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 !