GAA News.
The club would like to say a huge congratulations to Rory Dobbyn and Jack O Donnell who represented their county in the U14 Tony Forristal and Sonny Walsh tournaments at the weekend. This is a great achievement for the lads and reflects well on their team mates, coaches, parents and the club. The club are very proud of the lads and hope that they enjoyed the experience.
The club is also very proud of club player Keith Millea who was part of the U15 Waterford Football panel who competed in the Mangan Cup. The club is very honoured to have another Ballyduff man line out in the county jersey.
The U5,6,7,8,9 and 10 teams have been enjoying some great games in hurling and football with some super performances. A big well done to the coaches who are doing a fantastic job which is made much easier with the enthusiasm shown by the children and their parents.
Ready To Help.
The nursery and academy section of our GAA club are eager to give back to the community who support them so much. Together with our local tidy towns group they will conduct a litter pick in Kilmeaden Village on Saturday September 15th at 10.30am. This is a great opportunity for the children to witness what goes into keeping a village clean. You are all very welcome to come along and join in the fun and the community occasion.
Back To School/College.
It’s hard to believe that the Summer has passed already and that everyone is packing school books and ironing uniforms. We wish the very best to all students whether they are starting playschool, primary school, secondary school or college or any of the inbetween years. We hope they all enjoy a safe and enjoyable school year.
Knitting/Crochet Group.
As the school year returns you may be thinking of starting a new interest or reconnecting with a past interest. Our local knitting and crochet group will resume their activities in September with the potential for an evening class also. If this is something you may have interest in or would like to find out more about then please contact Jeni on 086 8163101.
Home To Rome.
As I was writing these notes Arthur and Jordan Curry were making great headway with their charity cycle trip from Ballyduff to Rome. I have been following their daily updates on Facebook with great interest and at this stage they were travelling through the Alps. The guys have witnessed many different weathers along their journey and faced many difficulties aswell as seeing some fantastic scenery and enjoying some wonderful hospitality. While this is a very tiring trip it is also a trip that they will never forget and time for them to reflect and enjoy their time together.
I would like you all to mark Thursday September 6th in your diaries because that will be the evening that these heroic men will return from their journey. If you tune back into these notes next week I will be able to give you an approximate arrival time. It would be lovely to see as many of you as possible come out and welcome the guys back home to Ballyduff.
Notes Contact
With many clubs and organizations getting back into activities it is important to let people know what is going on in their community. A good way to get the message out there is to send me on some details and I will include the information in these notes. I am reliably informed that one or two people read them. You are welcome to contact me by call or text on 087 9838392 or by email on spillanelinda2017@gmail.com or indeed you can really be modern and stop me out and about for a chat. I would love to hear from you and it will be my pleasure to let people know what your club or group are up, about a birthday or family occasion you celebrated, charity events you are promoting or whatever else you feel your community should know about. I look forward to hearing from you.