There will be a defibrillator training course held this Wednesday evening in the club pavilion and it is hoped that all who will be involved with teams and indeed anyone who has an interest in this particular area, will be in attendance. In order to have this course, the monthly meeting for February was brought forward to last night, (Tuesday ).

The club membership committee intend to get their task of collecting membership dues up and running in the coming weeks. Fee for adults is £20 and for underage players under 14 to under 18 the fee is £5. The committee members are Paul Colgan, Peter Bogue, Eimear Campbell and Kevin King. To make their job that bit easier members are encouraged to make contact with any of the above if at all possible.

The club hosted the County Senior Scor competition in the Community Centre on Friday evening  and thanks go to those members who assisted in ensuring there was a smooth organisation of the event.

There will be a supper dance held in the Westville Hotel on Friday March 9^th where the guests of honour will be members of the 1961division one league winning side. Tickets are available from any committee member and are priced at £12-50 for an adult, £10 for youth.

There will be a Blood Donation session in the Community Centre on Monday March 5^th with the usual times for the two sessions. The response to this has been very satisfactory since the visits commenced and all are urged to maintain that level. New donors are always required.

The Lotto jackpot for the weekend of Saturday February 11^th was not won the numbers drawn being 5 12 13 and 19. Winners of the two £25 prizes were Bernadette McCaffery and Barry Jackson.

The Lotto jackpot for the weekend of Saturday February 4^th was not won the numbers drawn being 15 18 22 and 24. Winners of the two £25 prizes were Paddy Greene, Coa and Colleen Howe, Edenmore. The jackpot this week is £2 300. The Lotto team for this weekend includes Eunan McCann and Barry McCusker while the team on duty for Saturdays February 18 and 25 is leader Paul McCann, and members Brian Rodgers, PJ Rodgers and Tony Kelly.

The weekly games session on Thursday evening in the Community Centre continues at 9-00 pm and all members are encouraged to come along and support this club fundraising venture. Admission is £10 and prize money in excess of £2 000 is on offer with the top prize on the night being £1 000.

There will be a club meeting on Wednesday February 15^th with a starting time of 8-30 pm.

The ladies panel are continuing their pre season preparation with Sunday morning training sessions in the Community Centre and again all panellists including underage are encouraged to attend.

Towards the end of this month the 2012 season will get underway with the commencement of the minor and under 14 leagues. In minor the team will be in Section 3 with the under 14’s in Section One. Minor training was scheduled to commence last night (Tuesday 7/2/12 ).

The club will be hosting the Fermanagh Scor finals in the Community Centre on Friday February 10^th and anyone wishing to assist in stewarding etc should contact Brendan Fee (Tel No; 07977469515).

There will be dinner dance in the Westville Hotel on Friday March 9^th where the guests of honour will be the members of the 1961 senior league winning side. Tickets for this are available from any committee member. Tickets are priced at £12 -50 for an adult, £10 for youth.

Tempo Maguires

The ladies section had their first team meeting of the year last Friday with a good attendance present and this augurs well for the coming season. The first of a planned series of training sessions will be held on Sunday January 29^th in the Community Centre with a 9-30 starting time and all players, adult and underage are encouraged to attend. There will be a token £1 fee to cover use of the premises.

The Lotto team for Saturdays February 4 and 11 will be headed by Teresa McNabb with Eunan McCann and Barry McCusker assisting. The jackpot for the weekend of Saturday January 21^st was not won the numbers drawn being 5 12 15 and 18, Winners of the two £25 prizes were Rory Foy and Mary McGowan, Fintona. Jackpot for this weekend is £2 100.

In preparation for the new season a stock taking is being made of all club gear etc. Any player or member who has pavilion keys, jersies or training equipment in his/her possession is asked to return the same to any club officer ASAP.

The February club meeting will be held on Wednesday 15^th. Club membership collection will be getting underway shortly and members are reminded that the fee is £20. This year due to insurance reasons it has been decided to introduce a £5 membership fee for underage players from under 12 to minor grade with a cap of £10 per family.

The Lotto team for Saturdays  January 21 and 28 is Gerard Cassidy, Adrian Bogue, Stephen Co x and Ciaran Campbell. The jackpot for the weekend of Saturday January 14 was not won the numbers drawn being 2 4 6 and 7. Winners of the two £25 prizes were Johnny Gilmurray and Paul McCaffery. The jackpot now stands at £2 000.

The weekly games session continues each Thursday in the Community Centre with the top prize being £1 000 and in total over £2 000 is on offer each evening, representing excellent value for the £10 admission. Again members are encouraged to support this venture which is key to boosting club finances.

This Friday, January 20^th at 7- 30 pm, all lady members of adult and underage teams are asked to attend a pre season get together in the Community Centre. This will include a short training session and general discussion on team matters. All are asked to bring a small sum of money to offset the rent payment of the Centre.

The Adjourned AGM was held in the club pavilion on Friday January 6^th and a lot of essential business in preparation for season 2012 was completed. Good news to report is that outgoing secretary Joanne Monaghan has agreed to remain in post for another year.Also on the clár was the appointment of a number of managerial positions for the various underage teams and the details here are;

Minor;Seamus Breen; Under 16; Conor Foy, Daryl and Ryan Keenan ; Under 14; Declan McStravick and Cooney Campbell.  There is no appointment as yet for the ladies senior team but discussions are ongoing and it is hoped that this will be resolved shortly.

On the financial front it is abundantly evident that the well being of the club is critically dependent on the income from the Lotto and Games session. It is imperative that members contribute as fully as they can to both these fundraisers.

A decision on whether or not to field an Erne Cup B team was left on the backburner until further information could be gathered as to the viability of fielding a third adult team on a consistent basis. Those players who would be interested in playing at this level of football in 2012 should make their intentions known to club officials and a firm decision on the issue will be taken at the next club meeting in the light of the response received over the coming weeks.

Concern was again expressed at the cavalier approach being taken by some players in regard to medical treatment and it has been agreed that a more formal guideline on club policy in this matter will be introduced this season.

Club membership will be again priced at £20 per adult but because of insurance factors there will have to be a £5 membership introduced for players from under 12 to under 18 with a cap of £10 per family.

The Lotto jackpot for the weekend of Saturday December 31^st was not won the numbers drawn being 12 18 21 and 23. Winners of the two £25 prizes were Ignatius McCaffery and Agnes McCaffery. The jackpot for the weekend of Saturday January 7^th was also not won the numbers here being 3 5 10 and 17. Winners of the two £25 prizes were Bernard Owens and S Cassidy, Maghera.

It is intended to reformat the Lotto in a few months time with four numbers from 28 and Lotto patrons should take note of this advance notice. The team on duty for Saturday’s January 21 and 28 is; Gerard Cassidy, Adrian Bogue, Stephen Cox and Ciaran Campbell.

The adjourned club AGM will be held this Friday evening January 6^th in the pavilion with a  starting time of 8-00 pm and it is an important meeting which has a lot of business to deal with. The club’s financial position will be presented for discussion and an improvement in the Lotto return will be one particular item on the agenda along with the current operation of the weekly games session in the Community Centre. The key post of club secretary has also to be filled.

There is also the management of all the underage teams to be dealt with as the club heads into another new season and a decision on the viability of fielding a third adult team in competition will also be considered

With the January meeting of the Co Board early next week dealing with some radical proposals from other clubs it important that club members put their views forward so that delegates to that county meeting can be mandated to vote accordingly.

A total of approximately £1 600 was tallied in the annual Christmas Eve  ‘Concern’ collection and appreciation is extended to the general public for their generosity and appreciation too to the young club members who volunteered to hold the collection which has now become a traditional feature of a Tempo Christmas.

The Lotto team for the weekends of January 7 and 14 is Barry Breen, Aiden Breen, Hugh Breen and Declan Owens.

Club Newsletter – Week 51 – 26/12/2011

The annual Christmas Eve street collection in aid of Concern was again organised by club members and again there was a very generous response from the public.

The club’s adjourned AGM will be held in the pavilion on Friday January 6^th with an 8-00 pm starting time. A number of positions have still to be filled, the key one here being that of secretary. Also on the agenda will be the appointment of team managers for the various underage teams for season 2012.

The Christmas CLUB LOTTO for the week ending Saturday December 24^th was not won.   NUMBERS DRAWN:

04  10  13  22

10 x £25 WINNERS:

Brian Bogue; Celia Breslin; Bob Robertson; Lisa McCusker; Maggie Connolly;  Liam McQuaid; Mary Masterson; Dermot Foy; Martina Foy; Kathleen McDonald.

A new rota for the organisation of the weekly Lotto has been agreed and it will come into operation at the beginning of January. Instead of members being on duty for a month,it will now be a fortnight period with a smaller number of people concerned. It is expected that no member would be so busy as to not be able to devote a few hours on two evenings in the year to run this essential fund raising exercise.

The January rota is ; January 7 and 14; Barry Breen, Hugh Breen, Aidan Breen and Declan Owens.

January 21 and 21; Gerard Cassidy, Adrian Bogue, Stephen Cox and Ciaran Campbell.

Ladies club members will again be organising a street collection for Trocaire on Christmas Eve, the collection running for some six to seven hours from 9-00 am to 3/4- 00 pm. Volunteers are required and anyone interested in assisting is very welcome to simply turn up on Saturday morning. The collection has become a traditional feature of the Tempo Christmas and has seen a very generous reponse not just from local people but also from passing traffic.

The club games session will be running this Thursday evening in the Community Centre with a 9-00 pm start and again there will be distribution of seasonal gifts. A reminder that the top prize is £1 000 and with over £2 000 in prize money on the night this is excellent value for the £10 admission. Club members in particular are encouraged to come and support this hugely important fund raiser for the Maguires.

Club merchandise is available for sale, there was a Saturday shop last weekend in the pavilion with a number of customers present. Anyone wishing to purchase for Christmas should contact a club officer.

The Lotto jackpot was not won at the weekend the numbers drawn being 5 6 19 and 20. Winners of the two £25 prizes were Diane Campbell and Damian McCaffery.

Club Newsletter – Week 50 – 12/12/2011

The club AGM was held last Friday evening in the pavilion with outgoing chairman Seamus Breen presiding. During the course of the meeting reports were delivered covering most aspects of club activity throughout the year. In regard to the performances of the flagship side, the senior team, there was disappointment expressed about the two semi final defeats suffered in the championship and the league with the former being an especially agonising failure.  It was stressed though by team management that the effort and commitment put in by the senior panel had been excellent all through a season which had opened with a highly promising run in the pre season Ulster league, losing out here on a quarter final place on scoring difference. At underage level there had been promise shown by a number of age groups most notably at under 14 and under 16 level and in the Tempo Og programme there were terrific numbers of youngsters in attendance which boded well for the future.

In ladies football however it is not quite so healthy with a major concern being the relatively small pool of players available especially at senior level and making this situation more difficult was the dearth  of personnel to provide an effective overall managerial structure to deal with basic organisation of team affairs. There were calls for more club members to be more actively involved with this area of ladies club activity otherwise there was a real danger that ladies football would be unable to continue.On the financial front, the two main sources of revenue are the Bingo and Lotto and while these do generate reasonable return it was stated that in reality a much greater income could be generated and failure to do so was disheartening, especially in light of the fact that there were plans to embark on further club development. Thanks were expressed in all reports to all who had contributed in any way to the life of the Maguires during the year, with pavilion caretaker Tony Brennan in particular, being praised for his outstanding maintenance work which keeps the pavilion in superb condition.

 Among the club officers for 2012 are;

Chairman ; Brendan Fee; Vice chairman; Gerard Cassidy; Assistant Secretary; Síle Breen; Treasurer; Barry Fee; Assistant Treasurer; Eimear Campbell; PRO; Damian Campbell; Youth Officer;Anthony McCaffery;  Child Protection Officer; Edel Campbell;  Development Officer; Shane Breen; Co Board delegates; Damian Campbell and John McElroy; Coaching Officer; Teresa McNabb; Senior team and Erne Cup one manager; John McElroy.

The Adjourned Meeting which will deal with the financial report and will be held on Friday January 6^th with an 8-00 pm start. Underage management  and the position of club secretary are positions to be decided on. There will be a sale of club merchandise, jersies, socks, kitbags, anoraks etc in the club pavilion this Saturday December 17^th from 10-00 to 12-00. Volunteers are required to assist in the running of a pre school disco in the Community Centre on Saturday December 17^th from 7-00 to 9-00 pm. This is being organised by Fermanagh Ladies Co Board and contact should be made with Gerard Cassidy.

The CLUB LOTTO for the week ending Saturday December 10^th was not won.   NUMBERS DRAWN:

01  04  07  12

2 x £25 WINNERS:

Sharon Maye and Angela McGrory

Club Newsletter – Week 49 – 06/12/2011

A successful youth presentation night was held in the Community Centre last Saturday, with special guest for the occasion being Tyrone star Stephen O’Neill.  There was a large attendance present and the evening was much enjoyed by all.  A packed programme was opened with Christmas music from St Mary’s Silver Band and there was also a selection of traditional music from the local traditional group and the club wishes to thank both for their contribution to the evening.  Stephen O’Neill gave an inspiring address to members of the older age groups in relation to giving commitment to the sport and afterwards he presented certificates to all the underage players.  The guest also congratulated the parents for the commitment that they were giving to the association and there was the appropriate response from both the club chairman and youth officer.  A special competition had been organised by both parish schools, Mullnaskea and Tempo, the topic being ‘Tempo Maguires’ and this produced a high standard of contribution.  The club also wishes to thank Billy Donohue for providing his hugely admired catering for the occasion.

The cub AGM will be held this Friday evening in the pavilion with a starting time of 8pm and all members are encouraged to attend.  It has been a season which in the end didn’t quite live up to expectation on the senior front, on the other hand definite progress has been made not just at senior level but in other club activities also.   Anyone with an interest in the welfare of the Maguires will be welcome to be present as the pieces are set in place for what will hopefully be a successful 2012.

The weekly bingo continues on Thursday evening in the Community Centre.  Over the next three sessions leading up to Christmas there will be a traditional festive fare distributed, a large number of gifts per night.  Top prize is the £1,000 house and with all other houses and lines being substantial a visit to the games session is great value for the £10 admission. 

The CLUB LOTTO for the week ending Saturday December 3^rd was not won.  

NUMBERS DRAWN:

08  13  14  15

2 x £25 WINNERS:

Jean Coates and Breda Owens