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.
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 […]
Last night (Friday 10th March) at the Irish Healthcare Centre Awards, Dalton House won the Daycare Centre of the Year Award. We were honoured to be nominated and winning was a fantastic surprise. Kit O’Mahoney Board Member, Nellie Brett Manager, Canon Pat Dalton Chairman with Marty Whelan who presented the award. We’ll post the official […]
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 […]
On Wednesday the 18th of December 2013 we met as usual for our Wednesday Evening Social Night. What wasn’t usual that night was we decided to have our Christmas celebration this evening. All of our regular musicians came together as one band for the night and provided the music and song. Keep watching for a […]