Bealtaíne Festival

Our annual Bealtaíne Festival will take place on Sunday 16th, Monday 17th and Tuesday 18th of May in The Ashdown Park Hotel, Coach Road, Gorey. The programme  is wide ranging and start with a Talent Competition open to all from 14yrs to 94yrs followed by a short play “Two is Company” “Six is a Crowd” by our in-house ’scribe” George Harmon.

Monday Morning a  2 days Bowling Tournament begin together with an Art Exhibition and  Art and Craft Workshops with Card Making and Cross Stich for beginners. there will also be demonstration of The Art of Flower Arranging and a telk on Gardening. In the evening we continue our search for talent, and after a brief medley of Irish Songs we end the evening with a couple of hours of Music and Dancing Music by Mary Farrell

Tuesday we continue with the Art Exhibition and The Art and Craft Workshops, there will also be “Go for Life” A programme of gentle exercises ro help us all to relax. At 2 pm we have a Coach trip around Courtown Harbour and a visit to a local garden with afternoon tea (No charge).   In the evening the FINAL of the Talent competition with prize giving and once again we end the day with a few hours of Music and Dancing.

Ashdown Park Hotel has laid on Special offers

Sharing Rooms

• 3 Nights BB and 2 Evening Meals   €129
• 3 Nights BB and 3 Evening Meals   €159

All Hotel Bookings directly to : Ashdown Park Hotel, Coach Road, Gorey Co. Wexford           Telephone 053 9480500 or Email  info@ashdownparkhotel.com

National Bowling Champions

The team from Gorey Active Retirement Association, recently became National Bowling Champions at the Inaugural Championship Competition which was held at the Breaffy House Hotel, near Castlebar in Co. Mayo. The tournament took place over 4 days, and teams fram all areas of the country. The Gorey team were Annie Slator, Kay Farell, Pat Coady and Kevin Molloy .

St. Patricksday Parade

As has become a Tradition, Gorey Active Retirement Association part-took in the 2010 Parade, walking from the Monument all the way down Main Street and Esmonde Street. This year our theme were “Snow-White and the 70 Dwarfs”. It was great fun, the feed back from the on-lookers were very positive, and our members enjoyed the stroll down the streets

Events Calendar 2010

JANUARY

Monday 11th : Bowling Re-start in the Badminton Hall, Esmonde Street. 12-2pm

Tuesday 12th: Go for Life/Whist for beginners in Ashdown Park 11.00am 1.00pm

Wednesday 13th Walk in Courtown Wood and Tea in Taravie Hotel 11.00am - 1.00pm

Thursday 14th: Line Dancing in Badminton Hall Esmonde Street. 1.45pm - 3.45pm

Tuesday 26th AGM in the Ashdown Park Hotel, 2.30pm Sharp

FEBRUARY Date to be announced. Visit to the famous “Fishers” Ladies and Gents store in Wicklow.

MARCH

Wednesday 17th: St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Gorey at 3.00pm

Day trip to be arranged

APRIL

Day trip to be arranged

Tuesday 27th            General Members Meeting

MAY

16th - 17th - 18th         Bealtaíne Festival 3 day event

23rd - 28th                    Spring Break (5 Days)

JUNE

6th  bank Holiday           Dublin City Ladies Marathon

17th                              Table Quiz in Loch Garman

Day Trip to be arranged.

JULY                               Lunch Out to be arranged.

AUGUST

Wednesday 24th              Mystery Tour

SEPTEMBER                     Foreign Holiday to be arranged

OCTOBER

October 7th                   Memorial Service in the Methodist Church, Market Square

October 12th General Members Meeting in the Ashdown Park Hotel at 2.30pm

NOVEMBER

15th - 19th                   Dancing for Pleasure, Springhill Court Hotel, Kilkenny

Golden Festival in Waterford

Tuesday 30th         Christmas Party, Dinner in The Ashdown Park Hotel 5.00 pm-11.00pm

The dates listed has been booked.  Other dates will be published in the local newspapers and/or Church notices plus announced in Loch Garman Arms Hotel at Friday mornings as they become available.

News Letter

Well a new Year and a new start to all our activities.

Our Bowling sessions for beginners will continue in the Badminton Hall, Esmonde Street on Monday 11th of January between 12 noon and 2 pm. This has proved to be quite popular, so far, and is great fun for all.

The Go for Life program will continue in The Ashdown Park Hotel on Tuesday th 12th from 11.00 am to 12.00 noon followed by an hour of Whist for beginners.

Line dancing is due to start on the 14th of January, again in the Badminton Hall,  and finally the Wednesday ‘Walk in the Forrest’ is ongoing with start from the leisure centre at 11.00am.

The new Play, Two’s company, six is a crowd’ , Reading and rehearsals will begin early in January, plenty of time to learn the lines for the ‘Bealaíne’ festival in May

Friday’s we have our traditional Coffee mornings in Loch Garman Arms, drop in, get the latest news, have a cuppa, book a trip etc., see a friend, stay for lunch. Go shopping (sorry Men)

Irish language, Telephone and Computer lessons will all start back a.s.a.p.

Watch the local papers any changes and/or upcoming arrangements.

And do not forget our Annual General Meeting which will take place in The Ashdown Park Hotel on Tuesday the 26 January beginning at 2.30pm sharp.

Membership registration between 1.30pm - 2.30pm and after the AGM approx 4pm - 5pm.

HAPPY NEW YEAR

January 2010

A Happy New Year to all, and since it is a while we last updated the page, i find it would be a good idea to give a resume over the activities during the autumn.

Our intrepid travelers once again set the course for warmer climate, and returned to the Island of Tenerife for a full fourteen days of sunshine and warmth. which everyone enjoyed to the full. They returned with their batteries fully charged and ready for the long dark month ahead.

In November we had a group going to The National Concert Hall to see “HMS Pinafore” as staged by The Rathmines and Rathgar Musical Society, very enjoyable.

Also towards the end of November, we had our Christmas Dinner Dance in The Ashdown Park Hotel.  A most enjoyable evening for everyone. The Music was very good, and the dance floor was fullmost of the time.

Newsletter SEPTEMBER 2009

A happy Autumn to all

We trust you had a good summer despite all the rain.

Our Ordinairy Members Meeting will be held on Tuesday the 22nd September at 2pm in the Ashdown Park Hotel. Guest speaker will be Superintendent Catherine Keogh of Gorey Garda Station. We look forward to seeing you all there.

Our Mystery Tourwas most enjoyable despite the the sun refusing to shine. Berkeley House, Costume Doll and Toy Museum, was a very interesting place, we also had an oral introduction to the New Ross Tapestrieswhich most enjoyed very much.

Go For Life sessions will continue in the Ashdown Park Hotel on Tuesdays 11-12 noon followed by an hour of Whist.

Card making and Needle Craft are starting in December. Date and Venue to be decided.

Do not forget the Wednesday Walks. We meet at Forest Park at 11am, and after the walk, we go back to the Taravie for Coffee/Tea plus a treat. It is GREAT FUN.

Aqua Aerobics’ are in the Ashdown Park Leisure Pool each Wednesday 1.45 and Swimming lessons for beginners at 3pm. Teacher Nicola. All good fun for us gentle folk.

For members who like Line Dancing for two hours of fun and enjoyment. Line Dancing will be from 2pm to 4pm on Thursdays at our new venue of the Badminton Hall in Esmonde Street, under the direction of Geraldine.

Computer Lessons will start back each Friday at the Library on 25th September 2009.  Contact Frances @ 087 6736492.

Our Memorial Service will be held at 4pm on Thursday 1st October in Christchurch.

Whishing our Globe Trotting members a happy and relaxing holiday in Tenerife

Punchestown Races. Wednesday 28th October 2009. Price Euro 43.00 Bus leaving Ashdowne Park at 10.30am Dress in fancy Halloween fashion if you so whish.

Our Dancing Pleasure week is in the Springhill Court Kilkenny. Bus leaving Ashdown Park at 1pm on Monday 2nd November and returning on Friday 6th November 2009.

On Saturday the 21st November we are off to the National Concert Hall, Dublin to see HMS Pinafore. Prrice is 40 Euro including the Bus. We are leaving Ashdowne Park at 10am SHARP

Fridays as usual our get together in the Loch Garman! Drop in, get the latest news, have a cuppa, book a trip etc. meet a friend and pehaps stay for Lunch.

Our Annual Dinner (formerly Christmas Dinner) will be on Tuesday 24th November starting at 5pm till 11pm. Music by Tony Davitt. Price 30.00 Euro. (George and Anne missed our Christmas Dinner last year, so George is looking forward to get a bit of Irish Turkey this tear)

New WEB Site for Seniors

A new WEB site for Senior Citizens has been lounched and is to be found on the address  www.goldenireland.ie.

I have had a look around and it seem to be full of useful information covering information on f.ex Entitlements for us, such as ‘Free Banking’, Medical Card , Housing Aid etc.

There is a lot of cross references, Addresses and Telephone numbers to the County Councils and other organisations which are useful to have.

So check this site out, I am sure there will be some information you can use.

Summer at last

We have blue skies all around the sun is shining and we have record high temperatures for early June, still the job has to be done so here you have a kind of rapport of what we have been up to during the spring time.

We begin with the St. Patricks Day Parade where we participated under the banner ‘Older and Bolder’, we had a fair turn-out but we believe more of our members would have walked with us if the weather had been a little kinder to us, it was a bit chilly.

In early April we had a trip to the new Wexford Opera House, with a tour of the whole building from the stage to the rooftop Restaurant, and we finished the month with another visit to the Opera House, this time to see the Wexford Light Opera Society’s production of Mel Brooks ‘The Producers’ which every0ne enjoyed to the full.

In May the Bealtaine Festival took place, over three days, in an arrangement with the Ashdowne Park Hotel. The Hotel created a package with Bed and Breakfast and Dinner, for 1, 2 or three nights at very good rates, and this made people come from as far away as Co. Kerry and places in between. We had a Bowlingtournament, Art and Craft demonstrations, Photo exhibition and an exhibition of paintings by local Artists.

Evening entertainment were based around a Talent show, with some very good participants and not to forget the totally home produced play ‘Limbo House’ which got a tremendous reception. The Talent show held over three nights, had some fine performers, from singers though ti Irish Dancers. Our Judging panel were well-known people from the Town and furthermore totally neutral in relation to Gorey Active Retirement Association. The winner was Helen Graber, from the Morriscstle/Kilmuckridge area.

Finally in May the ever popular Spring Break which this year were held at The Clare Inn Hotel, Dromoland Co. Clare. And our members enjoyed a week of excursions to various places in Co. Clare, The Cliffs of Moher, Bunratty Castle and a boat trip to Inishee r in the Arran Islands.

Hope everyone has a great time

17^th June `09 Trip to Heritage Park at Ferrycarrig

Lunch and Tour. Leaving Ashdown Park Hotel @ 11 3Own

18^th June `09 Table Quiz

In the Loch Garman Arms Hotel at 8pm

15th July `09 Boat Trip on River Liffey

and a guided Tour of Trinity College

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