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'This
development is important for any social occasion in the community.
It's good to see the community coming together in this way'
Fr. Felix Byrne
The
Monaseed Development Group are very busy working on an exciting
€ 1.5 million project to build a major sports and culture centre
for the local community comprising a multi-purpose space for indoor
sports, music, dance, drama and exhibitions.
The
Centre will cater for multiple sports, including football, badminton
and squash. It will also be available for arts and crafts groups
and for social activities and events within the community. It will
have a shop, a cafe and a car park with 60 parking spaces.
'Our village is growing at a rapid pace and we need new facilities
so with everyone's support, this new development will go ahead.'
Anne Sheeran, Monaseed Community Group
To view the plans for the Community Sports & Culture Centre
drawn up by Daly Molloy, please click on the links below:
Map [17 January
2006, 288KB]
Elevation [12 January 2006, 1.32MB]
Please note that these files are in pdf format. To open them you
will require Adobe Acrobat Reader which is free to download.
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The
Monaseed Community Group has responsibility for fundraising activities.This
includes grant applications, Parochial fund collection and fundraising
events
A
grant application for € 1.5 million has been submitted to the
Irish Government's Department of Arts, Sports & Tourism
'We
need to get the project up and running. It's quite ambitious but
we believe the support is there. This is a genuine need. Monaseed
will be a different village in five years time, if we achieve everything
we hope to.'
Michael O'Loughlin, Chairman, Monaseed
Community Group
The
following are some of the fundraising events:
March 2004
The US Air Force Band, based in Germany, played a concert at the
Ashdown Park Hotel, Gorey, with all proceeds going to the Monaseed
Community Development Group. The band has visited Ireland for the
past four years for the St Patrick's Day festivities. It offers
its services free to the Lions Club to raise funds for worthy causes.
The event raised over €6,000.
September
2004
Hundreds of pet owners from the local area turned up in Monaseed
for an Animal Pets Blessing. Fr. Byrne read a special prayer and
blessed the animals and their owners, followed by refreshments in
the Miles Byrne Hall and an opportunity to view the plans for the
Monaseed Heritage and Culture Centre.
June
2005
A Mini-Marathon was organised. 20 ladies from the Monaseed community
entered the Dublin Mini Marathon, over 10 kilometers, on the June
Bank Sunday, to join the 20,000 particpants. This boosted our funds
by € 4,000.
August
2005
A Plant and Cake sale was held at the Miles Byrne Hall which raised
E800
September
2005
A Golf Classic was held at Seafield Country Club and Golf Course.
35 teams played in this Mixed Fourball, and most of these were sponsored
by local businesses and individuals. A dinner for all players was
held and this most enjoyable day boosted our funds by € 7,000.
February 2006
A Texan Night Dance is being held at the Ashdown Hotel, Gorey. This
event consists of a barbecue meal followed by a cabaret provided
by a Linedancing Group. Dancing will continue until 2 am and a thoroughly
successful and enjoyable evening is anticipated. The event is likely
to raise € 5,000.
Donations
If
you would like to donate to the Monaseed Community Sports &
Culture Centre Fund, please contact:
Brid Berney, Treasurer, Monaseed Community
Group
Foxcover, Monaseed, Co. Wexford, Ireland
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