Castlewellan GAC Weekly Notes
* In the life of a Club you come across many great characters who are great supporters of the club. Such people may never have entered the field of play but kicked every ball all the same in support of their club. They also supported the club at many functions held in the club rooms. No – one could deny that Frank Hanna was one such character. The title of Honorary Life Member was conferred on Frank some years ago in recognition and in appreciation of his loyalty to St Malachy’s GAC by way of his unbroken attendance/use of the club over the years. Frank passed away last week after a long battle with illness. It was an illness he fought and bore with a quiet dignity. Everyone who knew Frank would say he was quiet, gentle and loyal to his family. To his father John, brother James, sisters Carol, Angela and Marie & the Hanna family circle we offer you all our sincere sympathy for your loss. Ar dheis de go raibh a anam dilis.
* This month’s Club Night will take place this Saturday Night 6 July. It is our Summer Barbeque following on from last month’s Mr & Mrs which was a great night’s craic. The barbeque is strictly from 8.30-9.30 so please get there early, best of all its free. Entertainment this time is Family Fortunes when our Senior Footballers take on our Senior Ladies in this winner takes all pairing. If last month’s Mr & Mrs is anything to go by, we’ll be in for some baffling answers. We also have the music of Tommy Fitz to round the evening off. We will have drink promotions on the night also.
* Castlewellan GAC are holding a Theatre Week from Monday 8 July to Thursday 11 July from 10am-2pm. The Cost is £40 per child, the cost for 2nd and 3rd children from a family is £30 each. Children attending are asked to bring a small packed lunch. This Theatre Arts week seeks to help children gain confidence and develop social skills while learning professional performance techniques in a friendly, lively environment. Striking the right balance between having fun and learning is the key to success. The classes will be led by very experienced facilitators who have been or are currently actively involved with professional performance in television, film and theatre alongside teaching. For all those interested there is an open night with the Milligan School of Performing Arts on Friday 5th July 7.30pm.
* Following on from recent defeats the Seconds Footballers returned to winning ways last Saturday with an impressive away win in the Premiere Reserve Championship against Bredagh. It was a workman like performance with everyone putting the shoulder to the wheel. The lads knew a better performance would be needed and they produced such a performance. Despite The Town’s dominance Bredagh managed to keep in touch with two first half goals. Patience was the name of the game and the Town pulled away in the second half winning by 11 points in the end. It was a good shift put in by the lads.
* The Senior Footballers continued their winning ways this time with a good local derby win against near neighbours Bryansford. Before the game there was a minute’s silence which was impeccably observed in memory of Frank Hanna and Bryansford’s All Ireland winner Eamon Lundy who both passed away last week. Another good all round performance. Bryansford will rue their missed goaling opportunities which were well saved by Michael Cunningham though at the same time we missed a couple of chances as well. That said we took our chances which helped our cause immensely. A no less performance will be required this Friday Night when we travel to Annaclone who are in the habit of making their home venue a bit of a fortress.
* This year’s Kellogg’s Cúl Camps dates in Down have been finalised. We will be hosting Cúl Camp the week of Monday 22nd July – Friday 26th July. The camp runs from 10am – 2.30pm daily with a nursery camp running from 10am – 12.30pm daily. The camp is open for children who will be entering Primary Two in September to 13 years of age. Kellogg’s GAA Cúl Camps provide boys and girls with an action-packed and fun-filled week of activity during the summer holidays which revolves around maximising enjoyment and sustaining participant involvement in Gaelic Games. The cost for the camp is £35 for first child (2nd/3rd/4th….£30 each) and nursery camp is £25 per child. Each child will receive a free GAA kit. You can either register on-line at www.gaa.ie/kelloggsculcamps or register at the Club on Saturday mornings from 10am – 11.30am Please note children whom are attending the nursery camp are unable to be registered online.
* The training Schedule for the week is as follows; Tuesday 2 July Nursery, P1 & P2 fundamentals boys & girls and P3 to P6 Boys Football at the Bann Road 6.30 – 7.30pm. Wednesday 3 July Under 10 and Under 12 Hurling 6.15pm to 7.15pm at the Bann Road. Thursday 4 July 6.30pm -7.30pm Bann Road P3-P4 Hurling. Please note there will be no juvenile training between Saturday 6 July and Friday 19 July due to the holiday break. Training will resume again on Saturday 20 July. We will advertise through our website, this column and Facebook the schedule for then.
* The Attack Fitness Circuits will continue in The Club on Thursday evenings at 7.00pm. There will also be classes in St Malachy’s Park on Saturday mornings at 9.00am.
* The weekly Castlewellan AC weekly runs continue every Tuesday and Thursday leaving the Club at 7.00pm.
* The numbers in this week’s lotto were 9, 13, 15 & 17. There were no jackpot winners or £20 winner this week. Next week’s jackpot is £4150.
