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‘Childhood’, an exhibition of paintings & textiles by Brian Twomey and Diane Reid opens on Friday 7th September at 8pm at KAVA, The Courthouse, Kinvara, Co. Galway. Diane Reid’s textile works feature detailed embroidery on backgrounds of handmade woollen felt and screen-printed fabrics. Her use of repetitive hand stitching and appliqué is reminiscent of tribal art. Brian Twomey uses photos of his children and their drawings to create homages to the magical world of children’s creativity that is spontaneous and uninhibited. ‘Childhood’ runs until Sept 16, open 11 am to 5 pm daily.  All welcome. www.kava.ie

Kinvara Heritage Group continues to work on our main project the conservation of Ct. Coman’s church and graveyard. A big thank you to Emer O’Donnell of Burren and beyond, who was our guest speaker at our last presentation. We are keeping the children’s colouring competition open for another two weeks (image can be found on www.kinvara.ie) as now the children are back at school they might enjoy colouring the picture. We are planning a series of bi-monthly meetings starting on Wednesday 12^th September in the Community Centre meeting room at 8pm and will continue on the second and forth Wednesdays of the month until Christmas. All those interested in helping with this project are welcome to attend.

Safetalk is a free training programme available to adults who are over 18 years. The aim of this programme is to  prepare participants to identify persons with thoughts of suicide and connect them to suicide first aid resources. Kinvara Alive, in conjunction with the HSE is facilitating this training in St. Joseph’s National School, Kinvara on Thursday 27^th September, 7pm to 10.30pm. To confirm your attendance on this training programme and to receive a certificate, you can book directly with the HSE on their website link: https://bookwhen.com/srotraininggmr  by filling/returning a form to them directly by post or email or by collecting/returning an application form from Clare @ Market Square Surgery, Kinvara.

 After a fabulous Summer time we are happy to be welcoming the autumnal season with some fabulous events. Siar, Sniff, Sloosh & Slurpathon – wine tasting! 13th September 6.30pm Come and try some fine wines at Siar’s first “very own” wine tasting with Zeeshan Khan from Wines Direct. €12 a head includes trying a number of fine wines and our Siar small bites and nibbles. Limited to 12 people so get your place booked and name down! 6.30pm on… go on! You know you want to!

Culture Night 21st September 6pm We are having an evening of tunes, poetry and craic for Culture Night on 21 September at 6pm so feel free to come along and enjoy our community spirits! Bring a poem, story or a tune…..https://culturenight.ie/event/siar

Coached Swimming for Adults Starting Monday 10th September in Kilcornan Pool for 14 weeks. All swimming abilities welcome, we only ask that you are comfortable swimming lengths. Contact Helen on swimwest.secretary@gmail.com for more information.

Kinvara Badminton for secondary school students commences in the Community Centre on Thursday 20^th September.  7.00pm to 8.10pm.  €3 per session. Any questions, contact Niamh 087 120 3506.

On behalf of Cruinniú I would like to thank the Community and all the various clubs and groups who helped make 2018 Cruinniú a success. Started in 1979, next year 2019 is the 40th anniversary of Cruinniú na mBád and will take place on the weekend 9th to 11th of August. Michael Brogan Cathaoirleach

‘Nature’s Secret Treasure Trove’
with an Education Guide from the National Parks and Wildlife Service
Sunday 2nd September, 2018
@2pm in a South East Burren location
Continue reading “‘Nature’s Secret Treasure Trove’”

We have attached a drawing kindly drawn for us by local artist Helen Lane and we invite local children to download and colour it. We will show all entries in the hallway with prizes for the best efforts.

Entries can be submitted to Kinvara Community Centre office from Monday to Friday from 9-12 only. 

Closing date is Thursday 23rd August at 12noon.

This event is to celebrate 2018 the European Year of Cultural Heritage #EYCH.
We thank the Heritage Council for grant aiding us as well as Kinvara Community Council and generous personal donations.
Find us on Facebook at St Coman’s Church Kinvara.

This walk is a fantastic opportunity to hear the stories of a series of enigmatic imprints left on the Burren landscape by various inhabitants through the ages, including Leamaneh Castle, a holy well and a Bronze/Iron Age barrow burial monument, which is currently being excavated. Ros is Field Director of the Irish Fieldschool of Prehistoric Archaeology, which takes place each summer in the Burren. In his research Ros is particularly interested in relationships between individuals and societies, periods of social flux and in striving to understand past societies and their viewpoints on the nature of being.

Suitable footwear, such as walking boots, is essential, and also appropriate clothing for the weather. No dogs allowed. While the focus of the walk will be on information sharing rather than covering large distances, a reasonable level of fitness is required. The walk is of medium grade difficulty with a short uphill walk over rough terrain. Start location will be sent to Burrenbeo members in advance. Sign up for membership on www.burrenbeo.com. For more information please email annalisa@burrenbeo.com  or phone 091 638096.