Avalon Centre
PARENT/TODDLER GROUP
Our Little Buddies Parent and toddler group meets on Monday and Friday mornings from 10.30 a.m. to midday. Parents, grandparents and carers are all welcome. There is always a warm welcome with tea, coffee and refreshments provided. €3 per family.
PRESCHOOL/AFTERSCHOOL
Our Bright Minds Preschool operates from 9.15 a.m. to 12.15 p.m. and the Afterschool from 1.30 p.m. to 6 p.m., Monday to Friday, September-June. Bright Minds are providers of the ECCE and Community Childcare Subvention Schemes, offering free Preschool spaces and subsidised Afterschool spaces for eligible families. A limited number of spaces are still available in our preschool. We are now taking enrolments for September, 2019. For more information on preschool please contact Magdalena and for after-school please contact Janice at the Avalon Centre at 071 9161836.
SOCIAL DAY CENTRE
Our social day centre provides older adults with improved quality of life through opportunities for socialising and lifelong learning. It also provides them with a place to engage with their peers and promotes inclusion and integration of older people in the life of the community. The social day centre runs four days per week, Tuesday to Friday from 9.30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Contact the centre for further details.
SENIORS ALERT SCHEME
The Avalon Centre are providers of the Seniors Alert Scheme. The Seniors Alert Scheme provides grant support for the supply of monitored personal alarms in the form of pendants or wrist watches that enable older people to continue to live securely in their homes. The grant covers the cost of the equipment and its installation. The first year of monitoring is free and will be €60 per year thereafter.
Anyone, who is over the age of 65 and wishes to get a personal alarm or anyone seeking more information on the scheme can contact Paul or Cliodhna the centre 071 9161836 or email theavaloncentre@eircom.net.
BOWLING
The Avalon Centre Bowling Club meets every Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the centre. All are welcome-just call in on the day.
BINGO
Bingo takes place every Friday night from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. Double books cost €15, single books €10, half books €5 and single sheets €1. There is also a raffle on the night.
YOUTH CLUB LEADERS REQUIRED
Would you like to volunteer at the Avalon Centre Youth Club which takes place on a Tuesday and Thursday from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Volunteers would be required to supervise and take part in various activities such as sports, dance, snooker, table tennis and baking etc. with participants from 10 to 14 years. Contact Clíodhna at the Avalon Centre at 071 9161836. Our junior youth club (six- to 11-year-olds) meets from 6.30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Monday and Wednesday and our senior youth club (11- to 14-yearolds) from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursdays.
PHYSIO-LED PILATES
Physio-led pilates classes continue on Thursday nights from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Contact the Avalon Centre at 071 9161836 for more details.