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Bridgeways Family Resource Centre in Ballymahon played host to a double celebration on Wednesday, May 20, with the Centre marking 20 years in business and the Ballymahon / Landevant Twinning Group celebrating the silver jubilee of their twinning agreement.

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Kathleen Dowd, Siobhan McGoey and Eilish Foley LWL, Sriyans Appedoo and Karen Walsh ForÃ³ige at the showcase event as part of the Bridgeways Family Resource Centre in Ballymahon 20 years celebration

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At the tree-planting ceremony in The People’s Park, Ballymahon, marking 25 years of twinning between Ballymahon and Landévant in Brittany, France, were (left to right): Mayor of Landévant Pascal Le Calvé, Derrick Healy of Creative Design Garden Centre, Cllr Paul Ross, Ballymahon Municipal District Cathaoirleach Martin Skelly, Chairperson of Landévant Twinning Claude Jean-Pierre, Chairperson of Ballymahon Twinning Breege Murray, Fabienne Le Calvé of Landévant and Cllr Pat O’Toole. At the rear are Senator Paraic Brady and Longford County Council Chief Executive Paddy Mahon.

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A photograph from 2022. Pictured prior to a meeting and banquet with The Mayor of Landevant were some members of The Ballymahon Twinning group. L to R Matt Nolan, Arthur Conlon, Mary Nally, Helen Simon (President of Landevant Twinning), Frances Kelleher, Aiden Nally, Beatrice Cunningham, Cathaoirleach of Ballymahon Municipal District Paul Ross, Longford County Council Director of Services Samantha Healy, Mayor of Landevant Pascal De Calvé, , Mary Small, Michele Fleming, Thomas Cully, Breege Murray, (President of Ballymahon Twinning), Catherine Byrne ( a native of Ballymahon who is now living in Landevant) and Tommy Murray

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