Early May Update

Dear Chamber Members,

Ø  All we have left to sell of the pig for tomorrow evening’s Spit Roast is the right hind leg. The rest of it has been snapped up, so if you haven’t booked your slice, please email me as soon as possible to guarantee your ticket.

Ø  I’m attaching a flyer from a new member of the Chamber, Niall Johnson who many of you will already know. If you are in the business where you recommend, call or arrange hackneys for customers, please do print off his flyer and display it.  

Always consider your fellow Chamber member in your business dealings.

Ø  The newly forming Clonakilty Favour Exchange is holding their kick-off event tomorrow afternoon (Friday). There will be a stall at the market until noon, a press call at O'Donovan's at 3 pm, and and over to Richy's for Tapas at 5 pm.  Information about the Favour Exchange and media coverage of same can be found at www.clonfavour.com .

Ø  Another new Chamber member Steven Kelly and kindly put together a blog for the Chamber which you can check out at the following link:-

Ø  http://clonakiltychamber.blogspot.com/

Ø  He has linked Chamber emails to it, so if you think you’ve missed something on an email, you can check it out on the blog.  There is a blog archive halfway down on the right of the blog page where you can easily navigate to an old message. Many thanks to Steven for going to all that trouble for us.  Also, you may fancy putting a little article together and having it posted on the blogsite.  If you do, please send it into me and we’ll put it up for you.

Ø  We’ve also taken delivery of a fabulous Calendar that we’ve been involved in putting together with Failte Ireland and also the European Commission via EDEN, with special thanks to Roy Maguire.   I’ve attached a PDF of the cover. I hear the cynics saying “What the point in getting it now, halfway through the year?”  

Well it covers up to and including June 2013 and it contains wonderful images of Clonakilty and other Irish EDEN destinations.  I have a substantial supply of them here in the Chamber office, that I’ve had to cart up two flights of stairs, so anyone that wants them can call and collect. They are free to all Chamber members and there are plenty to take away. It’s on a first come first served basis, until they’re all gone.  You can give me a ring to arrange a collection time.

Ø  There is tourism meeting next Wednesday evening the 9^th May at 7pm in the Boardroom over the Courtyard Bar.  Can those involved in any of the tourism projects please send an update to Alan Lowney [alanlowney@hotmail.com].

Ø  And finally, the following message from Philip Newton, “4 days to go before my first half marathon, I've raised €1029 for the charity "Living Links" my goal is to raise €1300 which equates to €100 per mile so if any one out there in internet land wants to throw a few quid my way any amount large or small will be welcome. A BIG THANK YOU to all those who have sponsored me so far to get me to €1029. Just to remind you all, Living Links is based in West Cork and is a charity that gives support to those bereaved by suicide.” Replies please to Clon Business Solutions [info@clonbusiness.com]

-- Mick Hanly