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Ballina TÚS Programme contributes to success of Other Voices 2018 Ballina Karen Community Garden wins at Dublin Green Communities Photography Awards
Pictured in St. Michael’s Church, Ardnaree, the location for Other Voices are Leium Armstrong, Richard Devers, Anthony Sweeney and Chris Neville.
Elizabeth Fair, Tús Supervisor, said she was delighted to be able to assist in the preparations for Other Voices. "Programmes such as Tús contribute to the social and economic wellbeing of the Mayo North East Area. Involvement in such an event as Other Voices has many advantages for TÚS participants themselves. “The Tús Scheme has contributed to the recovery in the economy with many people returning to full time employment after a TÚS placement” Tús provides opportunities for people who are unemployed to break the cycle of joblessness and helps to
improve a person’s work readiness and support them in returning to the labour market. In addition, it is hoped that participation on Tús will boost a person’s motivation and confidence, offer them opportunities to experience different work environments and provide them with employment related experience to re-enter the labour market.
Ballina Karen Community Garden (an initiative of Mayo North East Partnership Company), scooped a first and a second prize in the Dublin Green Communities Photography Awards 2018. They won first prize in Gardening Activity and Nature in the Garden category while finishing second in the Landscapes and Cityscapes category. Celebrating the beauty and diverse character of Ireland’s Community Gardens this new Green Communities photo competition promotes the best images of community green space projects from across the whole country in one exhibition. The photography competition was opened to everyone, the only requirement being for photographs that feature volunteer community green spaces. By bringing together the best images of these gardens An Taisce Green Communities celebrates the success of community spirit in making Ireland a greener place for people, plants, and biodiversity. Nearly 40 different community gardens, allotments, orchards and community parks entered the competition.
The Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP) 2018-2022 is funded by the Irish Government through the Department of Rural and Community Development and co-funded by the European Social Fund under the Programme for Employability, Inclusion and Learning (PEIL) 2014-2020
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MAYO SOCIAL INCLUSION AWARENESS WEEK PROGRAMME OF EVENTS MAYO Local Community Development Committee and Mayo County Council are working with local organisations and communities towards making Mayo a more inclusive county – a place where everyone can realise their potential, develop their talents and have their voices heard regardless of religion, age, gender, disability, economic status, geographic location, ethnic identity, nationality, membership of the Traveller Community, sexual orientation, civil or family status. Social Inclusion Awareness Week is about
supporting and organising initiatives throughout the county that foster inclusion and equality. It is an opportunity to celebrate the diversity of people in County Mayo, to showcase the work of organisations which promotes inclusion. Types of events and activities include exhibitions, coffee mornings, sports events, drama, storytelling, talks and debates on the topic of inclusion or equality, seminars, information events, displays, music recitals, initiatives to improve accessibility, films etc.
Friday, 5th October
Monday, 15th October Flourish Mindful Monday Drop In Sessions
Launch of Mayo Social Inclusion Awareness Week 2018
VENUE: Family Centre, Chapel St, Castlebar Session 1: 11am – 11.40am Session 2 Lunchtime: 1.10am – 1.45am
Venue: Kennedy Glasgow Centre The Quay, Ballina, Mayo, Ireland This year the week will be launched officially by some of the writers and artists of ‘A Strong Heart’ - a book of stories and dreams for the future by Syrian and Palestinian children living in County Mayo.
Friday, 12th October Focus Ireland, Shine A Light – Sleep Out VENUE: Main Street, Ballinrobe Time: 6pm One night, one event - shine a light of hope. Organisations, large and small all, around Ireland will bed down for one night in solidarity with families and individuals experiencing homelessness. Contact: 094 9542908 or 087 2859973 | ballinrobefrc@eircom.net
Turas Na Mban 2018 – Celebrating The Journey Of Women –2 Day Conference VENUE: Broadhaven Bay Hotel, Belmullet Time: 6pm Contact: 094 9256745 | www.mayonortheast.com |
The Flourish project offers two guided practical sessions in mindfulness techniques including gentle exercise and relaxation. No experience necessary. Come and join others in a relaxed environment and take this opportunity away from home or work to quieten and energise yourself at the start of a week. Choose from an option of two sessions. Contact: Maura Horkan Flourish Project 094 9025900 | flourish@thefamilycentre.com | www.thefamilycentre.com
Saturday, 13th October
Coffee & Connect Westport
Inclusion In The Early Years Seminar
VENUE: Westport Family & Community Resource Centre, The Fairgreen Time: 10am - 12 noon
VENUE: Breaffy House Hotel, Breaffy, Castlebar Time: 9.30am Contact: Jim Power 094 9064390 | mayochildcare@mayococo.ie | www.mayochildcare.ie Booking Essential
Westport FCRC and Diversity Mayo will host ‘Coffee & Connect Westport’. A coffee morning for women living in the community. Come along and meet new people, enjoy a chat and some treats. Contact: Leanne 098-24419 / Patricia 0870966560 | Leanne coordinator@westportfrc.ie /
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MAYO SOCIAL INCLUSION AWARENESS WEEK PROGRAMME OF EVENTS patricia pquinn@southmayo.com | www.westportfrc.ie | www.southmayo.com
Autism In Sport Seminar VENUE: An Sportslann Mac Hale Park Castlebar Time: 10am - 1pm This workshop will provide attendees with an understanding of autism, focusing on the delivery of sport. It will help participants to recognise and understand key areas of difference as well as looking at practical strategies which will help to include people with autism in sport sessions. Contact: Ray Mc Namara 0876973093 | rmcnamara@mayococo.ie | www.mayosportspartnership.ie Booking Essential
Creative Writing and Story Telling VENUE: The Linenhall Time: 11am - 12.3pm In this workshop people will spend the first part working together, creating a story – initially though role play and improvisation. They develop characters, setting and plot, adding dialogue and editing as they go. Each participant then has the opportunity to work on their own individual pieces of writing, helped and encouraged by Fighting Words volunteer tutors. Contact: Teresa Keane 087 1679549 | teresa@fightingwords.ie or teresakeane@mentalhealthireland.ie | www.fightingwords.ie Booking Essential
Mental Health First Aid Information Session VENUE: Mayo Mental Health Association Time: 2 - 3pm This workshop is an introduction to Mental Health First Aid. MHFA is the initial help given to someone who is developing a mental health problem, experiencing a worsening of an existing mental health
problem or a mental health crisis. The first aid is given until appropriate professional support is received or until the crises resolves. Contact: Teresa Keane 087 167 9549 | teresakeane@mentalhealthireland.ie | mentalhealthireland.ie Booking Essential
No Limbs No Limits VENUE: Westport Library Time: 7.30PM Guest Speaker: Joanne O’Riordan and panel discussion. No Limbs No Limits charts the incredible life story of Joanne O’Riordan who will give us an in-depth look at what it’s like to live with the most unimaginable disability. Joanne has overcome many barriers, achieved enormous success both in school, at home and within her local community. A panel discussion and Q&A session will also be part of the event. Contact: Cora Gilligan 094 9064343 community@mayococo.ie | www.mayosocialinclusionweek.com Sign language interpreter present
Tuesday, 16th October Mayo Comhairle Na Nóg Agm VENUE: AGM of Mayo Comhairle na nÓg, Breaffy Sports Arena
Time: 10am - 3pm Over 300 second level students from all over Mayo will attend the Mayo Comhairle na nóg AGM. They will spend the day discussing teenage wellbeing and how being connected and included in their communities enhances their wellbeing. Contact: Stephen Bourke 086 3862094 | stephen.bourke@foroige.ie | www.comhairlenanog.ie Booking Essential
Disability Awareness Raising VENUE: St Mary’s Hall, GMIT, Castlebar Time: 6pm - 8.30pm This seminar seeks to raise awareness and share information in relation to rights issues for individuals with disabilities in light of the recent signature of the UN Convention of the Rights of People with Disabilities by the Irish Government. Contact: Connie O’Regan | coregan@westerncare.com
Documentary Film & tea/coffee – discussion afterwards VENUE: Clare Island Community Centre Time: 3pm Free screening of this film which deals with themes of community and social inclusion. Documentary film and
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MAYO SOCIAL INCLUSION AWARENESS WEEK PROGRAMME OF EVENTS discussion afterwards (with tea/coffee available) will be held as a part of an older people’s get together on the island that is opened up for other members of the community of all ages to attend. Mixing of the generations in an inclusive activity with opportunity for discussion and opinion sharing on topics. Contact: Cora Keating 098 26525 | clareislandcdo@gmail.com | www.clareisland.ie
Mind Your Mental Health Workshop VENUE: Safari Club, Castlebar Time: 9.30am - 4.30pm Mind Your Mental Health Training Workshop provides participants with an opportunity to reflect on mental health and to learn strategies to enhance wellbeing. Contact: Teresa Keane 087 1679549 | teresakeane@mentalhealthireland.ie | mentalhealthireland.ie Booking Essential
Wed, 17th October ‘In Her Shoes’ - Workshops VENUE: Lough Lannagh, Castlebar Workshop 1: 10 -12pm Workshop 2: 2.30-4.30om ‘In Her Shoes’ is based on true stories and real lives experiences of women who have lived with domestic violence. This workshop will increase awareness of the struggles of the issue of domestic violence/abuse. It will help illustrate that domestic violence is a community issue, not a private problem. It will also show that we all have a role in ending domestic violence/abuse. Contact: Bernadette Byrne / Josephine McGourty 094 90 25409 / 087 1221386mwss@eircom.net | www.mwss.ie Booking Essential
Meet & Greet Day For Active Retirement Groups VENUE: Carne Golf Club, Belmullet Time: 11am Meet members of other active retirement groups. Refreshments served. Contact: Bridget Brown 086 377 4171 | bridgetbrown14@yahoo.ie Booking Essential
The Importance Of Making Healthy Connections VENUE: Castlebar Library Time: 1pm (sharp) - 2pm Healthy relationships and feeling connected is essential to health and well being. This workshop, including a talk and guided practise, will focus on the psychology of human relationships and how connecting with oneself enables us to connect with others. Contact: flourish@thefamilycentre.com or Jeananne Garavan 094 9042004 www.thefamilycentre.com
Social farming Open Day VENUE: Oliver and Anna Dixon, Ahena Organic Farm, Claremorris, Co Mayo F12 VX29 Time: 2pm - 4.30pm Social farm open days demonstrate how social farming provides people who use health and social services with the opportunity for improved community connections, increased self-esteem and improved health and well-being by participating in farm activities on ordinary family farms. Contact: Margaret Leahy 087 623 3862 | mleahy@southmayo.com http://www.southmayo.com/ Booking Preferred but not Essential
Girls In Coding Workshop VENUE: St. Patricks Hall, Main St. Ballyhaunis, County Mayo Time: 4pm - 5.30pm
Girls in Coding Group, becoming more familiar with what technology can offer to our community, increasing equality and community connectedness together. Contact: Laura Cox 086 7791878 | laura.cox@foroige.ie | www.foroige.ie
Thursday, 18th October Coffee Morning AT CASTLEBAR SOCIAL SERVICES CENTRE VENUE: Castle Street Carpark, Castlebar Time: 12.30am - 3.30pm Drop in and see what we do here and enjoy a cuppa! Contact: Deirdre Waldron 094 9021378 | castlebarvcs@gmail.com | www.castlebarsocialservices.com
Social Inclusion Through Arts & Crafts VENUE: Hotel Ballina Time: 11am - 2pm A display of art and craft produced through the social inclusion groups in North and West Mayo. Free art and craft workshops, networking, sharing ideas and an opportunity for groups to plan joint projects for the year ahead. Contact: Patricia Crawley/Rita Hopkins 094 9256745 | patriciacrawley@mayonortheast.com | www.mayonortheast.com Booking Essential for workshops
Go For Life Games VENUE: An Sportlann Castlebar Time: 11am - 1pm This workshop is designed to provide participants with participation opportunities with other older adults and to enjoy activities that are designed and tailor made to meet the needs of participants. Contact: Ray McNamara 094 9047023 | rmcnamara@mayococo.ie | www.mayosports.ie Booking Essential
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MAYO SOCIAL INCLUSION AWARENESS WEEK PROGRAMME OF EVENTS Connecting With Young People Through A Human Library VENUE: Ballinrobe Library, Main Street Time: 4pm - 7pm The Human Library is a living, breathing library where young people are books, and the stories are their lives. Each person will have a title that relates to the prejudice, stigma or discrimination that they want to challenge, and their book will reflect their life experiences of living in the community. Contact: Breda Ruane 087773831 | breda.ruane@msletb.ie | www.cypsc.ie / www.msletb.ie
Heritage Walk And Come And Try Golf VENUE: Ballinrobe Golf Club Time: 5.45pm - 7.30pm An inclusive heritage walk, talk and tour of Ballinrobe Golf Course grounds followed by a Come and Try at the Golf Range. Suitable for 6 years and over.
Printmaking Showcase/Workshop VENUE: Great National Hotel, Ballina Time: 11am - 2pm Ridgepool Performing Arts Group with thanks to Upstart, Creative Ireland, and Ballina Arts Centre, are completing a print making project entitled Our World View (Through the Looking Glass). The project comprises of a series of workshops exploring different aspects and styles of printmaking, under the guidance of experienced printmaker Claire Griffin. The project’s central theme is identity and community. The Ridgepool performing arts group will demonstrate the printmaking process to the public and invite them to try the process themselves on the day. Contact: Ann-Marie McLoughlin 086-8489980 | ammcloughlin@westerncare.com
Members of the Karen community and Ballina Grow It Yourself (GIY) group. (an initiative of Mayo North East Partnership Company), will host an Open Day at the Community Garden, Bishops Palace, Quay Road, Ballina, on Saturday, 20th October from 1pm - 4pm
‘Meet And Greet’ - Cairde Youth Lgbti+ and Friends VENUE: Youth Booth at Maple Youth Centre, Ballinrobe Time: 5.30pm - 9pm Contact: ballinrobeyouthcafe@gmail.com
Connecting People, Connecting Communities Looking From The Inside VENUE: Áras Inis Gluaire, Belmullet Time: 6pm - 9.30pm Connecting People, Connecting Communities – The Mayo Volunteer Centre in conjunction with a number of service providers and community groups in the Erris area are organising a community expo which exhibits what Erris has to offer. We are also planning on having a number of key note speakers who will speak about community initiatives and also inspirational speaker John Lonergan will be in attendance. Contact: Kathy Rowland 096 71444 / 0876796937 | kathy@volunteermayo.ie | www.volunteermayo.ie
Friday, 19th October Local Link Mayo - Official
Launch Event VENUE: Country Life Museum, Turlough, Castlebar Time: 11.30am In addition to officially launching the Local Link brand the event will also comprise community engagement workshops. This is the first event in a series of consultation events to obtain the community views on the continued development of rural transport in Mayo. The event will provide the community with an opportunity to identify needs, generate solutions and be part of future planning of new and more efficient community transport initiatives in the county. Contact: Sarah Togher 094 90 47571 | info@mayocommunitytransport.ie | www.mayocommunitytransport.ie
Active Youth Boys Group VENUE: Ballyhaunis Parochial Hall Time: 5pm Active Youth Boys Group creating sustainable pathways for physical activity in collaboration with Foroige Ballyhaunis Youth Services, funded by MSLETB Mayo Sligo Leitrim Educational Training Board Contact: Laura Cox 086 7791878 | www.foroige.ie Booking Essential
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MAYO SOCIAL INCLUSION AWARENESS WEEK PROGRAMME OF EVENTS Friday, October 19 John Hoban’s Music Circle Venue: Family Centre, Chapel St, Castlebar Time: 8.00PM - 9.30PM (doors closed at 8.10pm) This music circle is a supportive community space based at the Flourish Project at the Family Centre. The music circle is facilitated by John and Isabela Hoban – two very gifted and skilled musicians and singers – who have a keen interest in encouraging each person to develop their connection with music to enhance their lives. Each participant is invited, without any pressure, to share a song or poem or play something to the group or to simply listen. Contact: Maura Horkan Flourish Project | flourish@thefamilycentre.com | www.thefamilycentre.com
Social Gathering For Older People And Young People VENUE: Claremorris FRC Time: 2pm Friday Friends Social and Support Group meet each Friday in the Family Resource Centre. This is a drop in service for older people to combat isolation and learn and experience new activities in a social and community setting. Students from St. Colmans TY will attend the event to meet and chat with the group and learn from the Friday Friends. Contact: Nuala Gilligan claremorrisfrc@eircom.net
Mayo Mental Health Fair VENUE: TF Royal Hotel & Theatre, Castlebar Time: 9.30am - 3.30pm As part of Mayo Mental Health Fair, Dr Colman Noctor, author of “Cop On: What It Is and Why Your Child Needs It to Thrive and Survive in Today’s World,” will address secondary school children from all over Mayo. Dr Noctor will then host an
afternoon session for the general public with a special focus on parents of young people. As a self-confessed technology addict himself he has a keen interest in the effects of technology and the contemporary media on child development and mental health. Contact: Teresa Keane 087 167 9549 | mayomentalhealthfair@gmail.com | teresakeane@mentalhealthireland.ie Booking Preferable
Involve Youth Project Ballina Coffee Morning VENUE: Lower Lord Edward Street, Ballina Time: 11.30am - 1.30pm Involve Ballina welcome and invite the surrounding community to Involve Youth Project to see what fun and fantastic activities and programmes take place with the young people in the area. Sample some amazing baking by the young people who attend the project over a coffee or tea and have a chat with staff and young people about their programmes. Contact: Alice Dixon/ James Maughan 0872379132 | involveballina@gmail.com | www.involve.ie
Saturday, 20th October Erris Parkrun VENUE: Cross Lake, Binghamstown, Belmullet, Co. Mayo Time: 9.30am sharp Free, fun 5k for you to walk, run or jog at your own pace with a chance to chat over a cuppa at the finish line. Meet friends or make new friends. Contact: Padraig Brogan - 0877978821 | errisoffice@parkrun.com | www.parkrun.ie/erris Booking not necessary but participants can register for parkrun online at www.parkrun.ie/register
Looped Walk, Achill VENUE: Achill GAA Clubhouse, Achill Sound
Time: 10am Looped Walk along the Greenway. Meet at Achill GAA Clubhouse, walk starts at 11am. Walk and talk at your own pace, bring a friend! Refreshments provided afterwards in the clubhouse. Suitable for all ages and abilities. Everyone welcome. Contact: Cathy 086 8620597
Community Labyrinth Making VENUE: McMahon Park (Clare Lake), Claremorris, in front of the bandstand Time: 12.pm A labyrinth path can be used as a metaphor for one’s life journey. The invitation is to reproduce this path creatively with materials that are provided. This is a reflective piece that can bring us together as a community. Contact: John Harte 087 2889106 hartespiritjohn@hotmail.com
Open Day at The Karen Grow It Yourself Community Garden VENUE: Karen Community Garden, Bishops Palace, Quay Road, Ballina Time: 1pm - 4pm The event celebrates a year of voluntary work. Families and friends of the volunteers are invited and an open invitation is given to anybody interested. Food is cooked on site and different cuisines are sampled. Contact: Michael Slack 096 45135 | michaelcslack@yahoo.co.uk | Facebook Page - Grow It Yourself Ballina
The Cloth Of Dreams Exhibition VENUE: The Labyrinth, Floor 1, The Family Resource Centre, Mount St., Claremorris Time: 2pm The Cloth of Dreams is an exhibition emerging from a workshop called The Hero’s Journey. Six teenage girls with
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MAYO SOCIAL INCLUSION AWARENESS WEEK PROGRAMME OF EVENTS intellectual disabilities embarked upon a hero’s journey and The Cloth of Dreams is the story of their journey. Contact: The Labyrinth, 0872398871 | connollybanne@yahoo.ie | Anne Connolly Dramatherapy and Linkedin
Community Labyrinth Making VENUE:The Labyrinth, Floor 1, The Family Resource Centre, Mount St., Claremorris Time: 3.30pm A labyrinth path can be used as a metaphor for one’s life journey. The invitation is to reproduce this path creatively with materials that are provided. This is a reflective piece that can bring us together as a community. Contact: John Harte 087 2889106 hartespiritjohn@hotmail.com
Art Exhibition And Information Forum VENUE: Áras Inis Gluaire, Áisleann Bhéal an Mhuirthead, Belmullet Time: 2pm - 6pm An exhibition of paintings by local artists depicting the landscapes and sites associated with the story of the Táin Bó Fliodhais (The Cattle Raid of Mayo) as well as collages created by local primary schoolchildren of the characters and scenes from the story. There will also be an information forum with storytelling, recitations etc. Contact: Treasa Ní Ghearraigh 097 88082 / 087 1251642 | dunchaochain1@eircom.net or cattleraidofmayo@gmail.com | www.gaeltacht.info
Social Cycling VENUE: Ballyhaunis Enterprise Centre Time: 2pm Have fun cycling your bike in a relaxed non-competitive environment. Contact: Gerald McLoughlin 087 6466293 www.ballyhaunischamber.ie
Sunday 21st October Family Fun Day VENUE: Crossmolina Badminton Club Time: 4pm
OTHER EVENTS 18th - 21st October Foxford Traditional Weekend VENUE: Various venues around Foxford Contact:086 3999774 | foxfordtraditionalweekend@gmail.com | www.foxfordtraditionalweekend.com
Wed, 24th October18th Where Is Home? A Talk Exploring Identity, Place, Belonging And Exile VENUE: Ballina Arts Centre, Barrett St., Ballina, Co. Mayo Time: 7.30pm Contact: Sean Walsh 096 73593 info@ballinaartscentre.com www.ballinaartscentre.com Booking is advised
Friday, 26th October Creative Pumpkin CARVING WORKSHOP FOR FAMILIES VENUE: Le Cheile Community and Family Resource Centre Time: 5pm - 7pm Contact: Ann Conway 094 9025126 info@castlebarfrc.com Booking Essential
Sunday, 28th October 12th EDITION KILKELLY KILMOVEE PARISH MAGAZINE LAUNCH (Annual) VENUE: Ireland West Airport Time: 7.30pm - 10.30pm Contact: Carmel Williams 086 3032401 kilkellykilmoveemagazine@gmail.com
ONGOING EVENT Commemoration Quilt Venue: Various locations around Ballina. Contact Jane Crean 096 72154/ 77863 | costumecompany@eircom.net | www.ballinacostumecompany.net
Art Competition - A Connected Mayo CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10th VENUE: Maple Youth Centre Bowgate St. Ballinrobe Co Mayo Contact: Grace McGee ballinrobeyouthcafe@gmail.com
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Mayo Sports Partnership Mayo Sports Partnership was established in November 2004, it is a sub-office of the Mayo County Development Board. The aim of the Mayo Sports Partnership is to increase participation in all sports and to ensure local resources and facilities are used to the best effect. The partnership board has representatives from interested agencies and sporting groups. These include Mayo V.E.C., Mayo County Council, Mayo County Development Board, Western Health Board, FAS,G.M.I.T., Mayo Education Centre, Udaras, North East Mayo Leader, South West Mayo Development Co., Mayo Community Forum, and representatives from the County Sports Forum. The Sports Partnership has three main functions: INFORMATION - To establish a consultation process with sport clubs and organisations and to identify their needs and resources. Initiate research and
compile a sports directory. One stop shop for sport in Mayo. EDUCATION- To provide quality opportunities for education and training at local level. Provide training courses targeting volunteers and providing access to sports specific courses through the national governing bodies of sport. IMPLEMENTATION - To develop a strategic plan for sport in Mayo and select participation programmes to suit local needs. Safeguarding 1,2 & 3 Child Protection in Sport, sports first aid, sports leadership training, coach education, walking leader training, disability inclusion training, club development workshops and leader training for volunteers working with older people
groups are just some of the upcoming sports volunteer training courses which will be available through Mayo Sports Partnership over the coming months. These courses / seminars are aimed at community / sport volunteers, coaches, teachers or indeed anyone who may have an interest in sport or physical activity. With a Community Sports Coach Programme taking place in Castlebar this Autumn several sports specific coach education modules will be open to the public. Introductory level coaching courses will be available for GAA, soccer, rugby, athletics, basketball and boxing. Indeed the boxing course will be the first of its kind in the country and will be based at the new regional centre for the sport in Lough Lannagh Castlebar. To find out more about dates and booking log on to w w w . m a y o s p o r t s . i e / CoursesandEventsEventsCalendar/ or contact the office at 094 9064360.
October Programme of training / events Date & Time Monday, 1st & Tuesday, 2nd (9.30am-4.30pm)
Workshop / Course Occupational Sports First Aid (FETAC level 5) (for Sports Volunteers Primarily)
Venue Lough Lannagh Castlebar
Fee €80
Thursday, 4th (9.30am-3pm)
Go for Life Physical Activity Leader Training (for Older People Groups)
Parish Centre Ballyhaunis
€15
Tuesday, 9th (8am – 3pm)
Basketball Foundation Level Coaching Course
An Sportlann Mc Hale Park, Castlebar
N/A
Wednesday, 10th (9am – 5pm)
FAI Kick Start 1 Coach Education
Lough Lannagh Castlebar
N/A
Monday, 15th – Saturday, 21st
Social Inclusion Awareness Week
Various
Monday, 15th 10am-1pm
Autism in Sport Workshop
An Sportlann McHale Park, Castlebar
Tuesday, 16th (9am – 12.30)
GAA Foundation Level Coaching Course (Limited places. Contact MSP)
Mc Hale Park Castlebar
Tuesday, 16th 10am -4pm
Disability Inclusion Training
Lough Lannagh
N/A
Wednesday, 17th (9am – 4pm)
Boxing Foundation Level Coaching Course
Lough Lannagh Castlebar
N/A
Wednesday 17th (7pm-10pm)
Code of Ethics & Best Practice in Sport Awareness Course (Safeguarding Level 1)
Ballina Sports & Leisure Complex
€15
Wednesday,17th 11am -1pm
Go For Life Games Day
An Sportlann Mc Hale Park Castlebar
€3
Tuesday, 23rd 10am – 3pm
Coaching Children Successfully in Sport – An Introduction for Coaches
Lough Lannagh Holiday Village Castlebar
€10
Wednesday, 24th (10am – 3pm)
Child-Centred Coaching – Understanding Child Development & Learning and its Impact on How We Coach
Lough Lannagh Holiday Village Castlebar
N/A
€10
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The scariest festival in Mayo North makes a frightful return this Halloween QUICKLY becoming one of the West’s biggest festivals along the Wild Atlantic Way, Samhain Abhainn Halloween Festival returns for yet another year of scares. The Scary Woods Walk, in Belleek Woods is sure to make a huge impression again this year, celebrating all things ghoulish with a cauldron of unique, hair-raising events. The festival, supported by Ballina Chamber, takes place in late October with a busy programme of events for children of all ages. Highlights Expect scares a-plenty in this guided night walk through the forest. How brave are you? Find out when a deathly being breathes in your ear, when the wails of lost souls reverberate through the darkness, or when macabre clowns, possessed BALLINA Lions Club will host The Irish Potato Famine Exhibition in the Civic Offices, Dillon Tc., Ballina, from October through to March 2019. The exhibition will be launched by Minister Michael Ring on Saturday, 20th October and access to the public will be from Monday, 22nd October. The Lions Club motto is “We Serve” and they do this in many ways from raising much needed cash for local charities to hosting social outings for local people in need (Christmas Day Dinner, Senior Citizens/Careers holidays, Annual Special Needs Party and Simon Day out) to health awareness projects and seminars to name but a few. The exhibition will provide a deeply moving and educational account of this
Friday 26th – Wednesday 31st October. Spooky Scéals at the Jackie Clarke Collection, Saturday 27th at 12 noon and 2pm for ages 5 yrs to 12 yrs. FREE, booking essential – call the Jackie Clarke Collection on 096 73508. Halloween Kids Camps with Ballina Costume Company on
Tuesday, 30th and Wednesday, 31st October. Ages 5yrs to 12 yrs, booking through Jane in the Ballina Costume Company on 096 72154. Wednesday 31st of October, 2pm – Halloween Hoots at the Jackie Clarke Collection with Apex Birds of Prey – Free event and all welcome. There is no pre-booking system in operation. Queues will be managed from 6pm in the Woods with on-site entertainment. NOTE: A one-way traffic system will apply from the Arch/Athletic Club past Belleek through to Killala Road. No traffic (residents excepted) will be permitted to approach from the Killala Road side of Belleek Woods. Parking will be available along the main road from the Arch to Belleek Woods.
memorabilia and artifacts on display. The story begins with the state of Ireland on the eve of the Famine, the appalling poverty of the labourers in stark contrast to the extreme wealth of the landed gentry. It then leads us through the arrival of the potato blight, the
inadequacy of British Government relief efforts and the devastating impact the famine had on life and families in Ireland while detailing evictions, the establishment of soup kitchens and workhouses, emigration and private relief efforts. The exhibition is designed to be highly visual, and it takes approximately one hour. OPENING TIMES From October 22nd to November 3rd: Monday to Friday 11am to 4pm, Saturday 11am to 1pm From November 5th: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 11am to 4pm, Saturday 11am to 1pm Schools Tours on Tuesdays & Thursdays from November 5th, advance booking required There is no entry fee but donations will be greatly appreciated.
Samhain Abhainn Halloween Festival Ballina & Scary Woods Walk – October 26th - 31st by evil spirits clutch at you as you pass, trying to drag you down under into the abyss. There will be special Halloween-themed Arts and Crafts Workshops from Monday 29th – Wednesday 31st October in Ballina Arts Centre. And there will also be Scary Movies in Ballina Arts Centre over the weekend of
devastating period in Irish history, and will consists of a series of sequentially numbered wall panels, a basket containing 14 pounds of potatoes and a 15-minute documentary film which charts the course of the Famine. There will be a multitude of Famine
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Killala remembers its WW1 Dead Mr Yeats returns to Killala in November for another in this series of community heritage events. The highly successful Mr Yeats’ Visit To Killala events celebrate the influence that Killala, its people and events had on William Butler Yeats; most notably as inspiration for his play ‘Cathleen Ni Houlihan’; set in 1798 Killala. On Saturday, 10th November – the eve of Armistice Day centenary commemorations – WB Yeats’ World War 1 poem ‘An Irish Airman Foresees His Death’ is the starting point for a programme of music; song and original arts commemorating the 22 young men of Killala who died while fighting the Great War. It takes place in Killala
Community Centre at 8pm on; Saturday; 10 November. The lives of the 22 soldiers will be at the heart of the commemorative programme with their stories researched and brought to life, both in the context of the community and homeplace they left behind and in the context of their experiences at war.
Killala Community Centre November 10th, 20118
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Community events guide The Haunted Hat Festival Crossmolina THE hellish Haunted Hat Festival makes a return to Crossmolina from Sunday, 28th to Tuesday, 30th October. Nightmare on Church Street – Part II will once again be the highlight of this petrifying programme of events, and the inmates of The Church Street Slammer have taken control of the prison. Will you be their next victim, and find yourself locked in a cell with only a notorious
escape route that will take you through part of the prison no normal human being dares to roam? Will you manage to keep up with your group or will you become separated, left to the mercy of these dastardly souls? Who do you trust as you make your way through the creepy corridors? The “friendly� prison guards, or the evil inmates? Do you have what it takes to make it through?
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Talking Walls is a new festival hosted on Achill Island that is going to invigorate your senses and stir your curiosities. Visitors will explores culture through the buildings, the art, and the literature of Achill. The festival will include guided walks around the island that will explore Achill’s history, taking in both the old and the modern. There will also be new dramas staged, art and photography exhibitions, poetry and prose readings, architectural and archaeological explorations. Whether you’re a veteran traveller to the island, or an Achill novice, the Talking Walls Festival is an amazing way to explore some of the best the west has to offer.
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Travellers’ Journey exhibition Travellers’ Journey is a temporary exhibition exploring the rich culture, traditions and crafts of the Traveller community in the west of Ireland. The exhibition aims to showcase and encourage discussion and appreciation of the unique heritage and ethnicity of the Community. This exhibition has been curated in partnership with the Western Regional Traveller Health Network. It is open to the public since Wednesday, July 11, 2018 and continues until May 2019.
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Move and Improve event an outstanding success ~ Words by ~ Victoria Tomlinson
~ Pictures by ~ Chris Sweeney Photography Despite greater wealth and easier access to sport and healthy pursuits, poor health and obesity are on the rise. Our positive mental health and well-being are always rooted in the care of our body. A healthy mind is closely related to a healthy body. It is much harder to thrive and be happy while at the same time neglecting your health and fitness. The three pillars of physical health are eating well, being physically fit and getting enough relaxation and sleep. With the aim of supporting all of us to enjoy the best possible health and wellbeing Mayo North East LEADER Partnership Company, in collaboration with Ballina Community Sports and Leisure Centre and local groups and clubs hosted a new initiative 'Move & Improve' in Ballina’s Community Sports and Leisure Centre on Thursday, 13th September. The event encouraged all adults – male and female of all ages – to look after their health, fitness and well-being by taking up a hobby to help alleviate isolation and loneliness; start a new activity to get fitter, learning how to relax and ease stress which will raise your spirit and to a better work/ life balance or make you feel more positive
Angelina Nugent speaks with Aideen Ryan and Deirdre Blewitt about the benefits of Yoga and Laughter Yoga.
Staff of Mayo North East Leader; organisers of this event. Yvonne; Niamh; Rina; Rita and Therese. — at Ballina; Co Mayo.
Class balancing act: Sean Conmy gives it a go
and ready for education, employment or progressing into something new. The event showcased a range of stands from local groups, gyms, fitness and nutrition experts and businesses. There were numerous live demonstrations and give it a go trials. There were free health checks, CPR life saving skill demonstrations. In fact, everything one needs to begin their journey to a better life. Mayo Mental Health Association were tin attendance promoting positive mental health; as were the
local Taoist Tai Chi group who gave fantastic demonstrations in the art which helps to balance your energies into a calming and relaxing stress free life. I enjoyed the optional 'give it a go' sessions, especially the Zumba which I participated in and am now going to continue with this fun and energetic activity! There were taster sessions of yoga and meditation, traditional dance, art, craft, singing. There were free health checks on the day as well as some very impressive and informative guest speakers.
Angelina Nugent, Event MC
The attendees were also given demonstrations on martial arts, juicing, cookery, art and creative writing. There was also a challenge yourself to what is described as one of the best activities to raise our mood and fitness level with a skipping rope. There were fantastic spot prizes on the day and a number of limited goodie bags. Overall it was one of the best fun and informative events I have attended recently and as a result I am going to take up many of these new challenges and get on my way to better healthier fitter me! The event was organised by Mayo North East Leader Partnership Company under the Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme 2018-2022 which is funded by the Irish Government through the Department of Rural and Community Development and co-funded by the European Social Fund under the programme for Employability, inclusion and learning (PEIL) 2014-2020.
Rita Hopkins and Niamh Charlton presenting the Facebook competition Dunnes Stores €50 Voucher to winner Michelle Golden
Taoist Tai Chi demonstration
Winner of the Katrina Barber voucher
Martin Corcoran and Elizabeth Fair, Mayo North East Leader Partnership.
Stephen Geddes from the GYM, Ballina, giving a talk on the importance of setting goals.
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