To our members who are in hospital or ill at home we send our best wishes. Wexford Arts Centre Thursday 27th January 2011 at 8 pm. Comedy: “Bombshells”, Concession €12 to Active Retired Members. Phone 9123764 to book. Reeling in the years, the recently postponed Tess Coady's fine compilation of Movies and Videos from yester years
will now be shown on February 20th 2011 at 3pm. in the R.S.C. All are welcome. Annual Subscriptions are now due €15. For Your Diary, Monday, Harbour Drifters Walkabout, meeting on the Bank 11 am - 12 noon, Tuesday: Whist 2.30 pm - 4.30pm in the R.S.C. Wednesday: Computer Circle 2.30 - 4.30pm at Kilrane Community Hall Fee €7.00
Thursday Harbour Drifters Walkabout, meeting on the Bank at Coastguard Base 11am - 12 noon. Bowls 2.30 - 4.30 in the R.S.C. Friday, Knitting Circle 10.30 - 12.30 Harbour View Hotel. Scrabble 2.30 - 4.30 in the R.S.C. All members are welcome to become involved in all or any of these social events. We are looking for new members all the time, if you have a neighbour who would like to join, encourage them to attend one or other of the above items with you. Community Car Scheme for Patient Transport phone 053-9155800.
MEMBERSHIP: Membership is open to everyone over 55 years of age and living in the general area and surrounding villages. Membership from the 1st September to 31st December 2009 will be € 5 and annual membership due next January 1st will be € 15 for the year. If you have Internet you can look up our link on www.rosslareharbour.ie and see what events we have coming up. Otherwise, keep an eye on the Navigator and the People and Echo newspapers. You can join us at any of our monthly meetings, the next one being on September 1st 2009 at 3pm, and following that on the first Tuesday of every month, in The Railway Social Club, Rosslare Harbour.
DRAMA GROUP: An evening of comedy with the Drama Group in St. Helen’s Hotel (previously Great Southern Hotel) on Thursday10th September at 8.30pm. "Tea in the Garden" by Peggy Hallifax with a second one act comedy "Remembering Things" by Michael Fosbrook. Professional lighting and sound by Eamonn Rossiter, making this a night to remember. Admission € 6 - tickets available from committee, at Members Meeting on September 1st, or payable at door. Doors open 8.00p.m. Everyone welcome. There are rehearsals every Wednesday from 7 to 9pm in the Railway Social Club.
IRISH HEART WEEK: This year Irish Heart week is from 21st September to 27th September 2009 and we intend having a Book Sale/Coffee morning in The Harbour View Hotel on Friday 25th September 2009 from 10am to 1pm. Please collect your unwanted books and keep them for us until September, when we will be very grateful for donations of good, clean books.
HOLIDAY OCTOBER 2009: Mackins are organising a tour for the Wexford Active Retired Association and any of our members who wish may join in with them, travelling to Malaga on 5th October for 9 nights, cost € 779 per person sharing, single supplement € 135. Please ring Kathleen a.s.a.p. on 9178929 if you are interested and I will drop round a copy of the itinerary.
DRAMA: There are rehearsals every Wednesday from 7 to 9pm in the Railway Social Club, except August 5th, in preparation for our production on September 10th 2009. St. Helen’s Hotel, Rosslare Harbour, will be the venue for this performance.
IRISH HEART WEEK: This year Irish Heart week is from 21st September to 27th September 2009 and we intend having a Book Sale/Coffee morning, more details later. Please collect your unwanted books and keep them for us until September, when we will be very grateful for all donations of good, clean books.
DATE FOR YOUR DIARY: We will be holding a dance with music by Jimmy Hogan, with light refreshments, on Friday 31st July 2009 from 9pm to 12am. We would like a big attendance for this before we break for the month of August.
Also, please note there will be no members meeting in August.
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The association was established in 1996 by committed residents of both areas. It was set up to provide a range of activities for members and to encourage a spirit of self-help and the use of their energy, talents, skills, knowledge and experience to the benefit of each other and the community in general, and also, to encourage a positive attitude to ageing and retirement.
A Committee, volunteers from the membership, is made up as follows:-
Sub- Committee responsible for art, bowls and whist.
We are affiliated to Active Retired Ireland and pay a fee of €5 per annum out of an annual membership subscription of €15.
The Members of the Committee try to attend all regional meetings, AGM of ARI and Older & Bolder Seminars, etc. and share this information with our members at our monthly meetings held on the 1st Tuesday of every month, except August. We discuss upcoming events and endeavour to have a relevant speaker or demonstration at each meeting.
CURRENT ACTIVITIES
WHIST - Played every Tuesday at 2.30pm in the Railway Social Club, everyone welcome.
BOWLS - Every Thursday from 2.30 to 4.30pm, also in the Railway Social Club, all members are welcome to come and learn how to play and participate weekly, and in competitions.
ART - Classes are held every year in the Kilrane Community Hall.
ANNUAL EVENTS
February - St. Valentine’s Day Dance in the Railway Social Club
March - St. Patrick’s Day Cabbage and Bacon lunch in the Harbour View Hotel
April - Easter Bonnet Dance, with prizes for best bonnets
May - 3 days Bealtaine Festival, including Arts & Crafts Exhibition, competitions, and Craic agus Ceoil night.
May - 5 days This year, the annual holiday was to Donegal, including B/B/EM and tours.
June 22nd - Outing to National Stud, Japanese Gardens, St. Fiacre’s Garden, stopping at the Arboretum Garden Centre & Lifestyle Shop, and dinner at the Talbot Hotel in Carlow, with musical entertainment afterwards. Cost for members €35 and for non-members €38. There are some vacancies left and if you would like to join us, please ring Kathleen a.s.a.p. at 9178929.
July 4th - Tea Dance from 3 to 5pm in the Marquee, admission €5 (part of the Rosslare Harbour Festival). Music by Jimmy Hogan. Everyone welcome.
July 7th - Monthly meeting 3pm, talk by Fire Officer
July 31st - Dance in the Railway Social Club from 9 to 12,€8 admission on door, light refreshments served. Music by Jimmy Hogan, everyone welcome.
August - We are taking a holiday
September 10th - Production of 2 plays, 1) Tea in the Garden and 2) Remembering Things. The venue is St. Helen’s Hotel, Rosslare Harbour.
October 6th - Monthly meeting 3pm
November 3rd - Monthly meeting 3pm
December 1st - Monthly meeting 3pm
Christmas Dinner Dance to be arranged for December
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