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Bree Parish Newsletter

Sat 5^th & Sun 6^th February 2011               5^{th Sunday} of the Year

COMMUNITY GAMES

Community Games Quiz and Art Trails for the Bree Davidstown Community Games U14 quiz teams will take place in Bree Hall on Thursday next, 9^th February at 8pm. bring a pen.Anyone interested in taking part in the upcoming art competitions is asked to contact Jim Doyle on 9247706. There are sections for Boys and Girls U8, U10, U12, U14 and U16.

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COMMUNITY GAMES HANDBALL

Congratulations and well done to the Under 13 Community Games Ballyhogue Handball team who beat Kilmore Handball Club last Sunday 30^th January in the County Final and are now through to Leinster.  The team consisted of Enda Minogue, Liam Rossiter, Anthony Butler, Colm Parnell, Matt Browne and Cian Wickham.

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GARRYNISK PATRON

The Patron in Garrynisk Cemetery, Edermine will take place on this
Sunday 6^th February at 2.00 p.m.

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BLOOD DONATION CLINICS

In Riverside Park Hotel, Enniscorthy on Sunday 6^th February from 12.00 to 3.30 p.m. Mon 7^th Feb, Tues 8th  and Wed 9^th from  4.30 p.m. to 8.00 p.m.

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ACCORD MARRIAGE PREPARATION

Planning to get married in 2011? Book your marriage Preparation Course with ACCORD. Call 053-9123086 or see our website www.accord.ie

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BREE COMMUNITY TIDY TOWNS NEWS

Bree Community Tidy Towns will hold a meeting on Monday 7^th February at 8.00 p.m. in Bree Community Centre.The Tidy Towns Committee plan to repair the stone walls in the village.  Work has started on the wall past the Church on Bree Lane however we need more field stones to complete this project.  If you have any field stones that you would like to donate to the community for the preservation and management of these boundary stone walls: please contact: Josephine Byrne 053-9247832 or Sheila Moriarty 053-9247824.

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WINTER CONCERT

Wexford Sinfonia’s Winter Concert will take place, for the first time, in the O'Reilly Theatre, Wexford Opera House on Sunday 6th February at 4pm. Finghin Collins, one of Ireland’s leading pianists,  will be the soloist in the Beethoven Piano Concerto.  Finghin has played with the orchestra several times in the past, and the orchestra is delighted to welcome him back once again, to what promises to be a most enjoyable afternoon of music. Bookings on www.wexfordoperahouse.ie  or call 053 9122144

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COMMUNITY GAMES DRAUGHTS

Bree Davidstown had three teams competing in the County Draughts finals in Galbally recently. The U10 team was Michael Humphrey, Gilly Phelan, Rebecca Twomey, Ciara Parnell and Anna Browne. Katie Humphrey, Colm Parnell, Sarah Phelan, John Kehoe and Kate Fenlon took part in U12 while the U14 team was Enda Minogue, Adam Buckley, Peter Doyle, Aideen Byrne and Nicole Furlong. All competed well without medal success. Team managers were Adrian Twomey, Tim and Fiona Phelan and Jim Doyle.

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BALLYHOGUE G.A.A. MEMBERSHIP

A club registration night for Ballyhogue G.A.A. club will take place on Friday the 18th of February at 7.30 in the complex at Bree. It is very important that all those who partake in club activities or use club facilities such as the walkway are members. There are a variety of fee options designed for all interested parties. Membership fees help fund the day to day running of the club and facilitate the ongoing development of the G.A.A. field as a community facility. Please call on the night or pay the membership to any club officer.Membership fees: Adult €80, Student €30, U12 - Minor €20, U8-U10 €10, Family €100, Walkway €5.

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 AUGUSTINIAN COMMUNITY MASS

The Augustinian Community New Ross invite you to join them in celebrating Mass for all who have died through suicide, and the suicide bereaved.  This Mass will take place on Sunday 6^th February, at 3.00 p.m. in the Church of Good Counsel College, New Ross, Co. Wexford.
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COMMUNITY GAMES CHESS

Ten years after first entering the event, the Bree Davidstown Chess teams took home medals from the county finals held in Bellefield last Friday night. The U12 team of Katie Humphrey, Michael Humphrey, Matt Browne, Rebecca Twomey, Sarah Phelan, Gilly Phelan and John Kehoe had an excellent competition to take the silver medals. The U16 team of Ciall Humphrey, Enda Minogue, Cormac Byrne, Edmund Keogh, Peter Doyle and Adam Buckley also did well finishing just outside the medals in fourth place. Team managers were Adrian Twomey, Martin Humphrey and Jim Doyle.

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BALLYHOGUE LADIES FOOTBALL

Ballyhogue Ladies Football Club will hold their AGM in Byrnes, Bree on Wednesday next February 9th, 2011 at 8.30pm. Team managers, coaches, parents and any person wishing to become involved with the club this year are invited to attend in order to plan for the 2011 season.

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County Wexford Community Arts Network

The County Wexford Community Arts Network is a structure whereby artists and communities are brought together to make community arts happen in County Wexford. Community Arts is a process where artists work with groups of people, and together they participate in the making and creating of all types of art. In Community Arts, the process of producing art and the development of the artistic capacity of the participants is as important as the outcome. It is during the artistic process that participants explore their creativity, interact and exchange ideas with others, and learn new skills. Nineteen artists are on the CWCAN Panel.' Interested Community Groups are encouraged to become familiar with the artists in order to develop ideas into project proposals. These proposals are then submitted to the Arts Department for consideration. Wexford County Council will provide 50% funding, up to a maximum of €3,500 per project. The remaining 50% is matched by community groups. This can be costed as direct funding, voluntary labour and/or in kind contributions. There will be two deadlines for receipt of project proposals in 2011: 31^st March and 28^th July. In order to ensure the Community Group is a viable, sustainable group, we only accept proposals from Community Groups that are members of the Community Forum.

Now in its fifth year, an eclectic mix of projects have taken place to date, incorporating drama, dance, visual art, sculpture, street theatre, creative
writing, film and music. The Arts Department is delighted to administer and manage this project as it is an excellent way to roll out different artforms to
different groups, throughout the four corners of County Wexford.For guidelines, please contact the Arts Department on 053 9176369 / arts@wexfordcoco.ie.

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BREE ICA NEWS

There will be a Bread & Scones making demonstration on Friday 11^th February at 7.30 p.m. admission €5 including raffle.The next meeting will be held on 22^nd February and the competition for February will be for the nicest poem for Valentine’s Day.

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A BIG THANK YOU.

Thank you to all who supported the Carol  Service which was held in Bree Church on the 2nd Jan  in aid of the Hospice Home Care. The princely sum of €2128.45 was raised. Thank you to Carrigbyrne Pike Group Choir  who earned a standing ovation on the night, Fr Kavanagh, the readers and helpers and all who helped in so many ways.

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