Wicklow Diary

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• Bella Voce Choir

  Bella Voce choir invite ladies of all voice ranges to an open evening of song this Thursday 30th March at 8pm in Christ Church,  Delgany. Contact musical director Frank Kelly on 086 40 13711

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  LIGHT A CANDLE WITH CHARLIE

  In Ashford on Friday 31 st March @ 6.30pm we would like to see the community of Ashford and the
  surrounding area come out and show support by meeting on the Vartry River bridge in Ashford to
  recognise the 1 year Anniversary of climb with Charlie.

  The candles lit will show support for everyone with a terminal illness, for those people fighting a
  mental health illness, for our healthcare frontline workers and for the people of Urkaine.

  Please bring a candle to light to show support and there will also be light music played by the
  Wicklow Ukulele players supported by Ronan.

  Charlie, Claire and Tiger have a website set up @ www.climbwithcharlie.ie

  On this website you can read more about the great work the charities Pieta and IMDNA do on a daily
  basis.

  Pieta is Ireland’s national suicide prevention charity.
  Charity Registration No. CHY16913.

  The Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association (IMNDA) is the only organisation of its kind providing
  care and support to people with Motor Neurone disease, their families, friends and caregivers.
  Charity Registration No. 20021009 CHY: 8510.

  To make a donation to IMNDA (Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association) or Pieta, just visit the
  website and click the Donate button.

  To set up a fundraising page for Light a Candle With Charlie, visit the website and click ‘Start
  Fundraising’.

  If your free, we would like to thank you in advance for joining Charlie for this moment of reflection
  and solidarity and

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  Delia Barry shot to fame recently having knit the now iconic jumpers for Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson and Barry Keoghan in the Oscar-nominated movie, the Banshees of Inisherin. Brendan even asked her to knit 2 more for him since! What we didn't know before now was that Delia is no stranger to the celebrity world having knit for Meryl Streep for her role in Dancing At Lughnasa and having taught Emily Watson how to knit for her role in the movie Little Women! 

  Delia joined the knitting group that ran as part of a range of activities offered by Greystones Cancer Support when her husband Paddy died over 10 years ago. She found friends and comfort from the group and from GCS and so wanted to give something special back to them. 

  So we wanted to let you know about an exciting raffle we're running where Delia will knit a custom-made Aran Jumper for one lucky winner! There are 4 designs the winner can choose from and they'll also be able to pick the size they want and colour of the wool, which we think makes this raffle particularly special. 

  We're selling tickets on the link below so if you or anyone you know might like to buy a ticket we'd love if you could share it with family, friends, social media, in the paper!  as we know this will be of interest to many people. Tickets are €10 each or 3 for €25:

  Here is the link to buy a ticket and also images of the 4 designs the winner can choose:

  https://www.idonate.ie/raffle/aranjumper

  We've also shared details of the raffle on our Instagram page that might be easy for you to share: 

  greystones_cancer_support 

  And on our Facebook page:

  Cancer Support Greystones

  If you'd like to read more about our famous (and generous!) Delia, you can read all about her in the New York Times, Vogue, The Daily Mail and the Daily Mail to name a few!  

  New York Times article: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/10/style/colin-farrell-sweaters-the-banshees-of-inisherin.html

  Vogue article: https://www.vogue.com/article/bury-me-in-a-banshees-of-inisherin-knit 

  The Daily Mail: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-11791053/And-Oscar-knitwear-goes-Delia-Barry-83-toast-Hollywood-jumpers.html

• Darkness Into Light

  Darkness Into Light Walk is taking place on Saturday 6th May  - Early bird tickets are now available at a reduced rate until Friday 24th of March by logging onto darknessintolight.ie/sign-up

• Wicklow Mountains Cycle Challenge

  Cyclists! Challenge yourself to the Wicklow Mountains Cycle Challenge on Saturday 13 May and raise vital funds for St James’s Hospital lung cancer research. See supportstjames.ie for more details.