VOEUX DE NOËL

JOYEUX NOËL A TOUS !

HAPPY CHRISTMAS !

NOLLAIG SHONA !

2012 CHRISTMAS MARKET

Sunday 16th december
With the help of Santa, we'd a very interesting 2012 Xmas market. Lot of presents, all handcraft.

Official opening at 11.00

Around 1500 visitors during 1 day.

ATHY MUSICA & DRAMATIC SOCIETY 20th DEC

DANCING AT LUGHNASA

Athy College meets President


01/11/2012

Athy College was represented by Gary Kelly and Mr Frank Whelan at the recent Shackleton School. The Shackleton weekend was acknowledging the contribution made by the college in piloting the Shackleton Challenge in the last academic year. In the picture above Kevin Kenny explains the programme to President Michael D. Higgins. Well done to Gary and Mr Whelan in advancing the Shackelton philosophy. (Pic courtesy of Robert Redmond)

WW1 Exhibition in ATHY

(text by WOA)

First Time Ever in Ireland






Exhibition ‘These Rough Notes – Scott’s Last Expedition’

In

Athy Heritage Centre- Museum

This Exhibit tells the story of Captain Robert Falcon Scott’s 1910-1013 Terra Nova expedition to the Antarctic.


First time in Ireland, these unique artefacts, photographs and panels will be on exhibit

until the 14th December 2012


(On loan from Scott Polar Institute Cambridge and Discovery Point Dundee.)



Athy Heritage Centre-Museum

Emily Square

Athy

Co. Kildare

059 8633075

Email: athyheritage@eircom.net

www.athyheritagecentre-museum.com

ERNEST SHACKLETON AUTUMN SCHOOL

More informations at Athy Heritage Center, Emily Square ATHY

Short visit to Athy

 Five members of Grandvilliers Twinning Commitee visited Athy past Friday.
They had numerous meetings , specially with Cathaoileach  Mark Wall and Leas-Cathoirleach and chairman of the Athy Twinning Copmmittee, Thomas Redmond, Tow Clerk Brian O'Gorman, Kildare director of services Joe Boland, as numerous clubs sports, with the great help of Mrs Evelyn Mc Fadden, Mr Tom Kearney and Vincent O'Connor.

One day is short but its was a very friendly and productive day !

GREAT MEDIEVAL FESTIVAL

Near 10 000 visitors during the past week-end !
Members of our twinning committee were all costumed and had great craic during the two parades : saturday night, no lights in streets and thousands of people with torches, as in 1212, sunday afternoon, more people quite all costumed.....

IMPORTANT NOTICE

SOUTH KILDARE MEDIEVAL FESTIVAL
CHANGE OF DATE
Will Not take place on the Sat 18^th  August it Will NOW
Take Place on Thursday 23^rd August 2012 from12 noon – 4 p.m.

KATIE TAYLOR, OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL !

CONGRATULATIONS FROM GRANDVILLIERS !

ATHY MEDIEVAL FESTIVAL

South Kildare Medieval Festival "Bones & Stones"


23 August 2012

From 12 - 4pm. Events and exhibitions, showcasing our historical and cultural heritage through a programme of public lectures, walking tours, workshops, exhibitions, demonstrations and living history display. Hands on workshops in archaeology, digging and recording for young and old. Demonstrations and displays illustrating and exploring aspects of medieval life, including the ever popular armaments, archery display and much more

Lecture: The Horrible History of Castles like Ours: Violence in Medieval Ireland Our Walled Neighbors.

Guided Walk: St. Michael’s Medieval Graveyard.

Exhibition: “Inside and Outside the Wall” Illustrating aspects of Medieval Life

BATTLE OF SOMME 2012 COMMEMORATIONS

Five youngs of Athy arrived in Grandvilliers for the 1st July Battle of Somme commemorations.
They spent Sat. with the french families and on Sunday went early with Grandvilliers delegates and youngs, in order to be in time, at 7.28 in La Boiselle where is Lochanagar Crater from where the battle started.
They go to Thiepval to attend the official ceremony of commemortation. During this ceremony, they went upstairs at the Memorial to lay a wrath on behalf of our both twinning committtees.

After lunch in Albert, they visited the Historial in Peronne.

Next events in ATHY

Athy Community Arts Centre , Methodist Church , Woodstock Street , Athy, Co. Kildare
Phone:             059 8633075      
Email: athyarts@gmail.com 

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The Cecil Day Lewis Awards Competition fosters creativity and explores the power of the word through self expression.
Athy Heritage Centre-Museum runs the Awards, offering students and individuals the opportunity to participate  in commemorating the international acclaimed poet, Cecil Day Lewis.

These Awards open up the literary world to students and individuals alike, suffice to say that it could be the starting point for our future poets, authors and playwrights.
The Cecil Day Lewis Literary awards reaches out to all the primary and secondary schools.
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Conor Lambert's Custard Pie Puppet Company Tickets are on sale from Athy Heritage Centre & Gem newsagents

Athy

5 Jun

800 YEARS COMMEMORATION

On past 13th May, Grandvilliers people enjoyed commemoration of the Charter settling the town.
In the morning, mass with huge crowd (unusal)...Small theater by amateur actors of .R.C (art school), and a middle ages lunch...no fork, nos poon, just fingers....to eat.
Very funny to see people to ask for these instruments...

And music by "les Derniers Trouvères" who entertained the attendance during all the day...and dance !

JUNE VISIT

During June first week-end, our friends of Athy will visit Grandvilliers. French twinning committee have set up a good program for Saturday and Sunday. More news later !
At the end of June, one young will come over for a month training period. Some youngs will also come over for the Commemoration of the Battle of Somme on next 1st July.

WELCOME TO ALL OF THEM !

GREAT CRAIC - ST PATRICK'S DAY IN GRANDVILLIERS

With the help of the Athy Twinning committee , the Farrell Caffrey school of dancing came from Athy to Grandvilliers past week-end.
Big crowd, big craic...
Trad group Lough'ed from Mayo and Fermanagh : good music
Everyone was happy !

SAINT PATRICK'S 2012

We'll be proud to host during the St Patrick's week-end numerous members of the Caffrey-Farrell School of ATHY. The girls ands lads will sho their skill to french attendance during this year special evening. We'll also have with us the school "Folk Group".

With authorization of Caffrey-Farrell School

We'll also have the irish traditionnal music group LOUGH'ED from North and South.

WELCOME TO ALL OF THEM IN GRANDVILLIERS !!!

BOARD ELECTIONS

After the 2011 AGM, a new board has been elected as follows :
- Vice Treasurer : Jean-René, Treasurer : Laurence, Vice-secretary : Alain, Secretary : Gwenaele, Vice-Chairman : Christian, Chairman : Jean-Pierre.
AGM went well with a big attendance : more 100 people.
New members....interested by our common projects.
The first one is a 2 weeks photo exhibition (in partnership with Objectif Photo - Joel) which will take place in Crèvecoeur, Grandvilliers, Marseille and Formerie from 1st to 14th March.
The second one is St Patrick's evening, with this year musicians coming from both N.I and R.O.I, "LOUGH'ED" and our special guests : the CAFFREY-FARRELL School of dancing.

Good News

That week-end, we've been pleased to host Mr Aiden Feely (conductor) and Mrs Christine O'Grady (singer) of the Kildare Local Athorities Choir. We altogether met Jean-Louis Ruellan and his wife, the chairman and conductor of a very famous choir in our county. No doubt, we'll do good job altogether.