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Get On Your Running Shoes For Glenbower Woods This Christmas


by JORDAN MCCARTHY


Whether you get dis-


gruntled with the mince pies and selection boxes, need to clear the head or just feel like helping out your community, then the ‘Glenbower Woods Fun Run’ could be just the im- mediate workout


post-Christmas that you need.


There are now less than two weeks to go until the run, which takes place in the woodland of Glen- bower,


in Killeagh, two


days after Christmas. Organised by Glenbow-


er Wood and Lake Ltd, the event is being held on Wednesday 27 December at 12 noon. It will feature a 6km route for runners and walkers, as well as a short- er 2.5km route, geared towards families and kids. This is the second year of the Christmastime event,


which was initially held two years ago. Entry for the run/walk costs €10 per


person,


and it is €20 for a fami- ly. Registration is on the day of the event. There will also be light refresh- ments served afterwards. All funds raised are


aid of the upkeep of the area, and in particular for the reinstatement of the wooden bridge. Speaking to the East


Cork Journal, Richard Lynch, from the organis- ing committee said; ‘‘this event is designed to get lo- cals stretching the legs af- ter Christmas. The wood is owned by the commu- nity, the committee look after it. People of all abil- ities use it to run or walk. A bridge in the wood has given way, so this is a fund- raiser to repair that also. All people have to do is show up on the day.’’


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Thursday, 14th


December 2017


New Car Park In Cloyne Officially Opened


by SEAMUS WHELEHAN


The new car park at


River Street Cloyne was officially opened on Tues- day 12 December, provid- ing 16 car parking spaces. East Cork Municipality


in


Chairwoman Councillor Susan McCarthy officiat- ed at the opening, mark- ing the completion of a €62,500 village


renewal


project. The Municipality


Chairwoman was joined with members of the Cloyne Community Coun- cil at the official opening. The new arrangement


means that the new park- ing deck further enhances the village’s overall parking capacity. For many years the en- to


trance


River Street was blighted with derelict


Cloyne along houses on


both sides of the road. Over time these proper- ties were acquired by Cork


County Council and de- molished. The Cloyne District


Community Council cre- ated a community garden on the western side of the street adjacent to the for- mer National School with the remaining part of the site being used as a tempo- rary unsurfaced car park. On the other side of the


road the GAA developed a fine new facility including accommodating a play- ground provided by the Cloyne District Communi- ty Council. Cork County Council


created a relief road con- necting River Street with the R629 east of the town centre and this created the opportunity for residential development of the ad- joining “backlands”. The surfacing and lin- the car park, and


ing of


providing drainage and kerbing, further enhances this approach to Cloyne and completes many years


of hard work and improve- ments by Cloyne and Dis- trict Community Council in partnership with Cork County Council and oth- ers.


Cllr McCarthy said Cork County Council,


through the East Cork Municipal District, were pleased to support Cloyne and District Community Council’s work on behalf of the community in fund- ing completion of the car park and other enhance-


ments through planters, heritage


information sig-


nage, bins and painting of premises in acknowledge- ment of their community involvement and commit- ment in Cloyne over many years.


• Local Area Engineer Janette Kenny with Executiver Clerical Officer Joe Mccarthy, Tommy Hartnett Cloyne Community Council, East Cork Municiaplity Chairwoman Susan Mccarthy, Eileen Eaton, Mairead


McCarthy Chairwoman Cloyne Community Council, Regina Carey, Lisa O’Lamasney, Bride Cahill and Michael Greaney pictured at the official opening of the Cloyne Car Park.


Midleton CBS Pupil Stars In Cork Christmas ‘Panto’


by JORDAN MCCARTHY


JASON Foley of Mid- leton CBS is one of the stars of the ‘Pan- to’ at Cork Opera House


this Christ-


mas. The 5th


Class pupil is


a part of the cast for the ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’ produc- tion, which is running until Sunday 21 January. A member of Billie Jean’s


East Cork Stage School, Jason also starred in last year’s performance


of


‘Cinderella’ at the Op- era House. This time around, the East Cork native


is playing the part of ‘Giggleo’ in the


Christmas pantomime. Speaking to the East


Cork Journal, Mary Cunningham, Principal of the Midleton CBS, said; ‘‘We have a great association with panto- mime in this school.


Ja-


son is currently starring at


the Opera House.


He is one of the seven dwarfs. This is his second year performing there. We also had the annual visit


of the West Mid- lands Children’s Theatre


Company on Monday. They have been coming to us for the last five years to perform small panto- mime for the children. We have had Jack and the Beanstalk and various traditional pantomime


stories. On Monday, the pantomime


Whittington. We


was Dick have


all our school shows later on in the year then. So, there is a great tradition of pantomime here.’’


• Jack Foley of Midleton Primary CBS pictured with (l-r) Deputy Principal John Cronin, Principal Mary Cunningham and 5th


Class teacher Kelda Tattan.


• Midleton Primary CBS pupil Jack Foley stars in the ‘Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs’ Panto at Cork Opera House.


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