Reminders: West AGM will be held in The Ellis Hall, Letterfrack on Thursday 27th of September 2012 at 8pm. Shareholders 40th Birthday Buffet in Renvyle House Hotel on Sunday 30th September 2012, Ticket event. Foscadh Community Development Ltd. Astro Turf Pitch

Work has begun on the development of enable training to take place on the new the new Astro Turf All Weather Pitch in surface during darkness hours in Winter Letterfrack. Measuring 60 metres by 35 and Spring. Fourteen contractors metres the pitch should be available for tendered for the construction of the use in October/November next. pitch and the successful Tenderer was Floodlighting will be installed which will PST Sport, Tralee. PST Sport has installed similar pitches throughout the country and will also be providing Astro Turf goal areas and technical areas on the existing Community Sportsfield. Graham Heanue, Plant Hire, Renvyle is Sub- Contractor for the Civil Engineering Credit Union Ltd. Works on the new pitch. The finished The Pitch will be available to all groups cost will be in the region of €230,000 for training later this year. Hourly rates and is being funded through a grant have still to be decided but bookings from Forum Connemara Leader will be accepted by Connemara West Programme and a loan from Tullycross Reception from September 03, 2012. Housing Association Ltd. Community Services and development will be to provide sports Leisure Centre. facilities, activities, courses and An attractive new design has been programmes which will contribute to developed for the proposed Community the general health and well being of the Services and Leisure Centre at local community with a particular focus Letterfrack. The project was granted on youth. planning permission in 2009 but it was The project is presently with the later decided to alter the design and to planning department of County include more community services in the Council and is awaiting a Visual Impact building such as a community laundry, Survey. If planning permission is kitchen and tearoom, a community gymnasium and space for physiotherapy and community health and welfare services. The new design will enable the building to be developed granted then the onerous task of finding in phases if all of the required capital is two million euro will being. Such a not immediately available. It is facility within the community would estimated that the completed provide a range of outlets and development will cost in the region of opportunities for individuals and groups two million euro. to participate in a healthy and active The main purpose of the lifestyle. Social Housing 1999 was the year when Social Housing all seemed so simple back in 1999 but that a number of social housing units was first mentioned as a project worth now 13 years later not a single house has have been sanctioned for Galway considering particularly with a view to been built and some of those people County Council and that 12 or 13 units providing housing for the elderly, who who expressed an interest and were will be allocated to Letterfrack. might wish to live in a village with shops, excited by the idea in the early years In last year’s Annual Report we church and post office close by and also have since died. Numerous meetings finished the report on Social Housing as for emigrants wishing to return to have been held and scores of letters follows, “in the present economic Ireland. There would be no need to have been written and as we once again climate nothing is definite but we are worry about securing a site and head into autumn and winter, hope keeping our fingers crossed that work planning permission as all of that would begins to fade that 2012 will be the year should begin on the scheme around the be taken care of by others and all that that the first sod will be turned. middle of next year 2012”. We will now was needed was to prove your eligibility However, all is not lost because we uncross our fingers and hope for the by making the necessary application. It expect to hear within a matter of weeks best for the coming year. Connemara West Celebrating 40 years in community development. Connemara West is now in its 40th by students of The Furniture College at year as the company was incorporated GMIT-Letterfrack. The President will on the 10th of December 1971 and the open an exhibition of student work in first meeting of the Board of Directors Farmleigh in November 2012. was held on the 16th of March 1972. On the 23rd June, Connemara West Connemara West are delighted to be sponsored a GAA U-16 seven aside part of a number of events to celebrate competition on the community pitch in its 40th year in community Letterfrack and the teams that took part development in the Parish of Ballinakill. were Renvyle, Naomh Feichin, , and Leitir Mor and despite the rain, it was a very enjoyable occasion with Renvyle taking the Cup and Naomh Feichin taking the Shield. Connemara West would like to thank especially all The Gráinne Mhaols team with the team trainers for making it a great the Shield day and also to Brendan Kane for his planning that it will be an annual event. invaluable advice in making the day run Many thanks to Tonya NíChuirrín, Chairperson of the Gráinne Mhaols for the photos. In the autumn with the assistance of Finian Sheridan and the West Coast President Michael D Higgins and his United Soccer club, a tournament will be wife Sabina with members of the Board organised, hopefully on the new Astro and staff of Connemara West. Turf pitch in Letterfrack. On the 11th May 2012, President On Sunday 13th May, the Launch of Michael D Higgins addressed the Irish the DVD ‘Seisiun at the Teach Ceoil’ took Rural Link Conference in Ellis Hall. Irish place in the Renvyle House Hotel. The Rural Link was founded in Letterfrack 21 music was sublime with our own local years ago to represent the interests of The Renvyle Team who won the Cup. Seisiun group and Colm O’Donnell and rural communities who are affected by the Border Collies. disadvantage or marginalisation by Connemara West are also planning a highlighting the problems, advocating shareholders buffet with Music by Matt appropriate responses and sharing best Cunningham on the 30th of September practice. 2012 at 8pm in Renvyle House Hotel. Connemara West were honoured that Connemara West would also like to President Michael D Higgins and his wife extend special congratulations to our Sabina paid a short visit to meet with partners and colleagues at GMIT- Directors of Connemara West to Letterfrack who are celebrating 25 years congratulate them on the wonderful of providing 3rd level courses in achievements of Connemara West over furniture design and technology and the past 40 years. The President was Naomh Feichin, Clifden winners of teaching training on the Letterfrack presented with a box and mirror made the Shield. campus. so smoothly and many thanks to Jenny Heanue for the photos. On the 28th of July, Connemara West sponsored the Pirate Queen cup and shield, which was held in the community pitch in Letterfrack and the weather held with a great turn out with teams from the Gráinne Mhaols, Louisburgh and the Westport Lions and Westport Tigers. In the end the Westport Lions defeated Louisburg in the cup final and the Grainne Mhaols defeated the Kevin Heanue, Chairman Connemara Kevin Heanue, Chairman, Connemara Westport Tigers in the Shield. The West presenting the Connemara West West presenting the Cup to the Renvyle tournament was organised by Paul Anniversary Cup to the Westport Lions Captain Karl McConway Gannon and the Gráinne Mhaols are team. The Furniture College (A Partnership between Connemara West and Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology Maurice Sullivan RIP of students, graduates and the dancing performances by the children Maurice Sullivan, a graduate of the programmes run in Letterfrack to along with tours and information Furniture Conservation and Restoration audiences along the eastern seaboard of briefings by the parents and teachers. programme in 2004, died tragically in Ireland. Two weeks later interim design Malaysia in January 2011. In his Planning for this show is well presentations were made by the memory, the College held a tree underway and a visually exciting and students and again pupils, parents and planting ceremony on Connemara West dynamic show is envisaged. Graduates teachers from the school provided grounds followed by a service in of the College have been invited to feedback on four rotating panels that Letterfrack Church in March and a propose one to two high quality pieces were held in Letterfrack. number of Maurice’s family and friends made by them that may be considered These combined experiences offered attended this. for inclusion in this show. The theme an excellent opportunity for students to being launched and promoted by this learn, develop and understand the Farmleigh Exhibition GMIT Letterfrack show is that GMIT Letterfrack is a nuances of working and presenting regularly hold exhibitions to promote National Centre of Excellence in their work to an actual client(s) and the student and graduate work throughout Furniture Design and Technology. resulting work is a credit to each of Ireland and in 2006 they held a major them. exhibition in Farmleigh Gallery in the Gaelscoil na Cruiche Project Phoenix Park in Dublin. Due to its The live project FDM 2 students success they have now been invited by undertook this year linked them with an the management of Farmleigh Estate to extremely progressive Gealscoil in mount another high end exhibition. This Westport. Here, in a new school will run from 1st November – 20th building, the students were given the December, 2012 and President Michael challenge to design and make specific D. Higgins has been invited to open it. pieces for specified locations Exhibitions in prestigious venues such as throughout the school. The process this afford GMIT Letterfrack a valuable integrated pupils, parents, teachers with opportunity to display and promote the the students and the initial launch of the excellence, creativity, skill, and potential project was incredible with music and

Furniture College Library The College Library has proven to be a collection exceeds 116,000 covering community. The library hosted a valuable asset in the development of the four different campuses. College staff Summer reading Challenge for local Letterfrack Furniture College. The Library and students also have access and can children. By doing this, they hope to provides the educational needs of over borrow, free of charge, books for the attract more people into the library so 250 students and 15 part and full-time other I.T. Colleges in Ireland which has a that the numbers keep increasing and staff members. The Furniture College total book collection of over 1.2 million that Letterfrack Public Library will be an Library book collection is approximately books. The Library has an “open” access asset to both old and young users. 3,600 titles and 36 current journals on approach to its facilities and most of its display. furnishing was designed in-house by The book collection covers the main College Tutors and manufactured by the Summer 2012 Opening Hours: topics taught at the College such: students as an on-going work project. Tuesday 5:30-7:30; Woodworking; Management, Marketing, Wednesday 2:00-4:00; Furniture Design and Production. It also Thursday 5:30-7:30; Letterfrack Public Library has access to the total GMIT book Friday 2:00-4:00; The College library also houses the Saturday 11:00-1:00 Letterfrack Public Library book collection, which is used by community. Letterfrack Public Library was re-opened in January 2012. There are a wide range of books to choose from including: adult fiction and non- fiction, children’s fiction and non- fiction, biographies, reference books and a selection of books for young adults. There are currently six computers available to the public library users, this has proven to be a popular facility with both locals and tourists visiting the Connemara Community Radio The Radio received funding for two The following courses hope to be run series of radio programmes from the over the next couple of months. Broadcasting Authority of Ireland’s • Writing for radio in conjunction with Sound & Vision fund. Clifden Writers group The West Wind Blows was a series of • FETAC Level 4 in Community Radio for 52 radio programmes, focusing on Transition years and Volunteers poetry, short stories and music. The West Introduction to Community Radio Wind Blows received a Craol October Achievement Award for their 8 part • Ongoing volunteer training from series of Lectures for Students who were beginning to advanced. studying English Leaving Certificate his amazing ability to share his The West Wind Blows are running a Higher Level. The Lecturers were Denis knowledge of our area in a way that short story competition open to writers Creaven and Cathy Sweeney from the young and old can learn from. To the 18 years and over, closing date for Institute of Education and Brendan listeners for your encouraging and entries is 11th October 2012. Flynn, Past Principle of Clifden positive feedback. Community School. Thanks to the editor of the Radio Birthday The programmes were presented and programme Patrick The Radio birthday was celebrated on produced by Kathleen Faherty with the Moran. To Linda O ‘Malley and Mary Saturday 7th July with a Bar B Que at the Technical Assistance of Bridie Cashin. Owens a very special thank you. Most of Radio, it was very well attended, and a all we would like to thank the pupils for great social get together for all the ‘Kids of Connemara Productions’ their eager and enthusiastic volunteers. The weather was good and Connemara Community Radio on the participation. the party went on into the early hours. 26th of August 2012 will have Gráinne O ‘Malley was presented with successfully broadcast a series of 12 a special award at the Craol (Community The programmes are available to delightful, educational and entertaining Radio Association of Ireland) Awards listen to on www.connemarafm.com half hour radio documentaries called ceremony for her “Contribution to thanks to William Coyne webmaster and “Beyond the School Gates”. Community Radio in Ireland”. Congrats will be re broadcast in November and The series of programmes featured Gráinne. December during our morning 168 pupils from our 13 National Schools: FETAC LEVEL 4 This year the radio has programmes. Series Producer Gráinne O Leenane, Lettergesh, Eagles Nest, Tully, successfully ran 2 FETAC accredited ‘Malley, Assistant Producer Colleen Letterfrack, Cleggan, Inishbofin, courses. Scoil Pobail Mhic Dara Carna will Curran. These programmes have been Claddaghduff, Kingstown, Clifden, receive their results in October, and made with the support of the Ballyconneely, Roundstone, and Cashel. Clifden Community School students Broadcasting Authority of Ireland. The programmes focused on what received their FETAC Level 4 awards at pupils learnt about their heritage while their end of school year ceremony. A out on a field trip with renowned total of ten students received awards at Archaeologist Michael Gibbons. distinction level. Congrats to all GMIT Listeners were invited to re-live their students attended a one day workshop local history through these wonderful based on Effective Communication programmes. Skills. VEC students from The Media We would like to thank the teachers Studies programme in attended and schools for their co operation, the the station for 2 days practical landowners for access to their lands and experience in June. the sites we visited, Michael Gibbons for Community Employment Our Community Employment Scheme Employment and Entitlements Service allocation for Community Employment rolled over in January 2012 and we have under the aegis of the Department of Schemes in the 2012 budget as they 15 participants + Supervisor on the Social Protection. needed to make a savings of €26m on scheme at present carrying out some The objective of the new service is to CE Schemes. very valuable work in the community. integrate all employment and benefits Arising out of this all schemes were We were notified at end of 2011 that supports into a single delivery unit and reviewed individually. The outcome of the responsibility for Community to provide a one stop shop for people this is that both training and material Employment Schemes were transferring wishing to establish entitlements to budgets have been cut and this makes from FAS to the Department of Social benefits, seek employment and/or get it very difficult for us to continue Protection from 1st January 2012. This advice about training options. carrying out the variety of work we have was part of the Government’s plan for The Government announced a been involved with in the past. the establishment of a new National reduction in the materials and training Tigh na nOg Community Crèche Tigh na nOg Community Crèche has had Support Scheme (subsidised Childcare a busy year. We have 73 children places available to participants who attending the crèche throughout the wish to take partake in educational week, catering to 60 families in North courses run by FAS and Vocational Connemara. We provide full day-care, Educational Committees). If you require pre-school and after-school service. All any further information on the service meals are cooked by staff who are please call Miriam or Patricia on 095- HACCP trained and prepare nutrionally 41908. balanced meals. April Fools Day Fundraiser Our new large outdoor area with Go The parents committee (Eithne Play went up in the New Year and is a O’Halloran, Tania Southwell, Patricia great hit with the children. Flaherty, Jody Pollington, Louisa Jack, (Front row left-right) James Byrne, The staff received new uniforms in Sharon Keane & Shona Flaherty) were Marcus Mulkerrins, Enda Karger, Adah June and saves on wear and tear on their very busy this year, they raised over Garvey, Marcus Manning, Isabelle own clothes. The girls look so well in €900.00 for their April Fool’s Celebration Leamy, Oisin Foyle, Tom McHugh, Mae them and the parents were very which consisted of BBQ (thanks to Eddy Mullan and Erin Gohlke Coyne) impressed. Byrne), a photo booth, bouncy castle, Crèche trip to Loughwell Farm The crèche operates the following cake sale, fortune teller, face painting Before the ECCE children and some of schemes – Subvention Scheme and a mystery leprechaun and bunny!!! the Pre-school children finished up with (allowing reduced fees for families on On behalf of myself (Miriam) and us to move on to Primary School, they lower incomes) Early Childhood Care Patricia and all the staff in the crèche we had a great day out in Loughwell Farm and Education Scheme (free Pre-School wish to thank the parents committee for in . Even though the weather Year) and Childcare Education & Training all their hard work this year and that was a bit touch and go they loved it, they they deserve a good rest for the summer were able to feed the lambs, hold the and Victorian Walled baby goats, cuddle the rabbits, see the Garden pigs, play indoor bowling, go on the For National tree in March some of the bouncy castle with an enormous slide, pre-schoolers were invited to Kylemore play on the didicars, go on the barrel Abbey to plant a tree, this was a great train and so much more. success, from left to right at the back is The staff had great fun too, with Tigh na nOg crèche staff, Carrie Graham, Patricia Glynn, Cait Fitzpatrick, Carrie Cait Fitzpatrick and Patricia Glynn. Graham, Maria McGloine and Martina O’Malley

Renvyle Thatched Cottages Pride of Place We waved goodbye to open fire places Galway County Council nominated at the Cottages last winter and installed Letterfrack to represent stoves. It was a difficult decision to make in the All Ireland Pride of Place but one that has proved to be a hit with Competition. Unfortunately Letterfrack 99% of guests, especially Aquinas was piped to the post by Ballyduff College. Ensuite rooms and larger Development Group, County Wexford. kitchens are the other requests that may However, the Letterfrack team put have to be addressed sooner rather than together a great presentation and the later in order to compete in today’s weather on the day of the presentation tourism market. (19th August 2011) was glorious. The celebration. An up to date sewage system is due to people who took part in the be installed this October, this is a Michael Zagareli who owns Casa presentation were suprised themselves requirement of Galway County Council. Connemara in Tooreena, Renvyle was with the range and scale of activities among the first students to stay at the that take place in the local area, so even Aquinas College Tullycross celebrate cottages and as a director of Aquinas if Letterfrack didn’t win Pride of Place we their 40th Anniversary in October 2013 College will be helping to organise the could definitely say that we were proud and plans are afoot for a major reunion event together with Connemara West of our place. and past professors of Aquinas College. 40 years on, the cottages continue to be high maintenance especially the thatched roofs the CE scheme is invaluable in maintains a high standard of presentation which is very important to the marketing of the cottages and to the village of Tullycross. Youthreach

Youthreach is a second chance training Spanish; Horticulture, Metal Craft, Food participants of Criost Linn, in sharing their and education programme for young and Cookery, Mathematics; well rehearsed collection of Christmas people between 15-21 years, administered Communication; and Work Experience. Carols. Students were heartily welcomed at local level by County Galway Vocational • E.C.D.L. by all and they enjoyed the festive Educational Committee, (VEC), funded by activities. the Department of Education and Skills, • ‘Drive for Life’, which is safe driving course which includes a mock theory The students took part in a number of with the assistance from the European fund raising events during the Year, raising Social Fund. test, key driving skills, dos and don’ts on the road, road safety, insurance over €1000.00 for Cancer Care West by The Youthreach centre in Letterfrack is information and regulations, a car safety completing a sponsored Climb of Croagh now in its 23rd year and caters for 45 check list and information on the new Patrick in January 2012. The L.C.A classes young people from the North West penalty point system. organised a number of ‘Coffee morning’ in Connemara area. It is a holistic support ‘Western Alzheimer Services’ and programme, catering for all aspects of the • Manual Handling training the Clifden RNLI. The Youthreach students young person, including their physical, • SPHE including a Health and Sexuality and staff operated a Craft Market stall as intellectual, emotional and psychological module, offering awareness on ‘safe part of Clifden Town 200 years needs. The programme is diverse and healthy options’; an emotional health Celebrations, with the proceeds of over dynamic; involving students in a variety of awareness module; an ‘Anger €700.00 going to ‘1st Line’ a suicide certifications, courses, extracurricular Management’ module amongst others helpline service. activities and fund raising events: Childcare provision is offered to The annual Letterfrack Youthreach widening their horizons and enhancing participants of the Youthreach ‘Open Day’, Conferring of certificates and self-wareness. programme. Exhibition of students’ work was held in The programme offers the following The students took part in many June 2012 in Ellis Hall. The ‘Open Day’ is courses: extracurricular activities and additional an important event in the centre’s • A Foundation course for early school courses throughout the past year Youthreach calendar, celebrating students’ leavers, in a variety of Vocational skills. including; a Manual Handling; ‘Safe Pass’ achievements. • Leaving Certificate Applied, a two year and Kayaking, level 1 courses; The Western The centre is offering a new G.A.P. (Get programme consisting of three Regional Youthreach Castlebar ‘Sports Ahead Progression) programme in elements of continuous assessment, Day’; the ‘Pure Skills’ challenge; ‘Go September 2012 offering boat building, through projects and tasks; 90% Karting’; the Galway Aquarium; an in- outdoor pursuits, art and design and social attendance and final examinations. house ‘Pool’ Competition; students also care FETAC modules. attended a number of cultural events • Further Education Training Awards including ‘Macbeth’ in the Galway Town Council (FETAC) at levels 1,2, 3, 4 and 5 in Hall Theatre and a play on ‘Immigration’ in a variety of modules including: Art and the Renvyle Teach Ceoil, Community Arts For further information on Youthreach any Design; Social care; Business Studies; Centre. of the above courses contact: Communication, Business Calculations; Woodwork, Furniture Design, Boat The Youthreach Christmas choir Theresa McLoughlin @ 095 41893 Building, Information Technology, entertained residents of Cluid Housing Email: [email protected] Association; St. Anne’s Nursing home, Personal Development, Carpentry, WEB: wwwyouthreachletterfrack.com Engineering, Childcare, Electronics, Clifden Hospital, and visited the

Teach Ceoil

Highlight of the past year was the performed. There have been many Group Scholarships to the Scoil Éigse launch of the new DVD Seisiún in the changes in the group since 1974 and at the All-Ireland Fleadh Cheoil in Cavan Teach Ceoil, which was filmed during the apart from a few photographs in the were once again awarded and those course of the 2011 Summer Seisiún early years there is no permanent record who attended benefitted greatly and programme. of the shows and the individuals who had a wonderful week in Cavan. The purpose of the DVD was to have a participated. The present group has A weekend workshop and a big music record of the show and the artistes who about 20 members with a majority of session in the Renvyle Inn were young musicians, ingers and dancers. organised in November last and It will be interesting to look back on included Maura Walsh, Kerry, the DVD in years to come to see many (Concertina), Daithi Gormley, Sligo who will by then be established (Accordion); John McHugh, Foxford, performers. (Fiddle) and Noreen O’Sullivan, Carna, (Tin Whistle). Class numbers The Master Classes participated with great success in the The Music Master Classes continued in Grupaí Cheoil, Céilí Bands and in the Teach Ceoil during the past year with individual competitions at the Galway teachers Marie Walsh, Liz Kane and County Fleadh in Clifden in May 2012. Noreen O’Sullivan delivering the classes. Our thanks to the Forum Connemara Some great new talent is coming to the Leader Programme for their help in fore and will in future years take their running the Master classes in the Teach Seisiún Dancers places in the Seisiún Ceoil and in the production of the DVD. Conservation|Letterfrack Connemara Clongowes Wood Castle In 2008, Conservation|Letterfrack West Directors successfully completed the conservation and restoration of the windows in the People’s Church in Clongowes Wood College in Clane. In 2012, C|L were & Staff awarded the contract to restore all of the windows in the Castle. The windows had to be restored during the summer period Directors and due to the considerable size of the Kevin Heanue Chairperson project C|L was able to employ additional With straps and cradle ready to be lifted Kathleen Kane Secretary staff for the project. into position Jenny Conboy Joe O’Toole wet clean was then required to remove Cathy Keane Paddy Kane the last very fine surface dust using a Padraic Lyden Paddy Walsh cleaning solution of water and a Vulpex Patrick Sammon solution of 5% v/v in deionised water. Advisors to the Board Breda Coneys Michael O’Neill Janet O’Toole

Clongowes Wood Castle Connemara West Staff - Full-Time Ann Pollington Accounts Bridget Lydon Receptionist / Administration Paddy Kane CE Supervisor The National Print Museum in Beggars Malachy Higgins Librarian, GMIT Bush, Dublin. Letterfrack

National Print Museum Part-Time & Occasional The National Print Museum collects, Michael O’Neill Head of Education, documents, preserves, exhibits, interprets Training and and makes accessible the material Development evidence of printing craft and fosters associated skills of the craft in Ireland. The Breda Coneys Development Worker Details of a Quatrefoil window National Print Museum commissioned Janet O’Toole Administration Conservation|Letterfrack to re-organise Anne Jack Cottages Supervisor National Trust (NI) and optimise its main storage facility Brid Staunton Accounts The Arrow is a 25 foot (7,6 m) single four which houses a wide selection of materials Geraldine Heanue Exhibition Supervisor oar rowing skiff which was stored in the and printing presses in a secure Carol Cronnelly Exhibition Supervisor National Trust Storage facility near the Giant’s Causeway Visitor Centre near Conservation | Letterfrack - Full-Time Bushmills. It was decided to move the Sven Habermann Manager boat to a safer and more accessible place Simon Brown Conservator/Restorer in the educational room of the NT Centre. To ensure the full usage of the training room a special suspension method was Part-Time & Occasional developed with a cradle and straps to Janet O’Toole Administration suspend the boat from the ceiling and to Philippe Homburger Upholsterer ensure full accessibility to the boat in a John Gallagher Cabinetmaker safe manner. The boat can be lowered Clean printing presses in the National Raymond Griffin Cabinetmaker through a winch. Print Museum storage facility. Jens Kosak Cabinetmaker John Lambe Cabinetmaker However, the first job was to surface warehouse. As part of the re-oganisation cleaning of the boat to remove the dust of the storage facility all of the printing Matthew Harding Intern (Sept 2011 – and dirt which had accumulated over the presses were cleaned and a corrosion February 2012) years. The team used vacuum cleaners inhibiting protective coating was applied. and long haired brushes to remove the Crèche - Full time loose surface debris and then conducted Heritage Day Miriam Culhane Manager with a shorter stiffer brush to move finer Conservation|Letterfrack held their 8th and more embedded dust. After testing, a open day on Sunday 26th August and Patricia Glynn Deputy Manager were delighted to welcome visitors to the Geraldine Walsh Food Handler workshop (both local and those that had travelled some distances) to view heritage Aoife Hade Aisling Joyce objects and furniture. It gave visitors a Sarah Lynch Philomena Lydon chance to get advice on the care of their Siobhan O’Neill Cait Fitzpatrick furniture or wooden objects. Leigh Birchmore Heritage Day has become a popular feature of Conservation|Letterfrack’s Staff Other Agencies annual calendar and is normally held on Chloe Walsh Librarian Public Library Wet cleaning in progress the last Sunday in August.