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 Presentation |
Evelyn Conran, our former President, was presented with flowers and a gift today, 23 July 2024, by Derry (our current President) to celebrate her retirement and to thank her for her hard work and dedication to our bridge club during her term of office.
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| Charity Game |
Every year our club runs a Charity Game in May to raise funds to support a nominated charity or charities. This year our members raised €1,000 and this was matched by another €1,000 from club funds. Following consultation with members it was decided to donate €1,000 to The Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust and €1,000 to the LauraLynn Children's Hospice.
Colin Bell (from the Kevin Bell Trust) visited our club on 25 June to accept our donation. He told us how, following the death of his son Kevin in New York eleven years ago, he set up the Repatriation Trust to fund the repatriation of loved ones who died abroad. It is based in Newry but funds repatriation of loved ones to families all over Ireland. The Trust has helped 1,800 families to date.
LauraLynn is Ireland's Children's Hospice and supports children with life limiting conditions. Some of the many supports offered by LauraLynn are support for all the family, respite breaks, provision of specialist therapies (eg physiotherapy, occupational therapy, play and music therapy, symptom management, bereavement support). Lauralynn also provides residential care for children and young adults with disabilities.
Pictured below are Derry Peacock our President, Joan Kavanagh Club Member and Colin Bell.
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| History of Bell Tower Bridge Club |
History of Bell Tower Bridge Club.....so far
The club was founded in May 2015 in the Parish Hall Malahide. The church beside the hall has a clock tower – hence the name. 30 members having attended a bridge course run by Leslie Geraghty decided to set up their own club. Almost all were novice bridge players.
The original committee consisted of
Jim Kelly President, Mary McGrath Secretary, Linda Duffy Treasurer, Breda Butler and Mary McHale.
As a result of a big increase in members (65) the club moved to our current home in the Malahide Yacht Club in July 2015.
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