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BROCKAGH RESOURCE CENTRE
The centre is now open and will operate during Monday to Friday 9 p.m. to 5 p.m. opening at the weekend for different group bookings.
We look forward to welcoming all our friends, clients, groups and volunteers back to the centre.
As a community centre, every precaution to prevent the spread of Covid 19 when reopening will be implemented. Some of these include, but not limited to Single Entry and Exit System, collection outside the back door of children from classes, hand sanitisation, check in reception. Your safety is our priority and we can assure you that all recommended social distancing protocols will be in place.
Our Sustainable Community Gardening Course will run the last two classes on July 6 and 13. Please email or phone if you have any suggestion on what you would like to see happening in the centre or any ideas for upcoming classes.
We are at present putting our autumn Brochure together which will be available in the lobby and at brockaghresourcecentre/ events, facebook.com/brockaghresourcecentre. Please contact facilitators of the different activities for information on their opening days. Check out the regular classes and activities we offer on brockaghresourcecentre. ie/events.
CONTACT INFORMATION – Due to new safety measures, if you would like to use our computers, photocopy etc., in the office facilities, you will need to book in before arrival either by phone at 0404 45600 or email at brockaghoffice@gmail.com. Check out the regular classes and activities we offer on brockaghresourcecentre.ie/events or drop into us for a timetable. General contact details, main phone no. 0404 45600. Email for bookings and manager, brockaghresourcecentre@gmail.com. For office staff email brockaghoffice@gmail.com and for Country Market and Car Boot email brockaghcarboot@gmail.com.
COUNTRY MARKET/ CAR BOOT SALES
We are delighted to have our traders and customers back on July 12 Sun, open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Bargains on practically anything from household items to garden additions, and even vintage or antique treasures. Encouraging local and non-local producers of plants, vegetables, crafts etc.Vans must be booked in.
Important Notice: because of the new social distancing we are more limited in available trader spaces as a result when you book payment must be made to a secure place as a trader, this applies to outdoor and indoor spaces.
Contact the Brockagh Centre at 0404 45600, email brockaghcarboot@gmail for bookings.
SYNGE AND WICKLOW
Local
theatre maker Cliona
O’Connell, and Aughrim based actress Andrea Kelly would love to talk to people in the area who have any knowledge or stories relating to the playwright JM Synge, or the Synge family and their connection to the area. Do you have any stories?
If so we would love to hear from you. You can email projectsynge@gmail.com, or give us a call or text at 087 4673858 and we will get back to you. Any information you have, no matter how small, is very welcome.
We are currently working on the development of a new theatre project sited in the county, re-imagining Synge’s life, work and connection to Wicklow. This project is funded under the Wicklow Artist Award Scheme 2020.
TIDY TOWNS
MEETINGS RETURN – There will be a Tidy Towns meeting on Wednesday, July 15, at 7.30 p.m. in the Brockagh Centre. Everyone is welcome to come along.
CLEAN UP – We hope you can join us on Wednesday, July 1, 7 p.m., to meet outside Lynhams Hotel for a clean-up.
YOGA
Yoga is back on July 2 in the spacious main hall of the centre. Booking is essential to ensure it is safe for you to attend. Call Louise at 087 6032202.
About Vinyasa Yoga: The practice will provide gentle stretching, improved strength and flexibility, as well as help students to find balance and calm in everyday life. Classes from 10 a.m. to 11.30 a.m.
About Chair Yoga: Chair/ Seated Yoga is suitable for those who find a regular yoga class too strenuous, are recovering from injury or illness or are generally less active and mobile. Classes from from 11.30 to 12.30 a.m.
If you have news or an item to be added to the Newtownmountkennedy Notes, please email Ciara Perks at ciaraperks87@ gmail.com or call 087 6380155.
LITTERING CONCERNS
Please respect our community and the many people, businesses and groups who help to keep our town so beautiful and litter-free. Littering and dumping is not acceptable even during a pandemic, so please bring your rubbish, used gloves, used face masks etc home to your household bin and if you see a case of littering/dumping please report to Wicklow Litter Line on 1890 548837.
If the bottle banks in the town are full please do not leave yours around or between the full bins – this is considered dumping and fines will be issued.
PRIMARY SCHOOL NEWS
I would like to thank all of you for your ongoing support during the 2019-2020 school year. This has been a very challenging year and one we are unlikely to forget. The staff of Newtownmountkennedy Primary School have missed our pupils over the last few months. We appreciate all the wonderful work done at home and would like to thank you for your engagement in our home learning activities.
We know that last few months have been a worrying and difficult time for everyone. We know that many of you are worried and anxious about the new school year. We are still awaiting guidelines from the DES about schools reopening in September. Once we receive these guidelines we will inform you. Summer reports have been released to parents on Aladdin. If you are unable to access your child’s report please contact Fiona at office@newtownprimary.ie.
We would like to wish our caretaker Paddy Hamilton well as he retires this summer. Paddy has worked at our school for many years and we are all very grateful to him for his commitment and dedication to our school. We look forward to celebrating Paddy’s time in Newtownmountkennedy Primary School in the new school year. The teacher list for the coming school year is available on the school website.
While the school year may have ended in a disappointing manner, 2019-2020 was a busy school year in Newtownmountkennedy Primary School. We would like to thank all the boys and girls for their wonderful school work. We are so proud of all our pupils for trying their best. We are very lucky to have them as pupils in our school. We have had some wonderful initiatives in school this year and we hope to continue with as many of these as is possible in the new school year. Thank you also to our wonderful volunteers and parents who helped throughout the year.
Even though our school buildings were closed from March 12, it was great to see our school community come together for our wonderful Together-Apart Art Project earlier this month. We would like to say a special thank you to Newtownmountkennedy post office, The Parkview Hotel, Adrian Dunne Pharmacy, Greystones and District Credit Union and Eugene’s Day-Today, who allowed us to display this project. It is great to be part of this wonderful community. Thanks once more to all parents who came to the school to collect books, etc. during the Covid-19 closure. Your co-operation was very much appreciated at a difficult time.
I hope you all have a safe and enjoyable summer. We look forward with hope and positivity to the start of the new school year. Deirdre Lennon – school principal.
NEWTOWN JUNIORS FC
In line with Government and FAI recommendations we are pleased to announce that Rory Hackett has agreed to be the club COVID-19 Compliance Officer. Rory recently completed the Risk Assessment for the club and this was sent to FAI, who have in turn given us the go ahead to return to training once we continue the safe implementation of the Safer Return to Training Protocols. Rory has met with all the coaches and COVID Supervisors to go through all the Protocols and all teams are now able to make a return to full contact training from Monday, June 29. All teams have been sent communications of their training times/days and all parents/players have been issued with a copy of the updated Safer Return to Training Protocols and all parents have been urged to familiarize themselves with the protocols especially the section titled ‘Player and Parent Responsibilities’. The aim of Newtown Juniors FC on our return to training is to provide a safe and enjoyable environment, once we adhere to the guidelines laid down. We will be continuing to update all protocols as we get them from the FAI, and we will also be holding regular de-briefing meetings with all coaches and supervisors. Anyone, who requires further information can contact any committee member of the club.
Regards a return to matches we are permitted to play in house friendlies from June 29. From Saturday, July 11, we will be permitted to play friendlies against teams from other clubs while from Saturday, July 18, all teams can return to competitive games. The WDSL have said that the resumption of games will start back towards the end of August with an official date to be confirmed. As usual we will send communications to all as we get them. Thank you all and keep safe.
As well as always been on the lookout for new players, as a club we are always on the lookout for volunteers to fill several Roles within the club. Recently we have been busy renewing and reviewing our Club Safety Statement and our Club Risk Assessments. We have also had several volunteers, who did their Safeguarding Refresher one and we await courses both at Safeguarding and at Child Welfare when certain restrictions are lifted. We would like to recruit a couple of MPs (Mandated Person) and DLPs (Designated Liaison Person) to assist those already in these roles. Those already in the roles are also coaches within the club and are on the executive committee but we would like volunteers to solely concentrate on these roles. Full training will be provided. The roles are not very time consuming and may interest someone who would like to volunteer in the club in some capacity.
We have two players from the club celebrating a birthday this week and they are Keira Farrelly from the under-13/14’s and Pat Carey from the under-12s. Happy birthday Keira and Pat from everyone at Newtown Juniors FC.
Our Last Man Standing competition which came to a halt over three months ago due to the COVID-19 Pandemic has resumed in the past week. 66 Players were at the starting line in Round three in pursuit of the €500 Prize Pot. In Round three we lost six Players. After Round four we lost a further 16 Players, which meant that in Round five (should be completed as you read this) we had 44 Players at the starting line. Going forward the Premier League fixtures set up means that we will a quick turnaround of Rounds and selections will need to be sent in promptly. All Players need to keep this in mind. Hopefully with everyone’s cooperation everything will run smoothly. Finally, the best of luck in the remainder of the competition for all the remaining players and most importantly a safe and healthy passage through these extreme times. Updates and Rules of the competition are on our Facebook and Twitter pages and are also available on request. Thank you everyone for your continued support.
Newtown Juniors FC would like to extend their sincere condolences to the family and friends of Elizabeth (Bess) Ferguson (Killadreenan), Paddy (Harry) Kavanagh (Church Road), Clive Davies (Kilpedder) and Sinéad Ni Fhallamhain (Fallon) (Wexford/Greystones) who all sadly passed away last week. May they all rest in peace.
For further information on all matters Newtown Juniors FC please contact the secretary at 087 6987653 or by email to hughienolan@gmail.com and you can also follow the club on our Facebook and Twitter pages.
COMMUNITY RESPONSE
Your Community is here to help. If you need any help whether you are self isolating, ill or cannot get out for the essentials please call Ciara Perks at 087 6380155 or the Community Call Helpline 1800 868 399 and we will get you the help and support you need.