Sandmillers

In January Cllr Claire Byrne of the Green Party spoke with us about ‘Recycling at Home for the Better’ and gave us advice as to what should be put in the green bin. Some of us brought along waste items and we discovered that certain items, which many of us…

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St Philip’s Church Organ

Visitors to St Philip’s over the last few months will have noticed the dramatic change in the interior of the church caused by the removal of the old organ and the subsequent redecoration of the small transept that housed it. The manufacture of the components for the new organ is…

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Sandford Church Organ

Much progress has been made on the restoration work on the organ of Sandford Church since Christmas. A new swell pedal has been installed, and the entirely new mechanism, which this pedal controls has made a huge difference to the versatility of the organ. At the time of writing the…

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SandMill Strollers

Our last walk for 2017 will be along the Great South Wall from the carpark at the Shelley Banks. As usual we depart from St Philip’s Church at 1.30 pm on Tuesday 5 December. We have been remarkably lucky with the weather all year and completed the walks dry and…

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Sandmillers: October & November talks

Nowhere’s Child On Wednesday 11 October Kari Rosvall spoke to an enthralled Sandmillers’ gathering in Sandford Parish Church. Her story has become known through an RTE documentary and a book, Nowhere’s Child, co-authored by Naomi Linehan. Kari told us that her life story really began to emerge for her at…

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Church Organs

Sunday 19 November marked the last service at which the St Philip’s organ would be heard in its present form, as dismantling began the following day. In the meantime, Trevor Crowe has kindly provided a small temporary pipe organ (placed at the back of the church) which will be used…

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Fundraising Concert, Sandford (9th November)

The Sandford Fundraising Committee, along with David O’Shea, organised a most wonderful concert held in Sandford Church on 9 November. The Culwick Choral Society under the direction of Bernie Sherlock kicked off the evening, followed by baritone Padraig O’Rourke and pianist Michael Grant. We were then treated to two soloist…

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St Philip’s Art Exhibition and Sale

This year’s St Philip’s Art Exhibition and Sale opened on Thursday 2 November in the parish hall and ran through until Sunday afternoon. The exhibition was opened by rugby legend Gordon D’Arcy who spoke eloquently about the significance of St Philip’s parish hall in the life of the local community…

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