Kilmegan Parish Church weekend afternoon tea

Kilmegan Parish Church weekend afternoon tea

11 September 2024

KILMEGAN Parish Church is hosting an end of summer afternoon tea this Saturday.

The event — which is taking place in St Donard’s Parochial Hall in Dundrum — starts at 2.30pm and features musical entertainment.

Those attending Saturday’s event are asked to be seated by for 2.30pm with the suggested donation £10 per person.

Organisers say the event is a fantastic opportunity for the church congregation and wider community and families to come together to help raise much-needed funds for the church building fund and plans to redevelop the Old School House in the village.

The Church of Ireland aims to develop the building at the 

junction of Main Street and School Hill to create two units which could be rented out to community organisations or as the base for commercial operations. 

The listed building has been derelict for a number of years and the Church is keen to develop the site to stop the deterioration in the structure and the provide an income for the parish.

The plans have been drawn up by the Select Vestry of Kilmegan, Dundrum and Maghera but progress is being hampered by NI Water which has banned any new connections to the sewer network until the completion of the ongoing upgrade of the sewerage infrastructure in the village.