Here are some pictures and notes on past events…
August 13th Trip to Wicklow to visit Avoca Mill, Kilmacurragh Botanic Gardens and Powerscourt Waterfall
Patchwork Exhibit National Botanic Gardens Dublin
As part of Heritage Week 2023 the Irish Patchwork Guild has organised an amazing exhibition of patchwork creativity covering the themes of nature and love. A beautiful exhibition from many European countries including Ireland.
July 2nd Glendalough Trip
We took a fun group trip to Glendaloguh to enjoy some hiking and have a nice day by the lake. We got lucky with beautiful weather for our beautiful two hour trek above the lakes below.
March 30th Eaton Square Nature Walk
On this beautiful sunny afternoon, we investigated the numerous trees and other flora in Eaton Square. We identified many native and exotic species and also held a fairy door drawing competition for inclusion in our planned Community Garden.
January 31st Bohernabreena Reservoir Looped Walk
Dublin City Council in conjunction with Ballyfermot Youth Services have organised some wonderful walks around Dublin and Wicklow. My good friend Yuliia took some great nature photos of the walk on January 31st which was a 7km looped walk of Bornabreena. The sun shone and everyone enjoyed the fresh air once again so fingers crossed we are on a winning streak with the weather.
January 24th St Anne’s Park & Dollymount Strand Beach Walk
Dublin City Council in conjunction with Ballyfermot Youth Services have organised some wonderful walks around Dublin and Wicklow. Many attendees and volunteers of the Migrants Support Group enjoyed a beautiful crisp sunny day in St Anne’s Park and Dollymount Strand. Lovely way to walk away any January blues.
New Year’s 2023 Terenure Village Treasure Hunt
We welcomed families to get outside after Christmas and join in a fun local treasure hunt in early January.
Clue sheets were provided taking treasure hunters around the shops and landmarks of Terenure.
The cost was €10 per team to enter. All funds raised went towards the local charity Suzanne House who provide respite care to families of children with complex medical needs.
In total €342 was donated to Suzanne House.
Prizes included:
Foam Coffee shop voucher
Three passes for Tayto Park
Smyths Toy Shop voucher
We had glorious weather, everyone who took part said it was the perfect start to getting back into the swing of getting up and out of pjs before back to school. Many stopped for a coffee or food along the way and that was the very spirit of the Treasure Hunt to enjoy your village.
Santa Visit - Terenure Babby & Toddler Playgroup and Family Festive Fun
We held two family festive fun events in December 2022. One for the very smallies at our Thursday morning baby and toddler playgroup. Santa was a smash hit and so too were the gingerbread men from the Corner Bakery, Terenure.
The second event was for families of all ages. We had hoped to have a magic show but unfortunately our magician was sick on the day, however we didn’t let that spoil our fun. We had a wonderful face painter Chiara who made everyone look very festive. We had lots of toys to play with. Santa of course came to say hi to all the boys and girls. Santa was very kind and gave every child a selection box. We had wonderful volunteers who helped dish out even more treats and tidy up too.
Family Fun Lego Event in aid of Suzanne House
IN November 2022 we ran a community fun Lego event in aid of the charity Suzanne House. The event involved a massive lego and separate duplo play-zones which had up to 50 children happily building all sorts of houses, vehicles and imaginative creations.
In addition, children could exhibit a best in show original Lego build. The visitors voted for their favourite event on the day and the winners walked away with some super Lego prizes.
We also held a lego person treasure hunt whereby several lego characters were hiding in the hall and had to be found.
The lego robotics station was a smash hit whereby visitors got to experience automated robots coded and made by one of our young lego enthusiasts. And who could forget some of the amazing Lego builds on display.
A lot of fun was had by everyone and we raised over 2250 euros for such a worthwhile cause. .
Farmleigh Gardens, Phoenix Park Visit
During the Summer of 2022 we took to the gardens and mountains of Dublin and Wicklow to enjoy the nature and fresh air. These were always well attended events attracting people starting out on their journey in Ireland with many attendees only recently arrived from Ukraine and very appreciative of the warm welcome.
Dublin Mountain Hill Walk
Russburough House Tour, Wicklow
St. Enda’s Park Tour, Rathfarnham
Terenure Sewing Group - Examples of items made
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