WALKING GROUP – meets every Tuesday morning at 10:00 am for a walk or stroll of about 30 – 40 minutes with a cup of tea afterwards if you want. All are welcome to join this group. Contact Marie Hutchinson or the Dunkineely Community Limited Office if you are interested: 087 3421922.
DUNKINEELY IN BLOOM – This competition will brighten up the town and surrounding area. From St John’s Point to Croagh and Tullintain to Ballymagowan – if you’re in the Parish of Killaghtee, please consider entering. No fee to enter as Dunkineely Community Limited has funding from Donegal Local Development Company for plants and workshops to help get you started. We’ll be looking for winners of categories such as:
> Best Business > Best small town garden > Best Church > Best school > Best vegetable plot
> Best large garden > Best container garden etc.
The main winners will be the community of Dunkineely, Bruckless and Killaghtee area if we all take part however small or big a garden plot/place for window boxes/pots we have.
Judging will take place Sunday 10th August.
But the main winners will be the community of Dunkineely, Killaghtee and Bruckless area. Entry forms available from the Dunkineely Community Limited Office and in local business’s in the Community. “This is a great Community event if we all get involved!” If you are interested contact Dunkineely Community Limited Office on 087 3421922 if you’d like enter or help organise in anyway.
WORKSHOP ON GARDENING CONTAINERS – Workshops has been organised for planting flowers & vegetables pots with David Perry from Kee’s Garden Centre, Laghey.
The second workshop on “Growing Vegetables” is on Tuesday 10th June at 8:30 pm.
All Materials included. Workshop is free but small donation would be appreciated. Both workshops will be held in the Stables at the rear of the Methodist Church.
Limited spaces available so contact the Dunkineely Community Limited Office to book your patch on: 087 3421922
A FESTIVAL COMMITTEE – Is being organised for the Dunkineely area and we are looking for volunteers to organise and help run a range of activities. Please call Dunkineely Community Limited’s office on 087 3421922 if you think you can help. A meeting will be held on Wednesday 11th June at 8:00 pm in the Manse. All welcome.
MC INTYRE’S BAR – Every Wednesday night have Traditional music from 10:00 pm until late. Also Traditional music session in McIntyre’s Bar, Dunkineely on Sunday afternoon at 5pm. All musicians and singers welcome.
SUNDAYS @ 7 – Meeting as usual on Sunday 15th June at the Manse, Dunkineely. Rev. John & his wife Vanessa are away on holiday for the month of June and won’t be attending. This group will be run by Abigail Herron and Marie Hutchinson for the next month. They look forward to seeing you there.
DUNKINEELY COMMUNITY LIMITED – are hosting an “ICE-CREAM FUNDAY” in aid of Down Syndrome Ireland on 20th June at the Manse in Dunkineely! It’s a date for your diary and it’s guaranteed to be fun! It’s a great way to get together with your friends and family to have fun with ice-cream all while raising funds for Down Syndrome Ireland. Please come and support this great cause!
SPRINGFIELD PARK DUNKINEELY – Had a gardening workshop on Thursday 5th June in their estate in which they planted vegetables and flowers. They enjoyed the activity and had a great evening and would like to thank Dunkineely Community Limited for everything and are already looking forward to next year!
OPENING DAY AT BALLYLOUGHAN – Thank you from Rev John and Vanessa to everyone who attended and supported the Open House to raise money for the Methodist Manse Fund in Dunkineely last Saturday. €400 was raised.
BRUCKLESS ROAD RUNNERS – THE POINT 10K CHARITY FUN/RUN/WALK – Is taking place in Dunkineely on Saturday 16th August 2014 at 11:00am (Same route as last year). The chosen charities for this year’s event are Billy’s World Ireland and Clara House Killybegs – (Day Centre for Intellectual Disabilities). Everyone welcome! Contact Pauric McNern for further information.
A DEFIBRILLATOR – is now in Killaghtee School, it is on the wall closest to the road. The following people are trained and key holders:
Andrew Walker – 087 2276366
Carol Duddy – 074 9737046
Norman Henry – 087 9474350
Phyllis Young – 087 1300499
Clive Vance – 086 8276575
Georgina Armstrong – 087 3921384.
There is also a key in the following places: Dunkineely Health Centre, Dunkineely Community Limited Office and Killaghtee School.
DCL – has a library of over 500 books from Children’s Literature. (Roald Dhal’s Matilda, James and the Giant Peach, The BFG to J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone & The Goblet of Fire), Classics (J.R.R. Tolkien to Marian Keyes), Horror, Comedy, Booker-Prize etc. Rent a book from just 20c or perhaps DVD’s, Lego Batman or The Patience Stone from just 50c per night.
Come into the office weekday mornings from 9:30 – 12:30 pm and use the Internet (20c per half hour) or Print Documents (20c per page).
Please note that Dunkineely Community Limited office has changed it’s number to 087 3421922.