Boyle Community Notes Week beginning 16th June (Week 24)
Golden
Jubilee Celebrations
Golden Jubilee
Celebrations for Canon Ciaran Whitney next Friday night 19th June from at 8pm
with Mass of Thanksgiving In Drumboylan Church, followed by a reception immediately
afterward in Drumboylan Hall. Cakes, Buns, and Sandwiches greatly accepted for
the celebrations. All donations can be dropped off at Drumboylan Hall on Friday
evening between 5pm and 7pm. Thank you all, for your continued help and
support.
CURLEW WALKERS CLUB
The next meeting
of the walker club will take place on Sunday 21st June at meeting at
Mac Dermotts Pub car park at 7pm then onto the Bricklieves Sunset Night walk. This will be a picnic grade C, with your
leader being Philip James who can be contacted on 086 335 3000 for further
details.
HISTORIC HOUSES BUS TOURS
Why not visit a
selection of Historic Houses around Roscommon. Thursday June 25th
Castlecoote House and Strokestown Park House leaving Roscommon at 2pm and
returning at 6pm. Tuesday June 30th Clonalis House and King House
meeting at King House at 1.30 returning at 5.30. For further information call
Orna Flanagan on 090 663 7359.
Cemetery
Sunday
There will be
Mass and Blessing of Graves on Sunday 28th June in Assylinn (Old) Graveyard at
3p.m. This is an opportunity to gather together and to remember our dead and
also to renew our own faith in resurrection.
Summer
soccer camp at Boyle Celtic
The FAI Summer
Soccer Camp is coming to Boyle this August. 5 days of top quality coaching will
take place in Celtic Park, Boyle from August 10th to the 14th 2015. Camps are
open to boys and girls aged between 6 and 14. They run from 10.30am until 3pm
Monday to Friday. Cost is €65 with participants receiving a kit jersey, shorts,
socks, backpack, football and certificate. Book online at
summersoccerschools.ie or call 1890 653 653
SECRET GARDENS
The gardens
provides a wonderful opportunity for all garden lovers to do what they enjoy
most-peek over a wall, sneak through a gate, and explore an unknown garden to
their heart’s content. These hi8dden gardens, large and small and in some
wonderful settings, offer inspiration, ideas and tranquillity – a perfect day
o9ut. One such garden belongs to Saffron
Thomas and Ian Stanley created by two artists in an intimate rural setting;
this garden combines productivity, ornamental planting and permaculture. The
garden open to view from 11am until 5pm on Sunday 28th June, 12th
& 26th July and 2nd , 2nd August and 6th
September. The garden can be found on the Boyle /Frenchpark Road, turn right at
the Saddlers Inn, after approx 2.5km keep right on the bend, take 2nd
lane on right and entrance just after first cottage.
ACCELERATE GREEN ENTERPRISE
Workshops and
Training on Green Opportunities: Community Groups, Enterprises and Individuals.
The Accelerate Green Enterprise programme, based in Boyle, Co. Roscommon is
offering a range of workshops and training for interested individuals,
businesses and groups. All workshops are free and include themes such as - how
to create viable business opportunities from natural resources, understanding
the green customer of the future - and much more. The programme also offers an
IdeaGen platform which will assist budding entrepreneurs with a green idea,
seeking to test out the idea and receive advice on how to move it forward.
Additional supports include: case study visits and general business mentoring /
training. The Accelerate programme may be of interest to those currently unemployed
/ underemployed. For more information contact Olwen on 087 799 7772, or Orla on
086 380 7802.
BOYLE GOLF CLUB
Sunday 7th
June saw the 18 hole won by Ross Andrew with 42pts, 2nd Seamus Gallagher 40pts,
Gross Charlie O’Donnell, 3rd Pat Conroy 38pts.Thursday 4th June saw
the Mens Competition won by Cian Smith 29pts, 2nd Sean Heslin 26pts and 3rd
Ross Andrew 24pts. Fridays Scramble was won by Brendan Gaffney, Criona
O’Donnell & Cillian Doyle, 2nd Michael Simon, Fiona Keenan & Pat
Conroy, 3rd Michael Reid, Carmel Keenan & Seamus Gallagher. The Horse and
Summer Show Classic held Saturday 6th June was won by Liam Whyte,
Lorcan Egan, Jonathan Egan & Vincent Egan 99pts, 2nd Michael Simon, Michael
Rush, Seamus Gallagher & Michael Bannon 93pts, 3rd Charlie O’Donnell, Ross
Andrew, Willie Tiernan & Michael Gilmartin 91pts. Ladies Winners were
Attracta Keville, Regina McLoughlin, Marie Hanmore-Cawley & Ann King
(Strokestown). Winner of the Putting Competition was John McGuinn (17). Thanks
to Aileen, Teresa and the Horse & Summer Show Committee and thanks to all
who took part. Presentation of prizes will take place later in the month. Date
for your diary is Charlie O’Donnell’s President Prize on Sunday June 21st. In
Ladies news well done to Liz Dwyer who won the Niamh Nangle Cup on Sunday 7th
June and to Michelle Quinn who came
2nd.
Call for
Creative Submissions
Calling all
artists, photographers, designers and poets! Boyle Arts Festival invites you to
enter two creative competitions in the run up to this summer’s spectacular
festival- The Open Art Exhibition and Poetry Competition. Full entry details
for both competitions are available on our website www.boylearts.com. The nationally renowned Boyle Arts
Festival will begin on Thursday, July 23rd and continue until Saturday August
1st. It promises a very exciting and diverse programme of events, including an
eclectic mix of visual arts, music, drama, film, free family events, workshops,
storytelling, readings and much more. For regular updates and competitions,
check in with us on Facebook at and on Twitter at @boyle.arts.
BOYLE FARMERS MARKET
The Market is
open from 10am to 2pm each and every Saturday in the grounds of King House,
Boyle. If you would like to enjoy the best locally grown fresh and organic
produce, then a trip to Boyle Farmers’ Market on Saturday should be on your
agenda. There is a wide range of seasonal produce, including organic fruit and
vegetables, homemade jams and marmalade, organic free range eggs, fruit juices,
gluten free/ sour dough/ spelt bread and all kinds of delicious home bakes are
available every week. Alongside the food stalls are a number of crafters
selling their handmade wares, personalized candles and knitwear. So why not
come along and have a chat with the stall holders and avail of their ideas. For
further information please a call Una Bhan on 071 966 3033.
Bingo in
Boyle
Every Tuesday
evening in St. Josephs Hall Boyle at 8.30pm until 10.30pm. €1000 Jackpot to be
won every week.
CV & OFFICE SERVICES
Are you looking
for a new job? Are you having difficulty putting together your CV? Would you
like some help? Then why not call into the Úna Bhán office in the grounds of
King House, Boyle, where we will be delighted to give you any help, advice or
information we can. A good CV could make all the difference in getting your job
application through to the interview stage. We have a template and sheet of
helpful tips to guide you through the process. We will also type your CV if you
cannot do this yourself. Or you may just want to call in for a chat about your
CV. All information will be treated in the strictest of confidence. For more
details, contact Úna Bhán Tourism on 071 9663033. We also offer office services
such as Photo Copying, Scanning, Laminating, Typing, Faxing, Binding and
Printing are carried out at the Una Bhan office in the grounds of King House,
for further information please contact the office on 071 966 3033.
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