So this is Christmas...

Run to visit Emma at Clancy's, best and friendly pub in IRELAND !

MANY YOUNG MEN OF TWENTY at the Athy Community Arts Center

11th Shackleton Autumn School 2011

UPCOMING EVENTS




11th Shackleton Autumn School 2011 - Friday



28 October 2011



7.15pm Official Opening of the 11th Shackleton Autumn School & Exhibition Launch



7.45pm Book Launch - In association with the Erskine Press the school will host the launch of Simon Beaufort's book 'The Nimrod Murders'



11th Shackleton Autumn School 2011 - Daily Exhibitions



28 October 2011 - 31 October 2011



Daily Exhibitions – 10.00am – 5.00pm -



11th Shackleton Autumn School 2011 - Saturday



29 October 2011


11th Shackleton Autumn School 2011 - Sunday



30 October 2011


Lecture Series



10.00am “The Cinematic Race to the Pole” Jan Anders Diesen

English and French workshop !

Since the beginning of October, Mrs Chauchat, chairperson of Grandvilliers JJC, is teaching english to members of Grandvilliers Twinning Committee.
News : French teaching will begin in Athy, for members of the Athy Twinning Group, shortly (i.e beginning of November).
Good news for all involved ..............;

NATIONAL PLOUGHING CHAMPIONSHIP 2011

It'll be some years before the Ploughing will come back to Athy. This year was to commemorate the 80th anniversary of its launch in Athy. Some members of our twinning committee stayed there for 3 days, during this event. Great event .......and thanks to the irish families where french people stayed.

EUROPEAN DAY OF LANGUAGES

Each year, on 26th september is taking place the European Day of languages.
Athy Town twinning committees will follow that day by teaching to adults french language and Grandvilliers twinning committee members will learn english with courses beginning on next 4th October.

NATIONAL PLOUGHING CHAMPIONSHIP 2011

Some delegates from Grandvilliers visited Athy and the Ploughing 2011 during 3 days. Welcomed by their irish families, they went as usually at Clancy's and Frank O'Brien's pubs. They also visited the Ploughing where they saw a bigger crowd, more stands, more machinery.... than past year. They enjoyed very much...

                                                     Hillbilly Porter on stage during the Ploughing

On Wed. evening, they could attend to the Town council meeting where they were introduced by Cathaoirleach Richard Daly to the council members. They also met M. Nolan, Kildare Mayor. Chairman J.P Vasseur insisted on strong links existing now between both towns, with the help of Cllr Thomas Redmond and the Athy Twinning Group. Both Photographic Societies worked altogether during quite one day.
The both twinning committees now work for 2012 common events and citizens meetings. The group visited the Heritage Center where is a very good exhibition about WW1 soldiers life in trenches.

Heritage Center WW1 exhibition