DRUMCLIFFE

TABLE QUIZ

The Rathcormac NS Parents Association would like to say a big thank you to all those who supported their annual table quiz last Friday in Collins Lounge. The proceeds will now go towards this year’s school tours.

GAA AMIGOS

Congrats to Sinead Regan, Rachel Quigley and Molly and Megan Brady on winning the County Sligo GAAmigos Skills challenge for the second year running. The girls were representing Rathcormac NS. A fantastic achievement.

COMMUNITY ALERT

In order to fund the new Community Alert signage and Text Alert Support programmes, the Rathcormac/Drumcliffe Community Alert committee will be asking each household in the area to make a contribution of €5. This will initially replace twenty of the existing signs with new highly visible signs warning of the existence of a “Text Alert Area” and it will also cover the cost of signing up to the “Text Alert” Service Provider.

It is hoped that the Area Coordinators will call households in their area over the next number of weeks to collect this contribution and to explain the “Text Alert” system. The committee would be grateful for your cooperation in helping them to carry out this task.

GATHERING LAUNCH

Congrats to both committees of the CosCos Festival and Benbulben Speaks Gathering events which were launched by Fr. Michael Donnelly in front of a great crowd of supporters in Collins’ Lounge last weekend. Here’s wishing them every success in the coming weeks and months.

PARADE HONOURS

Well done to both committees of the two local Gathering events which participated in the Sligo and Grange St Patricks Day parades. Their highly colourful entry which included St. Colmcille, his monks, his boat for Iona, the CosCos dance group, and the Benbulben Speaks mountaineers won the ‘Community Prize’ in the Sligo parade, and the ‘Most Creative and Colourful Prize’ in the Grange parade. Well done again to all involved.

COS-COS FESTIVAL

Free Workshops in creative Costume and Prop making in preparation for St Colmcille Story Pageant will be held each day from Tuesday 2nd to Saturday 6 th April in the Rathcormac Old School. Workshop times are 10am to 12 noon, 1pm to 3pm, and 4pm to 6pm each day. This is a great opportunity to learn new skills in a fun community setting and work with a professional Pageant Costume designer. All are welcome but booking is essential so please contact Brenda 086 1925988 or Dympna 086 8358679. Mile Buiochas!!

CARNEY 10K

The Carney Lissadell 10k Road Race takes place this coming bank holiday Easter Monday, April 1st. Online entries cost €12 (www.runireland.com) and entry on the day costs €15, with proceeds going to the Oxfield Community Centre and the local Care of the Elderly Group. The times are as follows: All Registrations/bib pick ups from 10am in Oxfield, Kids Fun Run at 11am in Oxfield, 10k Walk at 11:30am in Carney, and the 10k Run starts at 12 noon in Carney. There will be post race refershments served in Oxfield afterwards. Local volunteers are being asked to help out on Easter Monday (from 10am to 1pm), and are asked to assemble in Oxfield at 10am. Finally, road users are asked to take care and drive with caution on the roads around Oxfield, Canrey and Lissadell on the day.

RATHCORMAC 8K

The Rathcormac 8k road race and walk event takes place on Sunday April 14th. Online entries can be made on www.runireland.com.

EVERY CENT

The Carney Ladies Mini Marathon Team has launched its 2013 “Every Cent Counts” campaign. They are asking you to put all that loose change to good use and donate it to Neo-Natal Intensive Care Unit at Sligo Regional Hospital (chosen charity for 2013). Please drop off your donations to the Drumcliffe Tea House & Craft Shop. For information please contact 071 9144956. Remember… “no coin too small, we will count it all”.

SOCIAL DANCING

The Drumcliffe Development Association runs a social dance each Sunday in the Clarion Hotel from 3 to 6pm. There is a different live band each week and the music includes waltzes, quick steps etc. Teas and coffees included and there is also a free door prize. All welcome.

TENNIS RETURNS

Tennis coaching for kids kicks off again in Oxfield after Easter on Fridays from 56pm for 5 to 9yrs and 6-7pm for 9 to 12yrs. For more information please check out the website of the Allwin tennis foundation, www.allwintennis.com.

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