Editorial

Attention All Get Ready For The Bealtaine Festival 2003

From the 1st to 5th May the Bealtaine Festival gets under way, with fun and games for all the family. The festivities start on Thursday 1st May with theatre at the Riverbank in Newbridge and music in the Red House Hotel.
The Opening ceremony commences at 8pm on Friday 2nd may with the wonderful and bright street parade assisted by many local schools and community groups to mark the beginning of Summer. Also there will be street artists, Comedy at the Riverbank with Kevin Mc Aleer. A singer song writer night follows on Friday night.
Other points of interests will be a Holistic Workshop, Walk the Art Trail, 5 a side soccer. Eat on the street. Book Fare. Story Tellers. KYS Film and Jerry Fish and the Mudbeg club. Benefit for Mongolian Buddhist School. A tale trail takes place on Sun 4th May, this will be a guided tour walk around some of the more interesting features landmarks of our town.
The highlight especially for the younger members is the Picnic on the Strand which takes place on Sunday also at 2pm. A fun day out for all the family. Bring food and family and we’ll bring the entertainment with live music, novelty races and entertainers ,it’s a day not to be missed. GET there early for a good spot and hope for Sunshine and a Dry Day.
The Youth Festival Workshop are on Monday 4th this will no doubt follow its huge success from last year. Bealtaine is delighted to be working with the Special Olympics and the Schools to produce the banners to be hung for both events.

For more information contact:
Terry Moore 045-448312 Chairperson, Sorcha Heavey 086-3584826

Poetry Corner

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Recipe Of the Month

Recipe For Profiteroles

Deliciously crispy small choux buns, filled with lightly whipped cream and topped with a rich, velvety smooth chocolate sauce Just heavenly. No-one will be able to resist this special dessert.

3 1/2 oz / 90g unsalted butter
5 oz /150g plain flour
Pinch of salt.
4 Eggs, beaten, size 3
1/2 pint/300 ml whipping cream

FOR THE CHOCLATE SAUCE
8 oz/225g plain chocolate
3 oz/75g unsalted butter
4 tbsp milk

Preheat oven to Gas 6. 400°f 200°c
Melt the butter in a small pan with 1/2 pint/300 ml water
Bring to the boil, then remove from heat and add all the flour and salt
Beat with a wooden spoon until all the flour has been incorporated and the mixture forms a ball in the centre of the pan
Cool slightly, then gradually add the eggs a little at a time,
beating well between each addition.
Place the mixture in a piping bag fitted with a 1 1/2 in/4 cm plain piping nozzle, and pipe about 16-20 small buns on to a dampened baking sheet– leave a little space between each bun to allow for expansion.
Bake on the shelf above centre of oven for 15-20 minutes or until well risen and golden brown. Remove from the oven and, with a sharp knife, make a small slit in the side of each bun.
Return from the oven for 3-5 minutes to allow the buns to dry out. Transfer to a wire cooling rack and leave until cold. Whip the cream until thick, then Place in a piping bag fitted with the small plain nozzle, and fill each bun with the cream.
Place on the serving dish, to form a pyramid. Break the chocolate into small pieces, place in a bowl with the butter, and melt over a pan of gently simmering water. Stir with a wooden spoon until smooth, glossy and free from lumps. Remove the bowl from the pan and gradually beat in the milk. Continue to beat in the milk. Continue to beat until the chocolate sauce is completely smooth and glossy.

Pour attractively over the choux buns and serve immediately.

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Well the Formula 1 season starts in the month of March and the reason its starts on a Friday is because there is different rules with the slowest cars going first and the fast cars going last. I am going for Rubens Barracello because of the way he drove last season. My favourite driver Michael Schumacher is a brilliant driver but I have a feeling that Rubens will win the Formula 1 this season and the danger I think will be McClaren because they were better in testing then Ferrari so it’s between Ferrari and McClaren. Last season the top 6 in each got points, but this season the points are available for the first 8 places. There are some new drivers this season Justin Wilson who is 6ft 3 inches and Minardi had to make the car bigger, but he deserves to be in the car because he won the F3000 last season. Another new driver is Ralf Firman who is driving for Jordan. There is no Eddie Irvine this season, as he didn’t get a drive with anyone. So it happens in Australia on Sunday its on 2 30 in the morning, but don’t worry because its being replayed on Sunday at 1 30 in the afternoon. So its game on let the engine roar, because it’s a long season
My prediction for the F 1 season is first: Rubens Barracello, second: Michael Schumacher and 3rd choice would have to be: Kimi Raikkinon. So go a head Michael make Andrew’s season and leave the minnows behind.

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My Idol: Celine Dion (part 2)

The kiss was from her manager Rene Angelil. Celine was 20 at the time of the Eurovision Song Contest in 1988. Celine was in love with Rene since she was 13. Rene was also in love with Celine, the first moment he met her. That was a coincidence. They had to wait for the right time, because Celine was practically a child.

After winning the Eurovision, Celine wanted to make it big in the USA. The only way to do that was to sing in English. But Celine couldn’t speak English. So she went to school to learn English, for 5 days a week for 6 months. In 1990, Celine Dion recorded and released her first English album “UNISON.” The first single to be released was called “ANY OTHER WAY.” My favourite song on that album is “WHERE DOES MY HEART BEAT NOW.” The album was a huge success. It sold an amazing 2 million copies.

TO BE CONTINUED… Join me in the next issue of the Newsletter for part 3.

Get Well wishes to: All our members who are unwell.

Birthday wishes to: Stephen, Tony, Francis, (Patrick, 50 on 6th May) Pat, Steven.

Welcome to our new members: Liam, Albert and Marion.