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WEST SLIGO FORUMAGM

The annual general meeting of the West Sligo Forum Limited will be held in the community centre, Easkey on Tuesday September, 26 at 9 p.m.

RAMBLING HOUSE

A Traditiona­l Rambling House Seisiun will take place on Saturday, October 14, at 9 p.m. in the Still Bar, Dromore West. A community based event to showcase the local talent in the area. If you wish to join in as a singer, musician, dancer or story teller contact Maureen McGowan Hynes at 087 2205439 or Geraldine McCloat at 087 7469372.

FREE INTERNET COURSE

Interested in learning to do basic tasks on the Internet? A free 10-hour course will take place over five two hourly weekly sessions in the McGee Hall, Dromore West and the Enniscrone Family Resource Centre. For further informatio­n or to register contact Gregory at WSFRC at 087 6347707 or 096 37444.

BRIDGE CLUB

Enniscrone Bridge Club play every Wednesday in the Diamond Coast commencing at 7.30 p.m. Results for week September 20: First, Christine Kirby and Peter Murphy, second Joan and Owen Clancy, third Marian Flynn and Moya Brogan.

TABLE QUIZ

Westside Macra presents Mrs Brown’s Boys table quiz on Friday, September 29, at 9.30 p.m. in Dromore West Community Centre. €20 per table, four per team. Raffle and prizes on the night. Also tea will be served by Westside’s own Mrs Brown. All welcome for what should be a fun night.

LEISURE CYCLE

Templeboy/Aughris Rural Action Group (TARA) will host a leisure cycle in conjunctio­n with Ballina Cycling Club on Sunday, October 1, from the Beach Bar. 70k cycle departs at 10 a.m. And a 40k at 10.30is. Family cycle at 12. 30 p.m..Refreshmen­ts afterwards. Proceeds to Aware and TARA. Your support would be very much appreciate­d. Enquiries contact Ray Lynch at 087 6525063 or email at ray.lynch@ hotmail.com.

WEDDING BELLS

Congratula­tions to John Paul Healy Castle Heights, Easkey and Aisling Kilgannon, Templeboy, who were married in Templeboy Church on September 9. The reception was held in the Castle Dargan Hotel.

SAFE TALK

A Safe Talk training programme that prepares participan­ts to identify persons with suicide thoughts and connect them to first aid resources will be held in Enniscrone on Tuesday, October 17, ,10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Contact Gregory at 087 6347707 to book a place in advance.

SCARECROW FESTIVAL

The Easkey Scarecrow Festival will be held from October 26 to November 12.To have exhibits ready for Halloween it’s time to get started on your scarecrow which bring more and more peo- ple to Easkey each year to have a look at the masterpiec­es.

SOCIAL DANCE

Tireragh Girl Guides are hosting a Social Dance in Skreen-Dromard Community Centre on Saturday, September 30, Admission €10. Doors open at 10 p.m. Music by Ciarán Rosney. Proceeds in aid of the Victoria Thompson Scholarshi­p. Tickets can be purchased from Geraldine Kiely and the community centre. Please support.

DEFIBRILLA­TOR TRAINING

A three-hour defibrilla­tor training course will be held in Easkey Community Centre in October. The course is free of charge. Interested people can text their name and the word easkey aed to 087 6650064.

DANCE CLASSES

Social Dance classes are starting back again in Skreen-Dromard Community Centre on Wednesday, September 27, from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. All abilities welcome.

LOTTO

There was no winner of the jackpot in the Easkey lotto draw on September 15. Numbers drew 14 26 29 and 30. €25 winners: Margaret Jones, Noah R. Taylor, Martina, Christy and Bernie, Conor Colleary and Jonathon Higgins. Promoter’s prize: Tony Jones. Next jackpot €1,200 and the draw will take place at the bingo in the community centre at 8.30 on Friday night. The lotto is available online at bit.ly/EaskeyCC.

CELEBRATIN­G 200 YEARS

The Sisters of Jesus and Mary celebratin­g 200 years of its foundation invite you to a Mass of Thanksgivi­ng, in Knock Basilica on October 6 at midday.

Join us in experienci­ng ‘How good God is’’ (St Claudine Thevenet).

WALKING CLUB

The walk this week is on Saturday, September 30, is the Aganny Top Hill. The level is hard and the terrain is open mountain and the length is four hours.

BLOTTO

There was no winner of the jackpot when the draw took place last Saturday night in the Ocean Sands Hotel. Numbers drawn were 25, 27 and 29. €25 winners were Mary Kavanagh, Margaret Fleming, Ella Luke and Callum, Sarah and Tommy Gillan. Jackpot for the next draw will be €11,300 and will take place on Saturday, September 30.

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