Please forward notices to Kathleen Kelleher, 2875327/087 2845465,
kk@KathleenKelleher.com.
Lots more Greystones information available from:
Paul Byrne at: www.GreystonesGuide.ie
Many thanks to Paul for this week’s notices.
More information also from www.Greystones.ie
Poets Wall Digital Exhibition|Whale Theatre
Wonderful opportunity to see and read all the Poets Wall entries.
Focus of the poems is My Greystones.
Such a diverse range of interest about our town !!
Many thanks to the Whale Theatre for Poets Wall sponsorship.
And to Frances Browner for curating the collection.
Poems may also be seen on Theatre Lane and at La Touche Hotel site on Trafalgar Road.
COVID-19 Face Shields Now Available from CALT Dynamics Kilcoole
Face coverings are now recommended for use by health authorities.
Face Shields from CALT Dynamics in Kilcoole are now available to the general public.
Face Shields are another layer of protection against COVID-19.
Stay even safer with this locally made and easy to use Face Shield !!
Details and online shopping: https://www.caltdynamics.com/face-shields
Wicklow County Council Facilities|COVID-19
Greystones Library is now open, for Click and Collect Services.
Greystones South Beach has lifeguard on duty until the end of August.
Patrols on duty each day, 11 am to 7 pm.
Planning Department Public Counter is open to the public by appointment only.
Motor Tax Public Counters remain closed.
Motor tax can be renewed online or by post to Wicklow County Council.
The public is asked to help with water conservation.
Wicklow Times Will Be Back Next Tuesday, 23 June 2020
Wicklow Times has not been able to publish an issue since March.
But they will be back next week, as Ireland begins to re-open !!
Supports for Businesses Impacted by COVID-19
Special help now available for businesses.
Wicklow County Council|Government’s Restart Grant
Applications now open for direct grant aid to micro and small businesses.
Grant will help them with costs of re-opening and re-employing after COVID-19.
Applications are made through Wicklow County Council.
https://www.wicklow.ie/BusinessReStart
Bray Recycling Centre Revised Hours
Bray Recycling Centre is open with revised hours.
Monday to Friday 10 am to 4 pm
Saturday 10 am to 2 pm
Please minimise visits to the centre and wait until you have a larger volume of waste.
Compressing the waste will help to minimise storage.
Please do not approach the staff and put materials into the bins themselves.
Staff will not be able to assist with carrying materials.
Nor take materials directly from the public.
Public entry may be stopped for a few minutes throughout the day to assist cleaning.
These hours will remain in place for the foreseeable future due to COVID-19.
Wicklow 2020 Stories|Together Apart
Wicklow Heritage is seeking your COVID-19 stories to create a “Peoples Archive”.
This is an unprecedented time in our history.
Help to record this history for future generations.
You can share your photos, stories, poems, sketches, anecdotes and experiences.
Firsthand stories and photos have tremendous power.
Your contribution will help future generations understand what it was like during COVID-19.
You can email your contribution to wicklowstories2020@gmail.com.
Or post to Heritage Officer, Wicklow County Council, Wicklow Town.
Paul Byrne from Greystones Guide.ie has the full story. Thank you, Paul.
Killincarrig Village Improvement Scheme|Open Consultations
An improvement scheme for Killincarrig Village is now open for consultation.
Scheme will allow for improved pedestrian crossings, cycle lanes, footpaths, junction layouts.
You can see the proposed details here.
https://greystonesguide3028.zenfolio.com/p233753585
Paul Byrne from Greystones Guide.ie has the full story.
https://www.greystonesguide.ie/killincarrig-gets-a-makeover/
Please forward submissions to GreystonesMD@wicklowcoco.ie.
Greystones Municipal District, Mill Road, Greystones, Co. Wicklow.
Please mark your submission: Killincarrig Village Improvement Scheme.
Closing date is 19 June 2020.
Greystones Public Car Parks Now Reopened
Greystones Public Car Parks are now reopened.
Parking restrictions remain at Kindlestown Woods.
· South Beach Car Park, Mill Road, now open.
· Greystones Park & Ride, now open.
· Trafalgar Road Car Park, now open.
· La Touche Road Car Park, now open.
· Greystones Harbour Marina Car Park, now open.
· Kilcoole Sea Road Car Park will be open after re-alignment.
Parking restrictions remain at the following locations:
· Bellevue Hill at Kindlestown Woods entrance.
· Sea Road Kilcoole at Kilcoole Railway Stop.
· Sea Road Newcastle at the beach railways level crossing access.
Recreational and other facilities remain closed.
· All Wicklow County Council playgrounds.
· Outdoor gyms.
· Dr. Ryan Park, Kindlestown, Greystones.
· Bray/Greystones Cliff Walk.
Paul Byrne from Greystones Guide.ie has the full story.
https://www.greystonesguide.ie/public-car-parks-reopening-monday/
Redford Cemetery Annual June Mass
This year’s Annual Cemetery Mass in Redford Cemetery has been cancelled.
GREYSTONES COMMUNITY POLICING UNIT
Older Persons Register continues to be in operation.
Please let Greystones Gardaí know of any older person living alone who might be vulnerable.
Details may be sent to Greystones.Community@garda.ie.
Community Policing mobile number is 087 1328727.
Greystones now has a Community Engagement Vehicle.
Keep an eye out for it as it drives around Greystones !!
Special notes from Greystones Community Gardaí:
Greystones Resource Centre wants to reach out to younger families.
Can you help ?? Details from 087 9176401.
Lidl Community Cards can help you to shop for others.
Details from https://www.lidle.ie/giftcard.
Daybreak Shop in Eden Gate will take phone orders for delivery, 01.2878165.
Food Poverty is the inability to access a nutritionally adequate diet.
If you have evidence of this, please contact leah@volunteerwicklow.ie.
This could be someone unable to cook, no access to cooker, or budget difficulties.
Eire Og Greystones GAA is now linked with SuperValu to help with shopping.
People over 70 or those who are vulnerable.
Please text your name and number to 089 2158095, between 9 am and 3 pm.
This will allow you to organise next day delivery.
Age Action Ireland now has Getting Started KITs to help older people keep in touch.
You can download the materials from Age Action Ireland.
Or you can leave your name and address at 01 8730372.
Age Action Ireland will post the How to Guides within 10 days.
As always, Paul Byrne from Greystones Guide.ie has the full story !!
https://www.greystonesguide.ie/lean-on-mei/
Helpful phone numbers:
Greystones Cancer Support
Available by telephone, 01.2871601 and email, info@GreystonesCanceSupport.com.
Alone: Information and Emotional and Practical Supports
Referrals to 0818 222024; www.alone.ie.
Seniorline: Freephone Service for Older Callers
Call free between 10 am and 10 pm every day of the year; 1800 804591.
Garda slot on the Morning Show with Declan Meehan at East Coast FM.
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 666 5800
EPA Noise Pollution 1890 20 20 21
Crimestoppers 1800 25 00 25
Drugs.ie 8360911
Traffic Watch 1890 205 805
Dog Warden 0404 44873
Crime Victims Helpline 116006
Special Hours at Burnaby Park Greystones for Over 70s and Medically Vulnerable
Burnaby Park on the Mill Road Greystones now has a special designation.
It is the area in Greystones Municipal District nominated for special exercise hours.
The new hours have now begun and are from 9 am to 11 am.
These hours are available for those who are aged over 70 or who are medically vulnerable.
These hours offer them a quiet space to exercise outdoors if they wish to do so.
The general public is asked to consider using Burnaby Park outside of these hours.
Special reminder to keep physical distancing to two metres when out exercising !!
Covid19 Tech Help|Tech Help Now Available
Volunteer Tech Helpline for older people cocooning in Ireland.
Help is now available if you are 65+ in Ireland and need aid with tech issues.
Volunteers will help with free over the phone help to resolve IT or technical issues.
Help is available seven days a week, 8 am to 8 pm.
Please call 9633288. This is not a premium number.
If calling landlines is not in your phone package, ordinary landline charges will be incurred.
You can also contact via Twitter, @Covid19_tech, #TechHelpCovid19.
You can contact Covid19 Tech Help via Facebook.
Media or General Enquiries to media@covid19tech.ie.
Volunteers to offer help are very much needed.
Supported by Sky, Zendesk, The Wheel, Age Action and Alone.
Taking Care of Our Physical and Mental Wellbeing in Wicklow
A wide range of initiatives is now available to help you in three ways.
- To help you look after your mental wellbeing.
- To help you stay active.
- To help you stay connected.
Supported by Wicklow County Council
Healthy Ireland.
Government of Ireland
National Active SCHOOL Week 2020
Details from
- p://ow.ly/HUfh50zpkNE for ideas and resources.
- Follow @WicklowLsp for Skill Challenges
- #LetsPlayIreland
- #ActiveWicklow
- #Schools
- #Wicklow
Wicklow County Council COVID-19 Helpline
Dedicated community support helpline to assist at risk members of the public.
Established by COVID-19 County Wicklow Community Response Forum.
Forum includes over a dozen agencies and organisations.
If you need help, please ring 1800 868 399.
Lines are open 8 am to 8 pm, seven days a week.
Email: covidsupport@wicklowcoco.ie.
Paul Byrne from GreystonesGuide.ie has the full details.
https://www.greystonesguide.ie/wcc-launch-covid-19-helpline/.
Bank of Ireland|Begin Together Fund
Three categories of funding are available.
Begin Together Funds
Begin Together Awards
Begin Together Colleagues
Each strand has a specific purpose.
Combined they will deliver a significant positive impact on communities across Ireland.
Paul Byrne from GreystonesGuide.ie has the full details.
https://www.greystonesguide.ie/begin-together-fund-launched/
GREYSTONES ACTIVE RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION
KILIAN HOUSE FAMILY CENTRE
Outings + Meetings
Information, Membership Payments and Bookings for all events:
Tuesdays, Kilian House Family Centre, 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.
25 September 2020
Hot Spot Music Club|Bone Machine play the Music of Tom Waits
Upstairs @The Beach House, Greystones Harbour Marina.
Bone Machine captures the character and musical genius of Tom Waits.
An exhilarating performance play to packed houses of adoring fans.
Mr. Waits’ music is uniquely presented with a characteristic authority rarely harnessed.
Bone Machine are a band of internationally renowned touring and recording musicians.
They perform a firebrand, melancholic and punk jazz set of Tom Waits; songs.
Doors open 8:00 p.m. Show starts 9:00 p.m.
Tickets €14/€16.
Full details from www.thehotspot.ie.
29 August 2020
Delgany & District Horticultural Society Dahlia Show
St. Patrick’s National School, Church Road, Greystones; 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
All welcome !!
7 October 2020
Delgany & District Horticultural Society AGM and Autumn Lecture
St. Patrick’s Parish Centre, Church Road, Greystones; 8:00 p.m.
8:00 p.m. AGM will commence sharply at 8:00 p.m.
8:15 p.m. Lecture: Early Autumn is really late Summer.
Illustrated Talk by Peter Harrison.
Past Chairman, Council of RHSI.
All welcome !!
24 October 2020
Summer Time Ends Tonight !!
Turn clocks back one hour before you go to bed !!
