Salthill Centre Steering Group Meeting

Monday 27 June at 8.00pm

Steering Group Members

Roger O'Sullivan
Tom White
Edwin Brennan
Attracta O'Connor
Tommy Roddy
Eoin McCormack
Cathleen Hartnett

Our Chance to Help Make Salthill Even More Beautiful

Next Tuesday evening, 28 June, from 6 to 8pm there is an opportunity for us Salthill people to help to make village even more attractive.  A group of volunteers is getting together to ‘attack’ and re-vitalise the centre roundabout (opposite Seapoint) and to pretty it up.  All are welcome to come along and lend a hand. Volunteers don’t need to come for the full two-hour slot – any time contribution will be welcomed and appreciated.

Congratulations to Mary Bennett - Salthill resident and Galway businesswoman and ambassador

Heartiest congratulations to Mary Bennett on being awarded the Freedom of Galway


http://www.advertiser.ie/galway/article/40984/mary-bennett-deeply-honoured-by-freedom-of-city-award-next-week

New Salthill website http://www.ilovesalthill.com/

Congratulations to all those involved in the I Love Salthill website - it looks fantastic and it very user friendly - have a look http://www.ilovesalthill.com/ and register.

We are launched!

Good meeting last night in the Galway Bay hotel with plenty of input, ideas, positivity and realism - a good mixture and a good start!  We were heartened to have four of our local councillors, Catherine Connolly, Hildegarde Naughton, Neil McNeilus and Peter Keane (and apologies from Donal Lyons)  with us and their offers of support are very welcome.  Deputy Eamon O'Cuiv also offered his support. The Steering Group that is going to progress the project are Roger O'Sullivan, Tom White, Edwin Brennan, Attracta O'Connor, Eoin McCormack, Tommy Roddy and Cathleen Hartnett and this Group will meet next week.  Roger O'Sullivan of the Galleon, a member of the Steering Group, has generously offered to host meetings of the Group.  Thanks to the Galway Bay Hotel who provided refreshments and a room last night, Padraig O'Sabhain who facilitated the meeting and the local media for publicising the event.  Watch this space for developments!  If anyone has any ideas or comments please text/call us at 087 2929793 or email us at salthillcentre@gmail.com

Invitation issued to local councillors to attend meeting on 23 June

We have invited all five locl councillors and, so far, Cllr Catherine Connolly has indicated she will attend.  Cllr Naughton and Cllr McNeilis have also registered their interest in the project.

Thanks to Galway Bay Hotel

We wish to thank the management of the Galway Bay hotel for providing complementary meeting room and tea/coffee for meeting on 23 June.

Will you give your views? Brainstorming Thursday 23 June 8.30pm, Galway Bay Hotel

A recent issue of the Irish Times featured Malahide, Co Dublin – described as an ‘a seaside suburb that’s still a village at heart’ and went on to highlight the many benefits of living there – focusing particularly on the sense of community spirit and ‘how closely co-operative the community is’.  There are many similarities between Salthill and Malahide. But could we speak with such justifiable pride about the community spirit and cooperation in our home place?   

A number of interested Salthill residents will meet on Thursday 23 June at 8.30pm in the Inishmore Suite, Galway Bay hotel to brainstorm the topic of community and the value of a community centre where we could meet, greet, network, socialise and be a community in every sense of the word.  We invite you to come along to give your view, and invite your neighbours and Salthill friends who may be interested.  Please register your interest by email to ‘salthillcentre@gmail.com’ or call/text 087 2929793 or visit www.salthillcentre.blogspot.com.  We hope to see you at the community meeting and/or hear from you and get your views beforehand.   Attending this exploratory meeting does not mean you are committing yourself to any long-term involvement in the project unless you wish to.

We wish to thank the management of the Galway Bay hotel that is providing complementary meeting room and tea/coffee.