The Strollers meet on first Tuesday of every month at St Philip’s Church and enjoy friendship, moderate exercise and hopefully refreshments afterwards. I can recommend all of the walks mentioned below and urge you to explore the attractions available on our doorstep. In March we braved blustery and rainy weather…
The annual luncheon in the newly refurbished Royal St George Yacht Club was very popular and thanks are due to Ian Roberts who, as a club member, vouched for us and thanks also to Ralph Mc Guckin for his annual social engineering with his carefully devised seating plan! In March…
Restoration work is due to begin shortly on the organ in Sandford Church. You will have read the details of the work in the Lent/Easter edition of SandMill News. Brian Winn, People’s Glebewarden
Sandford Parish will celebrate 190 years on Sunday 26 June. To mark this anniversary there will be a service of Choral Evensong in Sandford Church on 26 June at 4 pm.
We began the year with a walk along the River Dodder starting at Clonskeagh and continuing as far the Grand Canal Basin. We then retraced our steps to finish (as the rain came pouring down) in Ashton’s Pub for a well earned warm drink. There have been remarkable works on…
Tour of RDS In December last the Sandmillers met at the RDS for a guided tour led by John Holohan. Once again he amazed us with his wealth of knowledge as well as his genuine passion for all things to do with Dublin. Founded in Dublin in 1731, the RDS…
Best wishes to all at Alexandra College as they celebrate their 150th anniversary this year! alexandracollege.eu/150-years
The proposed Garden of Remembrance at St Philip’s is now moving towards the planning stage. Over twenty plots have already been reserved and there is considerable interest in the project. Following a number of requests, it was agreed by Select Vestry to offer single plots for €500 as well as…
With nearly 60 people in attendance at the St Philip’s annual table quiz earlier in February, St Philip’s Hall was filled with the sound of ticking brains, whispered murmurings and clinking glasses! This has become a popular event in St Philip’s calendar when everyone present can be assured of a…
Sandmill Strollers meet on the first Tuesday of every month at 1.30 pm on Temple Road and we usually walk for about two hours and plan to return to Temple Road by 4.30 pm. Everyone is welcome to join us. In January our walk will be along the Dodder heading…