Please forward notices to Kathleen Kelleher, 2875327/087 2845465,
kk@KathleenKelleher.com.
Please feel free to forward Calendar to family and friends or add to your Facebook page.
- PATRICK’S PARISH FAYRE TMW SATURDAY TEMPLE CARRIG SCHOOL !!
Details below.
GREYSTONES FOLK GROUP FASHION AND BRIC A BRACK SALE SUNDAY !!
Details below.
GREYSTONES CANCER SUPPORT SUPER DRAW TICKETS NOW ON SALE !!
Fabulous range of prizes to be won … this really is a Super Draw !!
Tickets on sale at Greystones Cancer Support.
Also SuperValu Greystones next Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 10 am to 8 pm.
Tickets are €2.00 each or book of 3 for €5.00.
€1,000 SuperValu Greystones Shopping Spree from Anne Daly
Canon Digital SLR Camera
Bochelli’s Restaurant Family Dinner for Four
Dinner Bed & Breakfast for Two from Parkview Hotel Newtownmountkennedy
Fourball from Druids Glen Resort
Greystones Harbour Photograph from Pat Killilea
Adorable Hand Knitted Christmas Tree Decorations from Maureen O’Brien
CARING FOR CARERS TRAINING COURSES NOW ON
FOR THOSE LOOKING AFTER PEOPLE LIVING WITH DEMENTIA AT HOME
Courses are being run by Saint Joseph’s Shankill.
Courses will be run over one day or two evenings.
Day Courses
Saturday 29 October 9.30 am to 4.00 pm
Friday 11 November 9.30 am to 4.00 pm
Evening Courses
Wednesday, 12 October and Thursday, 13 October, 2016
7.30 pm to 9.30 pm
Courses will offer support through knowledge and information.
Respite services available to allow carers to participate.
Training is free of charge.
Courses will include:
Information about dementia.
How best to communicate with someone living with dementia.
How to manage your stress and worries.
Where to access support, services or help.
Courses will be divided into male and female groups.
Training will provide dementia specific training.
Carers will gain deeper understanding of feelings and needs of people with dementia.
Information and booking from Teresa, 2823000, 087 2342420, teresa.mooney@sjog.ie.
GREYSTONES COMMUNITY POLICING UNIT: WEEKLY CRIME REPORT
Week ending 2 October 2016.
Greystones North Fireworks + eggs thrown at a house.
Garda JP Connolly john.p.connolly@garda.ie
Greystones South No reports.
Garda Alan Thompson alan.m.thompson@garda.ie
Delgany/Killincarrig/Charlesland Theft of one pedal cycle left unlocked on Mill Road.
Garda Maria Curtis maria.m.curtis@garda.ie
Kilcoole No reports.
Garda Molly Corbett molly.a.corbett@garda.ie
Special Reminder.
Garda slot on East Coast FM every Wednesday morning, 11:15 am.
A Garda talks about security and other pending issues of the week.
Be sure and tune in for all the latest policing updates !!
If you see anything suspicious, please report to Greystones Garda Station 6665800.
Garda Confidential Number 1800 666 111
Greystones Garda Station 6665800
EPA Noise Pollution 1890 202021
Crimestoppers 1800 250 025
Drugs.ie 8360911
Traffic Watch 1890 205 805
Dog Warden 0404 44873
Crime Victims Helpline 1850 211 407
WICKLOW GARDA YOUTHS AWARDS APPLICATIONS NOW BEING ACCEPTED
If you know of any youth, age 12 to 21 years of age, who, by their presence has contributed positively to their community, please take the moment to get in touch and nominated those young people on the nomination forms.
Categories of Awards include:
Individual Award
For a young person who, by their presence, has made their community a better place.
Group Award
For two or more young people with combined efforts.
Whose efforts have contributed positively to their communities or to others in general.
Special Achievement Award
For a child who has defied the odds to overcome difficulties during their lives.
Details and applications from Community Gardai, 6665800.
SAVE CARRAIG EDEN FUNDRAISING APPEAL NOW ONGOING
Carraig Eden Foundation needs your help.
Fundraising appeal has now been launched.
Strong appeal to all in Greystones to keep Carraig Eden.
Don’t allow it to get sold for development.
Enough is enough. Make a stand.
Help keep its important work going for another 100 years + beyond.
It’s now up to all of us in the town to help make appeal a success.
More details and info from Greystones Guide.ie and Carraig Eden Foundation.com.
You can watch the video and see the good work for yourself.
Greystones Active Retirement: Kilian House Family Centre
Outings + Meetings
Membership Payments and Bookings for all events:
Tuesdays, Kilian House Family Centre, 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Whist every Wednesday evening 8:00 p.m.
Annual General Meeting 20 October
Kilian House Family Centre, 2:30 p.m.
Autumn Tea Dance 22 October
Parkview Hotel, Newtownmountkennedy;
2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
R&R Musical Society: Fiddler on the Roof 12 November
National Concert Hall
Cost is €35 to include ticket and bus.
Bus leaves 12:30 p.m.
Booking and monies are due now.
Summer Holiday 2017: Cruise for 11 Days to France, Spain & Portugal
Deposit of €250.00 to be paid no later than Tuesday, 27 September, 2017.
Further information and details from Ann Redmond, 087 9390882.
18 October 2016St. Patrick’s Church Soup & Sandwiches
St. Patrick’s Parish Centre, Church Road; 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Please come along.
Wonderful home made food, good company, good cheer, good welcome.
Suggested donation of €5.00, in aid of charity.
19 October 2016
Greystones Cancer Support Cancer Carers Meeting
La Touche Place; 3:15 p.m.
Special meeting for those looking after a cancer patient.
Cancer Carers are very special people.
They play an important role in the life of a cancer patient.
Cancer Carers have needs too.
Please remember that you are not alone.
All Cancer Carers welcome.
Details from 2871601 or info@GreystonesCancerSupport.com.
20 October 2016
Greystones Archaeological & Historical Society Talk
Kilian House Family Centre; 8:00 p.m.
Wicklow historian, Joan Kavanagh, will give a talk on:
Van Diemen’s Women: A History of Transportation to Tasmania
Joan’s 2015 book on this subject, written in association with Dianne Snowden, focuses on the 138 women and their 35 children shipped out to Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania) in 1845.
Particular reference is given to Eliza Davis, transported from Wicklow Gaol, having been reprieved from death on a charge of infanticide.
€2.00 charge to cover costs.
All welcome to this most fascinating talk.
24 October 2016
Irish German Society of Co. Wicklow AGM
Bray Town Hall; 7:00 p.m.
The Society is part of the very successful twinning partnership with Wurzburg.
The partnership had been running for over 20 years.
It promotes visits back and forth between Co. Wicklow and Wurzburg.
A group of Wurzburg German visitors will visit Wicklow 29 October to 2 November.
More details later.
Special speaker will be along from the German-Irish Chamber of Commerce.
Annual membership fees are now due.
Full details from George Jones, 2875678, gjjones@eircom.net.
25 October 2016
100 Women North Wicklow/South Dublin Charity Collective Meeting
Fitzpatrick Castle Hotel, Killiney; 8:00 p.m.
Dedicated women join together to make a significant impact on lives of those in need.
Members commit to making a donation four times a year.
At quarterly meetings, process is held to determine a charity that will receive their donation.
No administrative fees for the group.
All are welcome to join.
Details from Nancy Falkow, 086 0574485 or 100womennwsd@gmail.com.
www.100WomenNWSD.org and Facebook.
26 October 2016
Holy Rosary Soup & Sandwiches
Kilian House Family Centre; 12:15 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Meet your friends for delicious home-made soup and sandwiches.
Followed by tea/coffee and cake.
Suggested donation, €5.00.
All proceeds go to local charities.
Everyone is most welcome for good food and a friendly chat.
Greystones Cancer Support Bereaved Group Meeting
La Touche Place; 3:15 p.m.
Special meeting for those bereaved in the past two or three years.
Details from 2871601, Facebook and info@GreystonesCancerSupport.com.
The Autumn sessions of the Bereaved Group are being professionally facilitated.
Facilitator is Liz Gleeson, trained in bereavement work and assistance.
Bereaved Group sessions can be extremely helpful.
You will be given a very warm welcome.
Greystones Cancer Support offers guidance, encouragement and support to cancer patients, their families and their friends.
Can we help you or someone you know ??
Greystones Cancer Support Men’s Evening
La Touche Place; 8:00 p.m.
This meeting is for men who have or who have had cancer and for those men who have family or friends who have had cancer.
This particular meeting will be facilitated by Tony Carlin, Head Medical Social Worker, St. Luke’s Hospital, Rathgar. Tony will be most helpful and the evening should be very interesting and beneficial. A warm welcome to men affected by cancer.
Details from 2871601, Facebook and info@GreystonesCancerSupport.com.
Greystones Cancer Support offers guidance, encouragement and support to cancer patients, their families and their friends.
Can we help you or someone you know ??
27 October 2016
Greystones Cancer Support Sale of Work
Greystones Cancer Support Centre; La Touche Place.
10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Fabulous range of hand knitted items for men, women & children.
Beautifully made by Members of GCS Craft Group.
Come along for that special item … perfect gifts for Christmas.
29 October 2016
Winter Time Begins Tonight
Turn clocks BACK one hour.
