Range of events for Broomfield
THE annual Broomfield Festival will take place from Thursday June 1 to Friday June 16th, hosted by the Broomfield and District Residents Association and Teach Raithneach Heritage and Cultural Centre, based at Starinagh, Collon. Some of the highlights are: Thur. 1st June. Set Dance Ceili. Triskell Ceili Band. Fear an Ti, John Mc Evoy. Refreshments & Raffle. Teach Raithneach. Admission €10. 9 pm.
Fri. 2nd June. Tir na n- Og Active Retirement Social Evening. Teach Raithneach. Music, song, and dance with Rose O’Brien. Admission €5. 6 to 8 pm.
Tue. 6th June; Intergenerational Ceili Dance Workshop, ‘Bring an Older Person to Dancing Day’, hosted by The Farrelly School of Irish Dance. Donation. 7 to 9 pm.
Wed. 7th June.Children’s Art and Craft. A really special recycling project, for boys and girls, aged 5 to 12 years. Teach Raithneach. Free! 5 to 6 pm.
Wed. 7th June; Community Alert! What kind of a Community do you want in 2017 and the years ahead. How can we help? Personal and Community Safety! Local Gardai and Task Personal Alarm Representative will attend. Discussion, Q & A. Video display. 8.00 pm.
Thur. 9th June. Broomfield & District Men’s Shed Open Day. A number of visiting Men’s Sheds will take part in a variety of Competitions throughout the day. Call in at any time. Refreshments. 10 am to 4 pm.
Thur. 9th June. Historical Talk. The 1798 Rebellion in our Local Area delivered by Eamon Doyle, author of March into Meath. 8.00 pm
Fri. 9th June. St. Columcille’s Patron. Starinagh. 7.30 pm. Followed by Volunteer Appreciation Night in Teach Raithneach. This is to show our appreciation to the many Community Volunteers who work throughout the Community every year. Refreshments. 8.30 pm
Sun. 11th June. 5K Intergenerational Community Walk/ Run/Jog/Stroll, Teach Raithneach to Broomfield and back. 12 noon
Sun. 11th June.Cross Road Ceili. At Grangegeeth Cross, beside the Grangegeeth Inn. Tara Ceili Band and Guests., Irish Dancing. Step, Set, Ceili and Social Dances. Side-shows, refreshments and more. Donation. 3 to 6 pm.
Fri. 16th June; Shay Morgan Memorial Darts Tournament. Invited Teams. Mathews, Collon. Refreshments & Raffle. 9 pm.