Happy New Year!
Happy New Year everyone! Sincere thanks for your support over the past year. We are planing bigger and better events for 2012. Hope to see you in Annesbrook in 2012.
La Locandiera or The Hostess at the Inn
Goldoni’s Classic Comedy. Classic comedy, live music and dinner. This sparkling production of Italy’s most celebrated comedy includes dinner, wine, and a generous helping of live Neapolitan opera and folk music. Our beautiful temptress and her suitors caper, court, sing, and sword fight whilst you dine. Where and When Sunday the 20th November at 1.30 [...]
8mm Fright Night!
A very successful 8mm horror night was had last weekend. People went to bed suitability scared, there was plenty of checking under them for the bogeyman, he was not fond … The films we were shown on Saturday evening: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, To the Devil a Daughter (both abridged versions) and the full [...]
PhotoIreland Festival – Photography Workshops
Photoireland festival starts on the 1st of July and runs until the 31st. There are many interesting photographic related events taking place throughout the country. Were very pleased to be hosting two Photo Ireland workshops here in Annesbrook. 19th Century Photographic Printing in the 21st Century Tutor: Ian Mitton & Dominic Turner Dates: 9 & [...]
New Roof
When you here people who own old houses talk about the amount of maintenance that is required they generally are not exaggerating. That is not to say they often don’t live in attractive buildings. Were not complaining all were saying is the list is never ending! New roof on the back of the house, should [...]
The Auction & The Head
With over 350 lots on offer the auction was bound to be busy. As well as the head of St Vitalis there were plenty of other items on offer. Paintings, furniture,jewelry, china, books, rugs, elephants feet amongst other household and garden items. Not forgetting a statue of Hitler from the 1940s which did not get [...]
Weekend Auction
As many of you will have heard there is an auction taking place here over the weekend. Auctioneer Damien Matthews is holding the auction of over 350 lots. The items include: antique furniture, antique & old master paintings, silver, jewelry, china, books, rugs, garden statuary. Not forgetting the now infamous head of Saint Vitalis of [...]
Super Super 8mm
Well we think it is fair to say that the Super 8mm party was a success! The weather held which was a bonus, considering it was meant to be raining. Younger members at the party took advantage and played football with some of the more energetic mature party goers. Big thanks to Dennis Kenny for [...]
Screen Time
The good weather has kept us away from our computer screens recently but we have been busy with another much bigger screen. Next weekend were having a Super 8mm film evening. We have the space in the dining room to show the films but no cinema screen. Sure we could have hung a white sheet [...]
Easter in Annesbrook
Every Easter there is a tradition of an Easter Egg hunt. This year the younger members of the extended family took baskets and went to find the booty that was hidden. Were happy to report that everything was found and every child found at least their weight in chocolates and sweets.
