ROUNDWOOD

PARISH NEWSLETTER

Parish of St Laurence O’Toole Roundwood and Moneystown: A Parish Newsletter listing Mass times and Intentions is available weekly via email from the parish office. Please email roundwoodparish@gmail.com to be added to the mailing list.

ROUNDWOOD MARKET

Roundwood market is open every Sunday from midday till 4 p.m. Home Baking. Jams. Honey etc. Contact Jacinta 086 0722851.

COVID HELPLINE

The Wicklow County Council’s COVID-19 Community Call Helpline is still operational between 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. everyday, seven days a week. Our team of dedicated staff are here to help the elderly and vulnerable people who need urgent assistance at this time. Free Phone 1800 868 399 text 087 245687. Email CovidSupport@wicklowcoco.ie.

CLOTHES COLLECTION

Our first clothes collection will be on Wednesday, September 30. Drop off will be in the PARISH HALL from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. into the Main Hall All funds raised will go towards the school Thank you parents’ association.

BALLINASTOE TUG OF WAR CLUB

Congratulations to our 640kg team on winning the gold medal in the senior all-Ireland competition held recently in Ballynonty Co Tipperary. Well done, lads.

GREENWAY SURVEY

To all North Wicklow residents and visitors.If you are interested in a safe walking and cycling route for kids and adults to help get to school work and leisure, off main roads and connecting with bus and rail lines from Greystones/Kilcoole to Glendalough via Newtownmountkennedy’ could you please fill out the survey to be found on line at https:// www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/ MountainsToSeaGreenway or on your local social media Facebook etc.

This is being organised by Newtown 2050 on foot of the highly successful fundraising drive Strictly Newtown dancing in 2018. It forms part of a feasibility study for a Greenway linking the Uplands to the Sea and creating a more accessible, integrated, prosperous and environmentally focused community.

It is critical to have a say and give views for good and bad about whether you support such an effort and or want to get involved. We in particular want opinion from the rural areas especially farmers looking to farm diversification as part of their future. It also forms part of the Newtownmountkennedy Smart Village 21 initiative by the EU, and informs a response to the Covid Epidemic.

LOCAL NOTES

If you have an item or news that you would like to include in the Roundwood notes contact Margaret Bolger the email address is mgtbolger@gmail.com