North Kildare November 2020 News
The new ClubZap for North Kildare is proving popular and convenient for all sections, with over 600 members having downloaded the app and accessed it on average 6,000 time per month for news of events, fixtures and memberships. It could not be easier, it’s in the palm of your hand, keeping you up to date on all that is happening in your community club. It has been especially convenient in Coid compliance recording and tracking attendances.
What’s happening?
Christmas Trees ; A club member will be selling Christmas trees in the carpark from the end of November, and there are expressions of interest in a having Christmas fair type stalls more to follow on social media. But if you are interested in participating email info@northkildare.ie.
Christmas Drive-in-Movies; the promoter of the summer event had to cancel a planned Halloween showing, but depending on restrictions, is planning to have an event over the Christmas period watch out for updates as soon as we know what is possible.
Lighting Upgrade; Work on converting all our outdoor sports lights to energy efficient LED bulbs will commence shortly as will improvement to the entrance area lighting, tennis lights and other areas requiring improvement. The control panels have been recently upgraded to modern and safe standards, great work by club electrician Declan Sheerin. This work is in part funded by sports capital grants. This will reduce annual lighting costs considerably
Maintenance Jobs; A BIG shout out to Pat Brady and Anne Murtagh the community employment scheme leaders and their team in NK for all their hard work in keeping the club in ship shape in even when we cannot use it as we would like to at the moment. Jobs ongoing now include, a new outside toilet near bowls, bar floor varnished and looking great. Plans are being drawn up for improving natural spaces around the club lands to be bee and insect havens, as well as ecological friendly hedge re-generation along the canal side.
Volunteering; Do you have a skill or hobby that can support the club in some way. If so why not let us know. There has been a number of recent suggestions from members about organising volunteer days for club maintenance or improvements that will help reduce costs and prevent the need to increase subscriptions. If you are willing to contribute send me your name contact number and skill or area of interest and we will try and match to a task. Email info@northkildare.ie and use VOLUNTEER on the subject line. We will match skill with tasks and generate a new club volunteering culture in North Kildare.
Memberships; Is your club membership due, if so use ClubZap to make your payment either once off or by instalment, after all it is your contribution that keeps the club going and at the moment we really need it.
Thanks, and stay well everyone,
Denis Heneghan, Club President.
