Manorhamilton
CFR MEETING
A public meeting will be held on Monday night, November 6, in Manorhamilton’s Bee Park Community Centre at 7.30 p.m. to establish a Community Cardiac First Responder (CFR) group in the local region.
Dr Prakash Shreshtha will make a presentation on Heart Health and related issues at the November 6 public meeting in the Bee Park Community Centre. HSE Community Engagement Officer will give a presentation on the night on how to set up set up as Community First Responder (CFR) group in the local region.
Community First Responders (CFR) are volunteers who are trained to attend certain types of emergency calls in the area where they live or work. Their aim is to reach a potential life threatening emergency in the first vital minutes before the ambulance crew arrives.
The Community First Responders role is to help stabilise the patient and provide the appropriate care including defibrillation till the more highly skilled ambulance crew arrives on the scene to take over treatment.
BORDERLANDS CHOIR’S
The highly successful and popular former Manorhamilton Southern Gospel Choir, which was set up four years ago by Rev Brendan McCarthy, has been recently re-established as the Borderlands Southern Gospel Choir.
The Borderlands Southern Gospel Choir will have a new cross-border focus in the North Leitrim, West Cavan and West Fermanagh areas. The re-launch of the former Manorhamilton Southern Gospel Choir as the Borderlands Southern Gospel Choir will place in the Glens Centre on Friday night, November 3, at 8 p.m.
All the members of the former Manorhamilton Southern Gospel Choir are invited to come along to the Glens Centre on Friday night week for their choir’s re-convening as the Borderlands Southern Gospel Choir and a practice session. As always, new members will be most welcome on the night.
NICOLE’S SCHOLARSHIP
When the recent Leitrim Joise Martin Third Level Education Credit Union scholarship recipients were announced, Nicole Speers was named as this year’s Manorhamilton winner.
Following her success a complimentary message was issued to Ms Speers by the local credit union which read ‘congratulations to Nicole Speers from Manorhamilton, who is the winner of the Joise Martin scholarship for €1,000 sponsored by Manorhamilton and District Credit Union and Leitrim County Enterprise Fund.
‘Good luck with your studies Nicole from all at the Credit Union. Thanks to all who entered’ the Manorhamilton and District Credit Union congratulatory message concludes.
BALLAGH CENTRE
Among the events taking place currently in Rossinver’s Ballagh Centre are knitting and crochet classes, starting on Wednesday, November 1, at 2 p.m., while free digital skills classes (complete beginners computer classes) are also scheduled, as well as art and conversational Irish. For further information please call the Ballagh Centre, phone 071 9854030.
BELFAST BUS
A bus will travel from Kinlough and Manorhamilton to Belfast on Saturday, November 24, and it will provide an opportunity for all travelling to visit Belfast’s popular Christmas Market at City Hall, as well as other city centre attractions. Phone or text Thomas at 087 6373810 to book a seat on the bus.
LOCAL NEWS
Please send items for the Manorhamilton District News by 8 a.m. at the latest on Friday morning to me, PJ Leddy at pjleddy@yahoo.com.
NEWTOWNMANOR CHURCH NOTES
Church of Mary, Mother of God, Newtownmanor – Liturgy for November: Readers – Angela McLoughlin and Patricia Dolan; Collectors – Eugene Fowley and Séamus O’Brien; Altar Society – Teresa Mullarkey and Mary Murray.
SHOE BOX APPEAL
Leaflets for the Shoe Box Appeal are available at the back of Newtownmanor Church; anyone interested in participating should contact Gabrielle Fowley. Final date for collection of shoe boxes is Monday, November 6. Gabrielle’s phone number is Mob: 087 3124224.
CAKE SALE
Leckaun National School parents’ association are having a cake sale on Sunday, November 12, in Newtownmanor Hall; following Sunday morning Mass. The cake sale is to support the work of Leckaun NS parents’ association. Please give this event your support.
100TH BLOOD DONATION
Congratulations to John Longworth, who recently attended a ceremony in Claremorris in recognition of his 100th Blood Donation. Providing 100 Blood Donations is a rare achievement and John Longworth rightly deserves to be acknowledged for his committment to supporting/ enabling the well-being of his fellow citizens.
JIVING CLASSES
Weekly Jiving classes are continuing tonight Wednesday, November 1, in Newtownmanor Hall, 8.30 p.m. to 10.30 p.m. Anyone can dance, so come along to Newtownmanor Hall; with practice you will be dancing like you never danced before. No need to sit watching dancers at social events, you will be able to join them on the dance floor. It’s great fun, a great way to exercise and stay fit, meet and make new friends and enjoy Country Music. Contact 086 8252527 for further information.
CORRESPONDENCE
If anyone has any community news/information/items of interest that they would like to include in the Newtownmanor Notes please contact Séamus on seamus.storey@live.co.uk Mobile: 087 3361561 or Landline: 071 9164958 before 5 p.m. on Thursdays. ing’ on Friday, November 17, in the Clayton Hotel. This will be a major fundraising event for the upkeep and maintenance of the main pitch in Coola and also the Gaelic pitch in Riverstown Park. Any support would be greatly appreciated.
NEWS ITEMS
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