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Bree Parish Newsletter

Sat/Sun April 9^th and 10^th 2011             5^th Sunday of Lent

HALL COMMITTEE MEETING

Bree Hall Committee meeting on Monday evening next,
April 9th at 8.30 p.m.

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BREE DEVELOPMENT GROUP MEETING

Community Development Group meeting on Thursday evening Apr 18th at 8.30 p.m.  (Please note change of date)

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ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURY IRELAND FUNDRAISING NIGHT

A special fundraising night in aid of Acquired Brain Injury Ireland will be held on Saturday April 16th in Dawsons Pub, Enniscorthy.  There will be music and a draw for numerous prizes on the night.   Tickets for the draw are €2 per strip or 3 strips for €5.  The special guest on the night will be Paul McGrath.  All support for this very worthy cause would be greatly appreciated.  A great nights entertainment guaranteed.

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BREE NS ENROLMENTS

Parents wishing to enroll children in Bree NS for the coming school year commencing in Sept 2011 are asked to please contact the Principal for enrolment forms and details before the end of April. 
Telephone 053 9247725.

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BALLYHOGUE NS ENROLMENTS

Enrolments for Ballyhogue N.S. for Sept 2011 are now taking place.    If you wish to enroll your child call to the school or ring (053) 9247677 for an enrolment form.

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BREE ACTIVE RETIREMENT GROUP OUTING

Bree Active Retirement Group have organised an outing on Wednesday April 20th to the Newbridge Silverware Visitor Centre and Museum, Kildare Village Outlet Shopping Centre and an evening meal in The Priory Restaurant, Kilcullen on the return journey.  The Bus for the outing will leave Bree Community Centre at 10 a.m. on Wednesday April 20th returning at 9.30 p.m.  The cost is €12 per person for Bree Active Retirement Group Members.  Non members are also welcome.  For more information and to book a seat please contact Kitty at 053 9247862.

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ICA NEWS

The next guild meeting on Apr 19th when the competition will be “the nicest tablecloth”.   

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BREE COMMUNITY CENTRE CHARITY AUCTION

Easter Monday a fundraising Charity Auction will be held in Bree Community Centre.  The Auction will take place at 3pm with viewing of goods from 2pm. Donations of items for auction will be accepted from 7pm to 8pm on Sat, 11am to 12am on Easter Sun and from 10am to 12 noon on Easter Mon.  Donations may include good quality household (including unwanted gifts), any garden or garage goods. (No used mattresses please). Contact 086-8275943, before Saturday, if collection of items is required.  ‘Slaney Quilters’ a group of local quilters, has donated a beautiful quilt for Auction with a €200 reserve on this item.  At 2pm, on Easter Mon there will be a Bric-a-Brac, Book and Cake Sale. Any item for these sales will be gratefully accepted at any of the above times. 

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BREE YOUTH CLUB NEWS

As the club year is coming to a close and the following is the schedule for the remainder of the year:

Friday 15th April – CLUB NIGHT.  Senior members can sign up for the disco on 13th May.   Also on the same night the Junior Talent Show will be held in Marshalstown at 7.15pm.  Members are welcome to travel to the show with their parents.   Admission is €3.  Participants must be in Marshalstown at 6.30pm. 

Friday 22nd April Good Friday – NO CLUB NIGHT.

Friday 29th April – NO CLUB NIGHT.  Junior Members Disco in Taghmon – meet in Bree at 7.15pm.  Bus will return at 10.40pm approximately.

Friday 6th May – CLUB NIGHT.

Friday 13th May – NO CLUB NIGHT.  Senior Members Disco in Taghmon – meet in Bree at 8.15pm.  Bus will return at 12.40am approximately.

Friday 20th May – LAST CLUB NIGHT – Party for Junior members from 6.30pm until 8pm and for seniors from 8pm until 9.30pm.

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BREE ATHLETIC CLUB NEWS

Congratulations to Tony Stafford who over the last three weekends has won three National titles in the All Ireland Indoor Athletics Championships.  Tony now holds the national titles for 60m sprints, 200m sprints and long jump.

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CHERNOBYL AID IRELAND TABLE QUIZ

There will be a Fundraising Table Quiz and Draw in aid for Chernobyl Aid Ireland on Fri 29th Apr in Byrnes, Bree at 9.30 pm.  € 20 per Table and ticket for the draw are €2 per strip or 3 strips for €5. There are numerous prizes.   All support would be greatly appreciated.  Support would be greatly appreciated.

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SPRING CLEAN

Bree Spring Clean will take place on the weekend of April 15th, 16th and 17th this year.  What is it? – it’s an anti-litter initiative to rally the community to take responsibility for our environment.   What you need – civic spirit, picking up papers, bottles, cans, sweet wrappers and litter.   Where to do it – anywhere in your locality where you’ve found yourself saying “isn’t that a real shame?  Wouldn’t this be a beautiful spot if it wasn’t for the rubbish lying around?  So come on, take the initiative and inspire your friends and neighbours to take pride and spruce up Bree.   There will be 13 pick up points sign posted through out Bree where you can leave bags of rubbish you have picked up.  All help and support would be greatly appreciated.

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BALLYHOGUE GAA CLUB NEWS

Congratulations

Congratulations to Myles Roche who is a member of the Wexford U-21 panel which won the Leinster title for the first time on Wednesday evening. Well done also to Syl Doyle who is part of the management team. This title is a great achievement for the county and long overdue.

Well Done Footballers

It was a successful day out in Farmleigh for the U-14 footballers who won their division of the Féile Peile Competition on Saturday last. They topped their group after beating Cushinstown, Marshalstown and Monageer before proceeding to beat Volunteers in the final.   Well done.   Well done to the intermediate footballers who beat Kilrush in Bree on Friday night last. The game was played in blustery conditions with the Hogues coming out on top by a single point in the end

Model County Draw Tickets 

Model County draw tickets are now available from club members. With dozens of prizes including cars the draw is Wexford G.A.A.'s main fundraiser. This draw compliments the club's own fundraising efforts and much of the proceeds stay within the parish.

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SHELMALIER WALKING CLUB

Join Shelmalier Walking Club in 2011 to get active and get walking!  The Club offers easy walking, flat and semi-flat routes, calendar of walks around the south-east, walking with friends, organised walks weekly, safety in numbers, youth section, meets every Sunday and Wednesday, marathons, festivals and much more.  If you would like to join this new club please call Denise on 086 7302249 or log onto www.shelmaliers.ie  for more information.

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ALLIANZ INTO/GAA MINI SEVENS

All four finals of the Allianz INTO/GAA Mini Sevens Competition will take place this coming Monday in St. Patrick’s Park.  Bree National School girls have qualified for the Girls’ Football Final and they will play Rathangan at 5.45 p.m.  We would urge you to spread the word and to come along and support the girls.   They have played and won 6 matches to get to the Final and it would be great to see them going all the way.  The panel is Shannon Carr, Moya Neary, Aoife Cloke Rochford, Niamh Sinnott, Sophie McCabe, Louise Butler, Casey Doyle, Aoife Codd, Carrie Power and Sinead Kinsella.  Best of luck girls.

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MAP ALERTER

Wexford Local Authorities are pleased to be part of www.mapalerter.com network.  This means that we can send instant alerts to people living across the county, via SMS Text Message, Email and Phonecall.  We have become an “Alerter” to keep you informed of various service alerts and notifications as they occur in your locality.  Registration is free and it costs nothing to receive alerts.  Alerts will be issued by all Councils within County Wexford.  You can receive the following alerts for your locality – local flooding alerts, water service disruptions, boil water notifications, road work alerts, road accident alerts, road incident alerts (oil spills etc.), road salting/gritting alerts, severe weather warnings and many other alerts including parades, festivals, local news etc.   How to register for Wexford Alerts – visit www.mapalerter.com/wexford, click on the “register now!” button to submit your account details, once you have registered your account you can log in to change your settings, e.g. home location, work location, alert choices etc.  You will receive free text, email and phone alerts as soon as your council issues them for your area.
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Some Thoughts for the Week ahead

Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and height. Let the doctors worry about them. That is why you pay 'them!'

Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down.

Keep learning.  Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain idle.'  An idle mind is the devil's workshop.'

Enjoy the simple things.

Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.

The tears happen.  Endure, grieve, and move on.  The only person, who is with us our entire life, is ourselves. Be ALIVE while you are alive.

Surround yourself with what you love, whether it's family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever.  Your home is your refuge.

Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it.  If it is unstable, improve it.  If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.

Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity.

Worrying is like a rocking chair, it gives you something to do, but it gets you nowhere.

Kind words are short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless. - Mother Teresa

A wise man once said every society is judged by how it treats it's least fortunate amongst them

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