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Some Ideas For Keeping Your Children Busy, Fit and Stimulated
The following are a couple of ideas and links that parents may find useful ;
Local Sports Clubs;
Gaelic Football; meath.gaa.ie St Colmcilles GAA Club www.cilles.com
Rugby ; www.boynerfc.ie
Tennis ; www.laytownbettystownltc.com
Swimming; Aura Drogheda Leisure Centre
Golf; Laytown and Bettystown Golf Club
Martial Arts Drogheda
Music
www.droghedabrassband.ie
Crilly School Of Music
The Sound Shop
There are several other options in the Meath area if your child has an interest in learning any musical instrument Check out www. meathcoaster.com for more options
Library
www.louthcoco.ie for information on Drogheda Library
www.meathcoco.ie for information on Laytown mobile library service and duleeklib@meathcoco.ie
Heritage
www.heritageireland.ie Check out their fantastic offer of family heritage cards which give free admission to all fee paying state managed OPW Heritage sites. A great way to pass a wet Saturday/Sunday afternoon or Autumn / Winter school breaks
Youth clubs
www.foroige.ie is Irelands National Youth development organisation offering activities from age 10. Julianstown foroige club 086-
Boy Scouts; www.scout.ie Check out this great site for information on your local scout group .
Beaver Scouts ; age 6,7,8 Cub Scouts ; age 9,10,11 Scouts; age 12,13,14,15
Compass Cub by Coillte ; www.compassclub.ie
A unique initiative that develops a foundation in outdoor skills and activities in children aged 6 to 12 years. Now in woodlands in both Louth and Meath programmes are run through after school camps and courses.
Bird Watching
www.birdwatchireland there is a lovely kid zone on this site with plenty of projects for young bird watchers
www.rspb.co.uk lots of ideas on connecting your child with nature
Sonairte Centre in Laytown; Visitor Eco Centre and Gardens nature walks/bird watching www.sonairte.ie
Walking;
www.mapmywalk.com/ie/drogheda
Lots of suggestions for walking /cycling routes