Kinvara FM – If anyone wants to send me short audio greetings to me here or on WhatsApp/Viber etc. at 087 277 8146 I will put together a ‘Greetings from Kinvara’ show and I will let everyone know when it’s on. Also, if anyone wants to request a specific show we have in our archives we will endeavour to play it at the weekend.
Kinvara Tidy Towns
- We in Kinvara Tidy Towns support the policy of social distancing till we are advised otherwise and so we are cancelling all Tidy Towns group activities till further notice. If you would like to get some fresh air and exercise by yourself we have taken the decision to leave our Tidy Towns shed unlocked for now. There are litter pickers and wheelie bins and some gloves and some garden tools in there. You are very welcome to do whatever activity you choose whether it is a litter pick around the town or the quay or some weeding/planting of any of the flower beds around the Community Centre or the school or elsewhere.
Please leave the shed tidy and if you can take the litter home that’s great or if not leave in the bin and we will try to sort it. Please leave all the tools/equipment back where you got it. Please close the door and fix with the bolt when you are leaving.
Volunteers List
- Volunteers list: Know of anyone in need/alone/elderly during this crisis we are facing? We are a small group of local women who have the time to help out, be it to do a grocery shop, collect and deliver take away meals, collect prescriptions, pensions (An Post said people can nominate someone to collect pensions).
Please contact any one of us:
Jackie Veale 086 175 0391 jckveale@gmail.com
Fiona Freeney 087 365 8958 fionafreaney@gmail.com
Chris Harnett Dalton 087 857 6561 paulchrisdalton@gmail.com
Siobhan Brennan Dwyer 087 919 5241
siobhanbrennandwyer@gmail.com.
Ann Heaney 086 807 9349
Dana Conole 085 118 3305
Deirdre Barrow 086 873 3815
Eileen Tully 087 171 6136
Paul Dalton 087 901 6160
Whatever way we can help we will. Stay safe & stay home.
KCC immediate Closure March 2020
COVID-19 : Community Centre Closure
In support of the general effort to curtail the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Kinvara Community Centre will close with immediate effect. The Centre will remain closed until at least 30th March. This date will be subject to review on an on-going basis.
As a result, all Kinvara Community events, including the Community Council meeting of 18th March, have been cancelled.
The closure has been advised to event organisers who will communicate specific arrangements with their members / participants.
The Community Centre office will continue to operate and may be contacted during normal office hours (Mon-Fri 9-12 noon) at communitycentre@kinvara.ie or by phone on 087 611 1992
Regular community updates will be issued by email commencing next week. Please share this and other communications from the Community Centre with friends and neighbours by forwarding, printing or by advising the office of email addresses that you consider should be included on general mailings.
The Board of Kinvara Community Council regret the inconvenience this action may cause but hope that you understand the decision has been taken to assist in the protection of the public health of the community.
Kinvara Community Council strongly recommends that everyone follows the advice of the HSE https://www2.hse.ie/conditions/coronavirus/coronavirus.html about ongoing protective measures against the spread of COVID-19.
COVID-19 : Community Support
We have been advised that businesses in Kinvara are operating a home delivery service for those who are unable to travel. To date the following services are available:
Groceries: Burke’s EuroSpar – contact 091 637 250 and ask for Tommy
Hot Meals: Keogh’s Restaurant – contact 091 638 481
Hot Meals: Merriman Hotel – contact 091 638 222
If you have a service that you would like to be included in upcoming community emails please advise the Community Centre Office (communitycentre@kinvara.ie. Other services will be advised as they become known.
Kinvara Community Council’s
Kinvara Community Council’s: monthly meetings take place the third Wednesday of each month. The next meeting is taking place on Wednesday 18th March at 8pm in Kinvara Community Centre. We encourage all members of the community to attend these meetings. 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 before Friday 13th March.
Galway Mobile Library
Galway Mobile Library visits Kinvara every 2nd Monday from 11am – 12.30pm. Dates for March 22nd, 16th, 30th April 27th. Phone 091 509 388 Email mobile@galwaycoco.ie for enquiries.
Cruinniú na mBád AGM
You are cordially invited to this year’s Cruinniú na mBád AGM which will take place in Tully’s Bar, Kinvara between 8-9pm on Thursday March 5th 2020. We are actively seeking new people to join our team and we would love to hear your ideas and suggestions for the 41st Anniversary of the festival which will take place the weekend of August 14th-16th 2020. The AGM is open to the general public so please forward this notice to anybody that would like to attend.
Kinvara Area Visual Arts (KAVA)
Our next event in the Courthouse is an exhibition entitled, “Remembering Leen.” This is an exhibition celebrating the life’s work of Leen Vandommele, presented by her son Jeroen Vandommele. Leen wasn’t just an artist; she was also a poet, writer, singer, musician, and mother. The exhibition opens Friday the 6th of March at 7:30pm and will be open the following days thereafter from 1-5pm: Sat the 7th, Sunday the 8th, Wed the 11th, Thurs the 12th, Sat the 14th, and Sunday the 15th is the final day.
Kinvara Tidy Towns
Kinvara Tidy Towns hold their first Big Clean Up day on Saturday 21st March 11 to 1. Meet at the community centre. All welcome. Lots of jobs pruning, planting and weeding and litter picking. Nice cup of tea and chat afterwards.
St Patrick’s day Parade
St Patrick’s day Parade: there will be a planning meeting in Kinvara Community Centre. We need volunteers for traffic management – all help is greatly appreciated. Contact Christian 085 756 5484