Kilkenny Recreation & Sports Partnership

🏊‍♂️ Become a Swim Buddy! 🏊‍♀️
Kilkenny Recreation & Sports Partnership is looking for volunteers to support children with additional needs as they learn to swim through their Transition Year Programme.
✅ Provide one-to-one assistance in the water
✅ Help build confidence and enjoyment
✅ Attend the majority of Wednesday afternoon lessons at The Watershed
Making swimming fun and enjoyable is the most important role of a Swim Buddy!
Parents can register their teen at: www.krsp.ie/events

Minding Your Wellbeing is a programme that supports positive mental health and wellbeing for older adults.

Minding Your Wellbeing for Older people in Droichead FRC Callan will start on 22nd September for 6 weeks on Tuesday mornings and still has places available.

The programme will start in Newpark FRC on 4th September for 6 weeks and is fully booked. However, for anybody interested, please sign up for the waitlist as this will determine demand and review to propose another programme in early 2027

Booking: Droichead FRC Callan: https://bookwhen.com/southeasttraining/e/ev-s20yd-20260922100000

Contact for this programme as Michelle 0858564950/ Ann 0874393901.

🏊‍♂️ Become a Swim Buddy! 🏊‍♀️

Kilkenny Recreation & Sports Partnership is looking for volunteers to support children with additional needs as they learn to swim through their Transition Year Programme.
✅ Provide one-to-one assistance in the water
✅ Help build confidence and enjoyment
✅ Attend the majority of Wednesday afternoon lessons at The Watershed

Making swimming fun and enjoyable is the most important role of a Swim Buddy!

Parents can register their teen at: www.krsp.ie/events

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Active Kilkenny Spotlight 🔦

KRSP are putting a spotlight on discovering the ways the people of Kilkenny can get active. Take a look at this! 👀

Margaret is starting a new block of Pilates Thursday! You can find more information and how to book on the poster!

Need to complete your Safeguarding 1 Workshop?

📢 Final spaces remaining for our online Safeguarding 1 Workshop on the 20th August, from 6:30pm to 9:30pm.

Don't miss this opportunity to complete your training.

👉 Book now: https://krsp.ie/event/2026-krsp-safeguarding-1-20th-of-august/

🔦 Active Kilkenny Spotlight 🔦
KRSP are putting a spotlight on discovering the ways the people of Kilkenny can get active. Take a look at this! 👀

Running Festival

• Family stroll around the walking track- the Butterfly Loop. Opened from 10.30am-12pm.
• 5km run at 11.15am
• 10km run at 11.00 am

On the day there will also be entertainment including, giant golf, face painting and lots of carnival style games such as hook the duck, shoot the spaceship, ball game activities, and lots more.

Register for one of the activities above. Included with your registration is a goodie bag that includes a t-shirt, event goodies, and a food voucher.

To sign up, visit: https://www.popupraces.ie/race/abbott-5km-10km-2026/

🔦 Active Kilkenny Spotlight 🔦

KRSP are putting a spotlight on discovering the ways the people of Kilkenny can get active. Take a look at this! 👀

Margaret is starting a new block of Pilates Thursday! You can find more information and how to book on the poster!

Kilkenny Recreation & Sports Partnership are delighted to help Irish Wheelchair Association in their fundraising day on The Parade, Kilkenny today. KRSPs gazebo kept the cyclists cool while our adapted bikes enabled all to cycle and help with the fundraising. Well done to all and if you are down there pop by to say hello and donate!
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Get Her Kayaking! 🚣‍♀️

This is a programme designed for adult women who wish to get into kayaking! Over 4 sessions, participants will be supported and guided with a female coach from Graiguenamanagh Canoe Club !

This well sought after programme will sell out quick so make sure to book now: https://krsp.ie/event/2026-krsp-adult-get-her-kayaking/