CASTLEBLAYNEY COMMUNITY - Key Persons
Following the demise of Scouting in the town in 2000 there was concern that the Scout Hall building on York Street, would drift in to a state of disrepair and be added to the growing list of derelict buildings. The then Trustees of the Scout Hall building sought a meeting with the Board of Castleblayney Community Enterprise in an attempt to address the matter. Castleblayney Community Enterprise agreed to take over the day to day management of the building and to extend the use of the building to other groups and organisations in the town who provide important and invaluable activities within the Community.
Despite the need to carry out some major remedial and costly floor works in 2010 Castleblayney Enterprise Centre have dutifully continued to be the custodians of the hall for the past 19 years and ensured that it has remained an important resource to a myriad of groups who use it. It is presently used seven days of the week by the following groups and individuals Irish Dancing, Speech & Drama, Tae Kwon Do, Jazzercise and the Whist Club, who by their activities improve the quality of life in our Community. The Hall is also used as a polling station on election days and is a central venue for coffee morning fundraisers.