Bere Island Projects Group will hold their AGM on Wednesday 8th November 2023 at 7.00pm in the Community Centre. All are welcome to attend. The agenda is as follows: Chairpersons Welcome and Report. Secretary’s Report. Approval of Accounts. Appointing of Auditor. AOB: (to include election of directors).
Bere Island has won the Tidy Island Award in the 2023 Supervalu Tidy Towns Competition. It’s the fifteenth consecutive year the island has won the award. Bere Island’s entry into the Tidy Town’s competition is overseen by the Bere Island Tourism and Environment Group, who arrange litter picks and beach cleans and oversee the island’s …
Beara FET are planning on running the following courses on Bere Island soon. The first is a 23 week QQI level 4 Environmental Sustainability Awareness course which will look at biodiversity, climate change, energy and water efficiency, sustainable consumption and greening your lifestyle. Throughout the course you will develop personal action plans. The second course …
Bere Island Projects Group CLG will hold a Military Heritage Festival on Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th September. The festival, which will conclude the group’s programme for the Decade of Centenaries and will feature guided walks, talks and an exhibition of old military photographs. Saturday 16th September Time Venue Event 11.30am Drill Hall, …
The inaugural Bere Island Arts Festival will run from Thursday 21st – Sunday 24th September with a packed programme of events, featuring exhibitions by Sarah Walker, Mary Sullivan, readings by award winning authors Donal Ryan, Molly Twomey, Adam Wyeth and Annmarie Ní Churreáin, musical performances by The Starlings, ZoDoMo and live theatre with The Peninsula …
The Bere Island Community First Responders Group met with the Bere Island Active Retirement Group today to spread the FAST message. It is important that we all learn to recognise the signs of stroke early. The FAST test can help you recognise the most common signs. Facial weakness: Can the person smile? Has their mouth or …
Save the date…..the inaugural Bere Island Military Heritage Festival will be held on Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th September. The full programme of events will be announced shortly. The festival is being organised by Bere island Projects Group and funded by Cork County Council’s Commemorations Grant Scheme and The Heritage Council’s Heritage Capacity Fund 2023.
The Bere Island Festival 2023 will run from August 5th to 13th with events to suit all the family. The Festival Committee are look for volunteers to help out at some events during the week. You only need to help at one event. Anyone who is able to give some time is asked to contact …
Project Coordinator Job Advertisement Post: Project CoordinatorWhere: Bere Island, Beara, Co. CorkEmployer: Bere Island Projects Group CLGContract: Full-time (35 hour week) – Includes regular evening work and minimal weekend workDuration: Full time post subject to funding from Comhar na nOileain and Department of Community and Rural DevelopmentSalary: Dependent on qualifications & experience Bere Island Projects Group CLG is …
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Bere Island Projects Group have been awarded €350 from the Irish Community Archive Network (iCAN) to purchase a scanner. This will be used to scan old photographs and documents relating to Bere Island which will then be uploaded to our community archive. As part of our Heritage Week programme, we will have a Scanning Day …
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