At our AGM it was unanimously agreed
that Terri Connolly be made a
BUAN CARA
of the guild
This was done in recognition of Terri's long commitment to ICA
and the huge contribution she made to ICA
in so many different ways through the years.
Among her ICA achievements Terri has served
as Guild Secretary and President.
She has been very active in all guild events,
a valued part of the drama group,
a talented craft worker and a great organizer.
Terri ran dog shows and fashion shows
which raised substantial sums of money for chosen charities.
She gave generously of her time and expertise
and Terri's wealth of knowledge about all ICA matters
has been of huge benefit to the guild.
Sadly Terri has suffered a bad stroke
and is no longer able to be an active member.
We all miss her at our guild meetings, at the crafts, at drama rehearsals and on all our outings and social events.
All the members of Ashford ICA are deeply saddened
by the death of our BuanCara Betty Manning in her 100th year.
Betty was greatly loved by us all and was an inspiration to us.
We will miss her.
At the council meeting in Cork the National President accepted the
Betty Manning Trophy from our President Claire Timmons.
As Wicklow has responsibility for the national contests committee for the next three years with three members of Ashford on that committee, we thought it appropriate to present this trophy in memory of Betty Manning for a national competition. Details of this new contest were given at the council meeting.
There was great excitement in Ashford ICA when we heard that
our Buan Cara Monica Barry was to appear on Winning Streak.
Some members were delighted to join with her family and friends in RTE
Monica did very well and got to spin the wheel
All the members of the guild said it couldn't happen to a nicer person.
Congratulations Monica
Ashford came out of the draw at federation for
the ESB sponsored course in An Grianan and Jenny Jones was the lucky member to be drawn from our guild. Jenny hadn't been to An Grianan before. We think she might go again!
This is what she has to say.
"I had a marvellous time meeting fellow ICA members and
will have some very happy memories of those few days."
Here is Jenny with Marie Mc Quirk
Jenny is PRO for the eastern part of Wicklow Federation
and is also PRO for Ashford Guild.
She is a keen photographer.
You can see some more of the photos
she took at the ESB sponsored course on the federation website
www.icawicklow.org
