Dromahair

CHRISTMAS MARKET

Mark Sunday, November 26, in your diary. Flea market, cake sale etc. in the Depot Dromahair 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Lots of stalls. Call 071 9134986 between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Mon to Fri for further information.

CHOIR OF AGES

Representing North Leitrim Adults and children joining adults and children from Crumlin Dublin will be broadcast of RTE. One on November 30 at 10.15 p.m., repeated on Sunday, December 3, at 4.40 p.m. Three episodes every week for three weeks, choir also performing on Ray Darcy Show on Saturday, November 25, at 9.30 p.m.

CHRISTMAS FAIR

The annual Christmas Fair will take place in the community centre Drumkeeran on Sunday, December 10, at 2.30 p.m. All proceeds on the day will go to the Friendship Active Age Group. Tables available to rent, lots of bargains to be had. Santa Claus will arrive by helicopter on the day. Come along and help us to help others.

WOMEN’S GROUP

Killenummery Women’s group are running an exercise class with Sue on Thursday evening at 7.30 p.m. in Killenummery hall. All ladies are welcome €6 per night.

MUSIC CLASSES

Adult Music Classes in Ballinagar Hall every Wednesdays at midday. Beginners and Improvers for Tin whistle, Fiddle, Flute, Banjo and Mandolin. Intermediate/Advanced Class at 12.45 p.m. for All Instruments. Places still available. More info Contact 087 6184020.

JIVING CLASSES

The Jiving Class is ceasing in the immediate short term. We are all taking a break for the next few weeks. Classes in Newtownmanor Hall will resume in the New Year – Date to be confirmed.

THE DEPOT

Sue’s Top to Toe fitness runs on Monday and Wednesday 7.30 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. Parent and Toddler Group on Tuesdays 11 a.m. 1 p.m. Dromahair Wednesday Club on Wednesday from 10.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. Green Dragon Karate Club with Michael. Friday evening 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Patchwork class is running in the Depot €7 each class. If you are interested in attending telephone 071 9134986, mobile: 085 8017943 or email dda.tidytowns@gmail.com.

The Depot Office is now open Monday to Friday morning from 9.45 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. We offer a full range of office services. Photocopying, typing, printing, laminating and internet access. All services available at very reasonable rates. Want to book the Depot for a class or function? Take the hassle out of birthday parties by holding it in the Depot, lots of tables and chairs and kitchen facilities. Space indoor for bouncy castle, no worries about the weather.

CORRAN PLAYERS

The Corran Players presents ‘Yee-Haw, The Wild West Panto’ ,Thursday, November 30, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, December 1, 2 and 3, at 8 p.m. Matinee Sunday 3rd at 2.30 p.m. Tickets are €12 per adult, €10 for under-16s, available from Lavin’s menswear or by contacting the ticket line numbers at 087 6740824 or 086 8784859.

Family tickets (two adults, two children) are €30, available for Thursday night only, and can only be purchased by contacting the ticket line numbers. This show promises to be one not to be missed with side splitting humor and relentless comedy throughout. Fun for all the family.

NOTES

If you have any items you wish included in the local notes contact us Thursday before midday Ring us any morning, Monday to Friday at 071 9134986, 085 8017943 or email dda.tidytowns@gmail.com. invites artists based in the North West of Ireland to submit work for the North West Christmas Open.

The exhibition will take place in the LSC Gallery in Manorhamilton and will launch at midday Friday, December 1, with the show running till January 12, 2018.

Small works in any medium in the form of framed or unframed drawings, paintings, prints or sculpture can be submitted. Up to a maximum of four works per artist may be submitted with a submission fee of €15 per work.

All items must be for sale and not exceed 3ft square in size including frame. There is no size limit for 3D sculptural works. LSC takes 25% commission from the sale price stated by the artist.

LEITRIM GUARDIAN

The fiftieth edition of Leitrim’s annual county magazine, namely, the 2018 Leitrim Guardian, was launched in the Bush Hotel Carrick-on-Shannon on Friday night, November 10, by Drumkeerin writer, poet and radio presenter Vincent Woods.

Following the recent closure of Bredin’s Shop Manorhamilton, there is now no shop on Main Street where the Leitrim Guardian would be sold. However Manorhamilton Postmaster, Aodh Flynn has stepped into the breech following Bredin’s and put the 2018 Leitrim Guardian on sale.

Among the many interesting items in the 2018 Leitrim Guardian is one on the late Guardian’s founder, Manorhamilton man Michael Fox, which has been penned by Galway based Manor local historian, Dominic Rooney.

WILD WEST PANTO

The Corran Players presents ‘Yee-Haw, The Wild West’ pantomime will be staged nightly at 8 p.m. in Ballymote on from Thursday night, November 30, till Sunday night, December 3, while there will also be a matinee at 2.30 p.m. on Sunday afternoon.

Pantomime tickets are available from Lavin’s Menswear Ballymote or by phoning 087 6740824 or 086 8784859. The panto’s promoter Helen Hough promises ‘the show is not one to be missed with side splitting humour and relentless comedy throughout. Fun for all the family.’.

CHRISTMAS FAIR

The annual Christmas Fair, which is being promoted in aid of the local Friendship Active Age Group, will take place in Drumkeerin Community Centre on Sunday, December 10.

For all interested in participating in the Christmas fair as vendors tables are available to rent for the organisers. Santa Claus will arrive by helicopter in Drumkeerin on the day. The Christmas Fair organisers say ‘come along and help us to help others.’

BUS TO BELFAST

A bus will travel from Kinlough and Manorhamilton to Belfast on this Saturday, November 24, and it will provide a good opportunity for all travelling to visit Belfast’s very popular Christmas Market at City Hall, as well as other city centre attractions.

The bus will leave from Kinlough Community Centre at 8 a.m. on November 25 and from Manorhamilton Fire Station at 8.30 a.m. The return fare is €20. To book a seat on the bus please phone or text Thomas at 087 6373810.

LOCAL NEWS

Please send items for the Manorhamilton District News by 8 a.m. at the latest on Friday morning to PJ Leddy at pjleddy@ yahoo.com.