Manorhamilton

OLD FAIR DAY

Manorhamilton will certainly be buzzing on this Sunday afternoon after the town’s second annual Old Fair Day events get under way at 2 p.m. at the castle.

The North Leitrim Men’s Group is organising an excellent programme of events for the Old Fair Day celebration that will keep everyone entertained for the whole afternoon. There will be live music for everyone from 2 p.m. till 6 p.m. as part of the Old Fair Day events on the Fairgreen, just outside the historic Castle’s walls.

Among the performers that will be in action on Sunday are the North Leitrim Men’s Group Band, the award winning dancers from Tahany Academy of dancing, the highly popular local band ‘The Mullies Crowd’ and the local traditional Irish musicians group. The Old Fair Day events will also include an entertaining and animated live drama presentation plus different craft demonstrations, as well as market stalls where everyone can stop for awhile to check out what is on offer.

SUCCESSFUL STOP EVENT

A presentation of a cheque for €3,029.37, which was the proceeds of the last month’s successful North Sligo Car and Tractor Run, took place recently to STOP Committee member, Seán Fallon Dromahair.

STOP would like to express a huge thank you to everyone who organised and supported its recent Car and Tractor Run, for which the assembly point was the Oxfield Sports and Leisure Centre, near Carney village.

STOP Suicide headquarters is located in the Bee Park Community Centre Manorhamilton. Meantime STOP says its mission and purpose ‘is to provide a safe, confidential place where you can safely talk about the loss, stress, confusion, conflicts and other pain in your life.

‘Our style of counselling is to listen, support and perhaps help you with insight to either change what is possible to change or to live more contentedly and creatively with that which is not. ‘We will act to intervene with appropriate support, commitment and compassion.’ STOP can be contacted any time by phoning 086 7772009.

WEDDING DRESS FESTIVAL

It may not be an occasion when ‘Here Comes the Bride’ will be played but this summer’s novel Manorhamilton August Wedding Dress Festival is already creating a lot of interest that should see many visitors coming to the town for it.

The Wedding Dress Festival, which will also include Christening Robes exhibition, takes place in the North Leitrim town’s historic church of Ireland over the public holiday weekend from Friday, August 3, till Monday, August 6.

BALLINTOGHER PLAY

Ballintogher Hall will be the venue for a three-act comedy play ‘Loophole’ that will be staged by Acorn Players on this Thursday night, May 17, and on this Friday night, May 18, at 8.30 p.m. For further details please contact Mary, phone 087 9964143.

CHILDREN’S HEALTH

The HSE West asks parents with young children due to start school this year to ‘please remember to take your child to your GP for the Booster Vaccines before September more information at immunisation.ie.

DISTRICT NEWS

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