Final bid to save Community Games in Mayo town

Castlebar Community Games is a voluntary sporting and cultural organisation which has existed for decades in Castlebar.

It has brought years of fun, enjoyment and lasting memories of friendship to all our children every year, along with medals and the experience of winning and losing as an individual or a team player.

A spokesman for the organisation has clearly stated that time is running out following a recent public meeting which was held on February 24 and ended with nobody attending the meeting to register any interest in saving the games from closure.

The future of Castlebar Community Games now rests with a final appeal to individuals, guardians, parents or interested people to step forward and form a working committee to keep the games alive in Castlebar.

There is a real danger the games will become non-existent if people fail to support the final rallying call for support.

A final public meeting will take place on Thursday, April 7 at 7.30 p.m. in the Ivy Tower Hotel Castlebar.

Please support this meeting if you can help in any way to save the games.

Hundreds of children who participate in the games would miss out on swimming, athletics, gaelic football, soccer, table tennis, draughts, handwriting, art/cultural/ talent, model making, quiz, basketball, cycling, volleyball, badminton, rugby, tennis, gymnastics, pitch and putt, rounders, camogie, hurling, futsal, indoor soccer and so much more.

"We believe that every young person should have the opportunity to take part in sport and culture in their local community," a spokesperson stated.

Castlebar Community Games have set up a Facebook account and an email address and can be contacted at castlebarcommunitygames@gmail.com.