Community Games back on

Kilcullen’s participation in the 2010 Community Games, which had been very much in doubt before Christmas, has been saved by the last-minute arrival of a number of extra volunteers.

“We now have the required minimum of five people on the committee,” says organiser Anne Quigley, who had all but given up on the project after the failure at the last AGM to get enough volunteers involved.

The participation will not be nearly as big as last year, when up to 400 local youngsters competed in a record number of events for Kilcullen. Apart from local prizes, Kilcullen athletes gained 60 medals at County and National levels, including two National medals.

Of the total participation, nearly 200 youngsters competed in the Athletics section.

“We need to compete in four categories to stay in the Games,” Anne says. “So this year we will be directly organising just Talent, Basketball, Athletics and Swimming. The schools have got involved by agreeing to organise the Art competitions, which will then be forwarded to us to judge.”