Conor's Bandon Blog

I’ll keep it short and sweet. If you know of any family-friendly comedians or mind-trick guys who would be able to perform on March 26th in Bandon, can you get in touch with me and I’ll pass it on to the Rosmini Centre people? They do have some budget for it, so pro or semi-pro is fine.

Also the dog owned by one of the kids who was going to perform has gone missing. Please keep an eye out for a sheepdog in the Crossbarry area. If the same happens to you, I encourage you to post it on LostandFound.ie.

Every year the great people who run the Rosmini centre for adults with an intellectual disability organise a fun and interesting event to promote community integration and inclusion for everyone. This year they are organising a community variety show.

It’s on Friday the 26th of March in the GAA Hall in Bandon. Doors opening at 7.15, show starts at 8 sharp. It is not a fund raising event so tickets will be at the very affordable cost of €5 each.

The show will include:

• A DJ
• Singing & Music
• Magic and Tricks (both kids and adults)
• Bingo
• Dance & Comedy
• Raffle
• Street Dancers

There will be spot prizes between performances.

Sounds like a great fun night for all the family. You should start seeing signs for it around the town soon.

I’ve just been contacted by a someone organising a lovely local event. They are looking for a folk choir or an upbeat church choir to get involved.

It’s on 29th Jan 2010 in Bandon.

They also need an audio system if you know of anyone willing to loan for the night.

Mail me on conor@loudervoice.com if you want to help out and I’ll pass on your details.

The ‘Bandon – Working Together’ group seeks to promote the strengths of the town through communication and activities. Their first activity is the creation of a ‘What’s on in Bandon’ newsletter. If you want to get a mention in it, head on over to the Bandon.ie blog for all the details.

I’m shooting them a quick email now about doing a blog and email list.

Now that’s a phrase you didn’t expect to hear in the current economic climate.

One of the reasons we settled on Bandon when we moved to Cork was the classic location, location, location. It really is ideally situated in Munster for access to almost everything – Cork City, Airport, beaches, businesses, school, sports facilities etc etc.

However, this prime location is missing something critical – somewhere people can meet in a modern business context. Whether it’s for seminars, conferences, training or bigger community events, we have nothing. There are many organisations (state, semi-state and private enterprise), who would kill for a venue where people from all corners of Munster, Ireland and Europe could meet and get to easily.

The beneficial knock-on effects to other local businesses of having a regular stream of visitors are obvious. At the moment, all that business traffic goes to the city, Clon, Skibb, Kinsale and elsewhere.

So there you have it. If you are someone who has spent a fortune on property in the area over the last ten years and/or if you are sitting on assets you won’t be able to shift until 2010 at the earliest, here’s a way to generate immediate regular cash and provide a major boost to the town.

The Munster Conference Centre, Bandon: Which of you is up for it?