Boyle
PERMISSION GRANTED FOR NEW ASD UNIT.
The board of management of Abbey Community College has been granted conditional planning permission for a development at the school. The application for a single storey extension comprised of: A new ASD Unit: two no. classrooms, daily living skills room, multi-sensory room, store, toilets and shower facilities, link corridor with connection back to existing school and all associated site works at the college. The application was lodged with the local authority on November 7, 2018. A decision was granted for the development on December 20, 2018, and contained eight conditions.
ALL SHOOK UP
Tickets are now on sale for Abbey Community College’s production of ‘All Shook Up’. The musical will take place in St Joseph’s Hall on February 13, 14 and 15 at 8 p.m.
The Booking Office is open in the school Monday to Thursday 1.15 p.m. to 1.45 p.m. and 4 p.m. 4.30 p.m. It is also open on Fridays from 1.15 p.m. to 1.45 p.m. Tickets must be paid for in full by cash or cheque at time of booking. (No credit card facility) Bookings must be made in person at the Booking Office (Parents Room). No phone booking available. Please do not call to the school office to book.
BOYLE GOLF CLUB
The first round of the Spring League had been due to take place on the weekend of February 2 and three but the persisting low temperatures forced the closure of the course for the two days.
The big event in the club calendar for February is the Captains and Lady Captains ‘Drive-In’ on Sunday, February 24, when respective captains Séamus Gallagher and Regina McLoughlin will get Boyle’s golfing year off to its official start. We ask all members to come along to this most social of occasions and show support for the for the year. The format of the competition itself on the day will be a nine hole scramble for ladies and gents, ideal for getting the rust off after the winter months.
One of the clubs greatest assets has been the willingness of many members to engage in voluntary work on behalf of the club whether that be in the clubhouse or out on the course. It is hoped that voluntary work on the course will re-commence this year from February 16. If you are interested in helping out in any small capacity during the year, please make contact with Volunteers Co-ordinator, Michael Rush.
JUNIOR TENNIS COACHING RETURNS
The term of 2019 Junior Tennis Coaching will commence on Wednesday, March 6. Lesson times are 3: 30-4: 30/4: 30-5: 30/5: 30-6: 30 dependent on age and standard. This will be a sixweek term costing. All equipment is provided. Booking is essential please contact Tim our Tennis Ireland qualified coach at 083 1155374 to book your place. Please arrive 15 minutes before the start time of your first lesson to allow time for processing new season 2019 membership registration payments and coaching fees.
SPRING HEALTH WELLBEING AND CRAFT FAIR.
Bookings are now being taken for the Spring Health and Wellbeing Craft Fair that will take place in Boyle on Sunday, March 10, The fair will take place in the Spool Factory Event Centre from midday to 6 p.m. The event will feature complementary therapists, crafters, soap makers, crystals etc. For more details, contact Lucy at 089 6014843. Some stalls are already booked and places are limited.
CURLEW WALKERS CLUB
The next meeting of the Curlew Walkers will take plave on Sunday, February 24, meeting on the Crescent, Boyle at 11 a.m. This will be a Flat Grade B from Cromleach Lodge to Ballyfarnon. Your leader for the day will be Eugene Griffin 086 2560400. Please confirm times with leader or website prior to each walk walkingboyle. com.
SCOIL NA NAINGEAL NAOFA
Enrolment is now taking place for the 2019/20 season at Scoil na nAingeal Naofa in Boyle.
Enrolment continues till March 7 with the school open day on March 5 Application forms and details are available at the school or via email scoilnnn@gmail.com or 071 9662737 Details will also be available on enrolment about the ‘Student only After School Club’.
GROW REMOTE
‘Grow Remote’ a new nationwide group who aim to uncover and build a full community around remote working will hold one of their first events in this area in the Spool Factory in Boyle in February. The first meeting in this area will be held in the Spool Factory in Boyle on Tuesday, February 12, with a second event in the Hive in Carrick on Shannon the following night.
AN EVENING WITH PERCY FRENCH
The County Leitrim Percy French Society will be at Tawnytaskin Community Centre Boyle on Sunday, March 10, at 8 p.m. Contact Ann at 086 8130005 Tickets are €10 and are available in the following outlets; Boyle Credit Union, Adam’s Apple Fruit and Veg Boyle, Úna Bhán Tourism Grounds of King House Boyle. Proceeds in aid of Tawnytaskin Community Centre.
BAGATELLE
40 years of original hits by the famous Bagatelle will be taking place in Teach Murray on Friday, March 15. Tickets available in Una Bhan Tourism in the grounds of King House, Boyle. For further information, call 071 9663033.
TOWN DOORWAY’S
FOTOFIT Camera Club have been together happily snapping for the past three years. Excitement is building as we get ready for a special exhibition to be held later this year. The theme is ‘Town Doorways’ and we invite interested parties to get involved.
The club would love to partner up with the people who own or work behind these doorways, be they business or private. If you are interested in letting us photograph your town door and possibly you outside it or if you require any further questions, then please contact Veronica at 086 3776258 voconnor@bocros. org or Sharon at 966 3146.
‘I’M A CELEBRITY’
Excitement is building ahead of next year’s Boyle GAA organised ‘I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here’ fundraiser. The event will take place on Saturday, March 16, in St Joseph’s Hall. 24 contestants will battle it out to see who is the ‘King or Queen of the Jungle’. The main sponsor of the night is LandEscape Pty Ltd, the Australian company run by Boyle man Pádraig Sweeney. Based on the popular TV show, this event is unlike anything you have seen before. Contestants are fully dressed in their campsite costumes and compete alongside live snakes, reptiles and spiders surrounded by a jungle background.
GARDENING TALK
Come along for a free ‘Ten Minute’ Bare Root Hedging Talk at Ardcarne Garden Centre, Boyle and Roscommon Town Saturday, February 16, at 11.30 a.m. and 3 p.m. Discover the benefits and savings of planting bare root hedging, trees and fruit during the dormant season.