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The Big Lunch
Join us on Sunday 12 th June 2016 for our Big Lunch event at the Cockle Row Cottages.
You will get a detailed programme here
Wine Tasting Evening April 2016
On Friday 1st April 2016 we organised a wine tasting evening to help raise money for an automated external defibrillator in the village.
The sum of £480 was raised.
Thank you to all who attended and supported the event.
As usual we have photos...
Wine Tasting photos
Feel Fab in Feb 2016
Later in February we organised several events for the village -
- A golf tuition day and competition for children on Saturday 27th
- Tai-Chi exercise days
These were very successful and you can inspect the photographs below. All the courses were over subscribed
Golf tuition photos. Tai-Chi photos.
History of Groomsport Feb 2016
As part of the "Feel Fab in Feb" event, GVA organised a very interesting and informative history tour of the village on Sunday 28th February 2016. The event was so popular that it was over-subscribed very soon after booking opened. Numbers were limited to 30. It is hoped to repeat this event sometime in the near future
Everyone enjoyed the hospitality provided afterwards by the Cottage Kitchen 39 Main Street.
View photos from the afternoon.
First Aid Training Course
GVA facilitated a First Aid Training Course on Saturday 30th January 2016 in the Parish Hall. In addition to practice on well established medical techniques, it included training for use of the defibrillator.
This training is invaluable to the village and we would encourage all villagers to participate fully in future courses organised by the GVA.
Photographs ...
Ghristmas Lights Switch-on
On Friday 27th November, we held our annual Christmas Carol Service at the village christmas tree. This year our switch-on ceremony was performed by Lady Sylvia Hermon MP. It was followed by refreshments for the adults and a visit to Santa for the young people.
Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the events.
Photographs coming soon
Ireman Event Sunday 27th Sept. 2015
As usual the GVA took responsibility for marshalling the running section of this highly successful event. In all we had 20 marshals drawn from the Groomsport community. They were stationed along the route to guide participants and give out refreshments at the Ballyholme aid station.
View photos from the day.
Ulster in Bloom Results
Groomsport has achieved a top spot in the UIB Large Village category. All the hard work done by volunteers over the summer has paid off handsomely. Read "A blooming Success for Gromsport" in the GVA Autumn Newsletter...
Results announcement in Newsletter
Bug Club - Workshop for kids
Local children planned Groomsport's new "Bug Hotel". The first event happened at 11am in the Boathouse on Saturday 11 July 2015.
Next event will be to site the hotel outside.
See the photos from day 1
The Shore Thing,
The Shore Thing ( Tues 11 Aug 2-4pm Boathouse) is an initiative of the Marine Life Information Network, working with schools and Community Groups to collect information on the marine life of rocky shores ...
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Ulster in Bloom Cleanup
Some villagers decided to clean up part of the village on Saturday 27 June 2015, aiming to improve our chances for Ulster in Bloom.
We did some more on Saturday 11 July
View the photos for 27 June View the photos for 11 July
The Creative Writing Class
We had the opportunity to join a creative writing class for 3 sessions in June. This was very competently led by our writer in residence, Ruth Farr. It is part of the 'Writing and Community : Ideas of Place.' project. Here are the results.
Ulster in Bloom
This year the village is making an effort to improve our standing in this competition. The committee met with Ian Beaney of ANDBC, in early spring 2015. We have subsequently tasked a sub-committee with engaging the village in this project. A public meeting was held on 23 May 2015 to formulate some ideas. The response of the community has been very positive indeed.
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The Big Lunch
An excellent time was had by all on Sunday 7th June 2015. More details of the band, games, dogs, people and the prizegiving on the blog page...
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Book Sale
Get down to the Parish Church Hall for the annual BOOK SALE. You will be tempted...
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