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Eighteenth century Westport House, which is now considered to be one of Ireland’s national treasures, is situated in a superbly romantic parkland setting with lake, waterfalls, terraces, and beautiful gardens all overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, Clew Bay, and Clare Island. It provides a backdrop like nowhere else in the world for a couple to celebrate the most memorable and special day of their lives.

Michael Fox, prominent allotments campaigner and chairman of the south Dublin Allotments Association, will address a public meeting organised by the Westport Allotments Association on February 19. The meeting will be held at the Wyatt Hotel and begin at 8pm sharp.

The 2009 Vodafone C&C Cellular Mayo AC road league concluded with the ninth and final race at Westport on Sunday. This was the 11th annual road league and the most successful so far. Increasing numbers are taking part in the league and the Fit4Life programme has become another opportunity for people of all ages to get involved, and this is reflected especially in the number of women participating.

After two cancellations due to weather conditions, the ninth and final race of the 2009 Vodafone C&C Cellular Mayo Road Race League takes place in Westport on Sunday February 7, starting at 2pm. Participants are strongly advised to allow sufficient time to travel to the race as there is a football match at Castlebar on that day.

Pupils from the Quay School, Westport, held a no uniform day recently in aid of Haiti. A total of €1,606 was collected and lodged to the Gena Heraty Fund in AIB Westport.

All schools and businesses in Westport are collaborating to encourage everyone to travel to school and work in a sustainable manner. All commuters are requested to consider walking, cycling, car pooling, or taking the bus or train. This is a re-launch to encourage both schools and workplaces to get involved and it is intended to have weekly WWW days from now on. The first commences next Wednesday, February 10.

A major drive is required to attract new job creating projects to the 14.88 hectares technology park in Westport where just one unit is currently occupied. Local Dáil deputy and Fine Gael spokesperson on community, rural and Gaeltacht affairs Michael Ring said that he is disappointed at the level of investment by the IDA in attracting new industry to the town.

The Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, Martin Cullen TD, has announced that funding of up to €4,329,125 has been allocated under Fáilte Ireland's Tourism Infrastructure Fund to 27 tourism projects around the country. This allocation of funding is in addition to over €18 million in Tourism Infrastructure Fund grants already announced. The details of funding for Mayo projects have been outlined and include cycle routes, walking routes and facility improvements at Croagh Patrick and the National Famine Monument.

An exhibition of new multimedia works entitled Lost Country by Feargal O’Malley opens Thursday July 31 at 7.30pm at Custom House Studios Gallery, The Quay, Westport, Co Mayo. Lost Country is an exhibition exploring place, memory and the links between past and present. It focuses on construction of landscapes from childhood memories of time spent in Westport, and the day-to-day life of the artist growing up and as an adult in Craigavon, Northern Ireland. Certain memories come to mind even though we are located in completely different environments. Each piece reflects how stimulus from the artist's life in Craigavon can prompt memories of his childhood holidays in the west of Ireland and inform a visual portrayal of these memories. The resulting imagery can somewhat idealistic - given the dramatic changing landscape in both areas - a result of the recent housing boom.

The winners of this year’s National Crafts Competition have been warmly congratulated by the Cathaoirleach of Mayo County Council, Cllr Joe Mellett. Among the 52 winners were three Mayo people: Andrew Kirrane, Swinford who was awarded the Duff Tisdall Furniture Design Award, Edward Domican, Knappagh, Westport who won second prize in the wood and stone carving, and Beth Moran, Clare Island, Westport who won first prize and the Country Markets Ltd medal category 14.1 weaving – hand weaving for fashion or furnishings.