LONGFORD ACTIVE RETIREMENT GROUP

The Active Retirement Group a very friendly group and would welcome all new members including men and women. They meet on every second Wednesday at the Family Centre at 3.00pm.

Activities are many and varied: outings to places of historical, cultural and theatrical interest are all catered for as well as holidays, with even a few visits to the races and the dogs. There have been several courses on cooking, aqua aerobics, computers, art classes and bridge. Over the years there have been a wide variety of speakers on many topics such as music, drama, health & safety, journalists, photography, history and gardening at the fortnightly meetings.

History: Longford Active Retirement Group was started by a few ladies, namely: Maeve Cullen, Greta Donlon and Peg O’Halloran, who met to discuss forming a social club for retired people. They could see a need for such a venture. A venue was found at the Family Centre and in September 1999 the first meeting of the Longford Active Retirement Group was started with a small group of interested ladies. From there the Group has gone from strength to strength and today, ten years after its foundation, there are up to sixty members.