BannowBallymitty
STUDY CENTRE
The Study Centre in Wellingtonbridge is running Monday to Friday 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Vacancies remain. Students can avail of individual days if desired. Please contact Margaret Moran 087 2040823 or Marie Carthy 087 9709901 for further details.
BALLYMITTY HALL
Dates for Diary: Easter Arts and Crafts Class – Easter Arts and Crafts Class in Ballymitty Hall, taking place over two days, Sunday, March 18, and Saturday, March 24, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. both days. Decorate a Vintage Birdcage and learn how to decoupage eggs and candles for Easter and upcycle jars. €20 to cover cost of materials (incl. Birdcage). Take home your crafts for Easter. To book your place please contact Geraldine at 087 1370799.
Hall for hire – Ballymitty Hall is available for hire at €10 per hour. If there are any groups or activities that you would like to organise in hall, please contact Ballymitty Hall at 087 2664412.
ST PATRICK’S DAY PARADE
It’s time to get working on your float for the annual Carrig-on-Bannow St Patrick’s Day parade, taking place at 2 p.m. on March 17. If you participated in last year’s parade we would like to thank you and we also extend an invitation to join us for this year’s parade. We welcome all businesses, community groups and others. For more details contact Marie: 087 9709901, Greg 086 8174231or Catherine: 087 2917849. You can see a flavour of previous years on our Facebook page at Carrig-on-Bannow St Patrick’s Day parade.
DANCING
Dancing continues in Tír na nÓg every Thursday night from 9 p.m. in aid of Ballymitty handball club no dance this Thursday, March 15, but join us on March 17 St Patrick’s night with music by Dick and Ted, March 22 Michael Ellard, March 29 Tom Power the Latchico Man from Westmeath. Note: bigger dance bands appearing on the last Thursday of every month. Adm €7 all welcome refreshments served.
SYMPATHY
The handball club would like to extend sympathy to their chairman and secretary Séamie and Allen O’Neill and the extended O’Neill Family on the death of their father Jim O’Neill Duncormick recently. May he Rest In peace.
TABLE QUIZ
There will be a table quiz in aid of Little Sea Musical Society on Tuesday, March 27, in Tír na nÓg, Wellingtonbridge at 8.30 p.m. €10 per person; €7 for children. Refreshments will be served. Please support this local cause.
TIDY TOWNS QUIZ
The table quiz in aid of Wellingtonbridge Tidy Towns has been rescheduled to be held in Tír na nÓg pub on Wednesday, March 14, starting at 8.30. Table of four €20, lots of prizes, all welcome.
GAA CLUB NOTES
Our lotto draw took place on Thursday last due to the snow winners and numbers are on our Facebook page.
Well done again to Mick Nacey on receiving his District Award on Saturday in the Horse and Hound.
Your membership is due for the upcoming season the deadline is Wednesday, March 31. Thank you to everyone that have paid up and took time out to attend the registration evening’s.
The Bannow-Ballymitty Ladies’ Football club have entered Adi Roche O’Leary into the Talent Competition that takes place in the Horse and Hound on Friday, March 23. Fifteen Clubs are taking part. Tickets are on sale for €10, the more sales from the club the better as they and the County Board share the profits. Contact their Facebook page or Suzannah, Mary or Pam for moreinformation.
Deepest sympathy O’Neill Family.
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Enrolment Forms for junior infants are available from the school office and need to be returned by March 23.
Our third to sixth classes are looking forward to going on the Educational Tours next week.
Our Junior Classes are participating in the St Patrick’s Day parade in Carrig. Why not come along and show your support. The theme is the Emoji Movie so dress up in lots of colour.
EASTER MARKET
We will be holding an Easter Market in Grantstown Daycare Centreon March 24 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Ladies – if you have any Clothes in Good condition that shrunk in the wash. or you just don’t wear anymore we would love to take them off your hands for our clothes stall. Or if you want to donate some of your husband’s clothes to make more room in the wardrobe for yours that would be good too. We also need bric-à-brac, Tools, Furniture, anything really from a needle to an anchor that is sellable.
Anyone, who has anything that they want to sell can put in their own stall for a small fee. We would really appreciate your support as any money raised will go towards the purchase of a new Drier for our Laundry. Phone 051 561016 for more details or to book your stall in the Market.
GRANTSTOWN NEWS
A big Thank You to our Caretaker, staff, Work Experience, volunteers and the Local Community the board and management of Grantstown Daycare Centre and Voluntary Housing, would like to extend a Massive Thank You to everyone who helped during the recent Storm Emma and its aftermath.
We would like to extend our sincere gratitude to everyone who helped prepare and deliver meals.
for our Residents and the Meals on wheels, to those who helped deliver the Meals on Wheels. To those who helped.
clear the snow, supplied us with water or who helped in other ways too numerous to mention.
Words cannot express our gratitude and our Residents survived the storm.
Upcoming Events in Grantstown Community Village – Tuesday the 13th: Pongo/Cards in the morning and music with Steven Murphy in the afternoon. Wednesday the 14th: A day at the races (Cheltenham) in the morning and Pongo in the afternoon. Thursday the 15th. Cards/ Games/in the morning. Mass with Fr Pender at 11.45 and Pongo in the afternoon. Monday the 19th: Closed, Bank Holiday.
Digital Skills Course – Due to the great response to our Digital Skills Course we are now taking names for another course which will commence on Friday, April 13, at 10.30 a.m. which will run for five Fridays, two hours per day. To book you place or for more information phone 051 561016.
OUR PARISH JOURNAL
The journal committee are looking for articles, photos, graduation photos or anything of interest for this year’s Journal. Contact any committee member or leave into PO. open each day of the St Patrick’s Bank Holiday weekend. We have original paintings, photographic pieces, framed and unframed, a selection of basketry, and a selection of fairy cottages, greetings cards, and a small number of artists supplies. We will open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day of the bank holiday weekend.
This year we celebrate 20 years of the Cockleshell Art Project on a not-for-profit basis.
300 CLUB DRAW
Duncannon National School parents’ association 300Club Draw winners for February are as follows. First prize, €500: Michael Power (Sellers €50: Vera Power). Second prize, €100: Kathleen Butler. Third prize, €50: Susan Foley. Fourth prize, €50: Lucy Walsh. Fifth prize, €50: Cathy O’Connor