safeTALK with KINVARA ALIVE is running again in 2023. The next workshop will take place on the 26th of April at 7pm in the Courthouse in Kinvara, only few spaces left. WHAT IS safeTALK (Suicide Alertness for Everyone) AIM: safeTALK is a 3½ hour ‘suicide alertness’ programme that prepares participants (over the age of 18 yrs.) to identify and engage with persons who may be having thoughts of suicide. Participants learn how to provide practical help by using the steps of TALK (Tell, Ask, Listen and Keep safe) and also gain information on the supports and resources available locally, regionally and nationally. These specific skills are called suicide alertness and are taught with the expectation that the persons learning them will use them to help reduce suicide risk in their community.
The four basic steps of TALK are called ‘suicide alertness skills’ and are taught with the expectation that the person learning them will use them to help save lives and reduce suicide risk in their community. To book a space please go to: https://bookwhen.com/srotraininggmr/e/ev-sjs2-20230426190000
Pickleball – Continues in local venues and New Members are always welcome so come and give it a try. Times and locations as follows; Kinvara Community Centre on Fridays at 6pm and Sunday at 4.30pm. Gort Community Centre on Thursdays at 8.30pm and Loughrea Badminton Club on Tuesdays at 6pm. It is suitable for all ages over 18 to 70+. All equipment is provided. For further info contact Caitriona on 086-2340632. Check out our Facebook page to keep up to date with all things Pickleball locally – Galway County Pickleball Club
An Chéirseach Singing Circle meets again in the meeting room in the Community Centre on 17th of April. All welcome, including listeners. Our guest this month is Billy Clarke. Billy is a singer/songwriter from Westport, Co. Mayo. His songs reach into the heart of the human condition and relay stories of nature, stories of spirit and stories of the soul. He has released two full length albums, Wreckage From The Sea and No More Bridges Left To Burn” Listeners welcome. Check our page on Facebook for more information.https://www.facebook.com/groups/570049245006747/?ref=share
Tree-minding meitheals with the KBTree Gang: Every few weeks, a group of us visit one of our mini-forests to tend to our young saplings in Ballycleary and Funshin More. The trees in Ballycleary, (just 5 minutes’ drive from Kinvara), require a lot of after-care, such as mulching or trampling of weeds, as we are trialling the Miyawaki method there. Volunteers are always welcome to come for an hour or two. If interested, please contact 0872279071 to hear of our next meitheal or to join the Volunteer Whatsapp. You can follow us on FB/Insta @KBtreegang, but we tend to only announce big planting days there. More info: www.kbtreegang.com
Kinvara Parent & Toddler Group meets every Wednesday morning, both in and out of school term time, from 10am-12noon in the meeting room of the Community Centre. We welcome all parents, grandparents and childminders and ask a donation of €2-3 to cover running costs. Thanks to funding from Galway Childcare Committee, we are excited to announce the fantastic line-up of 2023 events below:
Thurs Apr 20, 10am-1pm:
Teddy Bear’s Picnic in the walled garden behind Coole Park Tearooms with Gort Buggy Buddies. Join the newly-revived Buggy Buddies for their weekly stroll around Coole: meet at the Tearooms at 10am. From 11am, bring along your little ones and their favourite teddy to the walled garden behind the tearooms for a fun-filled family picnic with delicious snacks and refreshments from Coole Park Tearooms.
Wed May 17, 10:30-11:30am:
Toddler Art Workshop in the meeting room of Kinvara Community Centre with art teacher Kate Kelly of @art_room_109. Suitable for 1-4 year olds, no admission charge.
Wed Jun 14, 10am-12pm:
2-hour paediatric first aid training for parents in the main hall of Kinvara Community Centre. Spaces are limited, tickets only €6.50 available here: https://tinyurl.com/3za3czc6
Please note this event is not suitable for children unless in a buggy/carrier or similar.
Mondays from Jun 26 to Jul 24, 10:30-11:30am
5 week course in baby massage with IAIM-accredited instructor Áine Kelly. Cost: €120. Spaces are limited, please text Áine directly to book: 087 967 5730
Wed Jul 26, 10:30-11:30am
Sensory play and story time for language development with speech and language therapist Suzanne Reilly of Babbling Book Club. This event was a huge success last year: please register your interest in advance via our Facebook or WhatsApp (text 087-7662294). No admission charge.
Also coming later in the year: 4-week course in baby reflexology in August (dates TBD), a talk on cranio-sacral therapy on September 20 and our annual jumble sale in the main hall on Oct 14. Keep up to date with our news on www.facebook.com/kinvaraplaygroup, or text 087-7662294 to be added to the group’s WhatsApp thread.
Connection, craft and slow food day in Kinvara.Sunday April 23rd 10:30 – 5:00
Bríd Kivneen is hosting an eco-printing day using all natural dyes to obtain colour and design. Using varying types of paper and natural fabrics i.e. cotton, linen you can experiment with leaves, roots and vegetable skins found locally to make some gift tags and printed fabric.
This is a chance to learn about natural dyeing using naturally occurring mordants e.g.rusted metal and pieces of copper to enhance and retain colour, which are safe and easy to access.
There will be a fresh foraged lunch of nettle soup, wild salad with seaweed, oat bread and pesto provided by Cearbhúil. The afternoon will close with a reflection practice called The Active Hope Spiral, an introduction to The Work that reconnects, which is a way of living with empowerment in local community. Cearbhúil Ní Fhionnghusa has facilitated on a number of herbal workshops over the past few years – teaching herbal cosmetic making, land and sea foraging and wild food cooking. She has worked with TG4 on the Garraí Glas Series making natural cosmetics and speaking of her love for the natural world. Phone Bríd 087 9173613
Kinvara Swimming club needs you!!!
Kinvara Community Council’s: monthly meetings take place the third Wednesday of each month. The next meeting is taking place on Wednesday 15th March at 8pm in Kinvara Community Centre. We encourage all members of the community to attend these meetings where discussion and debates on any items put forward on the agenda are always welcome. All sub groups who are affiliated to Kinvara Community Council must send a representative to every KCC meeting in order to maintain their benefits. Any items for inclusion on the agenda must be emailed in by Monday 13th March.
KAVA in the Courthouse:
- Pat O’Connor’s Solo exhibition ‘Stone & Wind’ runs from 3rd March to 12th March. Opening at 7.30pm on the 3rd March by Silversmith & sculptor Kevin O ‘Dwyer.
- KAM presents a concert with Glas on the 4th March @ 8pm with extra night added due to popular demand 5th March at 8pm
- Firepaint Workshop with Isabell Gaborit 18th & 19th March
- Seamount College Art Exhibition 21st – 26th March.