🌟 Ballyconnell Social Club – First Meeting a Success! 🌟

We were delighted to host the very first Social Club meeting at Ballyconnell Community Centre this week.

💬 The evening began with Chairperson Taragh Donohoe and Community Co-ordinator Laura Brady sharing the results of our recent community survey, current activities on offer and exciting plans for the building.

🎤 Sandy Holland from CCLD spoke about other clubs across Cavan and offered fantastic advice on setting up our own.

🎤Finian McNamara from Cavan PPN highlighted the importance of community voices, participation, and the great resources available through the PPN.

🎤Aideen Tobin, Chairperson of the newly opened Market House, joined us to share details of their upcoming events and how we’ll work together in the future.

🤝 Attendees broke into groups to brainstorm ideas for workshops, talks, and activities. By the end of the session, the group voted to begin with three exciting activities:

☕️ A Social Coffee Morning

🎲A Games Night

📚A Book Club

It was wonderful to see many familiar faces return to the hall after a number of years, as well as new community members eager to get involved. A number of people also stepped forward as future organisers – an integral part of helping the club grow and thrive.

📱 If you’d like to be added to the WhatsApp group or want more information, please contact Laura on 087 1177279.

👉Don’t forget to follow our page Ballyconnell Community Centre for updates on all upcoming events.

Quote from Lorraine O’Loughran- Youth club Ballyconnell Chairperson:

✨“It was fantastic to see such energy and enthusiasm in the room. The mix of ideas, new faces, and returning community members shows the huge potential this Social Club has to bring people together in Ballyconnell.”