Duncannon
NOTES
Items for the Duncannon notes in the Standard can be sent to duncannonnotes@gmail.com. Deadline – 5 p.m. on Sunday evenings (5 p.m. on Thursday evenings when Monday is a Bank Holiday). PATTERN
The annual Pattern (Blessing of the Graves) will be held in Duncannon, on Saturday, July 1, starting in the Glasís (between the Fort and the Quay) at 6.15 p.m., the Old Cemetery at 6.30 p.m. and the New Cemetery after Mass at 7 p.m.
Please remember to bring your discarded wreaths and arrangements away with you and NOT to dispose of them over the wall into private property. ACTIVE RETIREMENT
Social Evenings will be held in the St Louis Day Care Centre at 7.30 every second Tuesday.
Have you two hours to spare on Tuesday mornings from 10 to midday? Ramsgrange Community School seeks volunteers for light gardening maintaining its community garden. Come and join our friendly and sociable group, if interested please contact Ann at 083 0054438. KNOCK PILGRIMAGE
To celebrate the Ferns Diocesan Day, there will be a one-day coach trip to Knock Shrine, Co. Mayo, on Sunday, July 2. Pickup Points: Wellingtonbridge, The Hollow Bar, Ramsgrange, Campile, and New Ross. Fare: €55 incl. Two meals. Contact Nicholas Bowe 051 388 437 or 087 9418661. SOCIAL DANCING
Dust off your dancing shoes and join us in St Mary’s Hall, Fethard-on-Sea for our new social dance nights. Dancing from 9.30 p.m. Admission €8 with complimentary refreshments. Music on Friday, July 21, is provided by Teresa and the Stars. We look forward to seeing you there. DUNCANNON FC AGM
Duncannon FC is holding its AGM in the Strand Tavern, Duncannon, on Friday, June 30, at 8 p.m. SAND SCULPTING MEETING
The Sand Sculpting Festival Committee will hold a meeting on Tuesday, June 20, at 9 p.m. in the lounge of the Strand Tavern. New committee members are needed in order to ensure the continuation and success of the festival so we would appreciate your attendance. 300 CLUB DRAW
Duncannon NS Parents’ association 300 Club Draw – June Results – first Prize €500: Michelle O’Neill; Sellers Prize €50: Kayla and Kai Butler; second prize €100: Kevin Connolly; third Prize €50: Therese Smyth; fourth prize €50: Sandra Doyle; fifth prize €50: Rea Dillon SPLIT THE POT This week’s winner of splittheis May Todd, Duncannon, who won €117. Congratulations, Mai. You can buy a ticket in any of the local shops or pubs. ST JAMES’ GAA
Lotto – There was no winner of last week’s St James GAA Club lotto jackpot. There was nine match-three winners Marie MacDonald, Ramsgrange, Michael MacDonald Ramsgrange, John MacDonald Ramsgrange, Margaret Nolan, Killhile, Eleanor Browne, Bannow-Ballymitty, Eoghan O’Dwyer, Boderan. Declan Carroll, Poulmarle, Fintan Carroll, Poulmarle, Keith Doyle, Our Lady’s Island. The next jackpot is a huge €10,700 and the draw takes place on June 27 at 8.30 p.m. in Bannow-Ballymitty GAA Club. To be in with a chance of winning tickets can be purchased from all club adult players and from all committee members, thank you for your continued support to our lotto.
Barn dance 2017 – The third annual St James GAA Club barn dance will take place on Saturday, July 15, in Shielbaggan. Tickets for the night will go on sale in the coming week and will be available in local shops and through all members of the club. There will be good music, great food and most of all plenty of banter to be had on the night. Be warned this will be the biggest and best barn dance yet.
Féile na nGael – Huge congratulations to every in St James GAA Club for the successful hosting of Féile na nGael 2017. it’s a true showing of great volunteers in our community and parish to come together and put on such a fantastic weekend for our visiting teams Pádraig Pearses, Roscommon and St Lazarian’s from Laois. We hope all our teams made new friends and everyone in the club would like to congratulate our teams on their heroic displays on the field of play. Our GAA club was turned into a mass of colour, excitement and passion for the weekend and lets hope a legacy from hosting this event will stick with the club for the coming years.
Golf classic – Preparations are now under way for the annual St James GAA Club golf classic that will take place in Wexford Golf club on Friday, July 14, A time sheet is now available. Teams of four for €140 which includes round of golf and post game dinner in Wexford Golf Club. To book a tee time for your team please contact Noel Holohan 086 8658093. If you would like to have your business as one of our sponsors of the competition, you can sponsor a tee or green for €100. KILLAG SHOW
The annual Bannow and Rathangan Show takes place in Killag, on Thursday, July 13. Schedules are now available to download from the website: bannowrathanganshow.com or from secretary, Liz Freeman at 087 7560871. Closing date for entries is Tuesday, June 27. SOCIAL EVENING
A social evening will take place at Mary Teresa Redmond’s, Mill View, Foulksmills on Saturday, July 8, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. All proceeds in aid of Co Wexford Community Workshop (Enniscorthy) CLG. There will be refreshments, music and a bouncy castle on the day.