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Greystones Music Circle meets on the first Wednesday of every month at Greystones Library. So, if you want to listen to your favourite musical classics, pop down from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Admission is free.

Cancer support

Greystones Cancer Support offers a wide range of supports to people facing a cancer diagnosis and their families.

For more information, contact info@greystonescancersupport.com or call 01 2871601.

Dann’s Gigs

Live music takes place every Friday in Dann’s bar, at Greystones Harbour. On the first Friday of each month, Steve Belton gets his mojo working with some blues. The Big Muddy band keep it country, rock and roots every third Friday, and The Fisher Kings go a bit gentler in the house every fourth Friday. Special guests entertain on the second Friday.

IMPACT

This employment initiative provides supports for people with disabilities to secure work, advance their careers or become self-employed. Supports include mentoring, training, work placements and upskilling. IMPACT is open to people who live in North Wicklow aged 18 and over who are in receipt of a Disability Allowance.

For more details, call Orla Butler on 01 9633342 or email orlabutler@brayareapartnership.ie.

MABS

Is the cost of living getting too much for you? Help is available.

MABS is offering Money Management talks to all local groups. Please contact MABS at 0818 07 2250 to arrange a talk for your group.

South Leinster Money Advice and Budgeting Service (MABS) is the State’s money advice service, guiding people through dealing with debt and support with money management. MABS works with people who have all types of personal debt, and many of its clients have multiple types of debt. We aim to look at each client’s situation as a whole, seeking to find the best solution for that client.

The MABS Helpline is open Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. See mabs.ie.

Active Retirement

GARA’s Friday Coffee Mornings are from 10.30 a.m. on the last Friday of each month at the Kilian Centre.

Other GARA activities: Mondays, 2.30 – 4.30 p.m. Informal Art Group (with guidance). Tuesdays 10.30 – 12.30 p.m. Short Mat Bowling for all. Thursdays 2.30 – 4.15 p.m. Bingo.

GARA provides an opportunity for all to meet old friends and make new ones.

Resource Centre

Greystones Family Resource Centre (GFRC) Reaches Out would like to reach out to families who need that extra support.

GFRC can link to the families themselves or put them in contact with organisations who help. The centre also has a focus on domestic violence, and a new outreach clinic with Bray Women’s Refuge will be held once a month in Greystones FRC.

Bray Women’s Refuge also offers supports to the Greystones community, including safety planning and court accompaniment.

The 24-7 helpline is 01 2866163. GFRC is located at 28 Burnaby Court and can be contacted on 01 255 7528.

St Patrick’s Luncheon

The very popular monthly St. Patrick’s Soup and Sandwiches Luncheon is held at St Patrick’s Church, Church Road, Greystones at 12.30 p.m. to 2 p.m. on the each third Tuesday of the month.

Suggested donation of €5 will go to charity.

Come along for fresh, homemade food and meet up with friends, old and new.

Meals on Wheels

Greystones Meals on Wheels operates its service two days a week. Those who require the service can call 01 2877311.

If you are looking for a way to help out in the community, why not consider volunteering and make time to pay someone who needs the company a visit? Meals on Wheels would like you to get in touch.

You can call on the same number.

Community Garden

Any young person going through a difficult time, or someone concerned about them, can get in touch on 01 5240796 or wicklow@jigsaw.ie.

Resources, articles and direct support are available on jigsawonline.ie.

Intervention training

The HSE provides free suicide intervention/prevention training in Wicklow as part of Ireland’s national strategy to reduce suicide called Connecting for Life.

If you use either link below, you will find various training options available such as safeTALK, Asist and Understanding Self Harm. Please note, all training is free and for over 18’s.

Go to bookwhen.com/che or www.nosp.ie/training.

Greystones Youth Café

Greystones Youth Café is open at Coolnagreina, Trafalgar Road on Wednesdays, 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., and Fridays, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. All are welcome to come down and meet some friendly faces.

Community Garden

The Greystones/Kilcoole Community Garden is a volunteer-operated club located in the Shoreline Leisure Greystones car park. Membership is inclusive, and a passion for gardening and a connection with the local community and people is central.

Membership is open to anyone over 18 (€50). Find out more on greystonesgarden.ie.

Jigsaw

Jigsaw wants to make sure that every young person’s mental health is valued and supported. It’s a service for young people aged 12 to 25 who live, work or go to school in Wicklow.

Any young person going through a difficult time, or someone concerned about them, can get in touch on 01 5240796 or wicklow@jigsaw.ie.

Secondary school young people now have a great, safe space to socialise and be around their friends, hang out, do homework or play games. Table tennis is available.

Elderly Council

The County Wicklow Older People’s Council AGM is on May 26, 2023 at the Glenview Hotel, Glen of the Downs, Delgany from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., followed by light lunch.

The council’s vision is to “make County Wicklow a great place to grow old. Where older people are respected and valued, living full lives, ageing in place within their communities.”

Clean Coasts

The Clean Coasts North Wicklow monthly beach clean takes place on Sunday, May 28.

Meet at Rise at the Cove at 10 a.m. All are invited to come along and help keep our beaches clean, waste-free and to mind our marine life.

Equipment is provided and all are welcome.

Jazz sessions

Jazz Jams take place Sundays in The Hot Spot at 4 p.m. Everyone is welcome to come along and join in with the House Band.

Anu

Anu holds one-to-one support clinics regularly in Greystones, which are available by appointment.

A Domestic Violence and Abuse Resource Pack has been developed, which contains information about supports. available in Wicklow.

For more information, contact 086 059 7560 or visit anuwicklow.ie.

Refugee Council

Useful information for Ukrainians who have come to Ireland is available in both English and Ukrainian on the website iamukrainian.ie.

​Greystones cricket

Have you wondered about playing a team sport but not sure what? Do you want to make new friends?

Greystones Ladies’ Cricket team are looking for new players, with training and matches taking place on Monday and Wednesday evenings. No experience necessary and no previous knowledge of cricket is needed. Teens and adults are welcome. If interested, contact Liz on 087 9314914.

Children’s stories

On Saturdays at 3 p.m., there’s a storytelling session at Halfway Up The Stairs, with author visits and stories as well as new book launches. Admission is €3, which is redeemable against any purchase.

Biodiversity Week

National Biodiversity Week is all about connecting people with nature.

There are plenty of events locally, including at Powerscourt Waterfall and Altidore Castle, Kilpedder. It runs until Sunday, May 28.

See biodiversityweek.ie.