Roundwood

COFFEE MORNING

A coffee morning in aid of the Martin Family Trust will take place in the Roundwood Parish Hall next Saturday morning, May 13, 10 a.m. till 12.30 p.m. Please come along and enjoy a cuppa and some home baking. There will be a cake sale and a raffle with many great prizes on the morning. For further information contact Val Halligan 086 1070380 or Sue Gaskin at 087 6757147.

ANNAMOE CENTRE

There will be a talk on the Holy Wells of Wicklow in the Annamoe.

centre on Monday, May 15, at 8.30 o’clock It will be hosted by Rosaleen Durkin and Jack Byrne This will be very interesting the main focus will be on the Annamoe Glendalough and Roundwood area. For More details phone 087 6168460 It is on the same night as our history evening the Annamoe Tennis Court is available on hourly basics If you would like to book to play Please contact Christine at 086 8057431.

BLESSING OF GRAVES

The blessing of graves will take place in Glendalough on Saturday, May 13, at 8 p.m. and in Brockagh on May 20 after 7 p.m. Mass.

BINGO

Fun Bingo will take place on in the Annamoe Centre on Sunday, May 14, from 3 p.m. Family members and friends are more than welcome to attend. €5 per book and great raffle prizes. Come along and enjoy.

LUNCH CLUB

A reminder that the Active Retirement Lunch club will take place on Friday, May 26, in the Glendalough Hotel at 1.30. Please contact May on 0404 45178 or Molly at 0404 45407 to confirm attendance.

WALKING GROUP

Now with the longer evenings the Wednesday evenings walks can take to the countryside. The walks will leave from the Coach House car park on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. to take in some of the great walks around the Vartry Reservoirs. Do come along and bring a friend.

WESTPORT COUNTRY MUSIC BREAK

There will be a country music break to Westport from October 22 to October 27 with day trips on some of the days. It will be five night, six-day tour with dinner, bus from Roundwood and back, dinner, bed and breakfast in the 3* The Westport Woods Hotel and music every night with acts such as TR Dallas, and Mike Denver and many more. Day trips to Achill Island, Wild Atlantic Way to a pint in Matt Molloys bar. The price will be €399 per person sharing with a €90 single room supplement. A €200 deposit is required before May 15. Please contact Susan at 087 6273032 for more details. All money to be paid before August 1.

TEXT ALERT

Subscription renewals (€10) are due for the Roundwood Text Alert Scheme. Lorraine at the Post Office has kindly agreed to accept renewal subscriptions for the scheme. Please place your €10 in a sealed envelope and write your name and mobile number on the outside of the envelope. Leave envelope with Lorraine at Post Office. If it’s your first time to register for the text alert, you will need to fill out a registration form (these are also available at the Post Office) and pay €10 subscription

ROUNDWOOD DANCE

The next dance in Roundwood Community Centre is on Friday, May 19, from 9 p.m. midnight with music by the Wicklow Man.

MONEYSTOWN DANCE

The Wicklow Man will play in Moneystown Community Centre on Friday, May 12, from 9.30 p.m. till 12. Tea served, refreshments also available, door prizes. Come along and enjoy a night of waltzing, jive, etc.

PROGRESSIVE 45

Progressive 45 card game on Sunday, May 14, at 7.30 p.m. in the Roundwood Parish Hall, Excellent prize money with refreshments at the break. In aid of the under-17 An Tochar GAA Team.

MUSIC IN CALARY

After a wonderful concert played by local musicians in Calary Church on Easter Monday, our next event is at 8 p.m. on Thursday, May 11, when John Feeley (guitar), David O’Doherty (violin) and Moya O’Grady (cello) will play pieces by Vivaldi, Paganini, Albeniz, Piazzola. Tickets are €18 and €15 for concessions. For further information or to book places on the seating list for this concert, please ring John at 01 2818146 or email derekneilson@eircom. net. Those of you on Facebook can now follow us at music in Calary Church.

SAVE WATER

One of the categories in the Tidy Towns competition is resource management and this year the Roundwood Tidy Towns group in association with Wicklow County Council’s Local Agenda 21 are encouraging residents to install a water butt to conserve water. If you would like further information on this initiative, or assistance with buying or installing a water butt please call 086 8055040.

LOCAL SURVEY

Roundwood Community Council is undertaking a survey to identify needs in the community that RDCC can address or seek to have addressed for the community. Paper copies of the survey are available in the parish hall under the bookshelf – off