Bere Island Sustainable Energy Community News
The lates updates from the Bere Island Sustainable Energy Community can be found below. If you require any further information please contact 027 75099 or bereislandenergy@gmail.com
Bere Island Christmas Newsletter
The 2022 Bere Island Christmas Newsletter is now on sale at Murphy’s Shop, Rerrin and SuperValu, Castletownbere priced €5. The newsletter is published by Bere Island Projects Group who would like to express their thanks to all those who submitted items this year, and a special thank you to the pupils of St Michael’s National …
The Hold by Mary Sullivan and Bere Island Women Create
The Hold by Mary Sullivan and Bere Island Women Create is currently on sale from a number of venues on Bere Island and throughout West Cork. The book was launched at Bere Island Women Create’s exhibition The Hold in June 2022 and details the project which led 24 island women to document through art the …
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Bere Island Tidy Islands Win
Bere Island has won the Tidy Island Award in the 2022 Supervalu Tidy Towns Competition, it’s the fourteenth consecutive year the island has won the competition. The Bere Island Tourism and Environment Group are responsible of the island’s entry into the competition, the year saw the island’s overlll score up by 13 points on last year …
Bere Island Projects Group CLG AGM
Bere Island Projects Group CLG will hold their AGM on Wednesday 9th November 2022 at 7.00pm The meeting will take place via Zoom conference call.. A link to register will be sent to all residents by text this week. Please click on the link and complete your details to register. Following this you will receive …
West Cork Islands Community Council AGM
The West Cork Islands Community Council will hold their AGM on Friday November 4th at 12.30pm at the Island Cottage Gallery on Heir Island. Anyone who would like to attend is asked to register their intention by sending a text or email with AGM followed by your name and island to wcislandscommmunitycouncil@gmail.com or to 086 2922101 or by …
Community Centre Funding
In April of this year Minister Heather Humphreys announced a new funding stream for the improvement and refurbishment of existing community centres in both urban and rural areas. There have been over 20 successful applicants for Cork South West under Category 1 of the scheme which covers small scale projects up to €25,000. Under this scheme Bere …
Upcoming courses/classes – Autumn/Winter 2022
Manual Handling Course and Abrasive Wheel Course – Tuesday 6th DecemberA manual handling course and an abrasive wheel course will be held on Bere Island on Tuesday December 6th starting at 10am. Each course is 2 hors in duration and costs 30 euro per course, if participants do both courses the cost is 50 in total. Booking …
Talks on the Treaty Port of Fort Berehaven, Bere Island
Bere Island Projects Group will host two talks on the Treaty Port of Fort Berehaven, Bere Island by Tom O’Neill on Wednesday 5th October at the Bere Island Heritage Centre. In 1922 one of the conditions of the signing of the Anglo Irish Treaty was that Britain would retain three deep-water ports in Ireland at …
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Culture Night – Bere Island Scriocht
To celebrate Culture Night 2022 Bere Island Community Radio will hold a Scriocht on Friday 23rd September from 7.00pm to 9.00pm Desy’s Bar, Rerrin. John Green from C103FM will be MC for the night and refreshments will be available. All are welcome to come along and share their songs and stories. For further information contact …