The Kinvara Parent and Toddler Playgroup runs on Wednesday mornings in the community centre from 10 to 12. Come and join us for a play, to meet and chat with other parents over tea or coffee. All babies and carers welcome from birth to preschool, parents, minders, grandparents! €3 suggested donation per family. Find us on Facebook or text 089 461 0234 to be added to the WhatsApp group.Kinvara new parents group meets every Wednesday fortnight at 9.30am in Siar. Come for a coffee, cake and chat with other new mamas to discuss all things new baby! Text 089 461 0234 for more information.
Energy Improvements at our Community Centre:
The works taking place in March and April 2024 include internal insulation of the main hall and sealing of all wall, door and window air leaks. The oil boiler will be removed. We will no longer be dependent on fossil fuels and will have an electric Air to Air heating system and heat retaining ventilation. We will produce some of our own energy with an array of solar roof panels. We are happy to discuss these energy usage reduction and climate change solutions with any interested members of the community.
Kinvara Community Council’s: monthly meetings take place the third Wednesday of each month. The next meeting is taking place on Wednesday 20th March at 8pm in Kinvara Community Centre. 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 18th March and you must be there to present your item.
Save Aughinish Bay from the development of a 26 acre Aquaculture Farm: A developer has applied for a Foreshore License to the Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine (REF: T08/115A) to construct a 26 ACRE AQUACULTURE FARM in Aughinish Bay with access from Geeha South. The final date for receipt of letters of objection is the 9th March 2024.
Aughinish Bay is a highly sensitive ecosystem protected as a ‘Special Area of Conservation’, a ‘Special Protection Area’ and a ‘European Natura 2000’ site.
There will be a Community MeetingonFriday 1st March at 8.30pm at Seamount Community College. Minister of State Anne Rabbitte, and other elected representatives will be in attendance.
We have prepared letters you can use to make an objection. Email us at aughinishcommunitygroup@gmail.com for a copy. Alternatively pick up and return a signed letter to the Kinvara Community Centre (9.30-11.30 Mon-Fri), and we will post it on your behalf.
The Aughinish Bay Community Group is made up of concerned residents, friends and farmers living in Aughinish Bay and the wider area who have come together to stop the development of an Aquaculture Farm in Aughinish Bay, located in the heart of the Burren, Co. Galway.
Kinvara Heritage Group is pleased to report that the boundary of Folio number GY123313F has now been updated, and a large section of St. Coman’s graveyard has been released from private ownership. This treasured church and graveyard can now remain, fully intact, at the heart of Kinvara for generations to come.
The Group would like to extend their heartfelt thanks for the huge support they received from the community of Kinvara – both at home and abroad. They really appreciate the efforts of everyone who took the time and trouble to support their efforts, without which they could not have brought the matter to such a successful conclusion.
KAVA News: Below are the events in KAVA for March.
- 1st March – 10th March – Group Exhibition with Jed Djerek, Mary Rose Keane, Kathleen Donohue and Deirdre Timlin.
- Sat 2nd March – Concert in the Courthouse with Gary O’Briain and Anne Kirrane.
- 4th & 20th March – The Drawing Club
- 5th, 12th & 19th – Pilates with Ann Keane
- 13th March – 24th March – KAVA Members Exhibition
- 7th, 14th, 21st & 28th March – Yoga with Marita Barry
- 26th March – KAVA Konnect – Informal meet and greet for artists.
- 27th March – 3rd April – Debi O’Hehir Retrospective Exhibition.
Seniors Alert Scheme – Kinvara Community Alert: The objective of the Seniors Alert Scheme (SAS) is to encourage community support for vulnerable older people in our communities through the provision of personal monitored alarms to enable older persons, of limited means, to continue to live securely in their homes with confidence, independence and peace of mind.
Funding is available under the scheme towards the purchase of equipment via Kinvara Community Alert i.e. personal alarm and pendant with one year’s free monitoring. The subsequent associated monitoring and service charges must be paid by the participant. The equipment will be funded by Pobal and made available through the Kinvara Community Alert voluntary and not-for-profit organisation registered with Pobal under the SAS. Please email kinvaracommunityalert@gmail.com for more details.