* The final 500 club draw took take place last Saturday night in the club. You will find the list of all the winners on this website
* Commiserations to our Under 12½ Team who were beaten by Loughinisland on Sunday in the B Final. The young lads have progressed well this year and can be very proud of themselves. Well done to everyone.
* The Under 20 Footballers were beaten by the narrowest of margins last Sunday away to Bredagh. This will make qualification to the knockout rounds very difficult.
* Castlewellan Does Strictly Come Dancing is all hotting up. The veteran of many a good night in the Club Rory Mac (believe me there is only one and he’s never below par!) and his dance partner Michelle Dorans were practicing hard in the bar. Michelle and Rory rather naively told me how they were going to blow everyone away with their two dances! I rather cunningly neglected to inform them it was going into print. Meanwhile Jason (cue little Jason!) and McVeigh were at a spare end both awaiting their dance partners to arrive for practice. Oh the bug has caught as both of them started into a Viennese Waltz together! Neither of them were exactly Anton Du Bec. The dates for this year’s competition are 16th & 23rd November and the final on 7th December 2013.
* This Saturday November 2nd at 8pm there will be dinner and entertainment in the Club for all juvenile coaches and helpers.
* Also annual Club mass for deceased members will take place on Saturday 22 November 2013.
* There are coaching courses now available and anyone interested please contact John O’Neill and download application form from the website.
* Thank you to all those who attended the coaches meeting last Friday night. The winter fun coaching programme will commence in the main gym in St Malachy’s High School Castlewellan on Wednesday 6th November 2013 and run for six consecutive Wednesday nights until Wednesday December 11th. The session will be 1 hour long: P1 to P4 inclusive will take place from 6pm to 7pm and P5 to P7 inclusive plus 1st years who are U12 will take place from 7pm to 8 pm. The cost of the programme will be £6 for 6 sessions. The sessions are based around fundamentals and are for both boys and girls involved in all codes. Everyone is welcome.
* Now the Darts League is back in full flow the club lads have found themselves back in action. Early rumours about Chris Overend and Paddy Doc potentially transferring to Mooney’s and Annsborough respectively were put to bed (the respective bars didn’t want them!) & new man Alan McDonald signed up the first fixture of the season seen the lads win 4-2 over the bridge bar. The following week seen a convincing 5-1 victory over ‘Annsborough B’ now leaving the lads joint top of division 2! Hopefully the lads can keep the run going and maybe Paddy might spend some of his recent money he won on the draw on new darts.
* 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 05 07, 10 & 20. There were no jackpot and three £20 winner this week; Paul McCabe, Edward McCartan and M McCann. Next week’s Jackpot is £5000.