HUGE THANKS
On behalf of myself, my husband Brian and our children Ava and Adam I would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who supported our recent coffee morning in aid of Touching Hearts. To say we were flabbergasted is an understatement. You came out in your crowds and showed that wonderful community spirit that I rave to everyone about. We can never thank you all for your very generous donations. May I also say a very big thank you to all the fantastic people who made cakes, donated books and gave raffle prizes and I am completely indebited to that wonderful group of people who helped us set up the hall, serve teas, sell cakes, sell tickets, face paint, wash up and clean up the hall afterwards. I don’t want to name people individually as I may forget someone but you know who you are and I thank each of you ten times over. Of course the great John O Shea was a big hit and he had everyone entertained. The cyclists were a little taken back by the huge crowd there to wish them well as they dropped in following their training cycle. I am delighted to tell you that we raised over €1500 on the day, this is unbelievable and we can’t thank you enough.
As I write these notes Brian has his gear packed, his bike all ready to go and he is ready to take on the challenge. Touching Hearts charity holds a special place in our hearts and we are delighted to be involved in some small way. I will let you all know next week how everything went on the cycle.
Community Alert
A reminder to you all that our local community alert group will hold their next meeting on Tuesday April 24th at 8pm in Ballyduff Community Centre. These meetings are always very well attended and I urge you all to come along to this meeting and bring a friend with you.
Tea Day
A date to mark in your diary is National Alzheimers Tea Day which this year falls on Thursday May 3rd. We here in the Ballyduff and Kilmeaden area will be able to show our support at a local tea/coffee morning in Ballyduff Community Centre. I will have more details about this in the coming weeks so keep your eyes peeled to these notes.
The Two Johnnies
Well done to all at Ballyduff GAA who organised a great night of entertainment recently in The Woodlands Hotel as they played host to the 2 Johnnies. There were people to be seen crying with laughter as the two guys provided a real change from the norm. Of course when the show was over the fantastic John O Shea provided great entertainment. The club would like to thank everyone who helped out on the night and all who supported the event. It was a lovely community night and well done to those individuals who were brought to the stage for some of the sketches, they were great sports.
GAA News
The club say a huge well done to their U8 and U9 hurlers who participated at two venues recently. They won some and lost some but everyone gave 100% and really enjoyed themselves which is the main thing. These groups are improving all the time and get better every time they play. Thanks to the parents of both groups who come to cheer them on and give them support.
In the nursery and academy section training continues for all U10 downwards with a lot of blitz competitions coming up. Training is every Saturday at 10.30am and on Wednesday evening at 6.30pm.