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Bree Parish Newsletter

Sat and Sun August 6^th and 7^th 2011   Nineteenth Sunday of the Year

BREE FAIR DAY

Many thanks to all who supported Bree Fair Day which was held at Bree Community Centre on the August Bank Holiday Monday. There was a large crowd in attendance who was entertained for most of the day by young people from around the county competing in the Talent Competitions. Clodagh and Stephanie Kinsella from Clonroche were the overall winners in the U18 section with locals Sean Hogan and Mark McKelvie as runners –up. Local Irish Dance Group ‘Army Chicks’ (Moya Neary, Louise Butler, Sophie McCabe and Kasey Doyle) were the overall winners in the U13 section with Disco Dancer Amy Doyle from Clonroche in second place and a tie for third between Davidstown Gymnast Katie Mai McCabe and local singer Jack Power.  There was also great interest in the Skittles Tournament with twenty one teams competing for the ‘Fr Aidan Kavanagh Memorial Cup’. Winners in this competition were Graham Parker, Shane Doyle, Daragh & Conor Byrne and the runners-up were Enda & Ronan Minogue, Anthony & Shane Butler. There was good participation in the Children’s Art and Photography Competitions as well as the Baking Competitions. Grainne Byrne was the overall winner in the Art Competition. Well done to all who took part in all of the the activities and to all of the Bree Fair Day Committee and Volunteers who made everything run so smoothly. Your support is very much appreciated.    Thankyou also to all who sold and bought lines in the Householders draw.  The results of the draw are as follows: 1^st prize – WFC Oil Voucher – Ciara Lewis c/o Sharon Lewis, Bree Lane, 2^nd prize - €100 – Deirdre Duffy c/o Paud Moriarty, Bree, 3^rd Prize – Hamper – Zelpha Jacob, 4^th Prize – Bottle Champagne – Paul and Joanne Nolan, Craan, 5^th Prize – Wine and Chocolates – Mary Hegarty, Monageer, 6^th Prize – Tin of Biscuits – Gavin Jordan, Clonmore.   The Winner of the Best Garden Competition was Ann Roche, Coolteigue and the winner of the Best Produce Competition was B. Furlong.

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BREE UTD SOCCER CLUB REGISTRATION NIGHT;

Registration night for girls U10 to U16 will take place on Monday Aug 15^th at 7pm in meeting room Bree Hall. Reg fee is €20. If its your first year to register please bring along birth cert. Womens team registration will take place on the same night.   Reg fee for womens team is €50 euro. We look forward to seeing you all on the night.

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“SEISIÚN” RETURNS TO BREE

The ‘Comhaltas Seisiún’ Sessions, in association with Celtic Roots, have returned to Bree Community Centre and continue weekly on Tuesday nights at 8.30pm for the months of July and August. Each session begins with the serving of scones and tea / coffee followed by a full programme of Music, Song, Dance and Storytelling. Cost is €10 for adults with concessions for large groups and children. For bookings and further details contact 087-7535354.

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GREENHOMES

Tidy Towns will judge the village and approach roads through the months of June, July and August.  Our 2011 application relies on the support of the community to take pride in their local environment and to take action against litter and waste.   Bree Tidy Towns are registered with the “Green Home Scheme” (An Tasice).  Please help us increase our waste minimisation score by joining the programme.  To join log onto www.greenhome.ie, click on join in and select Bree Community Tidy Towns in the register now section.  Take 5 minutes to fill in the online survey and check out the waste, energy, transport and water action plans.  The adjudicators will take note of the number of households who register.

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BALLYHOGUE GAA NEWS

Well done to the intermediate football team who beat Kilrush on Sunday evening. In a close game Ballyhogue finally ran out winners on a scoreline of 1-8 to 1-6. They now face Marshalstown in their final group game on Sunday August 14th at 5 p.m. in Pat's Park.  The U16 footballers also had a good win over Cloughbawn in their recent championship game continuing their form in their games to date. Anyone interested in attending the reunion of championship winning players from the sixties, seventies and eighties which will take place on October 15th can contact any committee member for tickets. This will be a great night and will give all involved a great opportunity to catch up and relive victories of yore.

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“SEISIÚN” RETURNS TO BREE

The ‘Comhaltas Seisiún’ Sessions, in association with Celtic Roots, is in Bree Community Centre continues every Tuesday night at 8.30pm for the month of August. Each Session begins with the serving of scones and tea / coffee followed by a full programme of Music, Song, Dance and Storytelling. Cost is €10 for adults with concessions for large groups and children. For bookings and further details contact 087-7535354

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COMMUNITY GAMES NEWS

Good luck to the Bree Davidstown Variety Group with mentors Michelle Hogan, Sinead Doyle and Stephen Donohoe taking part in the National Finals in Athlone next weekend.

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ATHLETIC TRAINING

Best wishes to all athletes taking part in the National Community Games Finals in Athlone on the weekend after next. Training for all other athletes has ceased for this summer season. Bree AC members will resume training in late September for the winter season.

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ATHLETICS

Congratulations to Tony Stafford who added another National title to what has been a fantastic year for Tony when he jumped a life time best of 6.80 m to win the U18 All Ireland long Jump.  Tony has been picked to go on to represent Ireland at the Celtic Games.  Thank you to coaches Shane McCormack and Pat Shannon.

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