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Welcome to the second issue of Navan Life Magazine and what a month it has been! We have been inundated with good wishes and positive feedback from businesses and readers alike. From the fantastic response to our launch issue is it clear that a good quality magazine with plenty of local information about businesses, events and all things interesting is just what Navan needed. We hope we can keep improving and evolving and we hope you enjoy our latest offering. It’s that time of year again when going back to school is just around the corner so if you want some ideas on how to make the next few weeks special before the dreaded school runs commence again take some inspiration from my article on the best kid’s activities around. In this issue we have a fab style section with the hottest trends for Autumn from the high street, tips on stealing the style of your favourite celebs and stylist Irene Roche answers your fashion queries as well reviewing this month’s best beauty buys! Did you know that Ireland produces over three hundred tonnes of waste each year with small and medium enterprise contributing to over half of this commercial and industrial waste issue? With this in mind, it’s no wonder greenbusiness.ie is becoming a vital tool for modernising Irish businesses. I spoke to Clodagh McGrath on how this kind of initiative is invaluable for companies.

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A TREASURE TROVE AT MAISON At first glance, Maison’s exterior at 46, Watergate Street is a unique and awe inspiring interiors boutique clad by a breathtaking rustic yet chic colour scheme and decorated in tune with something you would only expect to find down an exquisite cobble street in France. Fortunately, you will be happy to find that inside this Aladdin’s cave of breathtaking interiors and giftware does not disappoint either. You will feel inspired and captivated amongst its collection of beautiful and stylish items for the home including a mix of classic and French Provincial furniture, soft furnishings, glamorous mirrors, giftware, chandeliers and much more. The shop is draped with beautiful coloured decorative and pieces of French furniture maintain the old style ambience yet twists of contemporised style accessories add the finishing touches to give the best of both worlds. The shop’s distinguished style is down to that of proprietor and interior designer,

Anne O’ Connell. Anne’s dedication to sourcing the very best of interiors has taken her to some of the biggest trade shows in Europe this year including Paris, Madrid and Birmingham. Among the many outstanding brands Maison carries is the famous Farrow & Ball, where beautiful hand crafted wallpapers and paint with an unsurpassed purity and depth of colour, come together to create exquisite interiors. The range has been enhanced over the years and now offers customers an unrivalled range of elegant decorative and architectural paint finishes, along with an extraordinary collection of artisanal wallpapers. Anne has also extended her range to include GP and J Baker, Zoffany, Nina Campbell and Casamance. Create your sanctuary to retreat from a busy world using simple designs that will transform your home into your ideal setting. You can do it all without

the need for endless hours of studying interior magazines to furnish your house. Let Anne guide you with her knowledgeable and inspiring decorating ideas that will save you time and money. Anne says that it doesn’t have to cost a fortune to transform a room with the key being to add a splash of colour and small elements of expensive fabric throughout creating an exquisite look without the exquisite price tag! “I advise people to use expensive fabrics cleverly instead of costing them a fortune,” she says. If you want some really special items for your home at affordable prices with advice from a talented designer, you’ve got to visit Maison.

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WHAT’S ON IN AUGUST

Gigs Navan helps Tara to rock this summer with Ryan Sheridan Tara Rocks will host a fine collection of musical talent from the county on the 27th of August and have a very special guest Ryan Sheridan. For just €15 you will be treated to an all day event from 2pm till close, with full access to all 3 areas. Tara Na Ri are putting on a big show to mark the end of summer in style. The festival will take place in 3 venues onsite. The main stage will be in the stables behind the pub and will provide a cool location for acts such as The whatmans, Simon Fagan, The Furry Gilberts, The Great Simones, Icarus Sun and many more. The Stables venue inside Tara Na Ri will play host to Frenzy, followed by an open mic session hosted by Gigs Navan’s very own philip Brady. The Lounge will have an open jammin session which will be open to all musicians and will be managed by Noel Nevin, Stephen Ledwich, Suzanne Lee and others on the day. Following which a Christy Moore tribute act will play some delights before the big line up on the main stage. Something for everyone of all musical tastes, you must agree! In deciding the line up for this unique festival, the question arose of who should be the main support act for Ryan Sheridan and it was suggested that ‘The Battle of the Bands’ would provide a great opportunity to an up & coming original band and has been greatly supported by the Whatmans especially Padar Mulvey, one of the guest judges. This battle takes place 5th & 6th of August where the audience votes their favourite 3 bands through. The Final then takes place on the 20th of August where 3 guest judges (Padar Mulvey, Andrew Wilkinson & Paul McCarthy) and the audience will decide who gets the honour of supporting Ryan Sheridan! Tickets for this ALL DAY EVENT are available from E2 music shop, Navan or Tara Na Ri themselves. Check out their website for more information www. tararocks.ie Special early bird price for July €25 for 2 tickets!!!

Swan Lane Music Venue 13th Aug - Mick Flannery, Henrietta Game, 8pm, €20 - Free DJ 11pm with John Greaney 20th Aug - Whipping Boy, Red Queen Contest, 8pm, €15 - Free DJ 11pm with Minty Smyth 27th Aug - The Walls, 8pm, €15 - Free DJ 11pm with John Greaney

Solstice Arts Centre B for Baby by Carmel Winters The Abbey Theatre Tuesday 30th & Wednesday 31st August Tickets €18/€15 concession Mrs C wants a baby not a Christmas tree. B wants a real hairdressers’ scissors and a wife. D wants a snow globe and ‘a big head of dirty auld curls’. All of them want their own place in the world. And if they can’t find it, they’ll create one of their own. Join B and D in the care home where they are residents, and where Mrs C is a carer, on their special journey towards happiness. Presented by the Abbey Theatre, B for Baby is a sharp-witted new play that tenderly touches the taboo and invites you to rediscover the joy of makebelieve.

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ONE STOP BOUTIQUE FOR GLAMOUR AT BELLA MAE The bells are ringing for the arrival of Bella Mae, a stunning new retail outlet in Navan dedicated to looking after the shopping needs of all females from the girls right through to the ladies! Bella Mae is every woman’s haven filled with glamorous treats and beautiful gifts. The Bella Mae philosophy is to provide its customers with a warm and welcoming service backed up with a wide variety of attractive and interesting products at affordable prices. These include a range of personal care products like Jewellery, hair care (wigs, extensions) designer handbags, eye care, nail care, watches, fragrances, cosmetics and party ware. In addition there is a range of home ware products including bed linen, blankets, mirrors, glassware and ornaments lighting. The range of products will be extended over the coming weeks and months to ensure an interesting and wider variety of products is on offer at all times. Navan is one of the most vibrant and attractive satellite towns around Dublin. This is most attractive to any retail outlet and has been the driving force behind Bella Mae locating there. In charge of operations is Daniel Ryan who settled in Navan with his family after living in Kilkenny. Working a long side Daniel is Collette Mc Crann and Denise Grogan. “Our hope is that with success extra local staff will be needed in the months ahead,” says Daniel. There are also products for men and Daniel and his team encourage all the males out there to browse, if only to buy something beautiful for the lady in their life!

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“Bella Mae welcomes people to come in and try on the wigs, even for a giggle as we feel that we have the cheapest real hair extensions in Navan.” So if you are looking to accessorize for a special occasion, searching for a special gift or looking to add some exquisite items for your home visit Bella Mae!!

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BEAUTY MUST HAVES With so many products on the market for literally every beauty woe, it can a game of pot luck as to what one is going to suit your skin, what’s value for money and above all which of them actually does what they are created for! Irene Roche did a little bit of investigating for us this month and here are her top picks!

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This weeks must have beauty product is Vichys Dermablend camouflage make-up. A few make-up artists I’ve worked with use this product religiously. It has the ability to cover facial scars, tattoos, Rosacea and uneven pigmentation of the skin. Not only this, it is incredibly durable too, making it the perfect choice for that saturday night out! It’s water resistant and lasts for up to 16 hours. Pop into Navan Town Centre to speak with a Vichy consultant who will work with you to find the perfect shade for your skin tone. If you prefer to try a selection of their shades in the privacy of your own home, pick up a starter kit in Hickeys Pharmacy, Navan. The Dermablend foundation stick is priced at €21 and the setting powder retails at €19.50

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CARE IN YOUR OWN HOME Bluebird Care opens dedicated office to Co. Meath Most of us will, at some point, find that we will have to look after our parents or loved ones when they reach their golden years, just as they looked after us in our early years. While some people would like to live out their days in a nursing home others would prefer to be looked after in the comfortable surroundings of their own home while it still remains possible to do so. J.J. Fay and Gavin Kane from Navan are the Directors of Bluebird Care Meath a private Home Care company that provide highly qualified care staff into people’s homes. They are a preferred provider of Home Care for the HSE, VHI Home Care and a member of the Irish Home Care Association “We are a provider of an unparalleled range of Home Care services to people of all ages in their own homes. When any of us are faced with a situation that additional care is required for either ourselves, a loved one or friend, it is often thought that the stark choice is either to try and live self-sufficiently, without help, or to go into residential care. Bluebird Care offers people a realistic alternative by providing highly qualified, experienced, Garda vet checked care givers into their homes. This allows people to live comfortably at home, to stay part of the community and to have family and friends around them as and when they wish” said J.J. “We can provide Care Visits from as little as 15 minutes per day up to 24hours a day,” he added.

Best possible care a number one priority Gavin Kane added “the main difference between Bluebird Care and other service providers is that they are hell bent on regulation, on keeping comprehensive records of each care visit and providing the best carers for their valued customers.” To facilitate this Bluebird Care operate to international regulatory standards, those of the Care Quality Commission (CQC.co.uk), the only Home Care provider in Ireland to do so. “People who have worked hard all their lives deserve to be looked after in the best possible way and we are finding that more and more people are opting to stay at home, we are delighted to be able

to assist families and their loved ones to fulfill this.” Bluebird Care has 14 other locations throughout Ireland with up to 5 more opening in 2011. “Our carers tend to build strong relationships with our customers; this is the key to the strength of our service. All of our carers undergo an excellent training programmes, from Induction to shadowing experienced carers and periodic training courses in such modules as Disability Awareness, Acquired Brain Injury, Intellectual Difficulties and Dementia & Alzheimer’s” says Gavin. Bluebird Care has also become the first Irish Home Care company to appoint

a Medical Director, Professor Stephen Lane respiratory consultant and general practitioner in Tallaght and Peamount hospital and professor of respiratory medicine at Trinity College Dublin. “We understand there is a need to have people with an excellent medical background within our company,in our Navan office all care assesments and supervision are overseen by our care manager, Louise Wayenberg, Louise is a registered general nurse with over 20 years experience in Ireland to management level. It is this emphasis to experience and quality people that tells Bluebird Care apart from other providers.

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Bluebird Care Meath completes induction training for 15 new care workers at the Ardboyne Hotel in Navan from the 25th to the 27th July. This intense three day training course included modules such as policies and procedures, legislation, Dignity and respect, care planning, record keeping, Infection control, Food

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Bellinter House has expanded with the addition of our Garden Marquee! Catering for up to 200 guests! Join us at our Wedding Fair for a sneak Preview: Sunday, August 7th 1.30pm-4.30pm Exhibitors included Our House is Your House, with all weddings getting exclusive use of the grounds for their big day, with our compliments! Other upcoming Events this summer showcasing our Garden Marquee:

Laura Lynn Ladies Luncheon

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Friday, August 12th 2011 Champagne luncheon, goodie bags and entertainment by ‘CRYSTAL SWING’ Support the 1st Hospice for Children in Ireland. Book a table of 10 and the booker comes free!

Support the local ‘Stepping Stones’ school For children with Autism Monday, August 29th… at Killeen Castle – host to the Solheim Cup, With Celebrity guests and entertainment. Book a team before August 12th and the booker plays free!

Friday, September 2nd Gala Dinner overlooking the Banks of the Boyne! Featuring performances by ‘Britains’ Got Talent’ ﬁnalists ‘STAVROS FLATLEY’! Tickets selling fast so book early to avoid disappointment

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GLAMOROUS THEMED PHOTO SHOOTS AT TREVOR ANDREW PHOTOGRAPHY Trevor Andrews is a cutting edge photographer who is rejuvenating the industry with stunning themed photo shoots with concepts from boudoir, bump to baby to an exciting 1950’s pin up girls style. His free style concept and fresh approach to photography is earning him the reputation as one of the most originitive photographers around. Boudoir photography has become hugely popular in the capital and other major cities but this exciting product has not been available in Meath up till now. Boudoir is about celebrating your beauty as a woman. Celebrating your sensuality and creating artworks that will be enjoyed for many years. Whether you are just doing it for yourself or as a gift for your husband/boyfriend, the experience of a Boudoir Photo Session will be totally uplifting. The clothing can be as revealing as you want it to be using beautiful lingerie, luxurious sheer materials and even a sexy cocktail dress will create absolutely stunning shots. Boudoir photo sessions are popular as a special gift to celebrate

a wedding anniversary, or birthday gift for your spouse. This is something that every woman should do once in their lives where they can get pampered and have the experience of being a model for a day, feeling glamorous and confident and celebrating who they are. Trevor’s shoots are classy, tasteful and capture each woman’s character and personality. A hair stylist and make-up artist will make you look a million dollars and Trevor’s female assistant will assist you and make sure you are one hundred per cent comfortable.

Hen parties Trevor will soon be launching Boudoir Hen Parties and tells me that he is already getting booked up even though the shoots are yet to commence! “We are so busy with calls for the hen parties that we could never have imagined the popularity of it. What I always tell people is that the best part of the experience is the part that you don’t see!

It’s a complete day of pampering and glamour and honouring you as woman,” says Trevor.

Pin up girls Vintage is the new buzz word from clothing and home ware to cars and memorabilia so I can only imagine that Trevor’s newest baby, “Pin up Girls” is going to be a roaring success. Using a 1950’s idea, the model will be photographed and styled in the theme of the era of glamour. What fun! I’m more about the freestyle side of photography. I like to try and catch the moment that people don’t normally go for and make them look really great. I like raw photographs that capture the character. I’m always trying to better myself and I’m always learning,” says Trevor. For enquiries you can contact Trevor Andrews Photography on -086-2278300 www.photonow.ie

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Meath Travel Counsellors Mandy Walsh & Philip Brady are Honeymoon Specialists. Backed by award winning company Travel Counsellors and with 30 years combined experience they truly are the local Travel Experts. They offer a number of unique services to their clients, many of whom now regard them as friends, including an after-hours Honeymoon Consultation Service and will tailor make your honeymoon from start to finish, down to the finest detail. They also offer a “Honeymoon Gift Registry” Service which will enable your guests to give you the most memorable gift of all – the honeymoon of your dreams. So if you already have all the bed linen and towels you need, this unique service might suit you. Guests can pay online and you will be provided with Honeymoon Gift Registry guest cards and Thank You cards along with a special keepsake box.

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Pimientos is a family owned restaurant in the heart of Johnstown offering delectable Mediterranean and Irish cuisine at affordable prices. Pimientos pride itself on always using the best of fresh ingredients and exciting combinations adding to its contemporary and exciting menu that promises to impress all palettes! Owner, Redi Botonis has 20 years experience in the restaurant business and for the

last six years has had a sister restaurant sharing the same title on Trimgate Street. Pimientos is one of the busiest dining locations in the town and Rediâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new venture in Johnstown is proving to be just as successful.

a family meal out or to come a long at the weekend for some great Live Music. Pimientos is open seven days a week for lunch, early bird and Al a Carte. There is private parking with up to 100 cars and is located in a beautiful complex.

Pimientos boast a well designed, spacious and attractive interior with a trendy beer garden. The relaxing atmosphere is palpable and is perfect for

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DO YOU HAVE A STYLE DILEMMA? Whether it’s weddings, birthday nights out or smokin’ hot dates us girls have our work cut out for us in the style department and although most of love shopping, we all have challenges when it comes to finding clothes to fit and suit us. Stylist Irene Roche comes to the rescue for all your style predictements and sheds some light on the questions we all want answered! Are leggings still in style? Any tips on how to make them look sophisticated? Yes, leggings will always be fashionable just remember to jazz them up. Pair them with a long top that covers your bum and wear with heels and a clutch. For a more casual approach, wear with a summery cardi and wedges. The biggest fashion faux pas you can make regarding leggings is wearing them with trainers and a short top. Forget jeggings! It’s leggings all the way. Good luck!

I have a wedding and christening approaching this summer and was wondering if you had any tips for me? I have a limited budget and was hoping to not spend a fortune. We girls will always look for a reason to have just one more ensemble in our wardrobe. How about recycling what we’ve already got? Take a simple dress you might have and add a statement piece to it. It could be an oversized necklace or beautiful shrug. Adding red lippie is always a good idea too! Think about

adding lace inserts and fringe trims to old pieces in order to transform your clothes. I’ve been doing it for years and it’s always a nice feeling when someone compliments you on what you’ve done. Having said that, there are a number of stores that have great sales on at the moment so we won’t say anything if you don’t!

After years of living in black, I decided to embrace colour and now I’m loving the colour block trend. I’m petite in size so I don’t want to get it wrong. Any advice? Well, heels are a good place to start. High ones! You don’t want to get lost in this trend so keep it safe. As your petite I would advise that you keep any bold colours to one piece per outfit. Try wearing hot pink peg trousers with a loose white vest, a purple top with summery shorts or by adding a big colourful satchel bag. Penneys are doing great things with this trend at the moment so it would be an affordable way to try it out till you discover what’s right and comfortable for you!

I have big arms and so I hate wearing dresses on family occasions. It makes me so uncomfortable. What can I wear instead that will be equally dressy? The dreaded bat wing that most girls can identify with! I wouldn’t say having big arms rules out wearing dresses at all. How about a short tunic dress with sleeves? Or adding a shawl or pashmina over your shoulders? This can be very effective as a cover up. Also, how about investing in a pencil skirt and adding a bright colourful blouse? Paired with heels this will look just as fabulous too. At the moment all eyes seem to be on the Duchess of Cambridge and if your take some inspiration from her (she recently expressed a firm preference for sleeved dresses) your sure to find something similar, especially as she is a huge fan of the high-street. Good luck! If you have any style queries you would like Irene to answer email navanlifemagazine@gmail.com and we will do our best to find the answers in our next issue!

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Get The Look Alexa Chung – the British beauty, TV-presenter, rock star girlfriend, model and IT-girl. When it comes to fashion, the 26 year old Brit’s style has gotten rave reviews from all sides. Her tomboyish, yet feminine and chic outfits never seem to disappoint, making Alexa one of the latest trendsetters to come out of Britain.

How to get Alexa’s style? Alexa’s style has an effortless vibe to it and she accomplishes that by mixing the items that you would normally not pair together, whether it’s colours, materials, sizes or patterns. It seems as if she just ‘throws’ something on, and even though it’s probably not the case, it’s pretty easy to emulate: She manages to have this style by mixing feminine items like small purses and bags with edgy shoes, socks and biker leather jackets. She wears a lot of girly colours and odd shapes, as well as the fact that she is great at layering.

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Cardigans are one of the key elements Use odd shapes – Let your cardigan be shorter than your top and the other way around Don’t wear clothes that are too tight (except jeans)

Oversize me Alexa is often seen wearing oversized items. They make her look edgier and give her otherwise very feminine style a different feel; the feel of effortless. What oversized items are you to choose? • Cardigans – I’m not thinking about long cardigans here, but slouchy

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cardigans Jewelry – Wear long necklaces, and even several different at a time Mix skull-head jewels, animal rings etc. with very feminine designs

Alexa knows how to work her style and to use her somewhat awkward build to her advantage. Not everyone can carry off this look but you can adapt and get elements of it to fit your own style. Right now, no wrong can Alexa do!!

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Kiss and Make up Jennifer Lopez JLO, Jenny from the block, Jennifer, whatever you might want to call Miss Lopez, the one thing that stays constant about the Latino beauty is that she always looks fabulously radiant. It’s hard to believe that Jen is 41 as she is in stunning shape after having twins; she’s wrinkle free and always looks exceptionally glamorous. What’s her secret I hear you ask! Well yes, she’s got the money, the nanny, the personal trainers, assistants and chefs, not to mention her style team, however don’t despair, Navan Life Style has a few tips on how to get a bit of JLO action for yourself!

at layering. • Cardigans are one of the key elements • Use odd shapes – Let your cardigan be shorter than your top and the other way around • Don’t wear clothes that are too tight (except jeans)

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WHY NOT TREAT YOURSELF TO THE ULTIMATE SKIN PACK? This month at High Maintenance we are giving away 2 FREE MICRODERMABRASION FACIALS with every 4 skin peels purchased High Maintenance invites YOU and a friend to a Champagne Party to be held on August 18th from 1pm to 7pm here in the salon. We are launching our fabulous new range of Image skin peels and our exciting new hot stone massage and lots lots more.

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CHILD’S PLAY If you’re kids favourite words at the moment are “we’re bored”, let us come to your rescue with some amazing summer activity suggestions!

We all look forward to the end of the dreaded early morning alarm calls that define a school day, followed by the certain dash to make the bus, packing lunches, ensuring homework is done and school uniforms are passable for wear! However, when holidays finally bestow upon us, the void of stressful mornings can be replaced by an anti climax of empty days with glum children! If you are a parent of robust little ones, you yourself could probably champion the title of expert in children’s activities but despite Ireland’s unpredictable summer climate, there are always one or two hidden gems you never knew were out there. Here are some fantastic family days out that we here at Navan Life rate as the best around.

Red Mountain Open Farm The Fee Family invite you to visit their Red Mountain Open Farm. The farm is a family run mixed farm with Tillage, Sheep, Poultry and Horses, set in the open countryside of the Boyne Valley near the village of Donore, and not far from the entrance of the Newgrange Interpretive Centre which is just 5 minutes from exit 9 on the M1 at Drogheda! Red Mountain Open Farm got its name from the Red Mountain, which is the hill between the Farm and Donore Village. It is believed by some researchers that the colour of the sunrise on the morning of the Winter Solstice was the original inspiration for the name of the hill over which that sunrise occurs when viewed from Newgrange. The hill is called Red Mountain.

Located just five minutes from the Newgrange Entrance/ Interpretative Centre the Open Farm boasts the most extensive indoor facilities of all open farms in Ireland. They believe these indoor facilities are important given the unpredictable nature of our Irish weather. The farm has blended a range of indoor and outdoor facilities, so no matter what the weather may bring, there is lots to enjoy.. The Farm is the ideal venue for Family Days out, Educational School Tours, (Montessori and Primary Schools, Special Needs Groups etc.)

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Tayto Theme Park Tayto Theme Park in Ashbourne Co. Meath is a modern and well run activity park with an excellent programme of activities for kids and is an unforgettable day out for the whole family. Tayto have turned 55 acres of Meath farmland into an American-themed park which is one of the first themed parks of its kind in Ireland with over 100 attractions. At Tayto Theme Park they have an abundance of facilities to make your visit to them more enjoyable. The park and play area guarantees hours of fun for all the family. The full visitor experience takes approximately 4.5 hours from start to finish. You can also book Park Ranger Guided Tours and the Rafters Private function room for that different Birthday party.

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FREE CHILDCARE PLACES AVAILABLE FOR E.C.C.E. SCHEME AND FAS VEC STUDENTS

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Made to order Gift baskets and party packs We have Mini-Jars, fizzle sticks, milk shakes and slushee puppies available also. Visit our shop and view our exclusive range of traditional & retrosweets. We are situated beside Tesco.

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The park is wheel chair accessible except for the Teahouse in the Tree House and the Buffalo viewing platform and wheelchairs available on request. So go along to Meath and join Mr Tayto in Tayto Park for bags of adventure and where the flavour is always fun! In between all the fun, there’s plenty to learn at Tayto Park too: • • •

Find out about Native American Culture, how totem poles are built, what do all the carvings mean, and see if you could live in a tipi! Visit to The Tayto factory opening Tayto Park has over 50 different types of animals, find out interesting facts about the animals including where the live, what treats they have for lunch and what our Park Ranger says about each one. For the first time ever, come and see how the nation’s favourite crisps are made and learn all the guarded secrets from Mr.Tayto himself. Here you will get to see the inside of The Tayto Factory and see the full process of how the crisps and snacks are made.

Did you know that almost 10% of the nation’s potato crop goes into making of Tayto crisps?

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Battle of the Boyne site The Battle of the Boyne was fought on July 1, 1690 between King William III and King James II on the banks of the river Boyne, Drogheda in Co Louth. See the landscape in which the battle was fought and learn the history behind what was the largest number of troops ever deployed on an Irish battlefield. A tour takes you to the various sites used in the battle. You’ll visit both camps, the site of the river crossing and the Jacobite retreat route among others. Alternatively you can walk through the site yourself. The site also has a display of replica 17th Century weaponry.

The Tearoom Pavilion at the Battle of the Boyne Visitor Centre is opening on April 1st 2011 under the new management of Brambles Cafe Deli Ltd. With its skirt of decking overlooking the Victorian Garden and Octagonal Garden, you can enjoy your refreshments inside or on the contemporary outdoor furniture. The emphasis is on quality nutritional food, complemented by an excellent wine/drinks list, specialty coffees and confectionery.

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Beaulieu House & Car Museum Beaulieu House has been home to the same family since 1650 and is now open to visitors who can view this rare survivor of Irish history as well as a rare car museum. The house is the family home of racing driver Gabriel Konig, famous for her exploits in MG Midgets in the late 60’s, Camero in the early 70’s and who continues in modern historic racing with an A40 Farian and a very special and unique pair of 70’s Vauxhall’s. These and other cars have now been brought together to form a Museum of classic cars together with photographs, memorabilia etc. The house is open to visitors from 1st May to mid September and a tour is available of the house and garden. Admission fees apply to both these and the car museum. Beaulieu House is also available for parties, corporate functions, conferences and weddings.

Loughcrew Gardens Take a walk through centuries of garden and landscape fantasy in Oldcastle. The central area of approximately six acres includes a lime avenue, extensive lawns and terraces, magnificent herbaceous border and physic border. Within the

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ACTION PACKED WEEK OF FUN FOR BOYS & GIRLS AGED 5-15YRS

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• Dance • Drama • Singing • Games • Audition Techniques • Make Up • Break Dancing • Face Painting • Outdoor activities • Obstacle Course Activities may vary in each location

VENUES Claremont Stadium, Navan 11th – 15th July Kiltale Hurling Club, Kiltale 18th – 22nd July The Residents Hotel, Ashbourne 25th – 29th July Solstice Arts Centre, Navan 8th – 12th August Time: 10-2 pm Monday-Friday Price: €59 per child Family discounts apply

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gardens stand a medieval mote and St. Oliver Plunkett’s family church and Tower House. A host of enchanting features are displayed in a setting steeped in atmosphere and history. Meet Alice as she strolls through wonderland, encounter fairies and other creatures on woodland walks. Sculptures by acclaimed artist Ann Meldon Hugh and architectural treasures a wait around every corner! The result of years of restoration can be seen in this stunning garden comprising a magnificent yew walk, a walled garden, a canal and a parterre. Another feature of Loughcrew is an amazing nature walk for children that include: • • • • • • • •

Nature Appreciation Plant and Flower Identification and Mythology Insect Catching and Identification Treasure Hunt in the Loughcrew Gardens Use of Microscope to Examine Specimens Tree Identification Team Building Ecology Study of Woodlands

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Ardgillan Castle Ardgillan Castle and Demesne is situated in North County Dublin on an elevated coastline between Balbriggan and

Skerries, 20 miles north of Dublin City. The park consists of 194 acres of rolling open grassland, mixed woodland and gardens, overlooking the Irish Sea with views of Mourne Mountains to the north and Lambay to the south-east. Ardgillan is a sanctuary for many species of animals, mammals and birds for which the wooded areas provide a safe retreat from surrounding agricultural land. Today the demesne is a stunning visitor attraction with a range of facilities the public can avail of, including; Castle Tours Tea Rooms (wheelchair accessible) and Playground Shop. State-ofthe-art Children’s Playground, Children’s Parties (Historically themed) Magnificent Gardens and Spectacular Cycle and Walking Paths. The gardens are in three main parts, the formal Rose Garden and the Potentilla collection to the west of the castle, and the walled garden to the north-west which contains herb, vegetable, fruit, and ornamental sections. The state-of-the-art playground was opened in 2006 and has over 30 pieces of play equipment to enjoy from cradle swings for the very young to a large climbing space net for older children. So there you have it. We might not have the answer to your every parenting woe this summer, but you’re sure to get a bit of peace and quiet if you avail of any of the wonderful local activities!

THE ACADEMY OF PERFORMING ARTS There are not many activities out there that instil confidence in a child, a sense of pride in their achievement and encourage and foster their talent or skill all while they are having fun! That’s exactly what The Academy of Performing Arts aims to do and with 300 students attending classes in three venues in Meath every week, the team are obviously fulfilling their objective! Sheila Garvey set up the academy seven years ago having embarked on a successful career in the arts travelling the UK and America performing in shows like as ‘La Cage Aux Folles’, ‘Bugsy Malone’, ‘42nd Street’, ‘Westside Story’, ‘The Boyfriend’, ‘Carmen’, ‘Oklahoma and many more. Sheila started dancing at the age of three and is fully trained in dance, drama theatre studies and fitness. “We offer professional tuition in singing, dance and drama to students aged 3-18 years in Navan, Ratoath and Kells. In dance we teach Hip hop, Tap and Jazz and we cover all area of drama, including speech, audition technique and over all confidence building,” says Sheila.

LAMDA Accolade As well as the fun and excitement of classes, students also take annual exams with LAMDA (London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art) in musical theatre (singing) and drama. “We have just received the results of recent exams and yet again another 100% of students passed with many of them receiving distinctions,” says Sheila. “There is always something to look forward to at the academy like our shows or plays. It gives the students an opportunity to perform in front of a large audience and we spend a lot of time rehearsing and working as a team. Our classes are fantastic for building confidence, developing life skills and are great source of fitness for children,” says Sheila.

Summer Camp On August 8th - 12th The Academy of performing Arts will run a summer

camp in the Solstice Arts Centre from 10am – 2pm for the unbelievable price of €59. The summer camp is an ideal way to give your child a taste of performing classes as well as being a week packed full of fun. Sheila is hoping to build her own studio at the rear of her fancy dress & party premises “Bananas” on Railway Street explaining that a sole location for her academy would have many benefits. “It would be amazing to have our own base to access our costume rail for shows, to have professional dance floors, mirrored studios and allow us to hold a larger variety of classes for adults and children.” Sheila also has an agency giving people of all ages the opportunity to audition for TV shows, commercials and films. The academy has been hugely successful having featured in an array of RTE shows, films, pantos, radio and even a number of high profile commercials. For further information contact www.the academy.ie or call 086 8304747

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NAVAN LIVE 2011 Navan Live 2010 was the biggest music event to hit Navan last year and this year organisers are out in force to ensure that Navan Live 2011 goes down in history as one of the best live music events in the country! With acts like the Saw Doctors, Sharon Shannon & Big Band, Shane MacGowan & Damien Dempsey, Simon Fagan and Eugene Donegan sharing the stage last year, big boots have to be filled; however, the Profile Music Group hasn’t let us down having announced that the incredible UB40 are this year’s headline act. With Henrietta Game, Paul Brady and Declan O’Rourke providing an impressive support set, Navan Live 2011 is every music lover’s haven.

The main act Named after a British unemployment benefit form, pop-reggae band UB40 was formed in a welfare line in 1978, and its multiracial line up reflected the working-class community its members came from. The band consolidated its street credibility with political topics appealing to dissatisfied youth and got a boost from fans of the waning 2-Tone ska-revival movement. Brothers Robin (lead guitar) and Ali Campbell (guitar, lead vocals) formed the centerpiece of

the group, which also included bassist Earl Falconer, keyboardist Mickey Virtue, saxophonist Brian Travers, drummer Jim Brown, percussionist Norman Hassan, and toaster Terence “Astro” Wilson.

Several albums of original material sold well in the U.K., but only respectably in the U.S., where the group’s biggest hit was a Top 30 cover of Sonny and Cher’s “I Got You Babe” featuring the Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde.

The band purchased its first instruments with compensation money Ali Campbell received after a bar fight, even though few of the members knew how to play them. But by the end of the year, the group was invited to tour with the Pretenders. Their “Food For Thought” single reached the U.K. Top Ten in 1980, beginning a long streak of chart appearances. Signing Off and Present Arms were big sellers in Britain, if not America, and addressed the political issues of the day in songs like “One in Ten,” a Top Ten hit blasting Margaret Thatcher for the country’s unemployment rate. 1983’s Labour of Love, an album of reggae cover songs, gave the group its first chart album in America and first number one U.K. hit with Neil Diamond’s “Red Red Wine.”

In 1988, the group performed “Red Red Wine” at a Nelson Mandela tribute concert, and a Phoenix radio station trotted the single out for a second goround. Listener response was far more enthusiastic, and “Red Red Wine” reentered the charts and went all the way to the top. Finally having hit on a way to conquer the lucrative American market, UB40 responded with another covers album, Labour of Love II, which produced Top Ten singles with versions of the Temptations’ “The Way You Do the Things You Do” and Al Green’s “Here I Am (Come and Take Me).” The group scored a huge hit in America with Elvis Presley’s “Can’t Help Falling In Love,” which was initially featured in the Sharon Stone film Sliver and spent seven weeks at number one.

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Supporting Music in Navan Sean Mulligan of the Profile Music Group gave Navan Life Magazine an insight into Navan’s most celebrated music event!

1.Tell me a little about the background to Navan Live, who had the idea etc? Navan Live is the idea of Profile Music Group. We are based in Navan Town and have over the years ran many music events. Navan Live was developed as 1 large concert but also the live word allows us to expand to music events around the town for those weeks’ events. It’s currently in its 2nd year where we had sold out shows to The Saw Doctors & Sharon Shannon in 2010

2. Why do you think Navan is good place to have such an event? Navan & Meath have a large population and apart from your yearly Slane Concert, there is no major music event in the County on this scale.

3. What is happening over the event and what acts will be playing? Music Acts playing are UB40, Henrietta Game, Paul Brady, Declan O’Rourke, The Lost Brothers, Red Queen Contest, The Whatmans, Hunters Edge, Outside The Box and many more While music is one aspect, Solstice Arts Centre will be hosting a range of Free Lunch time gigs in their Café and Meath Arts Group will have displays around the town all week from 12th – 18th September, while the Aisling Group International Charity Organisation will be hosting a 10KM Charity Run on 18th Sept

4. What can people expect if they go? An enjoyable weekend with a lighting rig and sound system to match any venue or arena in the country!

5. How do you feel about UB40 headlining? Delighted! Couldn’t have asked for a better headliner!

6. Will it benefit businesses in Navan? Definitely, Taxis, Buses, Hotel, B&B’s will all benefit from a couple of thousand people entering Navan over that weekend.

7. What are your hopes for the event? That it is a huge success and hopefully see Navan Live 2012 kick into action come October!

8. How much are tickets and where can people buy them. Purchase tickets online via www.navanlive.ie www.profilemusicgroup.com www.tickets.ie www.ticketgroup.ie Physical Outlet E2 Music, Navan Xtravision, nationwide 17th Sept: UB40, Henrietta Game - €48 16th Sept: Paul Brady, Declan O’Rourke, The Lost Brothers - €38 15th Sept: Local Band Night - €15 Overall Weekend Ticket: €80 which covers the above 3 nights.

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