Swinford & District Gardening Club Trip
Our destination for this year’s Gardening Trip (24/25/26th June) will be Waterford. We will be staying in the centrally located 4 star Treacy’s Hotel,Spa and Leisure Club. There will be a variety packed itinerary. Some highlights of the tour: a scenic trip from Kilmeaden on the Wexford & Suir Valley steam train, Mount Congreve Gardens, the Viking Triangle including Reginald’s Tower, a tour of Waterford, the Museum of Treasure etc. There will also be an opportunity for shopping and on the way home a visit to a garden centre. Price: €300 pps. Single supplement €40 eur. To book or for further information please contact Angela asap. 0877917136/0879662038.
Swinford Camera Club
Meetings take place in the Gateway hotel at 8pm on the 1st & 3rd Wednesdays of the month. If you are looking to take up a new hobby, why not try photography? Come along to a meeting and see if you’d like it. As always, new members are always very welcome, especially beginners.
Swinford Go Getters
Swinford Go Getters are a social activities club for over 55’s who meet on the 2nd Thursday of each month. We play a variety of fun games including Boccia, skittles, ball and bean bag games which are part of the Go for Life Games. A parachute game was added in January where the idea is to balance a ball and other items on the parachute. All games are designed to be played sitting or standing. Dates for the next few games are as follows:-
Swinford Comhaltas
This weeks Thursday evening Seisuin (20th) is in Horkan’s from approx. 9-30pm.
Thursday 20th June Horkan’s
Thursday 27th June The Sheepwalk
Connacht Fleadh Cheoil 2019
The committee and members of Michael Davitt CCE want to thank everyone who helped make the Fleadh Launch night in the Gateway on May 16th such a wonderful success. It was a great start. The Fleadh festival week starts on July 1st with a great evening’s entertainment in the Coffee Doc and continues all week to culminate with a Gala Concert on Sunday evening July 7th. Fleadh Competitions take place on the 6th and 7th in the Secondary School and the Cultural Centre. Thousands of people will visit Swinford that week and the Fleadh Committee look forward to cooperation and support from the community.
Swinford Comhaltas Summer workshops
The annual Michael Davitt Comhaltas week of classes – Scoil Cheoil Siamsa – will run this year from Monday July 29th to Friday August 2nd. Classes will be held as usual in Swinford NS between 3pm and 6pm. If participants need to rent instruments please let us know as soon as possible
Email : cceswinford@gmail.com Text 0877454032
Musical Theatre Summer Camp/Workshops.
If you or your children are interested in musical theatre then Swinford’s Railway Players have a treat in store for you. During the week beginning August 12th there will be a great opportunity for anyone who loves singing, dancing and acting as Flare Musical Theatre Company (Wicklow), in collaboration with the Railway Players, will run a Musical Theatre Camp/Workshop in Swinford NS. There will be separate sessions for children from 1st to 6th class, young people of Secondary School age and, if there is enough interest, an evening workshop for adults. Information leaflets and enrolment forms will be available shortly but names can be given at the Swinford 250 office from this week. Places will be limited so applications will be taken on a first come first served basis. Email : railwayplayers2018@gmail.com
Swinford GAA
This weeks draw was held in Bolands and Fergal Loftus won €524
Envelopes are available in most business premises and online through www.swinfordgaa.ie
Swinford GAA Fixtures: (subject to change)
Under 14 Championship
20th June 7.30pm Swinford v Aghamore
Under 8 Go Games
22nd June 11am Ballintubber v Swinford
Under 12 Summer League
24th June 7pm Swinford v Carras
Under 16 D Championship
25th June 7pm The Neale v Swinford
Under 12 Summer League
1st July 7pm Ballyhaunis v Swinford
Under 16 D Championship
2nd July Swinford v Ardmoy MacHales
East Mayo Junior Championship
3rd July 7-30pm Swinford v Ballaghaderreen
Under 12 Summer League
8th July 7pm Swinford v Balla
Under 16 D Championship
9th July 7pm Swinford v Cill Chomain
East Mayo Junior Championship
10th July 7-30pm Kiltimagh v Swinford
East Mayo Junior Championship
17th July 7-30pm Kilmovee v Swinford
Under 12 Summer League
22nd July 7pm Kiltimagh v Swinford
Swinford Community Lotto
Swinford Community Lotto results for 17th June 2019 held in Moore’s Pub.
Winning Numbers
06, 11, 25, 27
€70 Local Shopping Voucher Winners
Winnie Foote, Swinford.
C & J Dowsett Midfield
3 Number Winner
No winners.
Next draw on Monday the 24th of June In Mellett’s Pub.
Swinford Golf Club
Results 16 June
3T’s – Turn the Tide of Suicide 18 Hole Stableford
sponsored by
CMR Fire & Security Ltd.
Ladies Section
1st Margaret Reynolds 37pts
2nd Annie McNeela 31pts
3rd Catherine Loftus 31pts
Gents Section
1st Sean O’Hara 42pts
2nd Gary McNeela 42pts
3rd Eugene Maloney 40pts
Interclub Results
Fred Perry Trophy Zone Final (West)
Mulranny 4-1 Swinford
Swinford Cultural Centre
Below is a list of events happening this week in Swinford Cultural Centre, all in the cultural centre hall unless stated.
THURSDAY 20th: 10am-1pm-Mayo Jobs Club (Meeting Room)
1pm-2pm- Pat Kirby- Bums & Tums
4pm-8pm-Morrison Ballet-Children’s Ballet Class
8.15pm-9.15pm- Pat Kirby- Pure Bliss Yoga
FRIDAY 21st: 8.30am-10.30am- Slimway- Slimming Class
10am-1pm-Mayo Jobs Club (Meeting Room)
SATURDAY 22nd: 10am-4pm- ECM Dance-Hip Hop Classes
MONDAY 24th: 10am-1pm-Mayo Jobs Club (Meeting Room)
1pm-2pm- Pat Kirby- Yogalates
4.30pm-6.30pm-Slimway-Slimming Class
7.30pm-8.30pm- Pat Kirby- Candlelight Yogalates
6.30pm-8pm-Kathryn Gavaghan-Meditation (Meeting Room)
TUESDAY 25th: 10am-1pm-Mayo Jobs Club (Meeting Room)
6.30pm-8pm-Kathryn Gavaghan-Meditation (Meeting Room)
WEDNESDAY 26th: 9am-1pm-MCC Training-Safe Talk.
10am-1pm-Mayo Jobs Club (Meeting Room)
1.30pm-4pm-Artists at Heart- Art Group (Meeting Room)
7.30pm-8.30pm- Zumba-Workout Class
8pm-9pm- Active Minds Social Group (Meeting Room)
For Booking information contact: (094) 9052006/087-4007045 (9am-5.30pm Monday-Friday).
Yogalates & Bums & Tums
2 Yogalates Classes Run Every Monday In The Cultural Centre Swinford.
First at 1pm Lunchtime Yogalates, this is a 45 minute Class. The second is Yogalates By Candlelight at 7pm and runs for 1 Hour. Both Classes are For Beginners so join anytime and Classes are Pay As You Go. We start with Yoga Poses so you can start To Heal and Breathe Then Pilates For Strengthening Your Core, then we move on To Stretching To Renew Your Muscles and Help with Posture and Finish with Relaxation. Please Bring your own Mat, Blanket and Cushion. This is Good For Chronic Conditions, Anxiety, Arthritis, Asthma, High Blood Pressure & Fatigue To name a few. For further Information please Contact Ros on 0872617309
Bums & Tums in The Cultural Centre every Thursday Lunchtime at 1pm. A 45 min Class To Strengthen and Stretch Those Problem errors and help tone and scuplt your Body. Classes Run Throughout The Summer Join anytime, Pay As You Go. For further information Please Contact Ros on 0872617309.
Helene Henry Kilchrist Killasser Swinford – Fundraiser
A GoFundMe Page for Helene Henry Kilchrist who as some of you know, is going through treatment for leukaemia has been set up. Over the next years she will incur huge medical bills that her insurance plan will not completely cover.
Helene is a native of Swinford, Co. Mayo and has lived in Chicago for over 30 years.. She had to take early retirement due to having suffered a stroke in 2015. In 2018, Helene moved to Abilene, Texas to live close to her Son. In late 2018, she received the devastating news that she had leukaemia.
Helene is currently undergoing extensive chemo in Texas and must move back to Chicago for the bone marrow transplant in UIC. She will need 24 hour nursing care for 3 months post bone marrow transplant. These costs are not covered by her medical insurance. The target amount is $75,000.
This fundraiser is to help defray the out of pocket medical expenses she will incur over the next few years. Please help Helene win her battle with leukaemia.
Donations can be sent thro the Go Fund Me page. Search for Helene Kilchrist and this will bring you to the page. For people who want to donate and cannot access the page you can leave a donation into Melletts Swinford and it will be sent on your behalf.
Please share this information so that all of her friends are aware of it.
Your support is appreciated.
If you wish to include anything on Swinford Notes please e-mail swinfordnotes@swinford.ie by Tuesday afternoon. Thank You.
