Féile le Chéile 2014 Line-up

Feile le Chéile 2014 begins next Friday, July 18th with a 1st birthday party in Le Chéile Park. Everyone is welcome. Come @ 7 pm for a cuppa and a slice of birthday cake.

Le Chéile Park Committee and Askamore Community Council are also launching the Le Chéile Library on the night. Come along to find out all about it.

Feile quiz teams now need to sign up – teams of 4 @ €20, Ring Davy on 086 0820146 to book either Sunday 20th, Tuesday 22nd or Thursday 24th. Organisations and individual teams welcome.

Other Féile 2014 events: Tea Dance, Sunday July 20th with Eddie O’Hanlon in Askamore Hall, 4 – 7pm. €5

Thursday July 24th, 8 pm Medjugorje film The Triumph in Askamore Activity Centre – free

Wedding of the Year: Friday July 25th: Get your invitations now from any cast member or Community Council members. Dancing till late with The Swanky Men – promises to be a great night out. Don’t miss!

Anti-Pylon sponsored walk: Saturday July 26th 5 pm

Car Treasure Hunt: Saturday July 26th: 7.15 pm from Community Centre. Cars €10

Sunday, July 27th – 9.30 pm – Table Quiz Grand Final

Sponsored Walk – thanks to all

Hospice / Community Council Sponsored Walk

A total of €6260 (after expenses) was raised by the recent sponsored walk in joint aid of North Wexford Hospice and the local Askamore Community Council. Both organisations are extremely grateful to all concerned – walkers, sponsors, helpers, first-aiders, bus drivers – for helping to raise this significant sum of money. A cheque for €3,130 for North Wexford Hospice will be presented during the Askamore Field Day this Sunday in Le Chéile Park, Askamore.

 

 

 

Sponsored walk in joint aid of Hospice and Community Council

Well done to all the walkers (and runners) who made light work of the 13 km from Clohamon to Askamore yesterday. Many thanks to them all for their fundraising and their physical efforts.

Also thanks to all the helpers and support team.

Amount raised will be announced when known, and there will be a presentation night for the North Wexford Hospice group locally.

Walk for North Wexford Hospice – and your Community

Walk from the Banks of the Slaney in Clohamon to the foothills of Sliabh Bhuí in Askamore, a distance of 13 km on Sunday, May 4th, @ 2pm.This walk is jointly in aid of Askamore Community Council and North Wexford Hospice Association. Gather in Askamore from 1 – 1.15 pm for transport to Clohamon for a 2 pm start. The walking route will head for Kilrush with a 15-minute break at Codd’s Pub, Kilrush. Then on through Bolinrush, Ballytarsna and into Askamore. There will be refreshments and trad music in Askamore Community Centre following the walk. Children under 16 MUST be accompanied by an adult All walkers must have a sponsorship card. Please contact Catherine Byrne for cards and further details – 087 2144 630.

North Wexford Hospice Home Care is a voluntary charitable group  which seeks to raise funds for home-based palliative care. It is part of the County Wexford Hospice Home Care Team Ltd, which was set up in 1990. It relies on the generous support of the public and all monies raised are used for the sole purpose of the expenses of the nurses and their home-care visits. The demand on the service has increased over the past 24 years and in 2012 the 5 nurses performed over 5000 home visits. Please support this worthy cause, and your local community.

Askamore Challenge – Sponsored Charity Walk

Walk from the Banks of the Slaney in Clohamon to the foothills of Sliabh Bhuí in Askamore, a distance of 13 km.

Walk is jointly in aid of Askamore Community Council and North Wexford Hospice Association.

Sunday, May 4th, 2pm

Gather in Askamore from 1 – 1.15 pm for transport to Clohamon for a 2 pm start.

Heading for Kilrush with a 15 minute break at Codd’s Pub, Kilrush

Through Bolinrush, Ballytarsna and into Askamore.

Refreshements and trad music in Askamore Community Centre following walk

Children under 16 MUST be accompanied by an adult

All walkers must have a sponsorship card

Please contact Catherine Byrne for cards and further details – 087 2144 630

 

Walk for your Community – and North Wexford Hospice

A sponsored walk from the banks of the Slaney in Clohamon to the foothills of Sliabh Bhuí  in Askamore – a distance of 13km – will take place on Sunday May 4th in aid jointly of Askamore Community Council and North Wexford Hospice Homecare.

Sponsorship cards will be available shortly and we appeal to you to take part in this very worthwhile venture. Full details shortly.