Category Archives: Clane Community Council

Le Chéile October 2015 – now available online

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This issue features updates and articles on:

  • Tidy Towns Results
  • Rathcoffey Fair of Arts and Crafts
  • Clane Local History Group
  • Clane Musical and Dramatic Society
  • Clane St. Patrick’s Day Festival 2016
  • Clane Toastmasters
  • Mainham Cemetery
  • Clane Golf Club
  • The Evergreens
  • Calendar
  • Clane Ceoltas Ceoltoiri
  • Clane Priests in 1704
  • Clane Community Council – invitation to nominate

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    Clane gets the Bronze!!

    Clane Tidy Towns Logo - 2013Everyone’s great work has paid off – Clane was awarded a well deserved Bronze Medal is this year’s National Tidy Towns Competition.

    A big thanks to all of the residents’s associations, businesses, schools, scouts, beavers, and other volunteers who supported this year’s events so enthusiastically.

    There are a total of 450 marks available under a wide range of categories:

    • Community Involvement & Planning
    • Built Environment and Streetscape
    • Landscaping and Open Spaces
    • Wildlife, Habitats and Natural Amenities
    • Sustainable Waste and Resource Management
    • Tidiness and Litter Control
    • Residential Streets & Housing Areas
    • Approach Roads, Streets & Lanes

    The judges concluding remarks were:

    Well done Clane, an entry befitting your experience. Excellent submissions in a number of categories. Your upward trajectory continues

    You can see their complete write-up here.

     

    Le Chéile September 2015 – now available online

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    This issue features updates and articles on:

    • Clane Community Council Nominations
    • Clane Musical & Dramatic Society
    • Works undertaken by Clane Community Council in the past 42 years
    • County Community Games
    • Clane Men’s Shed
    • Parkview Residents
    • Clane Golf Club
    • Clane St. Patrick’s Day Festival 2016
    • Clane Local History Group
    • Clane Toastmasters
    • Clane Tennis Club
    • I.C.A.
    • National Community Games Finals in Swimming and Team Sports
    • The Village Green
    • The Irish Gazetteer (from Le Chéile Feb 1981)

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      Golf Classic – book your place!

      We are delighted to announce that the Clane Community Council 2015 Golf Classic will be held on Friday August 28th 2015 at Knockanally Golf Club.

      The Clane Community Council Golf Classic represents the main source of funding for the Council and the money raised supports the voluntary work that the Council does in the village. This includes the need this year, yet again, for considerable work on the fabric of the Abbey, not just a Community Centre but the very symbol of Clane. The Council provides a forum for discussion on issues important to the locality and provides representation of the Community’s interests. It is also the co-ordinating organisation for many community projects, such as:

      • Tidy Towns
      • Community Games
      • The Abbey Community Centre
      • The Abbey Garden of Remembrance
      • Friary and Abbey Graveyard on the Sallins Road
      • Liffeyside Nature Park
      • The Stream Park in the village centre, now the playground
      • Clane Heritage Project
      • ClaneWatch

      We hope that you will be able to support our Golf Classic at Knockanally Golf Club, Clane on Friday August 28th with tee-times between 1.30pm and 4pm, although those who wish to play at other times will be accommodated.

      • Three person team €130
      • Sponsorship of a hole is €60

      The time sheet is in Marron’s Pharmacy. Your support is very much appreciated and will be acknowledged through Le Chéile, local newspapers, Clane notice-board and prominent signs at the golf course on the day .

      Contact Des Marron ( 045-868112 ) or Des Drumm ( 086 2241761) for tee-times or other members of the Golf Classic Sub-committee: Nellie Dillon-Ford (045 892721), Tom Cleary (087 8273918) or Jack Kinsella (086 2630520).

      Thank you for your support – we wish you a great day out!

      Le Chéile June 2015 – now available online

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      This issue features updates and articles on:

      • Clane & Rathcoffey Community Games
      • Mainham Cemetery Committee
      • Clane Local History Group
      • Maria Dunn and the O’Neills of Clane
      • Clane St. Patrick’s Day Festival 2016
      • Clane Golf Club
      • Clane Musical and Dramatic Society
      • The Evergreens
      • ICA
      • Clane GAA Notes
      • First Ever Athletic Meeting in Clane
      • The Principal Achievements of Tommy Conneff

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        Intel Community Grant 2015

        Clane Community Council were delighted to receive a community grant from Intel again this year, reflecting the significant number of hours volunteered by Intel employees in Community Council activities like Tidy Towns and Community Games.

        Intel Community Grant Award 2015

        Chairman Des Drumm attended the award ceremony on the Intel campus in Leixlip recently, with one of the Intel employees that volunteers on Community Council activities, John Kennedy, there to help with the handover.

        If you know of any Intel employees in the community, please remind them that hours they volunteer to activities like Tidy Towns and Community Games can have the bonus affect of helping to raise valuable funds for the community.

        Clane Community Council are grateful to Intel for not just their generous financial contribution, but also their willingness for their employees to put their skills and enthusiasm to work in the community too.

         

        Le Chéile May 2015 – now available online

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        This issue features updates and articles on:

        • Clane & Rathcoffey Community Games
        • “New” Abbey Graveyard Committee completing 10 Years
        • Fr. John Sullivan S.J.
        • Clane Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann
        • John Sullivan Resource Centre
        • Clane Local History Group
        • Clane Toastmasters
        • Parkview Residents Association
        • Clane Golf Club
        • The Evergreens
        • St. Patrick’s Day Festival
        • Clane Tennis News
        • What’s in a Name?
        • Clane Man Killed in First World War
        • Know Your Clane
        • Tidy Towns

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          Le Chéile April 2015 – now available online

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          This issue features updates and articles on:

          • Clane Toastmasters
          • Clane Golf Club
          • Clane Local History Group
          • Clane Musical & Dramatic Society
          • The Evergreens
          • ICA
          • Clane St. Patrick’s Day Festival 2015
          • Clane GAA
          • Clane Tennis Club
          • Scoil Mhuire Community School – Clane
          • Clane & Rathcoffey Community Games
          • Tidy Towns
          • Know Your Clane: More Coolmucks and Cahills

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            Scoil Phadráig’s Biodiversity Green Flag Initiative

            The Green Schools committee, students, and staff at Scoil Phádraig are working hard towards securing their next Green Flag. Under the stewardship of Deputy Principal Mr. Eyres, over 200 nestboxes and insect hotels were recently produced and distributed amongst the families of those attending. An additional 50 boxes were very generously presented to Clane Tidy Towns and Kildare Branch of Birdwatch Ireland.

            To help mark this wonderful contribution, John Kennedy from Clane Community Council’s Clane Tidy Towns presented a talk “Wild About Clane” to a hall full of 6 classes of students. The enthusiastic boys proved to be very knowledgeable, but were genuinely surprised to learn of some of our local wildlife. Butterflies that migrate to Clane all the way from Africa. Animals that can catch grey squirrels but not the native red. Birds that once they leave their nest up high on buildings on our Main Street, do not stop flying till they try to nest themselves two or three years later. Garden Tigers, Elephant Hawkmoths and more.

            Talk

            John Kennedy, Clane Tidy Towns, introducing local biodiversity

            The audience also asked some valuable questions, and learned of very practical and surprising ways they can help protect biodiversity in Clane. Thoughtless acts such as Littering and Graffiti cost so much time and money – and huge efforts in volunteer fundraising – that stamping them out would give volunteers in Clane the ability to fund and do much more exciting things of benefit to the community – including wildlife initiatives.

            What's This???

            What’s This???

            The talk ended with a big thank you to the school: the Green Flags awarded to the primary schools of Clane are a very important contribution to our Clane Tidy Towns activities and helped Clane achieve a Bronze Medal for the first time in the 2014 national competition. We wish them every success in their campaign for their next Green Flag.

            Members of the Green School's Committee presenting their Nest Boxes

            Members of the Green School’s Committee presenting over 50 Nest Boxes to Clane Tidy Towns and Kildare Branch of Birdwatch Ireland

             

             

             

            Childhood Games on St. Patrick’s Day

            Congratulations to Clane St. Patrick’s Festival Committee for organising a wonderful festival of events again for the people of Clane. The highlight of course was the St. Patrick’s Day Parade and we in Clane Community Council were busy in the weeks before-hand trying to score with the theme of Childhood Games.

            We hope you enjoyed our Chitty Chitty Bang Bang float, and our promotion of the athletes in Clane and Rathcoffey Community Games who have done Clane so proud since the first games were held in 1973.

            Clane Community Council Float St. Patrick's Day 2015

            Clane Community Council Float St. Patrick’s Day 2015

            Clane Community Council's Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Car!

            Clane Community Council’s Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Car!

            We were delighted to be awarded 2nd Prize in the Non-Commercial Floats category by the parade judging panel. Time to hang up Clane and Rathcoffey Community Games costumes now, and for the aspiring young athletes of Clane to get ready for the real thing!

            Introducing Clane’s New Heritage Signage

            Heritage SignageDuring 2014 the Heritage subcommittee of Clane Community Council and Clane Local History Group worked together to design and deliver a new set of Heritage signage for the village of Clane.

            First of all some key sites were selected from the rich list already featured in the Heritage section of this website. The key features of each location were then condensed into a sentence or two that could be squeezed into a plaque.

            With heritage funding from Kildare County Council and a number of generous donations from the locality, the signage was then commissioned, manufactured and delivered.

            In recent weeks Kildare County Council have started to install the new arrivals. Already two finger posts, a number of plaques, and the Information Board on Main Street are in place.

            In the coming weeks and months you can expect to see the remaining plaques and posts go up.

            We hope you enjoy this new amenity for the village!

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            Le Chéile March 2015 – now available online

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            This issue features updates and articles on:

            • The Girl’s Old School in the Main Street
            • Fleadh Cheoil Chill Dara 2015
            • Clane Tennis News
            • Clane Local History Group
            • Clane Musical & Dramatic Society
            • Parkview Residents
            • Observer
            • Clane Golf Club
            • St. Patrick’s Day Festival
            • Clane Toastmasters
            • Clane & Rathcoffey Community Games Swimming
            • Clane GAA
            • The Evergreens
            • Clane Community Council

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              Le Chéile February 2015 – now available online

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              This issue features updates and articles on:

              • Sites Associated with Saint Brigid in Clane
              • Scoil Phádraig Enrolment
              • Scoil Bhríde Enrolment
              • Clane Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann
              • Clane Musical and Dramatic Society
              • The Cripple of Inishmaan
              • Clane Toastmasters
              • Clane St. Patrick’s Day Festival 2015
              • The Evergreens
              • Clane GAA
              • Clane Golf Club
              • ICA
              • Clane Tennis Club
              • Clane and Rathcoffey Community Games
              • Saint Vincent de Paul
              • Clane Community Council

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                Clane Community Council AGM

                CCC LogoThe 41st AGM of Clane Community Council was held on January 19th last. Following the Chairperson’s Address, Secretary Report and Treasurer Report various topics of community interest were discussed

                The Executive for the coming year was elected as follows:

                • Chairman: Des Drumm
                • Vice-Chairman: John Kennedy
                • Treasurer: Paul Carroll
                • Asst. Treasurer: John Power
                • Secretary: Nick Fitzgerald
                • Asst. Secretary: Pádraig McEvoy
                • PRO: Marion Doolan
                • Asst. PRO: Tony McEvoy

                More details are available under the Council menu at the page: Clane Community Council – 2015.

                 

                AGM of Clane Community Council

                The 41st AGM of Clane Community Council will be held in the Abbey at 8pm this coming Monday January 19th.

                The vision of the Community Council is to achieve a shared sense of place, purpose and community in Clane.Highlights of 2014 include

                • professionally stabilising the Friary walls, allowing the fencing to be removed
                • delivering the new Heritage and Information signage
                • organising free Heritage Week, Culture Night and Christmas Light-up events
                • running Clane & Rathcoffey Community Games
                • transitioning Le Chéile to online publication
                • presenting Frida Lowry with the Claonadh Award in appreciation of her valuable contributions to our community
                • receiving the Bronze medal in the National Tidy Towns competition – Clane’s first medal in over 40 years of participation.

                Pleases attend our AGM to find out more and help shape our plans and priorities. All are welcome.

                Le Chéile January 2015 – now available online

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                The January issue features updates and articles on:

                • Clane Community Council
                • The Evergreens
                • Clongowes Cemetery
                • Clane Toastmasters
                • Of Tramps, Journeymen and The Gopan
                • Clane Local History Group
                • Clane Golf Club
                • Park View Residents
                • Clane & Rathcoffey Community Games
                • Clane St. Patrick’s Day Festival 2015
                • Clane Tennis News
                • Clane Musical & Dramatic Society

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                  Celebrating a wonderful year for the Community

                  Clane Community Council brought its year to a close with a wonderful celebration in the Abbey on Sunday evening last…

                  The party got off to a great start with delicious punch, mulled wine and mince pies generously provided by Marion and Dan from Doolan’s on Main Street. Clane Parish Choir then thrilled young and old alike with their beautiful rendition of a selection of Christmas Carols.

                  Chairman of Clane Community Council John Kennedy updated everyone on some recent developments within the council. He highlighted in particular the tremendous achievements of Clane in the Tidy Towns competition with the Bronze Medal – Clane’s first – revealed to all on stage, having been presented to our community by the Minister just a few days previously. Also on show were some examples of new Heritage Signage for the village recently commissioned by the Community Council. To be installed in the coming weeks, the signage was designed with the valuable assistance of Clane Local History Group, and made financially possible with Heritage funding from Kildare County Council, and generous donations from a number of anonymous donors.

                  Frida Lowry bring presented with the Claonadh Award 2014 by John Kennedy, Chairman, Clane Community Council

                  Frida Lowry presented with the Claonadh AWard 2014 by John Kennedy, Chairman of Clane Community Council

                  The evening then continued with the presentation of The Claonadh Award 2014. Local resident Frida Lowry was presented with the award in recognition of her tremendous contributions to the community of Clane for over 28 years. Through her championship of groups like KARE, the Hang-Out Club and Clane Access Group she has helped deliver tremendous improvements to the quality of life of many in our community.

                  Everyone then braved the outside for the big switch-on of the Abbey Christmas Lights. A rousing countdown triggered the lighting up of the Christmas tree on the Village Green and the Abbey tower lights, and Clane Parish Choir brought the evening to a lovely close with a final selection of carols.

                  Clane Community Council would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who contributed to their activities over the last 12 months, and indeed to everyone who contributes in any way to community in Clane.

                  We wish you and yours a safe and Happy Christmas and all the very best for the New Year.

                   

                  The Claonadh Award 2014

                  Clane has in its midst some amazing people and organisations who go above and beyond in their contributions of time and energy for the good of the community.

                  Throughout its history Clane Community Council has attempted to acknowledge such generosity by presenting Community Awards. Last year, in 2013, this format was reorganised a little with the launch of The Claonadh Award. The Claonadh Award is our community’s way of thanking an individual – or possibly a group – for making a particularly significant contribution to our community.

                  For her tireless efforts on behalf of those in our community with intellectual disabilities, for her championing of those living with physical challenges, and for helping to improve the quality of life for all of us in Clane, the Claonadh Award 2014 has been presented to Frida Lowry.

                  Over 28 years ago Maurice Shortt encouraged Frida, a new resident of Clane, to spend some time with KARE, a group that promotes inclusion for people with Intellectual Disabilities. Frida became so dedicated to this cause that she rose to board level of the organisation, and has continued to this day to tackle the needs of some of the more vulnerable in our community, through KARE, and through other complementary initiatives.

                  Back in 1992 Frida founded The Hang Out Club – a social club for teenagers with an intellectual disability in the greater Clane area. With the help of people like Teresa Killick and many volunteers, it now provides a wonderful social outlet for over 25 teenage members and a similar number of helpers.

                  With the establishment of Clane Access Group, Frida has also created a voice for those of us with physical challenges. Consulting closely with experts in the field, with local property owners and with Kildare County Council, Clane Access Group has helped make Clane a significantly more accessible village than it used to be. This has genuinely transformed the quality of life for many in our community. It has made it possible for more people in our community to enjoy access to the basic facilities that many of us take for granted.

                  John Kennedy, Chairman of Clane Community Council, was honoured to present The Claonadh Award to Frida at the Christmas celebration held in the Abbey Community Centre on Sunday December 7th last.

                  Frida Lowry being presented with the Claonadh Award 2014 by John Kennedy, Chairman, Clane Community Council

                  Frida Lowry being presented with The Claonadh Award 2014 by John Kennedy, the Chairman of Clane Community Council

                   

                   

                  Le Chéile December 2014 – now available online

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                  The December issue features updates and articles on:

                  • A New Saint for North Kildare
                  • Mainham Cemetery Committee
                  • Clane Musical & Dramatic Society
                  • Clane Toastmasters
                  • Parish history
                  • Clane Golf Club
                  • Clane St. Patrick’s Day Festival, 2015
                  • Parkview Residents Association
                  • The Evergreens
                  • Clane Tennis Club
                  • McCracken’s Woolen Mill in Clane

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