Thursday, 25th


May 2017


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It’s Not Your Average Summer Holiday with Adventure Ardeche


How does sunbathing,


abseiling, river swim- ming, rock jumping, zip lining & canoeing down one of the most beau- tiful rivers in the world sound? What


about a


night’s wild camping, with a million stars for company? That’s the or- der of the day, or rather the week, for those that embark upon a holiday with Adventure


Ar-


deche. The adventure com-


pany has been leading families on exhilarat- ing journeys in France for the past decade, but founder Philip Gasson’s life in a kayak began


much closer to home than that. “The first time I sat in a canoe was on a pond in Midleton with my Uncle Tom, Savage” he said. “We visited my mum’s family in Cork every holiday. It was al- ways absolute


bedlam


with aunts, uncles, cous- ins and mischief every- where. As soon as we got home from that particu- lar holiday (a good 37 years ago…) I begged my mum for a kayak. She made a fuss about it, but


even she, the


most stubborn woman who ever lived, agreed it worked out alright in the end.”


That it did. Since


2005, Philip and his team have safely guided thousands upon thou- sands of people down the river and through the trees. “It’s a truly unique experience,” he explains. “It’s one for all the fam- ily. Children get to revel in the glee of watching their parents become big kids, whilst adults get to watch their children grow in confidence and capability (and also ex- haust themselves enough to guarantee a quiet glass of wine at the end of a long day…).” Activites aside, the Ardeche is a beautiful


place to restore; to dig- itally detox and step away from the every day. With a bounty of se- cluded swimming spots, a wealth of fine restau- rants, wine so good it travels the globe and a UNESCO World Her- itage badge to its name, it’s a bright burst of sun- shine that deserves to be explored in its entirety. Adventure


Ardeche’s


holidays run Saturday to Saturday and start at €399pp including ac- commodation. To find out more, email adven- tureardeche@me.com or call +44 208 123 0076.


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Four Youghal Students Assist on Pilgrimage to Lourdes by DENISE FITZGERALD


Whyte, Lily Smolarek and Meg Cronin are 5th


students at Pobalscoil na Tríonóide Youghal on June 1st


Neil McCarthy, Ciara year and,


, they will trav-


el on the Cloyne Dioce- san Pilgrimage to Lourdes with a group of other 5th year Youth Helpers from the East Cork area.


Fr. Damien Lynch,


School Chaplain and the young Youth Helpers met with The East Cork Journal in Youghal dur- ing


the week, and the


four friends told how they were picked to go with the Pilgrimage. Each inter- ested student in 5th


Pobalscoil wrote an essay on why they wished to go to Lourdes and what they consider would make them


Year


a good candidate. Follow- ing on from this a number of students were then in- terviewed, and Neil, Ci- ara, Lily and Meg were delighted to be successful. Fr Damien, as Chaplin


Co-Ordinator within the school, provided full infor- mation to all 5th


year stu-


dents on the Lourdes Pil- grimage and was involved, with other staff members, in the selection.


He said


“There are over 60 Volun- teer Youth Helpers from the


Diocese of Cloyne


travelling to Lourdes this year. Their participation enables people, for whom it might otherwise prove impossible


areas”.


first went to Lourdes when he, himself, was a 5th


Fr Damien, who year


to go on Pil-


grimage to Lourdes, as they help with meal times, and transport - including wheelchairs, voitures and blue chairs- and assist in the Hospital and Shrine


student, continued by say- ing that the friendship of the Youth Helpers, their good humour and time spent


was the


with the Pilgrims, most important


of all. Asked by The East


Cork Journal why they want


to assist on the


Lourdes trip they each replied - (Ciara) “I real- ly enjoy helping people, and love to see them so happy”. (Meg)- “I have many reasons but


par-


ticularly I want to fulful a wish for a family mem- ber.


I will make friends,


and it will influence my faith”. (Lily)-My family have been going for many, many years and I am con- tinuing that


tradition. I


have never been there be- fore”. (Neil)-I know it will be an intense experience but I will look at the pos- itives and be glad to help however I can. I’m look- ing forward to it”. Every best wish is ex-


• Fr Damien Lynch, School Chaplain, pictured this week with Ciara Whyte, Meg Cronin, Neil McCarthy and Lily Smolarek


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tended to them on their trip to Lourdes this year.


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