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All Rights Reserved © Meath Coaster 2019 PRINT DEADLINES T he Coaster goes to print on the Friday before the last Sunday in every month. The closing date for the NOVEMBER issue is Friday October 25 th Distribution begins with the weekend of the First Sunday in the month ADVERTISING RATES T he Meath Coaster is the only media delivered to the door in this area since 2005. It is also available online. Advertising in the Coaster works. If you have a local business or provide a local service, then tell people about it. Effective advertising needs repetition and time to produce results according to best practice research. Check out our discounts for longer term bookings. To get our ad rates, please either... Go to www.meathcoaster.com Phone 041 9813860 or Email: dermot@meathcoaster.com TRADE IN WELCOME WARRANTY GIVEN FINANCE ARRANGED FULLY SERVICED Station Road, Lusk, Co. 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There are loads of resources online and the Ireland North East region will host in- person writing sessions during the month to keep you writing. § I t’s that time of the year again, another start for BDLM Youth Club, hard to be- lieve it’s our 5 th year opening and we are still going strong. Hoping all our Members had a great sum- mer. Some have taken a big step into Sec- ondary School, we are sure you have all settled well and made many new friends. The Club is always full of fun activities to keep Members busy. Our annual outing this past year was an evening of Bowl- ing at Funtasia . We don’t know who had more fun, the Members or the Leaders! An Information Evening and Membership Registration for the New Year took place on Friday 13 th September, we were happy to see some familiar faces and many new faces as well. Annual Membership Registration Fee to the club is €10. ers, some who have been with the Club since the beginning: Des, Emer, John, Laura, Martin, Tony and Tristan. With- out all their hardwork and dedication we would not have a Youth Club. Noel has had to leave us recently, we want to thank him for his time and he will be missed. We desperately need more Volunteers to ensure the continued success of the Club, any parents or guardians out there who can assist us? We are also looking for Youth Leaders, students doing their TY year who has time, please come and volunteer. Past members who are 16 years and over, it would be nice to have you back at the Club as Young Leaders. All Volunteers need to undergo Training and Garda Vetting and this is all done and provided by YWIM, (Youth Work Ireland Meath) Please contact us if you can help on 089 469 4242 or drop into the Club on any Fri- day night. FaceBook: www.facebook.com/East- MeathYouthClub. § Club Times : 8.00pm to 9.30pm Venue: Coláiste na hInse hall, every Friday night. There is a €3. Entrance fee payable each night. When Registering for Membership a Par- ent/Guardian needs to accompany the New member. Proof of the Date of Birth may be required. Volunteers Needed We have a great team of Volunteers/Lead-WORKING FOR YOU - AG OBAIR DUITSE Louth & East Meath T.D. Imelda MUNSTER Constituency Office: 84 West St, Drogheda Open: Monday - Friday 9.30 - 5pm Tel: 041 987 3823 Email: imelda.munster@oireachtas.ie Clinics held in Drogheda, Laytown & Ardee, contact office for appointment.© October 2019 The Meath Coaster 8 Pride of Place at Laytown Races South Shore residents are winners at the Laytown Races S outh Shore resident’s association was the winner of the first prize in the in- augural ‘Pride of Place Residents Race’ at the 2019 Laytown Races on September 11 th . Carmel Ni Luanai collected a €400 voucher for Blacks garden centre after South Shore’s allocated horse, Loose Chippings, won the Gilna’s Cottage Inn Pride Of Place Maiden. A €200 garden centre voucher for Pat Stafford’s in Laytown was presented to Elaine Brennan, on behalf of Sli Ultan and a €100 voucher was collected by Paul Collier on behalf of Alverno Heights after the horses they were matched with came in second and third in the race. The winners can decide how to enhance the village with plants, flowers, trees, shrubbery or wildflowers. Representa- tives of all ten housing estates/ residential © October 2019 The Meath Coaster 9 Continued over.... areas were invited into the parade ring and a special presentation was made to the top three after the race, with a commemora- tive silver plate for the winner. Joe Collins, Chairman of the Laytown Races, said: “The Gilnas Cottage Inn Pride of Place race really added some- thing special to the day at this year’s Laytown Races. Best Dressed Winner Local residents responded so well to the initiative and we had a full turnout of rep- resentatives from all of the estates. It add- ed to the great atmosphere on race day and it is definitely something we will continue next year and into the future.”§Next >