Crossabeg

ATHLETICS

Juvenile indoor athletic training resumed last night at Crossabeg school. First to third class members train from 6.30 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. on Monday evenings and from 7.30 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. for fourth classes and upwards. Training on Thursday nights only for the older group from 7.30 p.m. to 8.30 p.m.

LEINSTER ALL-STAR AWARD

St Killian’s AC juvenile athlete Jack Forde was one of Wexford’s recipients of a Leinster All-Star Award at a special ceremony in Tullamore on Saturday night last. 2018 was a great year for Jack, who won, among others, three gold medals at the Leinster summer track and field championships, as well as medals in all-Ireland indoors and outdoors and was part of the Irish team that competed for Ireland in the Celtic International meeting which took place in Glasgow.

CHURCH GATE COLLECTION

€326 was taken up at a church gate collection at Crossabeg church last weekend for the Co. Wexford Community Workshop in Enniscorthy. Thanks to all who supported so generously.

SPECIAL THANK YOU

A special Thank You from the Whelan/Kinsella family, Whitefort, to the community of Crossabeg. ‘For all your help and assistance, being there for us in our very sad time with the untimely passing of our beloved Jack. Your community spirit was overwhelming. We greatly appreciate it’.

PENNY BANK

The Crossabeg/Ballymurn GAA club distributed approximately €180,000 to savers for 2018 from their Penny Bank. The Savings bank will resume again this coming weekend and your collectors in the Crossabeg area are John Foley, Donnacha McDonald and Kathleen Hayes.

ITEMS FOR COLUMN

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