Kilmuckridge

RNLI BENEFIT/BOAT PULL

The 36th annual benefit night In aid of Rosslare Lifeboat Service will take place in Hammels Lounge Kilmuckridge on Sunday, August 6. Music will be provided by Pádraig Mangan tickets €3 – Door prizes, raffle, and auction.

The Boat Pull is at midday from Kilmuckridge to Morriscastle and back to Kilmuckridge. There is a bucket collection all day. All are welcome to help for the boat pull and bucket collection. Rosslare Lifeboat will visit Morriscastle that afternoon.

FIGHTING BLINDNESS

If you have any old adult or children’s clothes, blankets or sheets please contact Brenda at 087 9256769. All proceeds go towards the charity Fighting Blindness.

BRIDGE CLUB

Come play bridge every Monday night for the summer months of July and August at 7 p.m. at Seán Óg’s Bridge Club, Upton Court Hotel, Kilmuckridge. Partner required. Results for Monday, July 24 – first: Carmel O’Riordan and Petria O’Sullivan. Second: Michael Whelan and Stasia O’Loughlin.

Also, bridge is played every Thursday morning from 10 a.m. at Seán Óg’s. No partner needed – we have a joker system in operation – all are welcome. Results from Thursday, July 20 – first: Jo and Podge Ussher. Second Mary O’Doherty and Mary O’Rourke.

ST JOSEPH’S NS

Split-the-pot in aid of St Joseph’s NS, Kilmuckridge. Get your envelope in any local shop, put in your two euro. Winner gets half the pot each week. Please support your local school.

Boggans pub are running a bingo night every Wednesday with any money raised during the raffle going to St Joseph’s NS in Kilmuckridge.

LITTLE ACORNS

Little Acorns Afterschool Club now enrolling for September. Pick up from St Joseph’s National School at 1.40 p.m. and 2.40 p.m. Monday to Friday. To book a place phone 053 9130393 or call into the office at the Kilmuckridge Family Resource Centre.

CHARITY BINGO

Bingo is played every Thursday in the Crosses Kilmuckridge at 8 p.m. Next Bingo on Thursday, August 3, is in aid of Kilmuckridge Family Resource Centre. Jackpot €440.

BEECHBROOK PARK

Help clean-up/maintain the estate meet up on second Saturday of each month at 10 a.m. Next meet up Saturday, August 12, and September 9.

FUNDRAISING SWIM

Courtown Surf Lifesaving will hold fundraising 1.5km swim and board races from Courtown RNLI Station to the Burrow Beach on Monday, August 7.

Swim races from Courtown (RNLI Station) to Burrow from midday. Board races from Courtown (RNLI Station) to Burrow from 2 p.m. Junior Nipper Board race at Burrow beach at 3 p.m.

Entry for under-16s is €10, and €25 for those aged 16 and up. Register from 11 a.m. at the RNLI Station. Barbecue on the beach afterwards. More details available on courtownswimclub.com

COTS TRAINING

COTS – Career Opportunities Training Scheme, Kilmuckridge is a WWETB (formerly Fás) training centre located in Kilmuckridge and is aimed at people in receipt of a social welfare payment between the ages of 18 and 35.

We are offering the opportunity to complete a Level five in Retail Practice with additional subjects: payroll, and book keeping. This is a fulltime course scheduled to commence in September 2017. To register your interest, please contact us at 05391 18995 email cotscheme@hotmail.com. Application forms available online at cotstraining.ie or call in for a chat at Cosher Centre beside KMH, Kilmuckridge.

LINE DANCING

Line dancing is on every Monday in the KMH at 8 p.m. and will continue for the summer months.

FAMILY RESOURCE CENTRE

Kilmuckridge Family Resource Centre provide services to the community e.g. Office Services: Photocopying, Scanning, emailing, laminating, ring binding, typing (cv’s, etc), internet access, printing (colour and B & W). Application Forms: driving licence, medical card etc. We can also provide a room with use of a projector.

For further information please contact 053 9130393 or email kilmuckridgecentre@eircom.net. We are located beside St Joseph’s Primary School.

PIPE ORGAN RESTORATION

The Organ Restoration Committee, in conjunction with the Parish Finance Committee this week launches a fundraiser in the form of a raffle, tickets €10. Thanks to our sponsors: Renault Ireland (overnight accommodation and dinner in the Radisson Blu Hotel Dublin plus two tickets for the Late Late Show); Ormonde Hotel Kilkenny (Mid-week break and dinner for two people in Hotel Ormonde) and Hammels Centra Kilmuckridge (Food Hamper value €150).

Draw is to take place on August 25 in the Upton Court Hotel. Hopefully many parishioners and visitors will purchase a ticket in the coming weeks. Other possibilities of supporting the project will be announced shortly.

The restoration/rebuild project has been awarded to Neilan and Creane Organ Builders, Wexford at a cost of €39,500 + 13.5% VAT inclusive of sponsorship to the value of €4K by G.Creane. Also, an anonymous donor has committed €3K the cost of adding an extra ‘stop’ (rank of pipes) which will greatly enhance the finished product.

Tickets on sale after weekend masses till August 20. Hoping for widespread support for this Parish Heritage Restoration Project. Permit no: 338/17.

VOLUNTEERS WANTED

Kilmuckridge Tidy Towns meet every Tuesday at 7.30 p.m. in Londis car park for the months of July and August. If you would like to lend a hand and help keep our village beautiful, please come along, or contact any member of the committee.

MEALS ON WHEELS

Meals on Wheels delivers twice every week on Tuesday and Thursday. Spaces are available in each of the following areas: Kilmuckridge, Ballygarrett, Oulart, Monamolin, Blackwater. For more information phone Kilmuckridge Family Resource Centre at 053 9130393.

LOCAL TRANSPORT

Local Link Wexford routes are as follows. Kilmuckridge to Gorey every Wednesday at 9.40 a.m. passing through Cahore 9.55 a.m., Ballygarrett 10 a.m., Riverchapel 10.10, reaches Gorey approx 10.25 a.m. – leaves Gorey at 1 p.m. for return to Kilmuckridge. Kilmuckridge to Gorey every Saturday 12.40 p.m. reaches Gorey approx. 1.25 p.m. – leaves Gorey at 17 p.m. for return to Kilmuckridge.

Free Travel pass accepted. Adult return €6, children and students return €3. Where possible door to door service accommodated. Please book in advance. Information and Bookings to 053 9196276.