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Background
Winmill Community Association was founded on 08/04/86, a committee of eleven members was elected at this meeting. The Association at that time was involved in keeping a peat processing plant from starting operation at Rossorry Church Road. Other issues that the Association were trying to address was the provision of a bus from the estate to the town for shopping and also to have a telephone box and letter box installed.
Windmill Heights is a mixed estate consisting of 168 houses and pensioners bungalows. A lot of the homes are now occupied. Our estate is a mixed religious one, with everyone getting on well. Windmill Heights is convenient to all local amenities e.g. shops, churches etc., and a bus now leaves the estate every hour from 10.00am to 4.00pm.

Activities to date
Windmill Community Association has been involved in many events. Over the past few years the Committee has organised a festival weekend in the estate. A marque was hired and different events catering for all age groups was organised includin dance, disco, bingo, storytelling and craft workshops. The Association has also organised day long trips tor the youth and elderly of the estate.

Current activities
The Association runs an annual sports day finished off with the medal presentation and open air disco. We also organise an annual Christmas dinner for our senior citizens and a trip to the theatre. Annual childrens events include a Christmas party and a visit to the opera house in Belfast, to see the Pantomine. Recent childrens events include ice-skating, go-karting and a visit to the share centre. A Tuesday club has been established for our pensioners every fortnight in Inis fold. This club has been running for over a year. Pensioners enjoy bingo, various workshop, day trips away and the all important cuppa!

Contact details:

Name
Maura McGrail (Vice Chairperson)

Telephone
028 6632 5312

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