Autumn newsletter

 

                                                        

Newsletter  No  16..................................................Autumn 2015 

Our annual cycle held on Sunday Sept 6^th was a great success with the sun beaming down on the 160 + cyclists who took to the road for a 15km and 80km route.

A big thank you from the Board of Management and from the staff if you supported or helped out in any way.  To all of you who brought back sponsorship cards and who encouraged family members to either take part in the cycle or to steward on the day. Thank you.

The sum of money collected this year is approximately €8,000.  This money is an essential part of our budget which we rely on to maintain our services.

Kerry County Council Community Fund

  Following an application for funding Castleisland Day Care Centre has been awarded money towards making a C.D. through Kerry County Council Community Fund

This C.D. will be unlike other C.D.’s.  If you can recall in the past we produced

“Never Grow Old” in 2007 and “ Forever and Ever” in 2012 and Hugh Brosnan and friends recorded a fundraising C.D. on our behalf in 2013.( All these C.D.’s are still available for purchase at the Day Centre at a cost of €10.)

The current C.D. project is a reminiscence project i.e. we are attempting to record any memories, stories, yarns or songs from the past.

With society changing so fast it is important that we have an accurate account of how people lived 60, 70, 80 or even 90 years ago.

We would love to hear and record any memories or experiences which you may have had as a child or young adult, from the 1930’s onwards.

Pat Broderick who has visited us and shown us some of our past customs is  interested in this project and has agreed to help with “interviewing” people for the purpose of recording your stories.

Ruti Lachs who visits us for musical sessions will help out by trying to encourage any singers to sing some of our older songs with a view to recording some of the less know local songs

Ger O Sullivan who has recorded both of our past CDs will once again do the recording .

Dates set for recording are

Wed Oct 7^th    Thurs Oct 8^{t h}   Tues  Oct 13^th   Wed Oct 14^th   Thur Oct 15^th

Fri Oct 16^th   Mon Oct 19^th    Tues Oct  20^{t h}    Fri Oct 23^rd

 

We are delighted to have Pat, Ruti and Ger on board for this project and our thanks to Kerry County  Council  for funding the project.

 

KETB  ( Kerry Education and Training Board)

KETB have always been very supportive of Castleisland Day Care by funding classes. Over the past number of years we have benefited with classes in art, yoga, dance, personal development, gardening and arts and crafts.

This year once again KETB are generous in their support by giving us dance and art and craft classes.

Dance classes will be with Natalie and will be held on Monday mornings.

Art classes with Breda Galwey will commence on Tuesdays Sept 29^th.

 

 Positive Ageing Week

This year Age Action celebrates 13 years of Positive Ageing Week and both young and old are coming out in force in their towns and communities to celebrate ageing in a positive light.

This is evident in the diverse range of activities that take place all over the country in the week long celebration.

In addition to the 1,000 individual events expected to take during the week, 12 towns will participate as Positive Ageing Week towns this year .

Kerry does not have a Positive Aging Town but there is lots happening in Kerry to celebrate and a list of these events can be found on Age Actions web site.

In our area, the main event being hosted is in Knocknagoshel Community Centre on Thursday October 1^st when Sliabh Luachra Active Retired Network are holding a Positive Ageing Day with lots of guests, music and food on the day .

Cost €10 with buses going from all the local areas.

Castleisland Day care Centre will celebrate with music during the week of Monday Oct 5^th to Friday 9^th

 

 

 

 

Rugby World Cup

At this stage you probably all have a team with your name on it for The Rugby World Cup. Rugby World cup which takes place every four years is this year being hosted by England with the final being played in Twickenham London on October 31^st .Irelands  team captain Paul O Connell will be retiring after the world cup

Ireland are in with a good shot of qualifying from our group,(Group D)                    If interested in watching Ireland play catch them  on TV3 on Sat Sept 19^th , Sunday Sept 27^th,Sunday Oct 4^th and Sunday Oct 11^th  with further dates if they qualify .

Strictly Come Dancing

Best of luck to our favourite heart throb Daniel O Donnell on his exciting venture into Strictly Come Dancing on BBC.1

Programme commences on Friday September 25^th  on BBC1.

Will Daniel O Donnells luck of the Irish work for him and his dancing partner Kristina ??

 Castleisland Day Care Centre will be voting for Daniel all the way and lets hope he is   voted to stay in  right up to the  final  .

Dates to Remember ;

Sliabh Luachra Tea Dances

11^th Oct 2015 – Brosna Community Centre

 

8^th November -  Lyrecrompane Community Centre

 

Social Sunday 

 Castleisland Day Care Centre Between 2.00 and 5.00pm

Sunday Oct 4^th and  Sunday Nov 1^st