KILLAVULLEN

ARNOLD ANGLING CENTRE

Arnold Angling Centre launched last weekend. Conor Arnold opened his new fly fishing shop at Ballymacmoy, Killavullen. We wish Conor all the best in this new venture.

4 WEEK CREATIVE COURSE FOR WOMEN

Norma Roche is doing a 4 week course with women and she plans on doing some creative work using old magazines. If anyone has spare old ones lying about she would be very happy to take them. Feel free to contact her for any questions 087-7586300, or if people have them they can also drop them off to her home, Roche’s, Main Street, Killavullen. Thank you.

TOM BARRY MONUMENT

Tom Barry Monument at Annakisha: On June 12th , from 3pm - 4.30pm, an event will take place to mark the renovation of the monument, presently underway. Micheál Magner will speak on the life of nationalist politician Tom Barry (1850- 1904); Barry Linehan will recount a local events from the Civil War (1922) and Graham Hull will present the findings of a recent archaeological dig at Annakisha. Nora Moroney will present vignettes from local lore and history. The Thomas Davis Pipe Band which played at the original unveiling on August 19th , 1906 will again be present at Annakisha on June 12th . Mr Conor Nelligan, the County Heritage Officer will cut the ribbon on the restored monument. Donations towards the 20% local contribution to the restoration project are welcome.

ACCORD - RECRUITING VOLUNTEERS

ACCORD, Diocese of Cloyne are recruiting volunteers to train in presenting Marriage Preparation Courses. Benefits of this training include: The opportunity to work in a national organisation; Develop presentation and group facilitation skills, Certificate in Marriage Education (accredited). If you are interested in finding out more, please contact at Jean 025-31899 before May 23rd .

ALONE – RECRUITING VOLUNTEERS

Alone are currently recruiting Befriending volunteers in our area. Their support and befriending service provides companionship to older people who would like extra social contact through a weekly volunteer visit. The service is designed to reduce feelings of isolation and loneliness, provide assistance to solve everyday problems and enable older people to feel secure at home. Visit www.alone.ie for more details. If you have concerns about your own wellbeing or you are an older person who would like to receive ALONE’s Support & Befriending services, contact ALONE on 0818-222 024 from 8am – 8pm, seven days a week.

BLACKWATER CYCLING CLUB

Blackwater cycling club is a non-competitive club started in our community for cycling enthusiasts in Killavullen and the surrounding areas. With the weather continuing to be nice throughout the week, we have some mid-week club activity ahead also. On Tuesday evenings at 7pm there will be some groups leaving the hall in Killavullen for the Tuesday evening spins. All new members welcome - this will be a relaxed pace and a nice route. Depending on numbers and abilities there may be a few groups And on Thursday evening at 7pm will have our 2nd week of our Killavullen circuit. After a very successful first week we are expecting a few more members, old and new to take part. It is a bit of fun and a great way to challenge yourself! All members of all abilities are welcome to be part of this! We hope to see you all there....and as always....no helmet no spin!

LOTTO

Killavullen Community Council Lotto is back up and running. The bonus ball of the National lottery draw is the winning number each Wednesday and Saturday evening. The following people have been the most recent jackpot winners: On Wednesday, May 11th Gillian Forde was the lucky winner and on Saturday, May 14th it was won by Patsy O’Gorman.

Congratulations and thank you to one and all for your support.

Q CENTRE MALLOW OPEN MORNING INVITATION

Learners from one of the classes in the Q Centre Mallow invite you to an Open Morning here on Thursday, May 19th, between 10am and 1pm. All are welcome to come along to hear about the wide-ranging courses available in the centre.

Q Centre, Quartertown, Mallow P51HC63 (adult learning centre) Open Morning, Thursday 19th May, 10am-1pm wide range of classes available including: literacy support English (basic) computers (from beginners to advanced) maths(practical and functional) horticulture, upholstery, hair dressing and barbering, photography, art cookery, health and fitness, Tea, coffee and light refreshments will be served. Also free parking will be available. All welcome!

BOIL WATER NOTICE

The boil water notice issued for Killavullen Public Water Supply remains in place to protect public health.

For customers who wish to check if their property is on the boil water notice, please go to the following link on the Irish Water website: https://www. water and enter the property’s Eircode. Customers can also call our customer care helpline on 1800-278278.

The Boil Water Notice has been put in place due to high levels of turbidity in the borehole supply causing the Killavullen Water Treatment Plant to shut down. The notice affects approximately 810 people supplied by the Killavullen Public Water Supply.