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The Carnmoney Community Friendship Club
The Carnmoney Community Friendship Club meets on the second Wednesday of every month between 2 and 4pm. It is for folk of all ages, and was established early in 2020, and although the first two meetings proved very popular, with more than 30 in attendance each time, meetings had to stop during the pandemic. Thankfully the club was able to resume again in October 2021.
The club has seen the return of some of those who had previously come along and is also welcoming new members. It is open to anyone in the community, with parishioners making up around half the members. The club offers people the opportunity to chat, make new friends, enjoy fun activities, a cup of tea or coffee, and listen to a speaker. In October, the special guest was parishioner Helen Eccles, who read some of her monologues, and the members had a chance to try their hand at glass painting, each taking home their own hand painted jar.
At the November get together, there was a quiz, a team challenge in which the answers to questions posed by the vicar were subtly hidden in the pages of a newspaper, and, after refreshments, a visit from representatives of Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue (Glengormley). The firefighters gave a talk on fire prevention and protection and advised people about free home fire safety checks. They took the time to answer the questions from the group, before heading off to their next call.
The club is aiming to connect people and counter the isolation that so many feel. It is a chance to enjoy refreshments, fun activities and make new friends. Everybody is welcome!
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Fire Fighters Talk November 2021
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November 2021 - Fire Fighters Talk
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