February started off with reviving some old traditions like making St. Bridget’s Crosses. After that came the celebration of St. Valentine’s Day with lots of sweet treats made on the day, flower arranging including table pieces and clients making their own rose button holes corsages and Valentines Cards. The entire centre had a romantic themed red colour scheme, including staff!

We had several days with live music and thanks to all our wonderful volunteers who make each day so enjoyable for the clients at our DayCentre.

Our resident beautician gave a wonderful makeup demonstration and skin care advise for all of us ladies in attendance.

Mary Russell volunteered to make very tasty and attractive Valentine biscuits for our tea dance

Freda volunteered to demonstrate how to make a beautiful table arrangement and rose button holes for Valentines Day and arrange our flowers in our old Pram in the foyer

Sr. Susan volunteered to rekindle the art of making St. Bridget’s Crosses on February 1st

Mary Donnelly volunteered her skills at decorating our tables for each meal sitting

On January 15th we began our service for the communities of Shannon and Sixmilebrige, Cratloe, Kilkishen and Newmarket-on-Fergus on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays respectively. To date we are delighted with the relationships that are being built with these communities and are looking forward to this going from strength to strength long into the future.

Exterior of Dining Rooms, Restored Old Carrigoran Building

Our service aims to assist people to remain living in their home for longer through providing health promotion support and information, social engagement, meaningful activies, cognitive stimulation and outdoor activities in our beautiful walled garden which contains exercise equipment and a putting green. Clinical support is available in the form of monitoring health issues, wound dressings and liasing with other health care professionals on your behalf.

One of our Dining / Sitting Area