Alzheimer’s Tea Day
Please mark Thursday May 7th in your diary as a very important date. The annual tea/coffee morning will take place in Ballyduff Community Centre from 9.30am to 12.30pm in aid of the Alzheimer’s Association. This is always a lovely morning with great company and chat and of course many delicious treats and lovely raffle prizes.
Youth Club.
Volunteers are needed to start a Youth Club in the Ballyduff and Kilmeaden area. If you are aged 18 or over, enjoy working with young people, have a positive attitude and have a few hours to spare. No experience is needed just enthusiasm. Waterford and South Tipperary Community Youth Services supported by the Kilmeaden Community Network aim to provide a safe, fun and welcoming space where young people can connect, learn and grow. If you are interested please contact Annette on 086-170016.
AGM
The Ballyduff Community Hall Redevelopment Group will hold their AGM on Tuesday May 12th at 8pm. All are welcome to attend.
Bridge News.
The Ballyduff/ Portlaw Bridge club played their latest game on Monday April 27th and the results were as follows:
1st: Sean Hennessy and Nano Fitzgerald.
2nd: Peggy Murphy and Chrissie Shanahan
3rd: Martin and Theresa Kirby
New members are always welcome. Please contact Anne Marie Brown on 087-6722482.
Talent Show.
Are you a singer or musician ready to shine, do your dance moves make everyone jealous, does your magic make everyone gasp in disbelief or do your jokes and impressions have people splitting their sides with laughter. Your time has come to shine while supporting your local church renovation fund. Each club, organisation or group in the parish are asked to put forward some entrants to represent them, or individuals can put themselves forward and choose their chosen club. The nominated club could win a fantastic €1000 for their club funds. Three individual heats will take place in O Donnachas, Haughtons and The Sweep during the month of June with the finalists going through to the grand final in Ballyduff Community Centre. Music will be provided by Pat Comerford and all funds raised will go towards the renovation of our beautiful St. Nicholas Church. All entries should be forwarded to John O Leary on 087 2154519. Our parish and community is awash with talented individuals and groups so why not join in the fun.
Ballyduff AFC
The club are delighted to report that with thanks to recent grant funding, they have completed an important upgrade to their club community centre with the installation of new energy efficient windows and doors. They are very grateful to all involved in securing and delivering this project.
Congratulations to the Division 4 lads who got their season off to a great start with a 3-1 win over Crusaders. It was a strong all-round performance from all positions, and it was a well-deserved win.
The U12 lads suffered a defeat against Villa B despite a great performance but will learn from the game and move on.
In the Youth League Ballyduff had a great win over De La Salle. This was their first win of the season with a great performance especially in the second half.
The club are delighted to announce that they have received funding to launch a brand new Walking Football for Life programme. This is a fun, low impact version of football designed especially for adults aged 50+ who want to stay active, meet new people and have fun in a non-competitive environment. This programme will run for 5 week with a 60-minute session each week. If you are interested in expressing your interest, please contact Paddy Kirk or fill in the form on the Facebook page.
Church News
Volunteers are required to help with the cleaning of the church so if you can spare an hour or two, please give your name and contact details to Ann in the sacristy or to Joan Cheasty. Thank you to those who have come forward already.
Choir practice takes place every Wednesday evening at 8pm in the church and new members are always welcome.
A huge thank you to local artist Lupita De Bháil who has donated a beautiful painting for auction, with all funds going directly to the Church Renovation Fund. If you would like to place a bid for this beautiful painting, please text your bid to 0872154519.
GAA News
The latest club lotto draw took place on Sunday April 26th and there was no lucky winner of the jackpot. The numbers drawn were 2, 6, 13 and 20. The three lucky dip winners of €50 each were Marian Power, Christine Harte and John Connolly. The next draw will take place on Sunday May 10th and there will be a jackpot of €12,500 up for grabs. Tickets cost just €2 each or three for €5 and are available from all committee members, online or from the volunteer sellers at Centra on Saturday May 9th. This is the main fundraiser for the club and they are very grateful for the support they are given.
The club would like to thank all at PC Groundworks for the fantastic work carried out recently at club grounds.
Ballyduff Lower Cul Camp will take place from July 20th to 24th and booking for places opened on April 16th at 7pm
Quote for the Week.
Don’t wait until you reach your goal to be proud of yourself.
Be proud of every step you take.
Your Notes
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