Rosslare May Edition
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Welcome to the May Edition of Rosslare Newsletter You’re walking down the street and suddenly an elderly man familiar to you catches your attention. "I've been left a lot of money”, he says excitedly. “I feel I should give some of it to the community but I can’t decide on the most deserving projects. Could you list three for me?” You’re flabbergasted. Your mind is racing. Just then your friend Mary is walking by and you ask for her help. “That’s an easy one cause I’ve just filled out the Rosslare community survey and I know the top three in my mind,” says Mary.
Dates in May 1st May – Greenway Public Meeting 4th May – Community Walk Every Sun – Open Garden, Doyle’s Orchard Park
©Mairéad Power We don’t have any money to offer but we can’t over-emphasise how important it is to have your say on the future development of Rosslare. It’s not a put-up or shut-up exercise. We’re not that crude. But we want you to know that your views will be informative and instructive for Rosslare Community Development Association in mapping out our future. We’re distributing the questionnaire this week to all fulltime residential households and we’ll be back to collect the completed item within a few days. For late responses we are providing collection boxes at various points in the village. But don’t be late if you can help it. It’s definitely worth taking the trouble and we’ll all find the results interesting. We’ve been debating this for some months and now it’s show-time, as they say in the movies. Our consultant Yvonne Byrne will assess and analyse the results of the survey which will be published across the village. And importantly, the final version of the 5-year development plan will be adjusted to accommodate the people’s views and expectations as captured in the survey. It been very heartening for us that several people have come forward as volunteers to assist in distributing the questionnaire and we are very grateful to them. This is a first for Rosslare and we’re looking forward to the outcome. Other villages throughout the county are conducting the same exercise and it’s ultimately connected with the Town and Village Regeneration scheme launched by the government last year. RDA is getting positive comments from people whose interest in the work of the Association had waned. Tidy Towns have re-affiliated to RDA and we’d welcome new members and especially the return of those who made a valuable input in the past. We have more to unite us than to divide us. NEWSFLASH: An exciting proposition arose from RDA’s recent meeting with Glen Carr, M.D.of Rosslare Europort. He has offered to make a return shuttle service available in the summer months to ferry visitors coming through the port to Rosslare Strand and onto Wexford town. In addition, he is willing to provide desk accommodation in the main reception hall for our representatives to greet visitors and provide tourist information for them. This is a big deal. Too big for us to take on ourselves but we hope to drive it forward with the County Council. It’s not likely to happen till next year because a lot of ducks will have to be put in a row. Keep it under your hat for the moment! Ray Doyle, RCDA
Keep in touch
New Opening Times Community & Sports Centre Opened Every Sunday from now through Summer 11am-4pm
Coffee, Cappuccino, Latte and Tea available in shop
Office Admin Services ❖ Printing ❖ Photocopying ❖ Scanning ❖ Word Processing Available in office at reasonable price
New 2 You Charity Boutique Open: Mon – Sat 10am – 5pm
To Contact Rosslare Community & Sports Centre Call us on 053 9132202 Email rcda@outlook.ie Website www.rosslareholidayresort.ie
What's Happening…….. Monday Men's Shed - 2pm St Pauls Running Club U12 – 5:30pm to 6:30pm St Pauls Running Club – Older Group 6pm to 7pm Yoga – 6:45pm to 8pm Soccer U14 Boys – 7pm to 8pm Soccer U16 Boys – 8pm to 9pm
Wednesday Women’s Shed – 10:30am Rosslare Bowling Club – 12.30–4.30pm Soccer U12 Girls – 6pm-7pm Soccer U12 Boys – 7pm-8pm St Pauls Running Club U12 – 5:30pm-6:30pm St Pauls Running Club – Older Group 6pm to 7pm Social Dancing – 7pm – 9pm
Friday Yoga - 8:30am to 9:30am Rosslare Tennis Club – 9:30am to 10:30am Pilates – 10am to 11am Junior Boxing – 6pm to 7:30pm Youth Club – 7pm to 9pm
Tuesday Men's Shed – 2pm Shine Bright Drama – 3pm to 6pm Rosslare Boxing Club – 7pm to 9pm
Thursday Men’s Shed – 2pm Soccer U9 Boys & Girls - 6pm to 7pm Soccer U13 Boys - 7pm to 8pm Rosslare Boxing Club- 7pm to 9pm
Saturday Forever Fit Amanda 10am Soccer Academy U8s 10am to 11am Active50+ Amanda 11.30am Rosslare Badminton Club 11.30am Rosslare Bowling Club – 12 to 4pm Birthday Venue available from 2pm
Contact Numbers for Local Groups St. Pauls – Leo 086 3103417 Rosslare Boxing Club - Teresa 085 1592984 Rosslare Schoolboys/girls – Colm 087 6087475 Forever Fit – Amanda 087 9713339 Shine Bright – Lisa 085 1532705 Youth Club – 087 1334039 Pilates – Therese 089 4620552 Men’s Shed – Jim 087 6815029 Women’s Shed - Jackie on 087 6468677 or Paula on 086 7870696 Yoga – Sharon 086 1943527 Rosslare Bowls Club – Catherine 0868177679 Tennis Club – Val 086 8273212
In Rosslare Birthday Party Packages Did you know that we offer an extensive range of birthday party packages, with a large choice to suit your personal needs. Call 053-9132202 for our full range. Check out the monthly newsletter for offers! T & C apply. Candy floss and Popcorn parties Available!! Field Day 2019 – 28 July We have a limited number of stalls available at our ever popular field day. Rate remains unchanged at €30 per stall. For more information please contact us on 053 9132202. Befriending Group We offer free and friendly companionship to older people through weekly visits and telephone calls. Our volunteers receive training and are Garda vetted. We complement other services such as home help, home care etc., but DO NOT replace these services. Professional and self-referrals welcome. For more information, call 085 852 6866 or contact ‘Befrienders,’ RCDA, Rosslare “Together we can combat loneliness”. Keep Rosslare Litter Free Please keep Rosslare beautiful by taking personal responsibility for your litter and cleaning up after your pet. Rosslare Tidy Towns Volunteer Group The application has been completed and adjudication for this year will take place in June. We would appreciate if everyone can do their part in keep our beautiful village neat and tidy. Many thanks to all who supported our Metal Recycling initiative and who assisted in our Spring Clean. Rosslare Boxing Club Wishing the very best of luck to Lauren Mullally who has made it to the All Ireland Final. She will be fighting at the National Stadium on 17 May. For anyone interested in travelling to support Lauren please contact Rosslare Boxing Club 085 159 2984. Rosslare Hbr Lifeboat Coastal Run/Walk Looking for something different to do over May Bank Holiday? Why not join us on Sun 05th May at 10.30 for a run/walk/jog along the beautiful coastline from Rosslare Harbour? Choose between 2 routes: Rosslare Harbour to St Helens Beach & Back (6k) or Rosslare Harbour to Carne Beach & back. (16k) Adults €10. Teenagers €5 & Kids Free. Registration on the Day from 9.45. Visit the Rosslare Lifeboat Facebook Page for more info. Rosslare Bowls All welcome . For more information call 087 7717098. Open Garden Doyle’s , Orchard Park will open their garden every Sunday from 31 March. All proceeds go to Tagoat Parish Church and Day Centre. Rosslare Active Retirement All welcome to join us in Coast Rosslare at 10:30am on the first Tuesday of every month for a Coffee Morning - next date 7th May 2019. Monthly meetings in Coast at 10:30am on the third Tuesday of every month, next date 21st May 2019. For info call Ann on 053-9132633 Community Book Shelf Lots of new arrivals on our shelf, including thrillers , romantic fiction, children’s books. We ask for a €1 donation; all proceeds go towards the Community of Rosslare. Donations welcome. Access – For – All Garden Summer flowering is Thanks to our wonderful volunteer group, it’s a lovely spot to visit at any time . Office Admin Service We can now provide a fully comprehensive office administration package to suit individual needs. In addition to internet access, we now offer quality admin services to include CV production, fliers, reports, correspondence etc. All available at a highly competitive hourly rate. To discuss your requirements, call us on 053 9132202 or call to the office upstairs in the Centre. 9 – 5pm, Mon-Fri . Cois Barry Centre currently have the following weekly activities in the Cois Barry Community Centre in Rosslare, including Art Group Waves, Code Club for primary school aged kids, Youth Club; 7:30 - 8:30 pm, traditional music lessons, Drum lessons, Crochet Club, and much, much more. You can still join our classes and activities, get in touch ! We are preparing several more courses and activities in the coming weeks, please refer to our website for news and updates. Find us on Facebook, email us at coisbarryhouse@gmail.com or call on 087 7631 305. Check out our website for more info: tiny.cc/CoisBarry White House Montessori School White House is a well established school operating since 1996. Incorporating a fun learning approach in our home from home setting. Spaces available for the coming school year. ECCE scheme offered. Contact Deirdre for more information 087 8268203. Opened daily from 9:30am to 1:00pm. Email: whitehousemontessori@gmail.com Rosslare Community Development Association (RCDA) wish to express their appreciation to Maria and the office staff of Rosslare Community Centre who printed, sorted and organised the distribution of our village survey. They also wish to thank the 20 local volunteers who delivered these surveys by hand around the village. If your home was missed by the volunteers, please can you call to the Community Centre where extra copies can be obtained. Please make sure all surveys are returned to the various collection points or given to our volunteers when they return to collect them.
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