Grá Agus Folláine Ladysbridge Community Group

Grá Agus Folláine Ladysbridge Community Group Boosting Wellness Together 💪

Our talented member Sue Van Coppenhagen is part of organising this fantastic event.It's always great to see the artwork ...
27/04/2026

Our talented member Sue Van Coppenhagen is part of organising this fantastic event.
It's always great to see the artwork and listen to the music in the lovely venue of Cloyne Cathedral.
Sue Van Coppenhagen is also doing an Art Demo.
Looking forward to it.

Just a little insight into our Community Sensory Garden.Grà Agus Folláine promotes health and wellbeing in the community...
22/04/2026

Just a little insight into our Community Sensory Garden.
Grà Agus Folláine promotes health and wellbeing in the community, we wanted to create a Community Sensory Garden where nature, wellbeing, and community connection thrive.
Our Community Sensory Garden Group works hard to look after the garden, plan future planting and come up with ideas for funding, we have some experienced experts on the group, we all learn from each other, this week we welcomed two new members.
We are working in partnership with Ladysbridge Tidy Towns, we applied for and was successful with funding from Cork County Council AMENITY FUND and also Tesco Youghal Community Fund.
We started last summer with four half barrel planters being installed and planted up at the garden site, two of which are sponsored by Five Roads Ladysbridge.
This year we have plans for a water feature, bat box and Bird box and also planting more plants to stimulate the senses and encourage Butterflies and Bees.
Three Irish Crab Apple Trees will be planted in November, please let us know if you would like to sponsor a tree.
Herb Trough sponsored by The Thatch Ladysbridge has been planted this week.
There is an open afternoon planned for this summer, which will include workshops and children's art activities, date to be confirmed.
The garden is situated at the Picnic Area on Garryvoe Road, a lovely peaceful place for a picnic, meditation or just sit and enjoy the sights and sounds of the garden, throughout the year.
If you would like get involved, please contact: Stella 087 182 1158

Our Community Sensory Garden Group meeting this evening.It was great to welcome two new members to our group.The four ha...
21/04/2026

Our Community Sensory Garden Group meeting this evening.
It was great to welcome two new members to our group.
The four half barrels are looking good after winter, we will be topping them up with compost.
We planted our Herb Trough which is sponsored by The Thatch Ladysbridge.
We have some work to do to get this years ideas in progress, including a water feature.
Thank you to everyone for coming along and getting the trough planted and some great ideas for this year.
New members always welcome.
Contact: Stella 087 182 1158 for more information.

Join us this evening 6.30pm at Community Sensory Garden site, which is at The Picnic Area on Garryvoe Road, on right han...
21/04/2026

Join us this evening 6.30pm at Community Sensory Garden site, which is at The Picnic Area on Garryvoe Road, on right hand side driving from Ladysbridge.
Our spring check of the four half barrels and planting a trough of Herbs, which is being sponsored by The Thatch Ladysbridge.
All welcome.

Grà Agus Folláine our group name means Love and Wellbeing, we wanted to promoted the Irish language by having an Irish n...
20/04/2026

Grà Agus Folláine our group name means Love and Wellbeing, we wanted to promoted the Irish language by having an Irish name for our group.
Comhrà Cois Tine! Irish Conversation by the Fire, started as a one off session for St Patrick’s Day, everyone who came along enjoyed it so much they asked for it to be a monthly meeting, which it now is, meeting once a month in The Thatch Ladysbridge, dates posted here.
We welcome everyone, from fluent to new to the language and everyone in-between.
A really great way to keep up your Irish language skills or start learning.

Grà Agus Folláine has two Book Clubs, Ladysbridge Book Club which meets monthly on the 2nd Monday of every month at The ...
19/04/2026

Grà Agus Folláine has two Book Clubs, Ladysbridge Book Club which meets monthly on the 2nd Monday of every month at The Thatch Ladysbridge, and Ballymacoda Book Club which meets on the 1st Thursday of every month at Finn's Tavern Ballymacoda.
All Welcome, we have some members who attend both Ladysbridge and Ballymacoda Book Clubs as both read different books.
There is no need to buy every book, books when read can passed around before the next meeting.
Also no need to have read the book, just come along.
Reasons to join Book Club:
You will get to read books you wouldn't normally choose, you will get to discuss books and find out what other readers think, your knowledge of books will increase, you will get to read books that are not well known and most importantly you will find time to read.
We also play random games, for example Book Title Charades was great fun, we have a summer bring and share picnic outdoor meeting for both book clubs.
The Thatch in Ladysbridge has kindly allowed us to have a Community Book Shelf which is situated under the TV on the left-hand side of the bar, please help yourself to a book or leave a book.

Lovely walk and talk around Ladysbridge Loop this afternoon, warm and sunny, with primroses, Bluebells and Wild Garlic a...
19/04/2026

Lovely walk and talk around Ladysbridge Loop this afternoon, warm and sunny, with primroses, Bluebells and Wild Garlic along the way, and a small piece of a Blackbird's egg, which means the babies are hatched.

Join us for a walk and talk around Ladysbridge Loop today at 1.30pm.
19/04/2026

Join us for a walk and talk around Ladysbridge Loop today at 1.30pm.

Ladysbridge Book Club meets the second Monday of every month, 7.00pm The Thatch Ladysbridge.Ballymacoda Book Club meets ...
18/04/2026

Ladysbridge Book Club meets the second Monday of every month, 7.00pm The Thatch Ladysbridge.
Ballymacoda Book Club meets the first Thursday of every month, 7.00pm Finn’s Tavern Ballymacoda.
Comhrá Cois Tine! Irish Conversation by the fire meet monthly in The Thatch Ladysbridge, dates posted here.
There is also a Community Coffee Morning being organised for May, date and venue will be posted up soon.
Community Sensory Garden is an on going project in partnership with Ladysbridge Tidy Towns, meetings posted here.
Walking Group is weather permitting, during the Summer we do more walks, including Garryvoe Beach, Rostellen Woods, Castlemartyr Resort.

Please Contact: Stella 087 182 1158 fir more information on any of our groups or events, new members always welcome.

No experience necessary, we started the garden last year, so it's still in the early stages of development.All Welcome, ...
18/04/2026

No experience necessary, we started the garden last year, so it's still in the early stages of development.
All Welcome, just come along on the day.

Join us for a social walk and talk, with a chat and Herbal Tea after at The Thatch Ladysbridge.Allow 1 hour and 30 minut...
15/04/2026

Join us for a social walk and talk, with a chat and Herbal Tea after at The Thatch Ladysbridge.
Allow 1 hour and 30 minutes approx to complete the walk.
Easy route, beautiful walk.

Ladysbridge Book Club had a fun meeting this evening.We discussed The Emperor Of Gladness by Ocean Vuong, now this was d...
13/04/2026

Ladysbridge Book Club had a fun meeting this evening.
We discussed The Emperor Of Gladness by Ocean Vuong, now this was definitely another book Like The Bee Sting by Paul Murry which divided the group.
The Emperor Of Gladness was either loved or not really liked at all.
Although well written and great characters, friendships, caring, hope and loneliness in a small American town forgotten by everyone but those who live there.
We played a fun game of Charades based on names of Books we have read in Book Club, and shared cakes as a treat.
Our reads for this month are Heart be at Peace by Donal Ryan and April in Spain by John Boyne.
Our next meeting will be on Monday 11th May, 7.00pm The Thatch Ladysbridge.
All Welcome.

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