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Mgr McBride’s Orchard!
It was sunshine all the way as the parish gathered for the opening of the Mgr Ken McBride Orchard. Former parish priest Mgr Ken was delighted to return for the opening. Cutting the ribbon, he said it was wonderful to be back and to be greeted by Father Michael and to see so many…
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Garden life
As the weather (mainly) becomes a bit more pleasant, the garden gang were back doing some tidying up after the storms. It was good to be back in the tranquility of the Mary Garden and good to see our robin ever present, as well as some new visitors. Great to see our CC Juniors…
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CC Juniors Gardening Club
Thursday past, despite the very poor weather conditions, 8 youngsters turned up after school for the first of monthly meetings of CC’s Juniors. (Gardening Club). Louise, Bernadette and Maureen had a busy but fun time with the children- sowing seeds, planting bulbs, making bird feeders from peanut butter + toilet roll! They also enjoyed…
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From Garden to Jar
Last week we had a bumper crop of strawberries, thanks to the dedication of our fabulous Garden Gang and of course, Mother Nature who provided the sun and rain (a lot). Brian was our official taster and with the help of his trusty ‘sidekick’ Jim, picked 3kg of strawberries which have now been made into…