Route
Starts at Marian Hall; to Castle St, Main St, Emmet Sq, Emmet St.
Please Note: This year parade finishes at St. Brendan’s Church of Ireland. Parade participants return to the Marian Hall via Oxmantown Mall & Rosse Row. It would be appreciated if Castle St, Main St, Emmet Sq and Emmet St could be left free of cars from 9am to 5.30pm on Sunday.
NOTE: Parade entry registration at Marian Hall
before 1.30pm
Traffic Diversions
Traffic diversions will be in operation from outside the town from Fri 11 Aug to Fri 18 Aug. Local diversions will be operated within the town during the week. Your co-operation is appreciated.
No Hawkers or Ticket Sellers
Vintage Photographic Competition
Enter your photographs illustrating the spirit of Birr Vintage Week & Arts Festival 2006 and what the Festival means to you! Non-returnable entries, €1 each, to festival office by Friday 18 August at 12 mid-day. Entries to be displayed at Finale Night with presentation of prizes.
Vintage Shop-Window Display
Calling on all shop-owners to dress up your window in vintage style to remember days gone by. Prize kindly sponsored by Butlers Pharmacy.
Birr Vintage Week & Arts Festival organising committee
wish to express sincere thanks to all sponsors listed on
this programme for their generous contributions;
all clubs, societies and venues who host festival events;
Birr Active Retirement Group;
St Brendan’s Environmental
Group;
Rybro Construction Ltd;
Birr Lions Club;
Birr Garda Siochana;
Birr Fire Brigade;
Civil Defence;
Order of Malta;
FCA;
all volunteers for their help and co-operation both before and during the festival.
Chairperson: Michelle de Forge
Hon. Treasurer: Majella Kennedy
Hon. Secretary / Safety Officer: Barry Murphy
PRO: Aimee Milne
Parade Officers: Siobhan Dwyer & Alex Smyth
Fair Green Day Co-ordinator: Gail Kelly
Pub Events Co.ords: Brendan Fogarty & Gillian Pierce
Exhibitions Co.ord: Emma Ryan
Mags Campbell, Elaine Collins, Sean Cooke, Denis Hoctor, Tony Hogan, Ann Hynes Spain, Brendan Molloy, Ann-Marie O’Brien, Denis Tierney, Orla Watkins, Christine Wimms