A Walk Down Kinvara’s 1950 quayside: Using some classic images of Kinvara from the 1950s, Kinvara Heritage Group is hosting a rare opportunity to hear first-hand the accounts of life in Kinvara village from the middle of last century. Admission is free and refreshments will be provided. Join us for an evening of chat and recollections in the Kinvara Community Centre on Saturday November 2nd at 7.30pm. All are welcome.
Kinvara Post Office: The Post Office is an important facility for Kinvara residents. Please remember to support Kinvara Post Office – and the business in which it operates – in order to keep this service available to locals and visitors alike.
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).
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.
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)
The Kinvara Community Crèche: are pleased to announce that they will be holding a Social Night on Saturday 19th October 2024, 7:00pm in Oranmore Lodge Hotel, Co. Galway. The crèche is delighted and proud to acknowledge that they are 15years operational. To mark this momentous occasion we are hosting a great night’s entertainment featuring a three course meal, drinks, dancing with a live DJ and a raffle. Contact the crèche for tickets.
Kinvara Parent and Toddler drop in playgroup is open for a new term! Come and join us for tea, chats and play from 10am to 12 every Wednesdays in the community centre. All under 5s and their associated parents, guardians, grandparents, child minders etc. are welcome to stay and play. For more information contact 0894610234.
Kinvara Parent and Toddler Group holds its third annual jumble sale in the hall of Kinvara Community Centre. Saturday Oct 12 10am-2pm Come along to grab a bargain for your young family or reserve a vendor’s table for just €5 to clear out your pre-loved maternity/baby/child items. Please message 087-7662294 for booking or further details. The meeting room will also be open for playgroup from 10-1 on the day for under 5s.
KAVA Events for Sept
5th – 14th Exhibition by Brenda Kennelly.
7th – Concert in the Courthouse Moynihan
18th – Drawing Club
20th – 29th Exhibition by Pat O’Connor, Claus E. Kraemer & Alicja Natalicz