The weather forecast
during the days leading up to St. Patrick’s Day 2018 was not good.
The weather man talked
of heavy snow, chilly east wind and freezing temperatures.
The so-called “son of
the beast from the east” was coming our way.
We naturally wondered
ifanyone would show up for our parade.
This year’s theme was
“Young at heart . In our attempts to dress as teenagers we donned
our wooly hats, scarves
and warm jackets. We put our rucksacks on our backs, and complete
with ear phones and
smart phones (in typical teenager style) and all our colourful
tricolour
gear , 30 brave
warriors set off to join the parade.
I must say “good
thinking” to the lady who carried her hot water bottle and well
done to
Catherine who came
along on her bike and had all her slogans written in our native
language..
We were frozen to the
bone but we felt it was all worth while as we won 3 rd prize in our
category and gratefully
received €100 cheque.
We quickly thawed out
in Gullane’s Hotel afterwards with very welcome hot soup, rolls,
tea
and coffee.
There was an exciting
finish to the day as we watched our Irish Rugby Team beat England in
the grand Slam.
Thanks to all our
members who brave the elements and come out year after year to do
their
bit for the community
and our Active Retirement group.
Chris O’Flynn (P.R.O)
March 2018
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St.
Patrick’s Day Parade 2018
