Bake the world of difference for ill children

e good people of on Kilkenny are being called on to help ‘bake’ the world of di erence for sick children when TV host and award-winning food writer Donal Skehan was joined by young baker and Children’s Health Ireland at Temple Street patient Saoibh e Great Irish Bake for Sick Children, supported by Gem, takes place on Friday, March 31.

Lonergan to o ally launch the sweetest campaign of the year.

Saoibh, Donal and Children’s Health Foundation are asking individuals, families, communities, creches, schools and companies to host their own Great Irish Bake event on or around Friday, March 31 and raise vital funds to support sick children and their families in CHI at Crumlin, Temple Street, Tallaght and Connolly.

You can host family bake o , street/workplace bake os, afternoon tea, bake sales, cupcake decorating competitions, the possibilities are endless.

Funds raised will help to provide cutting-edge technol- ogy, extraordinary care, transformative treatments and so much more for our special hospitals.

So, spin that rolling pin and dust o those aprons by taking part in this year’s Great Irish Bake you will be doing something really sweet for sick children when they need it most.

Whether you go all out with your macarons and sou és or simply whip up a few fairy cakes to enjoy with pals, every single event held this year will make a real di erence to families going through the most challenging of times. e windfarm is located at Bruckana, Johnstown, Co Kilkenny.

* To register and receive your own baking pack, simply visit ‘childrenshealth.ie/greatirishbake’.

A new wind farm is in the air for Co. Kilkenny, with Bruckana Windfarm Limited having received planning permission to construct a new building to incorporate o ces, a store, toilet facilities and a canteen.

Umbrella group for solid fuel retailers

A new trade body has been established to represent the interests of all Irish-based solid fuel retailers, with Solid Fuel Merchants Ireland (SFMI) recently established by Kilkenny-based Colin Ahern, who is the owner of Marble City Fuels. Solid Fuel Merchants Ireland (SFMI) aims to become the country’s largest representative body for businesses and retailers.