AROUND THE DISTRICTS
Bannow Ballymitty GRANTSTOWN COMMUNITY VILLAGE
Grantstown residents are doing really well with their cocooning during these difficult circumstances. To continue to keep them safe and following HSE guidelines we would only ask authorised personnel to enter the avenue for the immediate future. However, if you need urgent access, please do not hesitate to ring Lesley at 051561016 or 087 2134073.
A big thank you to all our volunteers, who are continuing to do Trojan work in supporting all our residents and the vulnerable in the community.
We continue to offer 5 threecourse meals to all in the community and thank our local potato supplier, Bernie Whelan for continuing to donate potatoes.
Our residents are keeping fit, active and having lots of fun by joining in our keep fit/dance classes while being aware of social distancing. We have also set up a weekly socialising meeting via Zoom. This is a fun online chat where we can all see each other and catch up from the safety of your own homes. All in the community are welcome to join the Zoom meeting and we have managed to obtain a spare laptop and a few tablets if you wish to use one and join in. Contact Lesley, she is there to take your calls, arrange delivery if necessary, and help get you set up.
Our excellent volunteers are continue doing supermarket, post office and chemist errands and a big thank you to all that are helping us get through these tough times.
This is a challenging time for everyone. We are here to help and if you feel we can help you or if you are worrying about anyone in our community, please pick up the phone and give us a call at 051 561016.
PARISH CLEAN UP
When you our walking your two kilometers maybe you could pick up the rubbish on your way. Bags can be got from inside the gates of Dennis Kenny’s house and you may hold on to the bags till this lock down is over. After which we will arrange to collect them and get them to the rubbish dump.
OUR PARISH
It’s Journal time again and we are looking for graduate photos or if you got married in the last year and if you would like to put your wedding photo in. If you had a baby in the last year and would like to give us the date of birth to be included in the journal.
With so many people at home it’s a good time to write something for the journal so if you have an article you would like included or an old photograph let us know. If u have anything you would like included please contact Anne Farrell at 086 8469131 or Nicola at 087 6859868.
SAD PASSING
It was sad to hear of the sudden death of Tim Corbett, formerly of Wellingtonbridge last
Monday, April 27. Tim was in his 6ixties and was predeceased by his parents Bernard and Catherine, his sister Mary Davey and brother-in-law Billy. He is survived by his brothers Bernard, Tom and Jim and his sister Catherine, brother-in-law, sisters-inlaw, nieces nephews and a large circle of friends. His funeral was private and a memorial Mass will be held later. Deepest sympathy to all the family.
Kilmore KILMORE AC
Can we remind all sweepcard holders to please keep hold of your cards, we will collect them once we get back to normal.
Our summer league returned on Thursday, with everyone taking on one mile within 2k of their homes. For results, please see our Facebook page. Round two will take place on Thursday, May 7, and is two miles.
Well done to all of our members who took part and donated in various 5k challenges for charity. Our friends at United Striders AC raised nearly €15,000 for care homes in New Ross and surrounding areas. This is a fantastic achievement and all money will be used to purchase much needed PPE. It is great to see the Wexford Athletics community coming together during testing times.
MEALS ON WHEELS
Kilmore Quay Community Development Association has been running its Meals on Wheels service since January 2006. It is currently operating three distinct runs taking in the Kilmore Quay area, the wider Kilmore area and also a run through Grange, Ballyharty, Mayglass and Tomhaggard. The service operates on a week day basis and each meal is €5. If you are aware of anyone who may wish or need to avail of this service please contact John at 087 2394809.
SEAFOOD FESTIVAL
We regret to announce the annual Kilmore Quay Seafood Festival scheduled to take place in July has been postponed. The decision was not taken lightly. However, it has been made to protect the health, safety and well being of our visitors, volunteers, staff and most importantly our community.
While it is disappointing to postpone our annual community event we encourage everyone to follow the guidance of the Department of Health and local public health officials. We hope to be able to announce new dates for a rescheduled event in due course.
PARISH NEWSLETTER
Unfortunately due to the Coronavirus pandemic the weekly parish newsletter will not be published till further notice.
DEATH
Sincere sympathy to the Walsh and Casey family on the passing of Julie recently. May she rest in peace.
Piercestown ARA CLUB
Due to COVID 19 we have no option but to postpone the Day Trip to Banagher till later in summer on a date to be advised. if however, you cannot or decide not to travel on the new date when it is announced, please call Ann at 087 6677411 to cancel, and as soon as we are open again we will issue you with a refund if you have already paid. The programme will remain the same for the new date, Tullamore Dew Distillery, Lunch at O’Flynns Banagher followed by cruise on the shannon with Silverlines Cruise Company.
We hope you are all keeping well and staying safe. this is a trying time for everyone but we will come back with lots of enthusiasm once the restriction is over. God Bless and stay safe.
EASTER DRAW POSTPONED
Due to the essential lockdown of almost everyone, the ARA club will postpone their Easter Draw for Hampers till all restrictions are lifted, please continue to sell your lines and we will have our draw at Londis Piercestown at a date to be announced most likely in May now. Thank you for your support. Anyone, who still wishes to donate to the hampers can do so when the club re-opens.
SCOUT GROUP
Hi everyone in 25th Wexford Piercestown Beaver and Cub sections. we hope you are all staying safe and well. we know you have some homework to do from the schools, but we have a few fun things and learning by doing things to do which we will be sending out to all your parents by Whatsapp over next short while.
All of the work completed will result in a badge for you on completion, do keep all your work in a file/folder and bring back with you when we all return to scouting.if you need any help you can google scout work and you will find lots of helpful hints/demonstrations online to help you get the work done.
This is a trying time for everyone and we hope you are all coping well. See you soon and look after your parents and siblings.
KNOCKINGALL ORG COMMUNITY CENTRE.
We were due to have a Line Selling event on April 3/4 at Londis Piercestown thanks to generosity of the management for the opportunity, this draw will be for a €100 Shopping Voucher for Londis, Piercestown. due to the lockdown this will now be postponed to a date to be decided once all restrictions are lifted.
Please keep selling the lines, this draw will go ahead at a later date, and we thank everyone for their support in these trying times Stay safe everyone. Board of management.
Rosslare Harbour SYMPATHY
We extend our deepest sympathy to Anne Grant and family, on the death of her sister, Margaret Ward (née McFadden) 111 Carnhill, Derry, who passed away at her residence on April 17.
Condolences also to Mairead Carr and family on the death of her sister Eileen McGreal (née Farrell) Blessington, Co Wicklow, who passed away on April 20.
Sympathy also to Betty Halligan and family on the death of her sister-in-law Margo Crowley (née Halligan) Highfield Ave, Arklow, Co Wicklow, who passed away on April May 15 they both rest in peace.
Rosslare Strand COMMUNITY AND SPORTS CENTRE
Following the Government’s updated announcement over Easter, the centre will remain closed and the staff will continue to work offsite. You can contact us via email on rcda@outlook.ie, via our Facebook page (Rosslare Strand) or at 053 9132202 where we will be happy to assist the community in any way we can. Thank you for your understanding – stay safe and healthy. We look forward to seeing you all again in the not too distant future.
ST MARY’S GAA
We are sorry to advise the club grounds are closed till further notice as per Government policy. There is no lotto at present due to Covid 19. We have a network of volunteer members in our GAA and camogie clubs, who are ready and willing to provide assistance during the Covid-19 virus restrictions. Our contact numbers are: GAA secretary Roy Ryan 087 1225693 or camogie secretary Corinna Sheil 086 8681925. This is in conjunction with the Wexford County Council Wexford Response Community support contact number 053 9196000.
While we are all at home St Mary’s GAA and looking at writing a book on the history of the club from 1886 to present date. We are looking for people to email in any old photos, stories in papers etc about players, committee, trainers, matches etc. Please email to Larry Byrne at larry@clubchoiceireland.com who is taken on this project for the club. We look forward to hearing from everybody.
We ask all our members to please support our country in trying to defeat this virus by following all government requests.
Tagoat UPDATE FROM ST. MARY’S DAY CARE
Hello everyone, we hope you are all doing well, please remember that you are not alone, we are just at the end of the phone should you need to contact us (053-9132624). We greatly miss you coming to the Day Care Centre, but, we thank you for staying at home during these very challenging times, and we look forward to the day we are all back together in the Centre.
Over the last number of weeks, we have enjoyed chatting with you, and it appears you are spending so much time in your kitchen you all seem to be cooking up a storm, which made me wonder would there be any chance you could all write out your favourite recipe or dish from bygone days.( the best dishes always seems to be from our childhood, I think.!)
If you don’t have a recipe, but you do have a favourite dish, that’s ok too, just let us know what it is, and we will try to source the recipe.
You can write out your suggestions and/or recipes on paper and either give them to your post man/woman, you can give them to our meals on wheels delivery people or if you have anyone going to SuperValu to do your shopping Anita in the Post Office has kindly agreed to accept them on our behalf.
Let us try and recreate some childhood memories, and who knows maybe we will be able to print them in the coming months. We will just have to wait and see what we get in, so to all our patrons and the wider community put your thinking caps on and get back to the handwriting…cos, I am really really looking forward to receiving them.
TaghmonCamross GAA CLUB NOTES
Almost all club activity has ground to a halt over the last six weeks or so on account of the ongoing public health emergency. The club lotto is suspended and the grounds have been completely shut for a month at this stage. Hopefully the gates re-open some time soon and things return to normal over the course of the summer.
In the meantime some club members have been busy helping with the Community Call initiative and are ready and available to help anyone in the community requiring help with groceries or prescriptions.
Meanwhile our players have been trying to keep up their fitness levels as best they can with short local runs and other home based workouts.
They have now decided to put this training to good use by running a fundraiser for Pieta House next weekend. From 7.30 next Friday night (May 8) the players and members will maintain a run and walk for 24 hours while respecting the social distancing guidelines,
The 24 hours will be split into 30 minute slots. The men’s team, camogie team, ladies’ football team and boys minor team will ensure that someone will be running for the duration of the 24 hours (while observing up to date government guidelines).
We will be encouraging all club members to get involved during the day. Please keep an eye out for details of how to get involved or to make a donation on the clubs social media sites. Your support for this worthy cause would be greatly appreciated.