The Sligo Champion

Manorhamil­ton

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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.

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