Bayside Boules Club - Alden Park - since late 2019

Two New Pistes: The two piste extension is up, readyand in use.  Our thanks to Alan Bennett for the aerial footage using his drone camera.  Already we are reaping the benefits of the extra facilities with no pressure on numbers wishing to play, in competitions or otherwise.  The school will have the benefit, also, on return after the holidays.   The two new benches are due within the month.   Our thanks to Nigel for designing and creating the three new scoreboard holders.   The two new benches were installed today 18-07-24 in the rain!  One is wheelchair accessible.   We will stain the table/seat parts to deter graffiti as we did with the previous benches.  We must wait for a dry day!  The contractors also replaced the damaged timber on Piste B. Photos courtesy of Ciarán, Tom B and Tom D. Stained today to hopefully deter graffiti! Friday Night Social Boules: The Friday Night Boules is going steadily.  We had over...

New Arrivals:    Our much anticipated two new Pistes have been installed by Martin King Landscapes [Contractor] with budget from Fingal Co. Co.  Our thanks to our local representatives, who were all returned at the recent local elections, for supporting the expansion and voting for the budget.  Thanks also to Martin King and particularly Ted Lynch, Lead Fingal Operations Officer for the Howth / Malahide area. Our thanks to Tom B and Ciarán for the photos during the construction from Mon 10th to Wed 12th June 2024  This coincided with the driest spell in a while allowing the heavy machinery to leave little trace on the landscape. From these suggestions  : To this:  [we're awaiting a drone camera photo if somebody knows somebody...!!] https://photos.app.goo.gl/25zTtpKXw8nBgvgJ6 The following day, Thursday, was a wash out so I captured the first formal shot before the Friday Night Boules on the new facility.....well played Kathryn.  Despite being ver...