Resident

While Santa and his reindeers may be preparing for their busiest night of the year, there still was much activity at Newbridge House and Farm this week as a whole family of alpacas joined the rest of the resident Donabate animals to help spread some Christmas cheer to visitors.

Applications are now invited for funding  for creative projects under  the Creativity In Older Age 2022 scheme.  Applications for funding under the scheme should be in the form of a 2-page proposal outlining the (i) concept detail, (ii) partners, (iii) costs, and (iv) proposed delivery dates.

Proposals in pdf format should be emailed to [email protected]   by close of business on Friday January 25th 2022 with ‘Creativity in Older Age Scheme 2022’ as the subject line. 

As we make our way through December and towards the darkest time of the year our anticipation of the Christmas festivities grows. Decorating the tree, indulging in a Christmas feast and exchanging gifts are familiar seasonal rituals to many of us. What is less familiar to us now, however, are the old Christmas customs once practiced in Fingal.