Kilcoole
PARENT/TODDLER GROUP
All are welcome to come along to the parent and toddler group at the Community Centre from 10.30 p.m. to midday every Wednesday. €2 per child.
SENIOR CITIZENS
The annual trip this year will be to Galway. Participants will travel by coach on Monday, April 17, and return on Friday, April 21. The group will stay in Flannery’s Hotel, Galway. Daytrips will incorporate visits to places such as Clifden and Kylemore Abbey and Gardens, ferry to Inishmore, half day scenic tour of South Galway and North Clare via Ballyvaughan and the Burren and other places of interest. Total Cost €330 (Sharing) and €410 (Single Room Occupancy).
If you wish to reserve a place please give your name and a non-refundable deposit of €30 to Veronica Byrne (086 3935471) or Tony Rennix (086 0747039) prior to March 1, with full payment no later than March 31.
EASTER EGG APPEAL
The annual Easter Egg charity day will be held on Saturday, April 8, from 12.00 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Mill Room. Organiser Sylvia Scanlon wants to buy 60 easter eggs for patients at Newcastle Hospital with the balance of funds being split between the Open Door, Kilcoole Tidy Towns and Bray Lakers.
There will 25 tables selling arts and crafts, homemade jewellery, cakes, chutneys, knitwear, bric-abrac and lots more including an Angel Card Reader, Face Painter, Guess the weight of the box and Guess how many sweets in the jar.
There will also be tea, coffee and cakes as well as a draw with 100 prizes – first prize is a weekend away from Trident Holiday Homes, second prize is a flying lesson at Newcastle Aerodrome and third prize is a large food hamper. If anyone would like to donate a prize or unwanted gift please drop in to Kilcoole Pharmacy.
COMMUNITY CENTRE
The centre is available for bookings (e.g. classes, meetings, birthday parties). Bookings can be made via email kilcoolecc@gmail.com or by phone 01 2872017. Office opening hours: Monday to Thursday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Friday 9 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.
LOTTO
Kilcoole GAA weekly lotto draw takes place every Monday night with the jackpot increasing €200 per week till it’s won. Pick four numbers, match four to win or share in the jackpot, match three to win or share €200. Tickets on sale in Tesco and Centra every Saturday morning or daily from some outlets or any committee member.
BINGO
Bingo is held on Monday nights in St Patrick’s Hall at 8 p.m. Everybody is welcome.
NOTES
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Join us for our fun-filled Easter Camp at the Brockagh, jampacked with activities such as arts and crafts, Easter baking, hip-hop dancing, games, Easter Egg Hunt, and much more. April 10 and 11 10 p.m. to 1 p.m. (Camps will run subject to numbers). Junior infants to third class. To book your place please contact us at 0404 45600 or email laraghit@eircom.net.
CHARITY CYCLE
The Cycle4Families charity event will be on April 1 from the Brockagh Centre, Laragh. The Ronald McDonald House provides 20 families, every night with accommodation, care and support while their children are seriously and long-term ill in Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin. Contact admin@rmhc. ie or phone 01 4560436 to sign up for the event.
MEDITATION RETREAT
Meditation retreats are a life changing opportunity to deepen your meditation practice and enable life balance.
Colettle Nkunda, Living Oneness will be teaching this practice in a workshop at the Brockagh Centre on Saturday, April 1, from 10.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. You can find out more by emailing Colettle at livingoneness04@gmail.com.
Pilates is on every Monday at 9.15 to 10.15 a.m. and 10.15 to 11.15 a.m. Marie Noonan is a qualified Pilate’s teacher and has been teaching for the last 17 years and works full time as a movement therapist for rehabilitation, health and longevity. Please text Marie at 087 1953072 or email marie@noonanpilates. ie. Visit noonanpilates.ie for more information.
WE LOVE ART
Classes on Monday afternoons are for Primary school children. They are taught by artist and qualified art teacher Almha Roche. We work with lots of different art and craft forms. Children learn new skills and techniques and have fun experimenting with materials and making creative decisions about their work. Phone/text: Almha 086 3897732 Email weloveartcrafts@gmail. com.
ADULT ART
This painting class will help you to find your own artistic style in your preferred medium. It is suitable for beginners as well as more experienced painters.