Killavullen
THANK YOU
A sincere thank you goes to those who organised, hosted and attended last Friday night’s Community Council Table Quiz in aid of the Senior Citizen’s Christmas Party.
The turnout was overwhelming and was most appreciated. The money raised on the night goes towards an evening of fine food and entertainment in Killavullen Community Centre on December 7th for our esteemed older members of our community.
The winners on the night were 1st: John Notter, Mary Notter, Niall Hanrahan & Paul Murray. In 2nd place was the team comprised of Edmund O’Gorman, Eileen O’Gorman, Jason Haugh and Barry Doyle. In a tie-breaking third place came Ian O’Gorman, Melissa Dunne, Pa Sheehan and Dee Sheehan.
The tie-breaker on the night caused great fun and debate : If I left Magner’s Pub and went to Griffin’s Pub in Skenakilla and drove back down to The Haven, what distance did I travel, in kilometers!! No prizes anymore for guessing, but it created great banter on the night.
Our thanks goes to The Haven Bar for hosting the quiz and to our Quiz Master John Beechinor for his questions. Thanks too to all who helped on the night.. It was indeed true community spirit in action.
Invitations for the annual Christmas Party for the Senior Citizens are being distributed at the moment. We look forward to this sociable event on Friday December 7th and are thankful to all who have helped us to prepare for it.
FOROIGE YOUTH CLUB
Foroige Youth Club began in early November in Killavullen Community Centre. It is open to members aged 12 and over. The next meeting will be this Thursday November 22nd. New members are most welcome.
LOTTO
The Community Council Lotto winners for last week were:Joe Taylore Jnr in The Haven Bar and Liz Stafford in Griffins Bar. Thank you to all who support this weekly lotto.
SVP COLLECTION
The St Vincent de Paul annual church gate collection will be taken after all Masses the weekend of December 1st and 2nd.
CHRISTMAS LIGHTS
The Christmas lights will be turned on following a Killavullen and Annakissa Community Children’s Christmas Mass on Dec 1st in St Nicholas’ Church Killavullen at 7pm.
There will be festive fun, treats and activities in Killavullen Community Centre afterward for the younger people & we also invite all adults to gather for a cuppa.
A children’s choir is being formed and practice for this began on Wednesday November 21st, with further practices being scheduled. Details of the choir were given out in both schools last week and if your child wishes to join they are most welcome. We appreciate the support we have received from both schools co-ordinating this event. Please contact Marie on 086 8071807 for details.
Jam jars are also needed and we would appreciate if clean jars could be dropped into O’Regans Shop. We appreciate their co-operation with this collection.
BABY & TODDLER GROUP
Jollytots Baby & Toddler group meet regularly in the Community Centre. Check out their Facebook page for details. The next date for meeting is November 29th between 1030am and 1230pm so save the date! Jollytots welcomes all parents, carers and guardians to this sociable and fun morning.
Killavullen GAA club are initiating a new long term development programme for our club, we will begin with a number of pilot projects for our different age groups and will hold an official launch night in January with a full outline of our plan.. As always your support is and will be very much appreciated.
AWBEG MACRA
Congratulations to club member Niall O’Regan on making a presentation on his studies and travels at the Nuffield Ireland Conference on the 16th November in Castleknock Hotel, Dublin.
Members travelled to Tullamore, Co. Offaly to support Shelley from Fermoy Macra in Queen of the Land.
Some of our members also enjoyed Mallow Macra’s brilliant Hollywood quiz last Friday night in aid of Cope.
Awbeg Macra’s Mystery Tour is happening this Saturday, 24th November! Bus leaving Bridge street car park Mallow at 8pm and Kit Roches, Buttevant at 8.30pm. A great night organised with limited places left at just €20. Contact the club phone (085) 772 9798 or our Facebook page for more details.
Best of luck to our marvelous member Kate O’Regan in the All Ireland Semi Final of impromptu public speaking this Saturday in Kilshannig Hall Glantane at 8pm.
Dates for the diary: Christmas Party in Mallow 21st December. Soccer National Finals Sunday 2nd December. Best of luck to our Mens team! Sports night this Friday night in Mourneabbey Astro Turf 8.30-9.30pm–new faces always welcome.