Author: Eilish

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Kinvara Tidy Towns: Love this place – Kinvara ♥️ and want to give something back, well, why not volunteer with Kinvara Tidy Towns. Kinvara tidy towns are looking for help litter picking for our spring cleans of approach roads and around the village. We are out

Wednesday mornings at 10.30am and Saturday mornings at 9.30am. We meet at the Kinvara 

Community centre. No gardening skills required. You can join our group or work on your own in your own time. We also aim to provide volunteer activities from litter picking, gardening, light weeding, painting, social media to sustainability initiatives. Email kinvaratidytowns01@gmail.com if this is for you. Our motto is do what you can when you can. Look forward to meeting new volunteers in 2025! 😀

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KINVARA ALIVE – PICNIC IN THE PARK

On the 11th of May 2025, from 2pm to 4pmish, Kinvara Alive is organizing a picnic in the park in Kinvara. As we did a few years back this is for the parents to meet other parents and for the kids to have fun and maybe learn something new on the day. Which park it will be has yet to be confirmed. If you are interested in helping out/organizing a game for the kids on the day, please contact Kinvara Alive at info@kinvaraalive.com or contact Gerhard at 0860841218 via sms. Thank you. We in Kinvara Alive are looking forward to seeing you and your kids on the day. Gerhard Terpelle Mobile: 00353 86 084 1218 email: gtlanze@yahoo.de

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KAVA New for April:

1st April – Last day of Seamount College Art Exhibition

5th April – Concert at 8pm featuring singer songwriter Colohan and his band”

4th – 13th April – Art Exhibition featuring Regina O’Dea, Caroline Thomas & Svetlana Akusevits

15th – 28th April – Art Exhibition featuring Joe McCaul

1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd Yoga with Kate 9.30 – 10.30.

2nd, 9th, 16th & 23rd Yoga with Fionnuala 9.30-10.30.

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Kinvara Plein Air Festival – Hosting an Artist – The Kinvara Plein Air Festival 2025 will be held over the June bank holiday weekend, 30 May – 2 June, attracting nearly 150 artists from Ireland as well as the UK and US. See details on our website www.kinvarapleinair.ie. If you would be willing to host an artist for the weekend (for an overnight rate) please contact us at kinvarapleinair@gmail.com. We greatly appreciate this support from the Kinvara community, given the limited range of accommodation options available in the area.

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Kinvara Parent and Toddler Group welcomes parents and guardians to our weekly playgroup; Wednesdays 10am-12pm in the meeting room of Kinvara Community Centre. Children under 6 are welcome to socialise in a relaxed, casual atmosphere. We have plenty of toys and play tents for little ones and we offer tea/coffee and biscuits for grown-ups. We ask for a donation of €3-€4 per family to cover running costs and special events. Follow us on Facebook, search for Kinvara Playgroup or message 087-7662294 to be added to our WhatsApp group which is a fantastic hive of information, and the odd hand-me-down, for local parents. 

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Gort Further Education & Training Centre Open Day is on Friday 4th April to find out about adult education courses available for September including Healthcare Support, Level 6 SNA, Art, Photography, Business & IT Skills and more. Our flexible, part-time courses are open to all, funding is available for those in work looking to upskill and for those currently not working. Past learners have progressed into higher level education or into work and have benefited from lifelong learning. Online registration will be open from 4th April at www.fetchcourses.ie or contact us for information 091 630624.

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Kinvara Community Council: Our March monthly meeting will take place on Wednesday 19th March at 8pm and 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 Tuesday 18th March and you must be there to present your item.

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Kinvara Community Transport Study: Galway County Council, Active Travel Team will shortly publish a Community Transport Study (CTS) for Kinvara village. The CTS is a non-statutory document, so it’s to give a sense of direction for Kinvara and guidance on the overall direction for traffic management in the village.

The CTS will be available to all interested parties and the general public via the following link: https://consult.galway.ie/en/browse/. Comments may be made within two weeks of its publication.

The document will be available for anyone to download. Alternatively, it will be available in hard copy at the Galway County Council Loughrea Area Office. We advise that you register as a User on this portal as soon as you can so that you are ready to post your submissions and feedback.