Buskers wanted for Arklow Christmas Festival
Live entertainment throughout Main Street will start on the first weekend of December, Saturday 5th. If you have a group and would like to perform for the Arklow Christmas Festival, register your interest here. THERE ARE STILL PLACES AVAILABLE!
Pat Sweeney Hackney and Minibus Service Arklow
Sweeney’s are providing a Hackney and Minibus service in Arklow/Wicklow for over 40 years now. Their business caters for all occasions including airport/Ferry trips and hospitals appointments. Corporate events are their Speciality.
Pat and Irene would now like to announce the arrival of their New 152 Wheelchair accessible vehicle. Wheelchair users can travel with their family or friends with comfort and dignity in the latest design vehicle.
For more information please call 0402 32461 or 087 2673007 or contact Sweeney’s Garage Taxi Hire Facebook page.
Calendar launched!! Get yours now!!
Arklow RNLI Fundraising Branch launched their calendar in the Lifeboat station, 190 years of saving lives at sea. 1826 –2016. Now on sale for only 5 euro in the following shops (as well as Christmas cards):
- Lifeboat Shop.
- Kavanaghs Wexford Road.
- It’s Fresh Main St.
- Beat the Recs Main St.
- Kustomkids Lr Main St.
- The Pottery Shop Lr Main St.
- Burkes Supermarket Lr Main St.
- Asgard Nursing Home Ltd.
Please support Arklow Lifeboat!
Arklow Community Action Resource Centre asks you to fill a shoebox for Christmas
Would you like to make up a shoebox or bag for a homeless person, an elderly person, a child or a pet this Christmas? Due to the volume of enquiries again this year for this, the Arklow Community Action Resource Centre will be accepting shoeboxes or gift bags right up to December 18th. These will be distributed throughout the community, include a card in the box if you wish, no cash please to be included. The Resource Centre would like to thank you for your contribution towards making somebodies Christmas a happier one.
The centre is located at the former nuns houses, now known as Crosscare Centre , off Collins Street, second house as you go through the black gates. The boxes can be dropped off on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 10am – 1pm and 7pm – 9.30pm. Fridays from 10am – 12.30pm or call 040233837 and they can be collected from wherever suits.
Polish – Irish Educational Association Ltd
Support Polish community in Arklow! Give a vote for Polish Weekend School ‘KLEKS’ in “Better Together Campaign”!
To vote please click here.
The Association supports smooth inclusion of Polish community into local Irish community and helps to preserve the Polish language, culture and traditions among young members of the Polish community living in the Republic of Ireland. The Association is running Polish Weekend School ‘KLEKS’ in Arklow, which attracts children of the local Polish community members from both Arklow and Gorey. The Association also organises number of local social events (e.g. Polish Christmas Carols Concert, International Children Day).
For more information please visit PIEA’s Facebook page.
Avonmore Musical Society – Children’s auditions for Evita
Avonmore Musical Society would like to announce that they are holding children’s auditions for Evita on Sunday 29th November from 7:00pm-9:30pm. Rehearsals will then continue every Tuesday & Thursday from 7:30pm to 10:00pm and every Sunday from 7:00pm to 9:30pm until the break for Christmas in mid-December.
Avonmore Musical Society is looking to fill the following roles;
– Young Girl aged between 8-12 years; she must be a strong singer. Ideally angelic looking to play a young Eva Peron.
-Six additional boys/girls aged between 8-12 years for roles in the children’s chorus.
Rehearsals will commence the last week in November. Everyone 16 years or over (or in transition year) are welcome to take part in the chorus. No audition necessary for chorus.
Please email the secretary Jo on sheehy.jo@gmail.com for an audition pack. Further information is also available on the website.
Arklow Rowing Club
Arklow Rowing Club would like to wish the best of luck to Eamonn Kavanagh in the World Rowing Coastal Championships 2015 in Lima, Peru this week. Eamonn and Peter set off on their trip across the Atlantic early this morning (choosing air travel on this occasion…).
Eamonn is due out in the Men’s Masters singles on Wednesday and Men’s Open singles on Friday and Saturday, with Peter acting as Club Coach for the event. To see all updates please click here.
Avoca Camogie
Avoca Camogie club will hold their presentation night on the 21st November in Fitzgerald’s in Avoca, starting around 9pm. Avoca Camogie would like to welcome all to join them on the night celebrating their great year. Avoca Camogie would also like to invite the camogie players from the past. You all know who you are to join this year’s winners in the celebrations so if any of you are free please come along & join in the fun Cathy Forde and Pauline Burke. If you have any detail for the girls in the pictures can you let a member of the club know please. For more information please visit Avoca Camogie Facebook page.
National Opera House
The Sing Out Loud 250 children are conducted by the wonderful Arklow’s own Naoimh Penston in the National Opera House and she will be performing too! The host for the evening is Tony Carty. Sing Out Loud also has a great front line with special guests performing throughout the concert to both the children on stage and the audience. Extreme Rhythm will be performing in Sing Out Loud this year. This is Sing Out Loud’s third annual concert in the National Opera House and we look forward to entertaining everyone once again this year. Great night out for all the family! For bookings please click here or you can call 053 912 2144.
The Cullen School of Music
Competition time!
Want to win 3 free lessons? Simply Like the Facebook page then share the picture below and you will be put into a draw for 3 free lessons in piano, tin whistle, piano accordion or wunderkeys, piano for preschoolers! Competition will run until November 25th.
Mobile Care Arklow
To celebrate their 12th birthday Mobile Care Arklow is giving away an Xbox 360, just like and share the photo below on their Facebook page to be in with a chance to win. The draw will take place on their 12th birthday, December 1st. GOOD LUCK everyone, get liking & sharing!
