Activities will include cultural visits, including Stormont, website development, I.T. qualifications, art and design, newsletter work, personal development and paintballing.
The project starts on Monday, 22nd at the Buncrana Youth Club, Castle Avenue. Anyone interested please telephone Kevin Doherty (Inishowen), 087 7702625 or Peter McDaid (Derry), 04871 364392. Places are limited so selection will be made on a 'first come first serve' basis.
The Buncrana Credit Union will hold its 36th Annual General Meeting in the Lake of Shadows Hotel next Monday, 22nd January at 8.30pm. All members are invited to attend. There are three vacancies on the Board of Directors and one vacancy on the Supervisory Committee. If you would like to nominate someone you must put it in writing and have it signed by both the proposer and seconder who must be members of the Credit Union. Normination forms are available from the Credit Union office. Completed nominations forms must reach the office by 5.30pm. on Friday 19th.
Scoil Mhuire is holding a course called 'Raising Boys for Mothers'. This course is for any mother, step-mother, grandmother or any woman who is acting as a mother figure in a boy's life. It will run for two nights and will start next Tuesday, 23rd January at 8pm and again on Tuesday, 30th January at 8pm. This also was a popular course last year and parents who took part wanted a third night to be held.. Contact Nuala for more information.
Scoil Mhuire is holding a course for parents called 'Eat Well, Be Well'. This is a coooking course for parents of teenagers and is given by the Dietician from Letterkenny General Hospital. The course started in Scoil Mhuire on Thursday, 18th January at 7.30pm and will run for six weeks. The course was held last year and proved very popular. For more information pleae contact Nuala, 087 7576365. Parents may bring their daughters/sons along with them to learn a thing or two as they may soon be cooking for themselves!
The Buncrana Community Library is holding a booksale of fiction stock (due to excess stock). Cost per book is 50c and there is a large selction to choose from.
Opening hours - Tuesday 10.30am - 5.30pm. Wednesday, 10.30am - 8pm. Thursday 10.30am - 8pm. Friday 10.30am - 5.30pm. Saturday 10.30am - 4pm.
You can recycle your Christmas tree at sites around Donegal from 8th - 20th January only. The Buncrana site is the UDC Offices, St. Oran's Road.
The Buncrana Pantomime 2007 will present the 'King of Arcadia' an original story by Neil Doherty in St. Mary's Hall from this Sunday, 14th January - Saturday, 3rd February. The evening performance will start at 8pm sharp and the Sunday matinee will begin at 3pm. There will be no performances on Friday or Sunday nights and it will be Bingo as usual. The booking office opened last Tuesday and will be open from 11am - 2pm. and 5-7 pm. Telephone 086 2072496 and 086 2072497. The booking office will be closed on Sundays. Admission is 10 euro for stalls and 15 euro for balcony at the evening performances and 5 euro for children and 10 euro for adults for the matinee performances. It is advisable to book early as tickets sell quickly for this very popular annual event and already all the seats for the last night performance have been sold out. Seats for the last two weeks are also selling fast. Seats are now available from 14th - 20th January, so hurry and book to avoid disappointment.
A dance will be held in The Plaza on Sunday from 4-6pm. Music is by The Country Boys, featuring Maria Boyle, the golden voice of Country. Admission is 6 euro and all are most welcome.
The Buncrana Christmas Lights' Committee would like to thank the public and business people for their support. You may still donate - just contact John Barr or John Porter.
The Inishowen Gardening Club will hold their next talk on Monday 22nd in the Wesley Hall, Carndonagh at 8pm. Everyone welcome.
The Plaza, Buncrana is inviting everyone to 'Come Dancing in 2007'. Fully accredited dance instructors will be on hand to teach the Waltz, Jive, Quickstep etc. It is a six week course and costs 120 euro per couple. The closing date for all enrolments is next Monday, 22nd at 2pm. Telephone Mairead 086 1547589 for details. As places are limited it is advisable to book early.
Drumfries Community Centre Association is holding a monster draw for a luxury house. The tickets are 20 euro each.Telephone Kathleen, 086 2098402 or 086 8200761.
GROW is a confidential weekly meeting for those who are troubled, anxious, depressed or lonely and don't know how to deal with these feelings. You will meet like-minded people who work on personal development. They meet in the Loreto Convent, Letterkenny on Mondays 8-10 p.m. and in Carndonagh Day Centre on Wednesdays from 8-10pm. Telephone Mary, 087 2330297 or Elaine 9161628 for further details.
Easy-Slim meetings held in the Church of Ireland Hall have been cancelled until further notice.
Simply Music classes will resume next Monday. All classes will run to the previous time table.
Girls' soccer in the Buncrana Hearts F.C. will start tomorrow at 10am in the Youth Club, age 8-12 years.
In the Buncrana Leisure Centre Step classes resumed last Monday at 6.30pm. and Wednesday at 7pm. Beginners' Pilates starts next Monday at 8.30pm and morning class on Thursday, 18th at 11am. Intermediate Pilates resumed Monday 8th at 7.30pm and Tuesday at 10am and 11am and Wednesdays at 8pm. Contact Claire, 9362723.
The Natural Health Centre new year timetable started Tuesday 9th with Tae-Bo 7pm. and Ab Class at 8pm. From Thursday, 11th Kids Karate, 6pm., Tae-Bo 7pm. Ab Class, 8pm. and Adult Karate 8.30pm. Tomorrow is Kids' Karate at 11am.
Tullyarvan Mill is hoping to start a new Community Garden;. A community garden is a place for learning and social interaction. So if you, or a friend, or an interest group who needs to get some fresh air, to meet people and to learn about gardening then contact the Mill. If there is enough interest arrangements for gardening courses will be made. All you need to do is tell the Mill if you are interested, leave your name, address and phone number.
Dunree F.C. is hosting a quiz night in the Harbour Inn on Wednesday 24th at 9pm. All very welcome.
Vivid Performances at Tullyarvan Mill presents children's speech and drama classes. These classes are on Mondays from 4-6pm. for children from 5-12 years old. Telephone Emma Porter 086 3601537.
In the G.A.A. lotto draw held every Tuesday evening in O'Flaherty's Bar the 10,000 euro numbers - 23, 25, 26, 29 - no winner. The lotto plus - 7. 24, 28, 31 - no winner and the lotto plus is now worth 1,430 euro. 20 euro winners - Margaret McAteer, Portaw, Catherine Boyle, Mill Brae, Charlie Doherty, Coyle, Francis McNutt, 18, Marian Park and Ann McLaughlin (F)