It Says in The Bridge: December 2022
After what seems to have been a very short year we're around to the Christmas Bridge again, writes Brian Byrne.
The front page theme is a traditional Nativity scene, this time a picture of one your editor saw while at a Christmas Market in Berlin recently and it immediately jumped out as a cover possibility. If the German headline puzzles, it's the original Silent Night, Holy Night language of the much-loved Christmas hymn's title.
The magazine's centre spread is also all about the Nativity scenes, this time a selection of photos from the 150-strong collection built up by Ger and Lorraine Kelly. They had them on display in the Parish Centre recently to raise funds for the Parish and a community of nuns, and the event attracted a lot of interest.
We always have an extra bit of colour in this issue, and this year that includes a couple of sets of pictures from two events — the recent Lions Social for Seniors which was held in the Parish Centre, and was a really enjoyable proper post-Covid get-together, and some scenes from the Kilcullen Drama Group's For Better, For Worse, in which the facial expressions say more than a thousand words could.
Our news stories include the visit by young Billy Brady to Kilcullen Garda Station, as a result of his stellar appearance on the Toy Show Late Late, where his stated ambition to be a Garda like his Aunt Tina earned him his own Junior Garda uniform. He took a turn on the Kilcullen beat with Gda Jon Brien.
There's a report recapping the recent 150th celebrations of the Parish Church, the history of which we provided in substantial measure in the November Bridge ... it's right to wrap it up.
In our regulars, Julie Felsbergs offers a touching piece about a dog being not just for Christmas, with a very personal element. In the KWWSPCA's page there's an appalling dog neglect story with a happy ending. And Sean Landers says his goodbye to Taiwan, where he has worked for 19 years.
There are end of 2022 celebration and reflection themes also in other regular spaces, including the schools and sports pages, and the Community Centre looks back on a very successful year.
This is also the Bridge where many of the local businesses and organisations take the opportunity to advertise their seasonal wishes for their own customers. It's an important edition to help keep the magazine financially viable, so we take this opportunity to thank them all for their support.
No Bridge next month, but we'll be back with the February edition. To all who help with the Bridge itself, and you the readers, a very happy Christmas and New Year.
