Dunlavin and District Forum would like to wish everyone a very happy and peaceful Christmas.

St Nioclais Naofa national school have entered the Xmas Factor singing "Snow is Falling in West Wicklow". The Xmas Factor is a christmas song cover competition. Votes are counted using the Facebook like button. €5,000 worth of music gear could be won by the school by getting the most votes. Help them out by voting for Snow is Falling on

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Severe weather challenges all of us. Activities that we take for granted can become difficult or even hazardous when severe weather occurs. However by taking some simple steps you can reduce the impact of such events. The Winter Ready booklet is prepared by the Government Task Force on Emergency Planning. The main message is simple - be prepared, stay safe and know where to find help should you need it.

Dunlavin & District Forum would like to wish one and all a Safe, Happy & Healthy Christmas.

http://www.winterready.ie/

The Forum would like to thank everyone who made yesterday's Christmas Fair in the Imaal Hall such a success, and such a great kick start to the Festive Season.

Thanks to everyone who came to support the Fair, and to all the stall holders who provided such a fantastic array of goodies - from beautiful scarves to delicious cupcakes to wonderful toys, games, candles, jewellery, pampering products and books.

And of course a huge thank you to Father Christmas who took time out of his incredibly packed schedule to pay us all a visit  - We hope he made it back to the North Pole safely!

Our very best wishes for Christmas to everyone.

The winner of this years Tidy Towns was Killarney.

Dunlavin earned an additional 7 points, with improved marks in Landscaping, Litter Control, Tidiness and Residental areas. The Committee would like to thank the FAS workers and all those who helped out on work nights and clean up weekends. A word of thanks  also to the bag packers who helped raise some much needed funds. Work nights have now finished but we will let you know when we are restarting in the new year. To see a copy of the full report click here

Tidy Towns Report

This is the second year running Dunlavin has had its streets strewn with flowers by way of beautiful hanging baskets. This year, however, their appearance is entirely due to the extraordinary generosity of Myles & Tanya Doyle.

 Myles and Tanya, owners of Doyle’s Family Butchers, are strong supporters of local initiatives aimed at improving the town, and this year when funding for the Dunlavin Summer Hanging Basket Project was floundering, they approached the Dunlavin & Distinct Forum offering their assistance and ended up financing the entire project.  The only stipulation they insisted on was that the Forum use a local supplier. We’re delighted to report that Kitty Tinkler, the local florist, was only too happy to oblige.

Best of luck to Jonathon Deering who will be travelling to Athens with Team Ireland 2011 to participate in Badminton. Well done and best of luck to all the athletes travelling from Ireland.

Friday June 17^th  7pm. 

Official opening of Art  Exhibitions by author Jennifer Johnson followed by live music in the Market House.

9.00 pm Set Dance Ceili in The Jonathan Swift Hall.  Refreshments Served.  Proceeds to St Brigid’s Hospice.

7.00pm Funfair on Dunlavin Green

Music entertainment in the pubs

Saturday 18th

12 noon all exhibitions open.

11am Cricket Match  Harristown Estate ( Naas Road)

3.00pm Children’s Theatre,  Imaal Hall

2.00 Horse  Show. – Dr. Kearney’s Field.

As 2011 is the year of the volunteer, perhaps you could spare an hour to help the Tidy Towns Committee on Monday nights at 7pm meeting at the Market House. We would like to see residents and businesses in the town keep areas outside their premises clean and tidy and brighten up walls with a coat of paint. We all look forward to improving our result in the annual competition this year.

Due to the very high standard of the entries, it was decided that the Dunlavin Crest would be a combination of elements from the various different entries, so there is no overall winner.

A huge thank you to all who entered!

Street sign with crest: