Termonfeckin
CONTACT ME
“New email address” nicholasduff66@ or contact 087-2486472. Any news or interesting items welcome in this column, births, birthdays, engagements, weddings, sports/ social/special events etc. Please have all information to me by 10pm on Thursday evenings. Scoil Naomh Feichin ( well done on the 5th Green Flag), Junior Play School, high standards of litter control, these were all very impressive to the adjudicators. If there are negatives, then they should be considered as suggestions going forward. Seapoint needs some work but this will happen due to the recent announcement of €100,000 in funding. Some road and direction signs need maintenance. Some of the historical features need signage from a tourism perspective. Ongoing roadworks caused some concerns.
Biodiversity is huge in the competition and there were plenty of suggestions where improvements could be made. School children could be more involved in nature projects, ie bat monitoring, species counts. The adjudicators did suggest that the Tidy Towns committee undertake a recruitment drive to boost its membership and the number of volunteers. This is a very positive report and this year Termonfeckin scored 255 marks out of 450, an increase of 7 points on last year. Very well done to all concerned and you should be very proud of what you achieved. signs were cleaned and well presented.
The use of bird boxes, the Little Tern habitat, Bug Hotel, a very high standard of litter control and involvement of children from Scoil Naomh Feichin were areas that came in for very strong praise. A very strong point is the amount of wildflower planting which creates a lot of colour in the village. Local businesses also highlighted a strong response to environmental awareness and sustainability. Biodiversity and a focus on Nature continues to be a huge part of the Tidy Towns competition and there were plenty of suggestions on how this can be approved, particularly where native seeds could be sown and harvested for future use. Some concerns the adjudicators had focused on resurfacing, the need for more signage and the road towards the Haven/Beach.
The remarks again were generally positive with plenty of suggestions to consider. In saying that, Baltray scored 251 marks out of 450, an increase of 10 points on last year. So well done to all in Baltray on their efforts and you should be very proud on what you have achieved. winners were Aoife Greene, Jim Cullen, Maeve Joyce, Derek Carolan and Una Mc Gorry. The jackpot is now worth €2,100 and is sponsored by Madden’s Centra, Termonfeckin.
FOOD AWARD.
The often referred to “Oscars of the Irish Food Industry” the Blas na hEireann awards were announced recently and one of them has gone to a Termonfeckin business. We congratulate Lily Chen, owner of Lily’s Tea Shop who received one of the awards for her specialty teas. Lily’s Tea is a well recognised brand all over Ireland and further afield.
TERMONFECKIN MACRA.
The next monthly meeting will be held in Sandpit Hall on Wednesday November 14th at 9pm. New members most welcome as always. If you are interested in learning more about Termonfeckin Macra, simply like and contact the Macra Tearmann Feichin facebook page or contact Aoife on 087-6262197.
ROSARY
The Rosary is being prayed at the various Grotto’s in the Parish during the month of October. This Thursday October 25th, the Rosary will be prayed at the Grotto in the grounds of the Church of the Immaculate Conception at 7.30pm. All are welcome.
DULEEK WALK & TALK
Walking will continue in Duleek on Saturdays at 10am for anyone who want to join us we meet at the Courthouse for a 4/5km stroll. All welcome. Contact: Carol 0857538995
DULEEK LIBRARY – DIGITAL SKILLS CLASSES
Duleek Library are offering free digital skills classes in Duleek Library on the 13th, 14th, 20th, 21st and 27th of November. Class Times are from 2pm to 4pm. Each person attending these classes will receive 10 hours free classroom training. Class duration will be 2 hours per class. Class size is 10 people. An iPad will be provided for use during each class or if you prefer, you can bring your own device ie. smartphone, tablet or laptop. To reserve a place please call 041 988 0709.
ALARMS FOR THE ELDERLY
Kathy McGrane and Annette Murray are continuing to install alarms for the elderly as they have been doing since 1997. Anyone looking for information on the alarms please contact 0861050159.