Local Notes: Radio visit, public meeting, astro turf and Cian's Convoy fundraiser
Alison Curtis and the crew from Today FM visiting Ballymacarbry
Today FM and their hugely popular weekend radio host Alison Curtis, called in recently to the centre in Ballymacarbry. The visit was part of Today FMs 'My Town' campaign which involves celebrating small towns and villages around Ireland that demonstrate the very best in community spirit. We were thrilled that the team accepted Ballymacarbry Community Centre's invite to pop down and meet the many wonderful people and groups that make the Ballymacarbry area such a great community.
We expect some of the content recorded on the day to feature on Alison's weekend show in the coming weeks. We'll keep you posted when we know more. Thanks to all at Today FM, especially Alison, and her wonderful team for showcasing all that is good about Ballymacarbry.
A number of local people have asked us at the centre to promote a public meeting which will take place this coming Friday, evening, October 4, at 7.30pm in the community centre.
The meeting will discuss road safety issues in Ballymacarbry with regards to (but not limited to) footpaths, traffic calming and our village bus stop. The group urge people to come and help make our village a safer place to work, live and play.
People are also requested to share details of this meeting with people who may not have access to social media etc.
Slots in our astroturf facility are being booked up fast by various groups, so if you are interested in making a booking, please contact us ASAP. Other facilities available to book for classes/events include our large wooden floor hall, our small timber floor yoga/exercise room and our modern gym facility.
Again as the winter approaches we remind people that you can book your children’s party at the centre for a very reasonable rate. Parties have access to our astro turf facility and our kitchen facilities. Our wonderful new Panda Playground offers a new dimension to our offering for children’s parties, so make sure to get your booking in before it’s too late. Contact us at the centre via our email address info@ballymacarbry.com or by phone at 086 0328467.
We would like to remind people that our playground fundraiser has once again been accepted as a chosen cause for Tesco Clonmel's latest Blue Token Community Fund Campaign. Please get behind this great campaign and submit as many Blue Tokens as possible into the Ballymacarbry Playground collection box as you carry out your shop at Tesco.
Cian’s Convoy for Cancer preparations are continuing for what promises to be a huge event. In memory of Cian Morrissey, the Morrissey family and friends of Cian are organising a tractor, truck and car run along with a family fun day, on Sunday, November 3, from 11am. The event will be hosted in the community centre in Ballymacarbry with all proceeds going to The Oak Ward at University Hospital Waterford. To support this great event and worthy cause please contact the organisers by email through ciansconvoyforcancer@gmail.com or call by phone on 083 3810107 or 087 6429404.
