Bunclody Beat
OPERATION TRANSFORMATION
Clohamon’s first Operation Transformation in aid of. Bunclody Home Care Cancer will run over seven weeks, with weekly weighin’s every Monday at 8 p.m.
Operation Transformation commences Monday, January 13, in Gahan’s bar. The entry fee is €10 per person per week or once of payment of €50 on registration.
Sponsorship cards also available. Teams of four or individuals welcome.
Cash prize of €200 for best team of four weight loss and. €50 for best individual weight loss. Final weigh in Sunday, March 1, after 5k walk/run.
All proceeds going directly to Bunclody Home Care Cancer.
BUNCLODY SWIMMING POOL
The annual general meeting of Bunclody Swimming Pool will be held on Tuesday, January 28, at 8 p.m. in Redmond’s loft.
All are welcome to attend on the night.
ITEMS FOR BUNCLODY PAGE
If you have an item you wish to have included on the Bunclody Page in the Enniscorthy Guardian please send it to bambunclody@gmail.com or call 087 6736966.
Deadline is Thursday evening at 8 p.m.
THE MONDAY CLUB
The Monday Club has re-opened following the Christmas break with January meetings as follows:
Monday, January 20, with Beauty Tips with Dol from Dol’s Beauty Clinic, Bunclody and on Monday, January 27, an information talk from Emergency Response.
The Monday Club meets on Mondays in Bunclody Day Care Centre. New members are always welcome.
Throughout the year there will be entertainment, information sharing, arts/crafts, guest speakers, bingo/ card playing.
This club would suit 60+ age group. The entrance Fee is €4 which includes tea and a light lunch.
BUNCLODY LIBRARY
Mindfulness and Meditation with Bernadette Murphy, Sundara Self Care every Thursday in January (January 16, 23 and 30) at 7 p.m. in Bunclody Library.
There is a talk on Simple Nutrition on Saturday , January 25, at 2.30 p.m. in Bunclody Library.
Toddler/Preschool Story Time Stories, songs, rhymes and art and craft for under-5s. Join us for a lively morning of fun and chat on Friday mornings at 11 a.m.
Bunclody Knitting Club Wednesday mornings at 10.30 a.m., places limited, booking essential.
Online e-resources drop in clinic. Why not drop by with your smart phone, tablet or laptop and avail of our free clinic in how to use our online services which include ebooks, digital magazines, e-audiobooks and much more. Every second Tuesday at 11 a.m.
NEW Online e-resources drop in clinic.
Why not drop by with your smart phone, tablet or laptop and avail of our free clinic in how to use our online services which include ebooks, digital magazines, e-audiobooks and much more.
Radon Monitors Available to Borrow.
County Wexford Library Service has launched a new project, in collaboration with the EPA, to Borrow a digital radon monitor from your library. Bunclody and County Wexford is the first location for this in Ireland.
The digital radon monitors can be borrowed from the library, as you borrow a book. You borrow for three weeks and return. In that three weeks you can see by the reading, if your house is radon free or what levels are being recorded.
And of course the EPA can be very easily contacted if people have queries or concerns from what they are learning. There is a 24-hour help line where immediate queries can be dealt with, more complex queries aim to be followed up in the working day by the EPA.
There will be 20 monitors for loan in Bunclody Library. Please contact the library for details.
CEMETERY CARETAKER/ REGISTRAR
Wexford County Council has advertised the position of Bunclody Burial Ground Caretaker/Registrar.
Selection for the post will be by means of interview and candidates may be shortlisted based on applications submitted. Panels may be formed from which future vacancies may be filled.
Qualifications, application forms and further particulars for all posts are available from: Customer Service (Block F), Wexford County Council, Carricklawn, Wexford.
Phone 053 9196000 or visit our website at wexfordcoco.ie.
The closing date for receipt of completed application forms for all posts is: 5 p.m. on Thursday, January 23.
COMMUNITY EMPLOYMENT VACANCIES
Mount Leinster Community Employment CLG has vacancies on their employment programme in Bunclody Day Care for Day Care Assistants and Day Care Assistant/Driver – Job Reference number CES 2123841 and Caretaker – Kilmyshall Parish – Job Reference – CES 2124356. Positions are open to people aged 21 years upwards and in receipt of DEASP payment. To apply please contact DEAS.P Bridgepoint, Enniscorthy 053 9239300.
VOLUNTEER DRIVERS NEEDED
Bunclody Day Care Services re looking for volunteer drivers to help out on a part time basis on Tuesdays and Thursdays (varied hours). If you can help please contact Maria Breen, Bunclody Day Care Services CLG, Ryland road, Bunclody or phone 053 9376552 on Tuesdays or Thursdays.
BUNCLODY VOCATIONAL COLLEGE
The next Bunclody Vocational School split-the-pot draw will take place on Thursday, January 23, Envelopes available in Bunclody Credit Union, Bunclody VC, Eurospar, Ken Rothwell, O’Reilly’s SuperValu and Steemers Newsagents.
The parents’ association wish to thank everybody who supported our recent clothes collection which raised €800 and after several weather enforced delays, our 5K walk in aid of the Autism Unit was finally completed on November 27 last, raising €3,182.60 – Again, huge thanks to all those who supported both events.
BUNCLODY MEN’S SHED
Bunclody Men’s Shed is now up and running in Maureen Moorhead’s shop, Irish Street, Bunclody. Men’s Shed is open on Mondays from 10 a.m. to1 p.m. and Thursdays from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. New members are very welcome. For further information please contact Peter Foley at 087 6631588 or Jonathan King at 089 4972664.
CHURCH OF THE MOST HOLY TRINITY CHOIR
Bunclody Church Choir is seeking new members both male and female. If you can sing, play an instrument or are interested in any way, please contact the parish office 053 9376190, or Eileen 087 2933545. All are welcome to join. Choir practice every Tuesday at 7.30 p.m. in the Church of the Most Holy Trinity.
WOMEN’S PREPARATION FOR WORK
There are a number of places still available on the Carlow Catalyst Programme For Women’s Preparation For Work Course, which is starting on Tuesday, February 25, in Forward Steps Resource Centre in Tullow.
Courses are open to Women, who are not working and who are not in receipt of job seekers or a work-related payment (other social welfare payments are allowed so please enquire to see if you are eligible).
This is a part time morning course, three mornings a week from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. for 16 weeks. Training is QQI accredited and focused on personal development and work-related skills.
If you are considering returning to work, or thinking about up skilling and feel that you could benefit with some support, guidance and confidence building, then this course could be perfect for you. If you are eligible to take part in this programme, all training and supports are offered Free of Charge.
For further information please contact Orlaith or Sinéad in St Catherine’s Community Services Centre at 059 9138700. Email orlaithm@ catherines.ie.
SACRED SONGS AND SOLOS
Two evenings of Sacred Songs and Solos in St Paul’s Church on the January 19 and 26 at 7 p.m. Proceeds to Gemma Willis for the Matter Hospital Foundation Fund. Admission by ticket only – tickets €20. Refreshments will be served in Conway’s afterwards. To book your ticket for the evening concert contact Kathleen Rothwell 087 9605509 or Martha Willis 087 9799175.
HWH/BUNCLODY GAA DINNER DANCE
Half-Way-House/Bunclody GAA Club, in conjunction with HWH/Bunclody Ladies’ Football and Bunclody camogie club is holding a dinner dance on Friday, February 21, in the Riverside Park Hotel, Enniscorthy. Tickets €30. Presentations will be made to successful County Final winning and Jubilee Teams. Get your tickets from committee members.
BUNCLODY BUSINESS
All businesses from the wider Bunclody area and the hinterland are encouraged to put themselves on this website to have a digital platform and enable customers and clients to find them to do business. Log on to Bunclody.Business.com to put up your details, logo and photos. The website will feature a listing for every business, activity and community group in the area. The site will also be regularly updated with news and updates on what’s happening in the town. We would like to invite you to complete your free listing on Bunclody Business. For information go to bunclodybusiness.com or email info@bunclodybusiness.com.
Or call Barbara-Anne Murphy 087 6736966.
WHIST
Whist takes place every Monday in St Mary’s Day Care Centre, Ryland Road, Bunclody. First deal – 8.45 p.m. New players always welcome.