Go Fund Me

by admin | Oct 8, 2021 | News

UPDATE:  WE THANK EVERYONE WHO DONATED TO THIS FUNDRAISER WHICH ENABLED US TO COMPLETE THE NEW PATH IN 2022.  THIS GO FUND ME PAGE IS NOW CLOSED.

Monageer Parish Grotto are working on yet another project to improve the amenity.  A new path is being developed which will join the picnic area, the butterfly border and the pump house to the car park.  When complete we will have a fully accessible looped walk down the sensory path and back around by the butterfly border.

The pumphouse itself has had a new plinth added and will be fully accessible to volunteers who might have mobility issues.  A fence will be built in front of the compost storage area which will brighten up that corner.  And of course the area around the path will be landscaped to complete the project.  As always, most of the work will be done by our volunteers, local contractors and tradesmen who so willingly give of their time.  But we do have to cover the cost of materials used in the project.

Since the onset of the Covid 19 pandemic, like many charities and voluntary groups, we have been unable to have any of our regular fundraisers.  With this in mind we have set up a ‘GO FUND ME’ page in order to raise funds to do this project.  People can donate as much or as little as they like (anything from €5) and every donation will make a difference.

The ongoing support of the community and visitors is always much appreciated.  Please click on the link and give what you can today.  New Path – Go Fund Me page

2021 New Path

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2021 Summer Yarn Bombing

by Mary Nolan | Oct 6, 2021 | News

2021 saw a huge array of new yarn bombing items arrive in Monageer Grotto for the summer extravaganza.  Despite not being able to meet for the whole year because of the Covid 19 pandemic, the Knitwits had toiled away tirelessly for the year to create some amazing pieces.

One of the highlights of the year was the display of Fairy Tale Scenes which was very popular with kids and adults alike.  Enniscorthy Library came on board with us and used our displays as inspiration for their weekly broadcasts in conjunction with their summer reading programme.

When our Blue Spring Path had faded to green, it was taken over by a large selection of mythical creatures and became a magical walk through the enchanted trees.  From goblins to gnomes. From fairies to flowers. From Pegasus to Pokemon.  From mushrooms  to mermaids.  Not to mention the dragons!

Each year we do a biodiversity feature around each of our environmental information signs.  This year we concentrated on the Painted Lady butterfly, the Nettle, the Ladybird, the Holly tree, the Red Squirrel, and the Barn Owl.

Of course there were loads of trees wrapped in colourful and tactile ‘jumpers’, our Zoo was back, and we even had our 5-a-day tree (who knew vegetables grew on trees!).

You can see more images from this year’s yarn bombing in the GALLERY page.  Plans are already under way for next year!

The Nettle

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Pegasus