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As part of this year’s Ballina Salmon Festival, Ballina Arts Centre will present The Children of Lir, by the Sheila Moffat School of Irish Dancing on tonight, Friday, July 13. The Ballina-based school will tell the classic story of how four young children were transformed into swans, destined to spend 900 years on the lakes of Ireland, by a curse from their stepmother, through the traditional form of Irish dance.

The annual rally of the Connacht Veteran and Vintage Motor Club takes place in Ballina, this weekend, Friday June 22 to Sunday June 24.

Ballina Family Resource Centre is currently providing a facility for Mayo Cancer Support Association Outreach Services to run a support service in Ballina. This is available every Tuesday morning in Ballina FRC. This facility can be used by cancer patients and members of their family who have been affected by cancer. Why not drop in for a cup of tea in a confidential and relaxed environment and see what support services are available for you or your family members. This is a free, professional service in a specially designed suite within the centre, away from the hustle and bustle of the main facility. To make an appointment please contact Ballina Family Resource Centre at 096-75573 or Rock Rose House Castlebar at 094 - 9038407.

Ballina Salmon Festival promises a week of fantastic entertainment for young and old alike, whether you are in the locality or are planning a break by the River Moy. It’s A Knockout kicks off the second half of the fun filled week on Thursday, July 12. This event promises to be jam-packed with exciting challenges with something appealing to everybody. Enter a team of five and compete against the clock and each other for an array of prizes. It is sponsored by Tesco and Paddy Jordan’s Bar and Restaurant.

The 2012 instalment of the Ballina Salmon Festival promises a week of fantastic entertainment for young and old alike, whether you are in the locality or are planning a break by the famed River Moy. The fun and frolics get off to a fit and healthy start on Saturday, July 7, with the Powerade Triathlon Salmon Run sponsored by Ballina Beverages.

Fine Gael TD for Mayo, Michelle Mulherin, has welcomed the decision to give the green light to the proposal by Ballina Chamber to open a year-round tourist office in Ballina and the awarding of funding of €5,000 to help in its operation. The new tourist office, located on Pearse Street in the heart of the town, replaces the seasonal office which had operated for about six months each year from premises on Cathedral Road which was more off the beaten track.

With the summer fast approaching, the final pieces are being put in place for the Ballina Salmon Festival which promises to have something for all the family with its varied and exciting programme of events.

Gorta is to hold a remembrance Famine Walk in Ballina on May 7 at 2pm. The family walk, through Belleek Woods, is to honour the journey made by a Mayo family during the Great Famine.

The next meeting will take place on Wednesday April 18 at 8pm in Ballina Arts Centre.