10,200.
Dates for the Diary – List of upcoming club activities and fundraisers. Easter Weekend: (14-17th) Trolley raffle at Brooks Supermarket Riverchapel.
April 23: All day breakfast in the clubhouse for this year’s Féile teams. Breakfast served from 9: 30-3: 30 (details of this event are posted on the club Facebook page).
May 21: Club fun run (more details to follow on this event).
May 29: Positive mental health talk with Dr Fergus Heffernan. The talk will start at 7: 15 in the clubhouse. This event is for 16+ year olds. Admission fee of €5 is to cover the cost of the talk. This talk is open to everybody in the community, not just club members. More details about the talk can be found on the club website ballygarrettrealtnamara.com.