Annacurra

45 CARD GAME

45 card game will be on Friday night next January 26 starting at 8.30 p.m., in the Saltee.

TABLE QUIZ

Save the date – The parish will be running a table quiz after Mass on Saturday, February 17, in the Saltee.

GAA LOTTO

results for January 15: no jackpot winner; numbers drawn were 3, 19, 23 and 25. Match-three winner, Maura Carty, Preban. Next week’s jackpot €1,750. Draw held in Saltee on Monday nights.

WHIST DRIVE

There will be a whist drive in Annacuura Community Hall on Saturday night next January 27, starting at 9 p.m.

NOTES

Items to be included in Annacurra notes can be emailed to annacurra@gmail.com or phoned to 083 3136925 by 9 p.m. on Sunday evening.

Members please return voting papers as soon as possible before next meeting, to Anne Thornton or Margaret Brady. Coffee mornings continue each Monday at 10.30 in Lawless Hotel. Chair Yoga continues on Tuesdays. Next committee meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 1, Sacred Heart NS Anyone wishing to enrol their child in junior infants in Sacred Heart N.S Aughrim, for the academic year commencing September 2018, should contact the school on or before Friday, February 9. Please contact 0402 36279.

THRIFTSHOP

New to You Thrift Shop are appealing for donations of saleable goods – bric-a-brac, clothing, small pieces of furniture toys etc. If you have something that you have no further use for but feel it would suit someone else please donate. Helping towards the upkeep of the Pavilion, Fishing Park and village of Aughrim.

Our opening hours are 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Thank you. Aughrim Tidy Towns. See us on Facebook ‘Aughrim New to You Thrift Shop’.

LOTTO

Chicken and Broccoli Bake.

You will find fresh local produce including; organic fruit and vegetables, fresh farm eggs, fresh local meat, home baking, jams, chutneys and marmalade and freshly cooked frittatas, pates and lots more. For further information please contact Carolineat0860865838.

NOTES DEADLINE

Items to be included in the Aughrim notes should be emailed to aughrimnotes@eircom.net before 8 p.m. on Sundays. Do not send attachments.

Art Class is commencing February 1 for eight weeks, Thursday mornings from 10 a.m. to midday in Community Hall. If interested in these classes please book at 087 1334590. Beginners welcome also, you might discover a new talent.

Membership fees due by January 31. Committee members will be in the hall on Fridays at 2 p.m. and after Mass on Sundays to collect fees. The next tea dance is on mothers day March 11 with music by the Wicklow man.

AVOCA GAA LOTTO

day at 8.30 p.m. Jackpot is now €6,825.

IFA MEETING

A meeting of the County Wicklow IFA Farm Family Committee will take place on Tuesday, January 30, in the Woodenbridge Hotel at 8 p.m.

Our speaker this month is David Malloney, who will speak to us on First Aid in the Farmyard and show us how to deal with some accidents that can occur. Farm safety cannot be over-emphasised and this is a worthwhile evening in alerting people given the accidents that occur every year on farms.We extend a warm welcome to all IFA members and their families. There is a cup of tea or coffee after the meeting where people can have a chat and get to know one another. Why not come along and enjoy the evening.

AVOCA NATIONAL SCHOOL

Avoca National School will be holding an Open Afternoon on Saturday, February 3, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Avoca is a co-educational school, serving a rural community. The school is presently operating single stream classes while retaining the small country school atmosphere.

The school has an excellent choir with participants from Third Class upwards. Sport also features significantly in the day to day programme at Avoca National School. This school offers a varied and comprehensive list of after-school activities such as football, tin-whistle and French. The school also offers a coding module to all children from Second to Sixth classes.

If your child is ready to start primary school in September 2018 or if you are moving to our local area in the near future, we are more than happy to show you around our fantastic school at a time that suits you. I’m sure you will be pleasantly surprised with what we can offer your child. All are welcome to come and join us for this open afternoon. Should you have any further queries, please email the school office at avocans@hotmail. com or have a look at our website avocaschool.ie

The local car boot sale and Market has re-opened on Saturdays at Inch Hall, and will continue throughout the year, where there is something for everyone and plenty of bargains are available, for further information Contact 089 4146157.

BIRTHDAYS

Birthdays greetings to Donnchadh Bracken, Kilcarra, who celebrates his birthday today January 23. Also birthday greetings to Una Byrne Hughes, Coolgreany, who celebrated her birthday last week.

HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Artist in the Community Project – A meeting with Michael Fortune will take place Thursday, February 1, in May Byrne Trust House Coolgreany at 8 p.m., to start work on the Artist in the Community Project. The aim of the project is to create a heritage map of the area/parish. Anyone that may have any information or artefacts that may be of interest please get in touch and come

Rathdrum RFC presents the first annual Con Cashman memorial table quiz in the Corner House lounge on Friday, January 26, at 8 p.m. €40 per table of four €100 First Prize. There will be lots of Spot Prizes on the night.

ST PATRICK’S DAY PARADE

A meeting to organise the St Patrick’s Day parade will take place on Monday, January 29, in the RDA hall at 7.15 p.m. Everyone welcome to attend.