It's Your Time

Kildare County Council initiative is trying to attract jobs to Kildare by creating a skills register of the people who are living in the county and who may be commuting to Dublin each day for work. KCC would rather see employment moving to the county rather than employees travelling for work each day. The first step is to register you skill on http://www.itsyourtime.ie/

Laois Art Attack

Laois County Council Summer Arts Programme
The Swan Art Classes
Fun Art classes with artist Patricia Bennett will be held in the Swan Community Hall

from 14th-18th July Mon-Fri
for ages 6-8 from 10.30am-1.00pm
& for ages 9-12 from 2.00pm-4.30pm.
Prior booking is essential and application forms are available from the Arts Office, Laois County Council tel: 057 8674341/42 or can be downloaded from the website http://www.laois.ie/

New Cathaoirleach (Mayor) for Athy

Athy Town Council elected a new Cathaoirleach (Mayor) last night. Cllr John Lawler will be the Chairperson of Athy Town Council for the next twelve months replacing Cllr Sean Cunnane. The leas Cathaoirleach of Vice Chairperson will be Cllr Richard Daly

Son Seekers Summer Project

Son Seekers Summer Project -14 to 25 July each weekday
In Athy Youth Centre, & ARCH, Kilkenny Road, Athy.
For 6 to 11 year olds from 2.30 to 4.30 activities include: fun games, Bible stories, colouring, singing, quizzes etc.
For 12 to 17 year olds from 8.30 to 10pm activities include: music, Bible message, soccer, volleyball, crafts, etc.
Volunteers from Alabama, USA and Ballymoney, Co. Antrim will be joining with local helpers to run the Project.
The Project is organised by the Irish Mission, Presbyterian Church.
Cost free. For more information contact William Workman 085 1641139

Poetry AND Motion

Fitwalk Clinic

How to optimise aerobic fitness while walking and how to squeeze every ounce of fitness out of your walk. Stride walking, power walking, walking poles, etc. You can take the first steps by attending Fitwalk Clinic in St. Vincent’s Hospital on Thur 26th. Places limited. Check with Richard Farrell 045 434097

Cecil Day Lewis Awards

Cecil Day Lewis Short Story, Poetry &One Act Play
Awards Ceremony 2008 in ATHY HERITAGE CENTRE-MUSEUM, EMILY SQUARE, ATHY, onThursday 26th June at 7p.m.

Tidy Up Our Act.

With the Tidy Towns judging in the air now is the time for everybody to make an enormous effort to attract tourism and business to the town by showing our town off at its best. Over the next week if every community, the business community and the local authority pull out all the stops the rewards can be reaped. During the TriAthy competition the town looked absolutely beautiful with the riverbanks particularly worthy of note. The Tidy Town competition is about US and can say so much about us. Each year we have increased our marks and the next few days can make that happen again.

Water Supply Interruption

ATHY TOWN COUNCIL

NOTICE OF
TEMPORARY WATER SUPPLY INTERRUPTION
EMILY SQUARE EAST / EMILY ROW / OFFALY STREET / TO CARLOW ROAD

The Council wishes to inform householders and businesses that in order to facilitate laying of a new watermain at Janeville Lane, the supply of water to the following areas will be disrupted from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Thursday 26th June 2008 :-

(1) Emily Square East (from Bank Of Ireland southwards along R417 Carlow Road);
(2) Emily Row;
(3) Offaly Street;
(4) Beech Grove;
(5) Janeville Lane;
(6) Church Road & Church Crescent;
(7) Mount Offaly and all areas south of Mount Offaly on R417 Carlow Road as far as Ballyroe and including Ballyroe.

Consumers are advised to make alternative arrangements prior to and during this period. Athy Town Council regrets any inconvenience caused.

B. O’Gorman
Town Clerk
www.athytowncouncil.ie