Tourin Community Hall update

With Covid lockdowns now (hopefully) becoming a distant memory, we are now looking to the future to see what potential delights await our community. We can focus on getting everyone back together after two years of staying apart.

With restrictions lifted we have re-activated and re-energised our hall committee with an eye firmly on the future of our rural communities. A number of meetings have been held and plans are well underway to re-develop Tourin Hall.

Our aim is to bring the existing facilities up to current standards. Accessibility, insulation, upgrading of electrics and fire specs will be priority projects, ultimately creating desirable spaces for community groups of all shapes and sizes to access.

As with all projects that involve design and refurbishment elements, this will take a bit of money to make it happen! A number of meetings have taken place to date and our committee has allocated it’s ‘ expert power’ into task groups to work on fundraising initiatives and grant applications. We are now at planning stage and an engineer has been engaged.

Discussions are underway as to what the best design will be to future proof our facility. Our wish list is long but the practicalities do have to stay to the fore! The design phase has to be undertaken prior to any grant application, so we will need to put our heads together to raise the necessary funds in order to progress this aspect of the project.

The grant application group are working away behind the scenes and our ‘inspired’ fundraising group are putting together the first of our fundraisers.

We will keep you posted as each element of the hall project is developed and we will be asking for your help in many ways. New members are always welcome on our hall committee, so if you feel you have anything to contribute to the future of the Tourin community please do not hesitate to contact any of the committee members. Meeting details are posted on our social media site #TourinCommunityHallCommittee and also posted to the local papers.

HALL COMMITTEE OFFICERS

Chairperson Michael Meaney, vice chair Darragh Wilkinson, Secretary Brian Leahy, vice secretary Denise Meaney, treasurer John Fives, vice treasurer Finola Meany, P.R.O. Gina McGrath.

HALL COMMITTEE EMAIL

If you have any news or you wish us to bring something to the attention of committee members drop us a line on tourincommunitycompanyltd@gmail.com or send us a message through our social media page# Tour in Community Hall Committee. We will be delighted to hear from you.

GAA notes are also posted to the local papers where Colm Bennett (TourinPRO@gmail.com) will keep you up to date on all the local sporting events in Tourin.

TOURIN HALL COMMITTEE FUNDRAISING

The fundraising group would like to announce their first fabulous and fun fundraiser. If you are a fan of period drama’s such as Downton Abbey, Poldark, Jane Eyre (to name but a few) you might want to stay tuned…..

A fundraiser with an elegant twist is coming your way! The date to keep free is Monday, 6th June and the time is 2.30pm. The location is the beautiful Tourin House and Gardens which will be your hosts. A lovely, relaxed, elegant afternoon with tea and delicacies served in the house and access to the garden to wander around at your leisure.

Who needs Downton when you have Tourin!