Kilmore

REUSABLE MASKS

If you have any unwanted, clean bed linen, please consider donating them to be used for re-usable face masks. Aziz, originally from South Africa is a resident in the Accommodation Centre in Rosslare. He is a tailor by trade and has been making washable and reusable face masks and donating them to local groups free of charge.

He would welcome any good condition bed linen – sheets, quilt covers, coloured, patterned or plain. Please leave them in the Stella Maris Centre any weekday morning, or ring me at 083 3312498 and I will collect. Many thanks for helping a great cause – Valerie O’Flaherty

DEATHS

Sympathy to the Corcoran and Bates family on the recent passing of Séamus. Also sympathy to Pauline Dwyer on the death of her sister in Dublin last week. May they both rest in peace.

BIRTHDAY GREETINGS

Happy birthday wishes go this week to Margaret Byrne, who celebrated her birthday last week.

KILMORE PATRON

Due to present circumstances our Annual Patron at Kilmore Cemetery scheduled for next Sunday (31st) had to be cancelled.

So to remember all who are buried in our Cemetery Fr. Denis and members of our community will come together from their homes to celebrate Mass. This celebration can be viewed from 2 p.m. on Sunday May 31 on YoTube/Kilmore Parish or the Kilmore Parish/Facebook Page. You are warmly invited to join with us in remembering our loved ones buried in our Cemetery.

MEALS ON WHEELS

Kilmore Quay community development association is currently operating a meals on wheels service which takes in the Mayglass area. This service operates on a weekday basis with each meal costing just €5. If your aware of anyone in the area wishing to avail this fabulous service please contact John at 087 2394809.

WOMEN’S SHED

The Tomhaggard Women’s Shed are keeping busy while apart.

Some of the members along with friends in the community are making scrubs for nursing homes in County Wexford. We have made 30 sets of scrubs to date and this week starts another project of 40 sets of scrubs. All the ladies are making them in their own homes to comply with social distancing regulations.

We would like to express our thanks to An Garda Síochána who have helped us by collecting materials from Dublin for the project. Thanks to Wexford County Council covid 19 emergency grant fund who is funding this next project without which it would not be possible. Also thank you to Annes Haberdashery online shop for supplying us with fabrics.

The members of the TWS have been in constant contact since the lockdown started on Whats.

App and zoom quizzes hopefully we can all meet soon again.

Stay safe everyone.

WRITING COMPETITION

Write By the Sea Literary Festival 2020, Kilmore Quay, invites all budding and established writers to enter their Writing Competition in any or all of three categories: short story, memoir and poetry. Entries should reflect the theme ‘Waves’.

Category winners will receive €250 and the overall winner will receive €500. Winners will be invited to read at the Festival Opening on September 25 and the winning entries will be published on the festival website. A perfect reason to get the creative juices flowing during these restrictive times.

For more details and terms see writebythesea.ie or email festival@writebythesea.ie the closing date for entries is Friday, July 10.