Former Crawley Irishperson of the Year, Lenny Nugent, is planning a mammoth trek from Big Ben to Brighton Pier to support the Kasisi Childrens Home in Zambia. The walkers hope to raise around £15,000 to make a real difference to children living with HIV/AIDS.
Crawley hosted the 4th Annual Saint Patrick’s Parade on Sunday 18 March 2007, celebrating the multicultural makeup of the town, its Irish population and commemorating Crawley’s 60th birthday as a new town.
Ireland have completed a major shock in the ICC Cricket World Cup by defeating Pakistan and (virtually) qualifying for the second stage of the competition: the Super 8.
Happy Saint Patrick’s Day to one and all. Ireland’s Rugby Team may have been robbed of their first Six Nations championship in years but that’s no reason not to celebrate all things Irish.
Saint Patrick is the Patron Saint of Ireland and is credited with bringing Christianity to Ireland. The celebration of his day is the national holiday in Ireland. Parades and parties generally celebrate the day with lots of music long into the night.
Ireland completed their Triple Crown today, a week ahead of the final match against Italy on Saint Patrick’s Day in Rome.
At its 12th Annual Dinner Dance at The Clarion Hotel, Gatwick on the 3rd March, The Celtic and Irish Cultural Society (CICS) were pleased to announce that Rosie Keaveney, one of Crawley’s very popular community midwives, was the Crawley Irish Person of the Year 2007.
Saint David is the only Welsh saint to be canonized and culted in the Western Church. He has been the patron saint of Wales since the 12th century, but very little is known about his life.
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