On Sunday the 15th we held our annual sponsored walk. The money raised on Sunday goes towards keeping our services running. The day was well attended by young and old with a fun atmosphere and community spirit. Below are a few photos from the day in question.
As most of you know Gowran people are horse racing mad! So when Gold Cup winning Jockey, Paul Townend, called in to our Wednesday Evening Social on the 27th March, it caused great excitement. Paul was good enough to bring his prize cup from the day and while standing for photos with everyone, he let […]
In July of this year Nellie Brett retired from her position of manager of Dalton House Daycare Centre. Nellie was a founding member of Gowran Community Housing for the Elderly and manager of Dalton House Daycare Centre for 17 years. On Wednesday evening the 17th of July we celebrated with Nellie as she embarked on […]
Our Year 2014.
During 2014 we lost 2 of our residents. Sam Gibbons lived in no.4 and will be sadly missed. He was a regular attendee at our Wednesday night session and could always be relied on for a song. See our tribute to Sam here. Liam O’Byrne lived in no.6 and up to his retirement he delivered […]
During April and May, Dalton House held a Creative Writing Course. With the financial support of the Kilkenny Leader Group we secured, renowned writer and winner of the Listowel Writers Week Comedy Essay competition, Gerry Moran to deliver his creative writing course. Over the six weeks the participants enjoyed writing and sharing many short stories […]