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NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

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30th ANNIVERSARY CLEBRATIONS

Skerries Town Twinning celebrates its 30th anniversary of the twinning with the Canton of Guichen on 15th Aug. 2024. There will be a weekend of celebrations 15-19 Aug. with 28 of our French friends coming over for it. There will be heritage themes events with a joint heritage photographic exhibition mounted in Skerries Mills, a heritage themed walk around Skerries, a joint Boules match, a tree planting ceremony, celebration of our Celtic Heritage in Skerries Harps Clubhouse and participation of the Dublin Airport Police and Fire Service Band along with a Gala Dinner in Skerries Golf Club. So keep the weekend free to participate in the various events planned. We are very grateful to all our host families which makes the whole celebration and weekend possible.

CRIC visit to Skerries

Program
15 – 19 August 2024

Thursday 15 Aug.

17.25 Flight arrives at Dublin Airport 

18.30 Meet and greet at Skerries Rugby Club

Time with host families

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Friday 16 Aug.

10.00 Choice between (a) and (b)

(a) Boules Workshop

(b) Skerries Art Trail – Safari Trail / Birdwatch Ireland

11.45 Photo at Twinning Stone (harbour)

13.00 Heritage Seminar (The Story behind the Photographs) - Prosper Fingal

16.00 Formal Opening of European Heritage Photographic Exhibition – Skerries Mills

17.00 Time with host families

20.00 “Celtic Heritage” – an evening of Music and Dance in Skerries Sailing Club

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Saturday 17 Aug.

09.45 Tour of Malahide Castle and Gardens

Discovering Malahide village and free time

16.30 Tree Planting Ceremony

Time with host families

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Sunday 18 Aug.

10.30 Visit to RNLI Skerries Lifeboat (Lifeboat launch at 11.00)

14.00 Airport Police and Fire Service Band – outdoor concert at Skerries Mills

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Monday 19 Aug.

10.30 Depart for airport

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LANGUAGE BUDDY INITIATIVE

February 2021

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New Language Buddy Initiative started by STT in Spring 2021 - A new way to learn French.

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