Local Notes: Scouting success, eco group news and SVP sale
Tramore Park Run is proving very popular. File pic
Words can’t express how proud the group are of Tramore Scouts 8TH patrol for achieving gold standard at the recent Phoenix Challenge held in Cork. All the hard work and dedication really paid off. The Phoenix Challenge is Scouting Ireland's national scout craft competition. The group were deeply saddened to hear of the untimely passing of one of their former Scout Leaders, Colin Morrissey. Their heartfelt condolences go out to his family at this difficult time.
SVP Vincent's massive end of summer sale in our furniture shop. Huge reductions in sofas, tables and chairs, and display cabinets at the SVP Vincent’s shop at Summerhill Centre, near Tesco, Tramore.
Congratulations to the 36th Waterford Tramore Bay Scout Group's, T-Bay scouts who achieved a gold award recently at the Phoenix Challenge in Cork. These eight young people are a credit to themselves, their parents and 36TH Waterford Tramore Bay Scout Group. They worked so hard to get to the finals, and to come away with Gold at their first visit is simply brilliant. The Phoenix Challenge is Scouting Ireland's national scout craft competition.
Tramore Eco Group were at Tramore Beach recently, where members of the Maharees Conservation Association provided a demonstration of best practice on installing chestnut fencing to protect sand dune habitat. There was also a guided tour of dunes and salt marsh habitats. On Tuesday last, Dr Tasneem Khan gave a talk, then we looked in the rock pools by the Ladies Slip, identifying the many different species of animal and plant life here in Tramore Bay. It was very interesting and informative. Tasneem Khan is a biologist, photographer and educator with a decade of experience in ecology, conservation, education, and science communication. She has leveraged her formal training in marine zoology to develop interdisciplinary initiatives and experiential learning, notably as Director of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Environmental Team, Centre for Island Ecology. Also, last Tuesday the group had a walk with Robbie Galvin, a geologist from the Copper Coast Geopark, who will help us identify common beach rocks, as well as pointing out features of the geological structures of our immediate area.
The death took place, of Beatrice (Betty) O’Neill (nee: Anthony), Tramore Heights and Killure Bridge Nursing Home, on Friday, August 16. Betty was predeceased by her husband Seamus and will be sadly missed by her family Maria, John, Catherine and Shirley, her grandchildren Amanda, Jordan, Grace, Tyrone, Sean, Stephen Bryan, Geoff, Aaron, Rachel and Sarah, her great-grandsons Dylan and Rían, daughter-in-law Mary, sons-in-law Dominique, Paul and Jay, brother-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews extended family, and friends. Having reposed in Killure Bridge Nursing Home on Tuesday, Betty’s Requiem Mass took place on Wednesday in The Church of The Immaculate Conception, Fenor, after which she was laid to rest in the adjoining cemetery.
Great turnouts for the weekly Tramore Park Runs of late with close to 200 participants running and walking the route. A big shout out to the volunteers who help keep the run safe of all. Each runner/walker who completes 10 runs are expected to help with volunteering, so If you can any week in the coming weeks, you can send a message or text 087 9983782.
It is with regret we record the passing of Margaret Devlin (nee: Molloy) late of Priest's Road, Tramore, who died peacefully on Saturday, August 17, at University Hospital Waterford. She was a long-standing member of Active Retirement and served as Secretary for several years. Predeceased by her beloved husband John, her sisters Kathleen, Mary and Betty and her brothers John, Jim, David and Conor. Margaret will be sadly missed by her loving children Catherine and Ann, her grandchildren Laura, Olivia and Bobby, her son-in-law Maurice, her brother Nick and her sisters-in-law Eda and Margaret. She will be forever missed by all her nieces and nephews, relatives, extended family, wonderful neighbours and many friends. Margaret was buried in St Patrick’s Cemetery after Requiem Mass at The Church of the Holy Cross, Tramore, on Tuesday.
Formerly from Tramore, Anne Coady, (née: Shelly), Callan, passed away unexpectedly at her home on Tuesday, August 13. Anne was pre-deceased by her husband Paul and will be sadly missed by her cousins, relatives, neighbours and friends. She was an avid Francophile and a fond member of the Alliance Francaise. She was a gifted thespian, as was her late husband Paul, and they had their own theatre group in Kilkenny and took great pleasure in helping others who showed a calling to the stage and many is the actor/actress who got their first break with Ann and Paul. She reposed at Molloy’s Funeral Home, Callan, on Tuesday morning, August 20, concluding with an oration followed by burial in Kilbride Cemetery, Callan.
Karate classes at Gaelscoil Philib Barun Tramore are held every Monday and Wednesday, with sessions for those aged 6 to 12, from 5pm to 5.45pm and for adults and older kids from 6pm to 7pm. Choose one or both days and book your place by calling or texting 086 1580336.
