Manorhamilton
GOOD BUSINESS EXPO
The Bee Park Community Centre was packed to full capacity for the recent Bank of Ireland and Manorhamilton Enterprise Forum highly successful Enterprise Town promotion Expo event that saw over 90 local business and community groups put on very high standard displays of the wares and services they provide locally.
In a statement on the Expo, the local Bank of Ireland Branch explains ‘ the event featured 80 businesses, community groups, schools and sports clubs from across Manorhamilton and North Leitrim.
‘ The ‘ Enterprise Town’ initiative is organised by the Bank in partnership with the local community. The schedule over the weekend included a Business, Sports and Community Expo and provided a jam packed schedule for people of all ages and interests.’
Commenting further on what was an enjoyable, and what indeed proved to be a very good local networking Expo, the Bank Of Ireland notes that ‘ Marian Harkin MEP opened the proceedings on Friday with an inspirational speech on how communities need to work together and support each other.’
CANCER SUPPORT
The Ballagh Centre Rossinver Outreach Cancer Support Group that is facilitated by the Sligo Cancer Support Group will meet in the Ballagh Centre on Tuesday night, June 27, between 7 p. m. and 9 p. m.
If you or a family member is affected by cancer please fell free to attend the Outreach Cancer Support Group meeting in the Ballagh Centre. For more information on the Outreach Cancer Support Group please contact the Ballagh Centre, phone 071 9854030.
Among the other programmes and classes currently running at the Ballagh Centre is a digital skills class for absolute beginners and farmers. Please phone the Ballagh Centre for more details, etc., of this class and its other programmes/ activities.
1977 PROGRAMME
Currently detailed research is taking place in Manorhamilton, Glencar and Mullies, as well as much further afield, by members of the Glencar/ Manorhamilton History Book Committee.
The chairman of the Glencar/ Manorhamilton History Book Committee, Thady McTernan is seeking to find a copy of the 1977 Leitrim senior football final programme. Thady would greatly appreciate if anyone who has a copy of the 1977 programme could make it available to him to be photocopied for the History Book project and then the original programme would be promptly returned to its owner.
Glencar/ Manorhamilton played St Mary’s ( Kiltoghert) in the 1977 county final, which was won by the North Leitrim side for the first time in their history. Anyone, who happens to have a copy of the 1977 programme is asked to contact Thady McTernan, Donaghmore, Manorhamilton, phone 071 9855303, email mcternan2009@ hotmail. com or Johnny Keaveney McDermott Terrace Manorhamilton, phone 071 9855559.
LARGY SPORTS
Despite the showers on the occasion, the recent well- attended seventh annual Largy National Schools Family Sports Day was an outstanding success in the local Killasnett pitch.
The event’s organisers, the Largy National School parents’ association left no stone unturned with the highly imaginative and entertaining programme of events it staged on the day. Many people from other parts of North Leitrim came along during the afternoon.
DISTRICT NEWS
Please send items for the Manorhamilton District News to PJ Leddy at pjleddy@yahoo.com by 8 a. m. at the latest on Friday morning.