Taghmon-Camross
DANCING AT CAMROSS
The October dance will be held on Friday, October 5, with music by Checkers. Dancing from 10 p.m. till late, admission €10 including the tea.
VARIETY CONCERT
Please reserve Sunday, September 30 at 8 p.m. for the annual Variety Concert in Camross Hall with a host of entertainers from all around the county.
Artists will include Celtic Roots, Nick Dempsey, The Curran music group, Anita and John Cullen, Vicky Barron, Sharon Clancy, Ballycogley comedy group, Eabha Doyle, Seamus Murphy, Aidan Sinnott, Fr. Robert McGuire, Pat O’Callaghan comedy group, Ann Marie Greene, Sean Furlong, Aoife Codd, Rachel Hussey, Frances McCabe and Ann Dempsey, with other artists to confirm their availability.
The event is in aid of continued hall refurbishment. Admission €10, including The Tea. A wonderful night of entertainment is guaranteed.
HOSPICE COFFEE DAY
Denis and Breda Banville will host a coffee day in aid of hospice on Saturday, October 6, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. at their home in Camross and will be assisted by members of Camross ICA Every cup counts. Come along and help your local hospice make a life a little brighter.
CASTLE VINTAGE CLUB
The Dick Williams Memorial tractor run is being held on Sunday October 7, leaving Taghmon Community Centre at 11 a.m. There will be spot prizes on the day. All are welcome.
ATHLETICS CLUB NEWS
We had a great day for our fourth annual cross country event. Thank you to all the clubs that came to support our event. It gave competing athletes a good run before the upcoming county and Leinster championships.
Best of luck to all athletes in the season ahead. Photographs and results are available on our Facebook page.
A special thank you to our sponsors Tony Butler Meats and to Oliver Kelly for the use of his field. Also to anyone that help out in anyway or donated to our event.
TAGHMON ICA
Taghmon ICA held its meeting on September 19 at 7.30 p.m. in Scout Hall. President Mary Noonan welcomed everyone back after summer break. She welcomed new member Suzanne Kelly.
Sympathy was extended to the Simmons, Doyle, Whitty, Carroll, Fenlon, Donnelly, Clifford and Southam families also to Carol Gray and family on the death of her Uncle Colin Dier.
National and Regional voting papers were completed. Go for Life application also completed. Six members are going to An Grianan October 19 to October 21, Breda Codd won the An Grianan voucher €25. Marie Greene won the competition, nicest garden flower, a beautiful rose. Raffle won by Mary Noonan.
Mr Henry Noonan gave a very interesting and informative talk on Insulation and Home Heating.
Dates for your diary: September 24 – Federation meeting in Ramsgrange. October 4 – Cookery demo at home of Mary Kelly, tickets €10. October 6 – Coffee day 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. at home of Breda and Denis Banville in aid of hospice. October 16 – Taghmon ICA meeting at 7.30. Comp: largest cooking apple. Speaker: Alison Johnson, ‘Bouquets and Buttercream’. Meeting concluded with a cup of tea, hostess Joan Bell. New members are always welcome, contact M Monaghan 087 9726239 for information.
CAMROSS ICA
Our next meeting will be at 8 p.m. on Monday, October 1, in Camross Hall. The competition will be the ‘nicest decorated cooking apple’.
A few dates for your diary: September 23 – Fun walk in JFK Park (meeting at 2 p.m. in Camross, walk starting at 2.30 p.m.). September 24 – Federation Meeting in St Louis Daycare Centre, Ramsgrange. October 4 Mary Kelly will be holding a cookery demonstration. Make sure you get your tickets as this will be a ‘ticket only’ event. October 6 – Breda Banville will be hosting the Wexford Hospice Coffee day (from 10 a.m. till 10 p.m.). – November 8 – Knit and Stitch Event in Dublin.
Did you know that the age for joining the ICA is 16? We are delighted to count a Transition Year guild in county Wexford. This could be a nice project for your TY year.
CAMROSS DRAMA GROUP
Rehearsals have begun in earnest for the upcoming hilarious three-act comedy ‘ Canaries’ by Bernard Farrell. Director, Michael Stafford is doing a great job, organising his 12 strong cast.
Please note correction of dates from last week’s notes: performances will be as follows - Friday, November 30, and Sunday, December 2 – Camross Hall; Wednesday and Thursday, December 12 and 13 – Wexford Arts Centre
We are joining forces with Blackwater and Kilmuckridge, who also have one Act DLI Festival plays – On Friday, October 19, Wayside Players will perform ‘Riders to the Sea’ by JM Synge and on Sunday, October 21, Kilmuckridge will bring ‘A Tear was Flowing’ by Tommy Monaghan to the stage at Camross Hall. Along with our own festival entry ‘ Lucy in the Sky’, (amateur performance in conjunction with Stagesripts) these promise to be another treat in store for audiences. The Camross cast and crew will not be resting on Saturday the 20th though – they travel to Kilmuckridge to entertain theatre lovers there.
Keep up to date with all our news on Camross Drama Group Facebook page.