Monthly Archives: October 2013

Roundwood Notes – week of the 14th of October

COMMUNITY COUNCIL AGM

The AGM of the Roundwood & District Community Council will take place on Monday 21st of October at 8pm in the Old School Roundwood. All members of the community are welcome to attend.  The group are actively working on projects in the area including Tidy towns, Senior Alert scheme, Roundwood calendar, playground, walking routes, to name but a few.  Why not come along to find out more and to make suggestions for the future.

CATHERINE FULVIO DEMO

Roundwood Variety Group is holding a cookery demonstration with a Christmas theme by the well known Wicklow chef, Catherine Fulvio, in The Royal Hotel in Bray on Wednesday 20th November.  Tickets will be €20.  Keep the date free as it promises to be a great night. 

LUNCH CLUB

Roundwood Active Retirement next Lunch date is in Lynhams on Friday 18th October at 1.30 pm. 

CHRISTMAS SALE OF WORK

This year our parish sale of work will take place on Sunday 1st December 12-4pm.  We would be delighted to have everyone who usually helps us out with the sale on or before the day to help us out again this year. Last year we had some new attractions and it would be great if we could add to that this year. If you have any ideas or would just like to help out in any way please call Caroline Sillery on 086 171 4973.  Our next committee meeting will take place in the Parish Centre on Monday 21st Oct at 7pm.

TABLE QUIZ

Date for your diaries – Roundwood Golf Society – Annual Table Quiz Night In aid of Roundwood Senior Citizens in Kavanagh’s Vartry House on Friday 18th October 2013 at  8.00 p.m.  Your support will be appreciated.  Items required for Spot Prizes/Raffle Prizes.  All donations will be gratefully accepted 

MASS OF REMEMBRANCE

Our Annual Mass of Remembrance – Service of Light will be on Saturday 2nd November at 6.30pm.  This mass is for parisioners who died in the past year and whose funerals took place from either Roundwood or Moneystown Church.

 IRISH CONVERSATION CLASSES

Improve Your Gaeilge – Maybe you want to be able to help your child/grandchild with their ‘obair baile’ or simply be able to understand the ‘nuacht’ or weather on TG4.  If so you might wish to join An Tochar GAA’s Gaeilge conversation classes  this autumn.  Eileen Patterson will be hosting and has already started on Tuesday nights in Aras an Tochar at 7.30pm. Eileen will not be charging for the classes but a donation of €2 per night is encouraged which will be given to a charitable cause at ‘Nollaig’  If you’re interested please come along on the night. 

FERN ART

Autumn Art Classes begin on Friday 11th October from 10 am – 12 noon in Roundwood Parish Hall & Centre – Drawing and Painting. Beginners and improvers Welcome. Individual attention given. For more information contact Janet on 086 3042030 

KILLARNEY WEEKEND

A weekend to Killarney from 25th to 28th October will leave Roundwood at 9a.m on the Friday 25th and not 24th as previously stated.  All money to be paid before 20th October.  For more details contact 0404 45276 after 8pm.

ATHLETICS

Tuesday Training Session.  We are getting a great turnout for Tuesday Adult training session at the GAA Complex 6.30pm to 7.15pm. Coached by Anne Marah, this is an ideal way of starting running or improving your fitness. We run under lights, in a safe and friendly environment and all are welcome.  Sunday Training Session. We have another training session on Sundays from 10am (except when there is a competition on – restarts Sunday 20th October at 10am) at the Reservoir (entrance on the Newtownmountkennedy Road). This is an endurance session (for about 40 minutes) and is open to both adults and children. Come along and try it. Ask Anne or Brendan for more details. 

 ATHLETICS AGM

Club AGM – Thursday 7th November 2013. We will hold our Club AGM at 8pm on Thursday 7th November 2013 in the Old School, Roundwood. The club needs ongoing support from parents, coaches and adult athletes to improve and develop. Come along to have your say and hear about the plans for 2014.

CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS

Athletics Leinster Cross Country Championships – 27th October/  Will take place in Dunboyne, Co. Meath on Sunday 27th October starting with the U12s at 12.00 noon.  Please confirm by next Wednesday (16th Oct)if you are available to take part in this competition.  Our club kindly pay for entries for this competition and these have to be posted on Thursday.  FYI the first 12 individuals will be medalled at the Leinsters.  The first three club teams and county teams will also be medalled.  So our boys will be running for club, county and as individuals! Girls will be running as individuals and for county. 

ROUNDWOOD BADMINTON

Looking for something different to do on a Tuesday morning after you have dropped the children to school? Why not come and join us for an hour of Badminton in Aras An Tochar from 9.30am started back on Tuesday 1st October 2013. All are welcome including Total beginners – no need to go out and purchase a racket as there is a few available to try out.

ROUNDWOOD DANCE

There will be dancing in The Community Centre in Roundwood  on October 18th music will be by The Wicklow Man and on 15th November music is by Tony Davitt. All are welcome. 

LOTTO RESULTS

There was no winner of last week’s lotto. The numbers drawn were 2, 10, 11& 18. There were eleven match three winners Flanagans, Joe Synnott, D. Flanagan, Gerry Ellis, Helen Kinlan, Wayne Kinlan, Mrs. B Keogh, J & S Hamilton, L Hughes, Jackie Corrigan & J. Cullen. Next weeks jackpot will be €13,400. 

ROUNDWOOD AFC

RoundwoodAFCAcademy training every Saturday. All new players welcome Mondays 6-7 – under 9 & under 10, Wednesday 6-7pm – under 11, 6.30-8pm.Monday & Thursday – under 12, 7-8pm.Wednesday 8-9 under 13 Under 14 – TBC. Astro pitch available to rent €35 per hour Contact 086 3841027

45 CARD DRIVE

45 Card game every Tuesday night in Moneystown Community Centre starting at 8.45pm.Teas served. All are welcome.  

HOME PRODUCERS MARKET

Roundwood Home Producers Market continues on Sundays from 12 – 5pm. Come and enjoy our home baking, crafts, jams, marmalade, plants, etc. New Members welcome.

ROUNDWOOD SET DANCING

Calling all would be, could be and should be SET DANCERS. We have been plodding away at our weekly set dancing sessions every Thursday night in Kavanagh’s Lounge but we now need your help. Thanks to the loyal support of our musicians, we still have live music every night with the exception of one night per month. However due to fall in numbers, we cannot continue without your support. If you think you would like to try this we are giving lessons from 8.30pm before the session starts at 9pm so please feel free to join us.

 

 

Roundwood Notes ~ week of October 7th

CATHERINE FULVIO DEMO

Roundwood Variety Group is proposing to hold a cookery demonstration by the well-known Wicklow chef, Catherine Fulvio, in The Royal Hotel in Bray on Wednesday 20th November.  Keep the date free as it promises to be a great night & watch this space for more details.

TABLE QUIZ

Date for your diaries – Roundwood Golf Society – Annual Table Quiz Night In aid of Roundwood Senior Citizens in Kavanagh’s Vartry House on Friday 18th October 2013 at  8.00 p.m.  Your support will be appreciated.  Items required for Spot Prizes/Raffle Prizes.  All donations will be gratefully accepted

BEGINNERS DIGITAL CAMERA COURSE

The digital camera course for beginners will start on the 15th of October at 7pm in the Old School. The course will run for 8 weeks and will have some outdoor sessions on Saturday mornings. If you would like further information or to book a place please call 086 8055040.

MASS OF REMEMBRANCE

Our Annual Mass of Remembrance – Service of Light will be on Saturday 2nd November at 6.30pm.  This mass is for parishioners who died in the past year and whose funerals took place from either Roundwood or Moneystown Church.

IRISH CONVERSATION CLASSES

Improve Your Gaeilge – Maybe you want to be able to help your child/grandchild with their ‘obair baile’ or simply be able to understand the ‘nuacht’ or weather on TG4.  If so you might wish to join An Tochar GAA’s  Gaeilge conversation classes  this autumn.  Eileen Patterson will be hosting and has already started on Tuesday nights in Aras an Tochar at 7.30pm. Eileen will not be charging for the classes but a donation of €2 per night is encouraged which will be given to a charitable cause at ‘Nollaig’  If you’re interested please come along on the night,

FERN ART

Autumn Art Classes begin on Friday 11th October from 10 am – 12 noon in Roundwood Parish Hall & Centre – Drawing and Painting. Beginners and improvers Welcome. Individual attention given. For more information contact Janet on 086 3042030

COMMUNITY COUNCIL

Roundwood District and Community Council will hold their next meeting in the Old School on Monday 14th October @ 8pm.   If you have any ideas on how to improve our community please come along and share your ideas with us, everyone welcome.

KILLARNEY WEEKEND

A weekend to Killarney from 25th to 28th October will leave Roundwood at 9a.m on the Friday 25th and not 24th as previously stated.  All money to be paid before 20th October.  For more details contact 0404 45276 after 8pm.

MONEYSTOWN DANCE

The Wicklow man will play In Moneystown Community Centre on Friday 11th October from 9.30 till late. Tear served, door prizes, refreshments also available. Come along n enjoy a night of waltzing jive etc

ATHLETICS

Wicklow hospice cheque presentation: Last Friday 4th October, RADAC presented a cheque for €3050 to the Wicklow Hospice Foundation from proceeds from our very successful Summer BBQ. Many thanks to everyone who came and supported us on the night, donated food for the BBQ and prizes for the raffle, our helpers, trainers and athletes, a huge thanks to all!  Cross Country:  Sunday 13th October: Athletics Wicklow XC Championships. Uneven ages and Intermediate in Rathdrum at 11:00am.  There will be no training in Roundwood that day.  AGM: Our club AGM is planned for Thursday 7th November at 8pm in the Old School, Roundwood. More details to follow. 

ART EXHIBITION

An Art Exhibition will take place in Calary from Friday 11th to Sunday 13th October finishing with the Annual Harvest thanksgiving Service at 3pm on the Sunday. The Exhibition will open at 7.30pm on Friday 11th with music by Traditional Musicians. On Saturday 12th it will be open for viewing from 11am – 6pm when there will be country produce on sale. On Sunday 13th the viewing is from 12noon to 2.30pm and at 3pm all are welcome to the Harvest Thanksgiving service which will be followed by the usual Harvest Tea. Details of how to enter paintings in the Exhibition are available from Gay Nuttall – 2818112 or 086 0605268. Entries must be received by Friday 4th October to be included in the catalogue.

ROUNDWOOD BADMINTON

Looking for something different to do on a Tuesday morning after you have dropped the children to school? Why not come and join us for an hour of Badminton in Aras an Tochar from 9.30am started back on Tuesday 1st October 2013. All are welcome including Total beginners – no need to go out and purchase a racket as there are a few available to try out.

DIAMOND BRIDGE CLUB 

Ger Lenihan and his partner Miriam Coyle took first place for North/South on Monday 3Oth September, Catherine McGillycuddy and Bridie Nolan were 2nd and Gertie Fee and  Monica Brady were 3rd, Catherine Halligan and Nancy O Brien were the victors for East/ West, Clare Sally and Pamela Byrne were 2nd and Maura Gaskin and Margaret Byrne were 3rd.

002 BRIDGE CLUB

June Digby and Monica Brady secured 1st place in a closely fought competition on Friday 4th October, Jim McNamara and his partner Margaret Byrne were 2nd and Ger Lenihan and Gertie Fee were 3rd.  East/West winners were Maura Gaskin and Bridie Nolan, 2nd Noeleen Redmond and Margaret Bolger and 3rd Miriam Coyle and Marian Davis 

ROUNDWOOD DANCE

There will be dancing in The Community Centre in Roundwood  on October 18th music will be by The Wicklow Man and on 15th November music is by Tony Davitt. All are welcome. 

LOTTO RESULTS

There was no winner of last week’s lotto. The numbers drawn were 4, 12, 16 & 30. There were five match three winners Jo Malone, Maire Magee, John & Carol, C & Noel McCoy & Zach & Lucas. Next weeks jackpot will be €13,100.

ROUNDWOOD AFC

Roundwood AFCAcademy training every Saturday.All new players welcome Mondays 6-7 – under 9 & under 10, Wednesday 6-7pm – under 11, 6.30-8pm.Monday & Thursday – under 12, 7-8pm.Wednesday 8-9 under 13 Under 14 – TBC. Astro pitch available to rent €35 per hour Contact 086 3841027

45 CARD DRIVE

45 Card game every Tuesday night in Moneystown Community Centre starting at 8.45pm.Teas served.All are welcome.

HOME PRODUCERS MARKET

Roundwood Home Producers Market continues on Sundays from 12 – 5pm. Come and enjoy our home baking, crafts, jams, marmalade, plants, etc. New Members welcome.

ROUNDWOOD SET DANCING

Calling all would be, could be and should be SET DANCERS. We have been plodding away at our weekly set dancing sessions every Thursday night in Kavanagh’s Lounge but we now need your help. Thanks to the loyal support of our musicians, we still have live music every night with the exception of one night per month. However due to fall in numbers, we cannot continue without your support. If you think you would like to try this we are giving lessons from 8.30pm before the session starts at 9pm so please feel free to join us.