We were blessed with the beautiful weather on Sunday the 9th of May for our Family Sports day in East Glendalough School.

The look on children and parents (yes, parents!) faces when they saw the array of bouncing castles that came in every form was of pure enjoyment! Obstacle courses, inflatable wrecking ball, a giant slide and a massive, inflatable, containable bubble racing course called the “Zorb”, football matches and face painting filled out the afternoon. Families from the parishes in the East Glendalough Deanery along with the rectors participated wholeheartedly for the day. Susan Connolly and Ian Maxwell organised the day and recruited the team of volunteers and it went great. Screams of delight from children reassured us that this was something that would be happening again.

One of the parents told us that ‘this should be on every year!’ which was so encouraging and a great testament to the community that is in the churches. Thank you to Alan Cox, the principal of East Glendalough School for letting us use the school grounds and for all the rectors involved, it really was a beginning to something that we hope will continue in the future.