Author: Eilish

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Kinvara Hockey Club: we are thrilled to have been successful in our Regional grant application under the Community Sports and Facilities Fund and have been awarded an incredible €443,700!

Another exciting chapter in our story, one that will have a hugely positive impact on our communities in South Galway and North Clare, both now and in the future. And very welcome news for hockey in the province.

What does this mean?

This grant will co-fund the facility development. The facility plans comprises of a multi-sport pitch, tennis court, MUGA (multi-use games area) and biodiversity nature trail. The site is ‘shovel ready’ with full planning permission secured. The club launched its Business Partner together with the Sponsor A Square fundraiser which will to support grant funding. These are still open to individuals and businesses who would like to support building this community facility. www.kinvarahockey.com

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Northampton NS Fundraiser: Are you free this Friday?

Why not attend the Fun Family Bingo on this Friday in the Community Centre.  Tickets available on door.  Northampton NS fundraiser.  Doors open at 7.00pm and Bingo starts at 7.15pm.

Great prizes from tablets, xbox games, vouchers from across the village businesses and many more surprises. Many thanks to all businesses in our village and beyond who have provided sponsorship and great prizes!🙏🙏👏. Let’s keep it local and support the many businesses who support our schools and clubs all year round👏

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Global Kite Flight for Gaza on Sunday 20th of October: Members of Kinvara Palestine Solidarity Group will be supporting the ‘Kites in Solidarity’ Global Kite Flight on October 20th. The event is intended to show solidarity with the children of Gaza who make their own kites and fly them high over Gaza’s beaches so as to to raise their spirits and escape, for a short time, the fear and trauma they face daily. Kite flying has been a much-loved activity in Gaza for decades, in fact the world record for the number of kites in the air at one time (over 12,000) was achieved by children of the Gaza Strip at Al-Waha beach, Gaza Strip, on 28 July 2011. Fly a kite in any location on Sunday, 20th October or come join us at Traught beach at 2pm on that day. All welcome, young, old and in-between.  If you don’t have your own kite we will have some to share. (See ‘Kites in Solidarity’ and Kinvara Palestine Solidarity Group on Facebook and Instagram).

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Kinvara Community Council: has completed a major energy upgrade on the Community Centre. The building in the heart of the village is now fully insulated, with a heat pump system and a solar photovoltaic system providing renewable electricity. The entire centre has also been renovated and decorated. It is now a state-of-the-art venue for events, functions and groups. Our monthly meetings will return on Wednesday 18th September 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 Monday 16th September and you must be there to present your item.

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Kinvara Tidy Towns and our Environmental groups Kinvara Ballinderreen Tree Gang, Kinvara Earth keepers and Kinvara & District Sustainable Energy group are delighted to share that we have been nominated by Galway County Council for the national Pride of place awards for Biodiversity and Climate action.  We are being adjudicated on Friday September 26th at 9.25am in the Community centre (20 mins), all are welcome to attend. Kinvara Tidy Towns and village has recently become a Sustainable Development Goals champion for the village. We aim to start our education and promotion of SDGs in a series of social media posts during SDG week (20 – 29th September 2024) and promote our biodiversity and climate action plans at the community sustainable energy event planned on September 29th (follow social media for further detail)