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Making Kells Accessible

Making Kells Accessible

Oct 26, 2018

Making Kells Accessible The “Making Kells Accessible” programme is officially underway.  The service users of both Farrell Street and Climber Hall have begun working together to highlight accessibility issues that exists in their local town of Kells.  Accessibility issues are commonly linked with physical barriers such as access into buildings, but accessibility issues can also mean barriers existing that dictates the general public’s perceptions on people with disabilities.  In many cases, these perceptions are towards limitations and inability, rather than ability. The Accessibility Programme will look at highlighting physical barriers to elected representative Councillors and Meath County council officials that prevent or inhibit our daily access in Kells.  The programme will look at how local businesses can become more accessible both physically but also in the way they deliver their own service.  Overall, we hope our general engagement within the community will change public mind-sets and portray more accurate perceptions regarding people with disabilities.  This being, we are the same as everyone else. Earlier this year the service users in Farrell Street took to the street to conduct street interviews with locals passing by.  This initiative was called “Breaking barriers through the art of media” and was a course funded by LMETB, facilitated by course tutor Shay Casserley.   20 people were asked the same two questions, questions that were put to them on the spot without time to prepare. What transpired from this recording is best described as powerful, inspiring, chilling and thought provoking. On Tuesday 4th September, the video was launched locally to those who were involved in its creation.  The most amazing response erupted on this historical...
Dunboyne Pedal Pushers

Dunboyne Pedal Pushers

Oct 26, 2018

Prosper Meath Reception for Dunboyne Pedal Pushers   A large crowd gathered in the sunshine at Trim Castle on Sunday 16th of September to welcome back the ‘Dunboyne Pedal Pushers’ Cycling Group from their 4 Province Challenge.  The 30 participants cycled 365km over 2 days to raise funds to help Prosper Meath build a fully accessible day service in Trim. The fundraising event was spearheaded by Adrian Tiernan whose daughter Dearbhla attends the Prosper Meath Trim Service.  Trim’s local High Nellie Group met the group for the last 3km and led them into the town where they were joined on the cycle by Liam Hargadon from the Trim Service. The group received a warm welcome from the crowd.  Gavin Duffy, presidential candidate presented the cyclists with medals and LMFM supported the cause by hosting an auction at the homecoming event and providing music from their roadcaster. We would like to thank all businesses who sponsored the event as well as the many families from other Prosper Meath services who supported the fundraising event for Trim Service. We would especially like to thank each of the cyclists and their families for the time and effort that they put in over the past few months to prepare for the cycle.  We are overwhelmed by the generosity of the cyclists and it has been a pleasure to get to know the members of the group whose friendship we will value for years to come. Back to Notice...
Garda Streetwise Programme

Garda Streetwise Programme

Oct 22, 2018

Garda Streetwise Programme Service Users of Prosper Meath, Navan complete the Garda Streetwise Programme On the 8th of June 2018, the Community Policing Unit Navan commenced the Garda Streetwise Programme with 11 service users of Prosper Meath, Navan. On Friday 10th August 2018, the participants were given a tour of Navan Garda Station where they had the opportunity to see the public office, cell area, the interview room and the patrol cars. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the experience from start to finish and were delighted to receive their certificates of completion and medals. Back to Notice...
4 Provinces 365km Cycle

4 Provinces 365km Cycle

Jun 22, 2018

4 Provinces 365km Cycle – 15th and 16th September 2018 Cycling group ‘Dunboyne Pedal Pushers’ are organising a fundraising event ‘4 Provinces 365km Cycle’ on the 15th and 16th September.  This event which aims to raise funds for the new Emmet Street building in Trim will involve 30 cyclists navigating a route around the four provinces of Ireland, covering 365km in two days.  The group have set up a GoFundMe page: https://www.gofundme.com/4provinces  and are seeking donations and sponsors for the event. The group will commence their cycle in Dunboyne and travel through Virginia, Edgesworthstown, Athlone and Ballinasloe before resting overnight in Birr.  Day two will consist of cycling on to Roscrea, Tullamore, Edenderry and finishing with a welcome home reception in Trim.  Adrian Tiernan, whose daughter attends the Trim service is spearheading the fundraising campaign and hopes that the cycle will raise much needed funds to build a fully accessible building in the heart of Trim town. Fiona Monahan, Operations Manager of Prosper Meath and Adrian Tiernan recently spoke on LMFM radio regarding Prosper Meath services and the ‘4 Provinces 365km Cycle’.  Listen to the podcast below. https://www.prospermeath.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/LMFM.mp3     Back to Notice...
Scoil Mhuire TY Project

Scoil Mhuire TY Project

Apr 2, 2018

Scoil Mhuire TY Project with High Street Service - March & April 2018 Transition year students from Scoil Mhuire, Trim have been working with Prosper Meath’s High Street service in Trim during March and April on an awareness project. The school was running a competition, whereby each group had to work with a local charity and raise awareness about the issues they encounter. Prosper Meath decided that they would create a display in one of the derelict premises in the town. The students and service users created a display on the old Spicers shopfront which highlights the efforts made by local businesses/services to be more accessible (left window) and also gives information to others about how they can make their business more accessible (right window). Congratulations to the group who came in third place and received a cheque for €50 which will they will present to Prosper Meath, Trim. Back to Notice...