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A number of Community Gardens in Galway City have set about putting a smile on the face of older members of our communities by creating colourful window boxes filled with wondrous flowers grown across their diverse network of locations.

What was said at the June meeting of the Claremorris Municipal District?

Athlone Town Mayor, Cllr Aengus O’Rourke, has welcomed the recent easing of public health restrictions as a semblance of normality returns and numerous local businesses reopen their doors to commence face to face trading.

Curiosity (the shop) in Westport kept the good side out during the trying times of 2020 to still raise funds for a number of local groups and charities, despite their doors being closed for long periods.

Normally at this time of year, Mezzo-Soprano Anne Marie Gibbons is busy finalising her Festive Harmony Concert at the Westport Town Hall Theatre, which has been held there annually since December 2016.

Every year, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul provides help with food to thousands of families at Christmas to ensure that every family has what they need. This Christmas over 140,000 people in communities across the country will ask SVP for help with food fuel and basic clothing. This charity asks people to buy or get non-perishable food from their home and give it to your local SVP.

A number of local charitable and volunteer groups will share €50,500 as the calendar year reaches its conclusion, the proceeds from defendant contributions to the district courts ‘poor box’ during 2020.

“As darkness falls on that magical date, every year, I go outside and look up”

Four Galway businesses have launched a charity initiative to help keep people warm this winter.