Christmas Cards and Calendars 2016

Our Christmas cards and calendars 2016 are out now!

We are very proud of our 2016 calendar, which features the photos and stories of some of the cats we have trapped during the year.  It costs €7.

The stories featured are:

Flora and Fauna, the Rathcormac Ladies; Counting Coins in Glounthaune; Mr Happy from Kilbrittain; Educational Trapping in the City; It’s not Always Easy (Fermoy); The Family Way in Midleton; Bandon Community Project; Big Ginger Has Got New Friends in Ballycotton; Facing Reality in Castletownroche; One Person Can Make a Difference (Blackrock); When Numbers Are Multiplying in Carrigtohill and Trapping in the Stables in Lismore, as well as a photo of a kitten from Ballinrostig for our 13th month!

We would like to thank the following businesses who kindly sponsored it and helped us to make it possible: Acorn Vets, Animal Care Hospital Douglas, Blue Coast Veterinary Surgery, Cloyne Veterinary Clinic, Duntahane Veterinary Clinic, Emma Robertson – Chartered Veterinary Physiotherapist, Glasslyn Vets, Midleton Veterinary Hospital, Pet Stop. Sunbeam Veterinary Hospital, The Cat Hospital,  Tom Farrington Homeopathy.

Our Christmas cards also feature cats and kittens that CCN have been involved with during the year.  You can find the story of each cat inside the card.

The pack of cards costs €5 and contains 6 cards with a different design on each.  There are two models to choose from.

The 1st model contains cards that were kindly designed by Sandra O’Callaghan.  They feature the stories of Java Roly Poly Etc, Spica, Ballina and Curra, The Cape Clear Cats, Luna and Feral Cats.

The 2nd model contains cards that feature the stories of Belle from Shanagarry, Gumpy Nom Noms from Kilbrittain, Mr Grey from Fermoy, the Castlemartyr Community Project, A Committed Carer from Midleton and Buffy & Lestat from the city.

The box of cards costs €8 and contains 12 cards (6 different designs).  There are two models to choose from.

The 1st model contains cards that feature the stories of Caliban, The Flower Pot Kitten, Pippin, Boss, The City Darlings and Miss Tortie from Blackrock.

The 2nd model contains cards that feature the stories of Baloo; Merry, the Christmas Kitten; Mia from Youghal; Garfield and his Brother; Cleire, the Island Cat; The Whitegate Gang.

We will be happy to mail them to you (p&p to be added).  Contact us at communitycatsnetwork@gmail.com with your order and we will let you know how to proceed.  Don’t forget to visit our online shop for more gift ideas!

Alternatively, you can find them at the following businesses:

If you would like to help us by taking a box of cards and calendars in your business or at your office, please email communitycatsnetwork@gmail.com.

East Cork:

• Maxi Zoo (Midleton)
• Midleton Veterinary Hospital (Midleton)
• Well and Good Natural Healthstore (Midleton) *boxed cards only*
• The Olde Mill Restaurant (Midleton)
• Day’s Eurospar (Whitegate)
• East Cork Adventure Centre (Aghada)
• Cloyne Veterinary Clinic (Cloyne, near Midleton)
• Cloyne Pharmacy (Cloyne)
• Ballymaloe Shop (Cloyne)
• Ballycotton Stores and Post Office (Ballycotton)
• Downstairs in Shanagarry Design Centre (Shanagarry)
• The Café at Stephen Pearce Pottery (Shanagarry)
• Broderick’s Shop (Shanagarry)
• Centra (Castlemartyr) *calendars only*
• The Village Greengrocer (Castlemartyr)
• Carewswood Garden Centre (Castlemartyr)
• Londis (Killeagh)
• Canvas & Soaps stall at the Craft & Design Centre at Jack O’Patsy (Youghal)
• Blue Coast Vets (Youghal)
• Read and Write (Youghal)
• Twomey’s Costcutters (Carrigtohill)
• Bloomsday Flowers (Carrigtohill)

City and surburbs:

• Quay Co-op (City centre)
• Green Note (City Centre)
• Lush (City Centre)
• Westside Veterinary Clinic (Model Farm Road)
• Riverview Vets (Ballincollig)
• Sunbeam Vets (Blackpool)
• Mannix Home Furnishings (Blackpool Shopping Centre)
• The Cat Hospital (Glanmire)
• Glanmire Pet Shop (Glanmire)
• CSPCA (Mahon)
• Animal Care Hospital (Douglas)
• Gilabbey Veterinary Hospital (Togher) *calendars only*
• Daybreak (Rochestown Road)
• Pet Stop (Kinsale Roundabout)

West Cork

• Glasslyn Vets (Bandon)
• The Potty Fish (Bandon)
• Milina Dry Cleaners (Bandon)
• JJ’s Centra (Ballinspittle)
• Barryroe Co-op (Ballinspittle)
• Kilbrittain Foodstore (Kilbrittain)
• Taste of Clonakilty (Clonakilty)
• Sweet Magnolia Garden Centre (Lissarda) *soon*
• Coolcower Vet Clinic (Macroom) *soon*

North Cork

• Duntahane Veterinary Clinic (Fermoy)
• Fermoy Books (Fermoy)
• Birmingham’s Newsagents (Fermoy)
• Riordans Supervalu (Fermoy)
• Horan’s Health Store (Fermoy)
• Michelle’s Accessories (Fermoy)
• Little Pleasures Lingerie (Fermoy) *soon*
• Fermoy Medical Centre (Fermoy)
• Centra (Fermoy)
• Spar (Rathcormac)
• Acorn Vets (Mallow)
• Blackwater Vets (Mallow)
• Slinky’s Pet Shop (Mitchelstown)

Waterford

• Blackwater Garden Centre (Kinsalebeg, near Youghal)
• Ardmore Pharmacy (Ardmore)
• Centra (Lismore)
• McGrath’s Pharmacy (Tallow)

Christmas Stalls

• 28 & 29/11: Carewswood Christmas Market (Castlemartyr, East Cork)
• 6/12: Cloyne Winter Fayre (Cloyne, Eats Cork)
• 11 & 12/12: Douglas Village Christmas Market (Douglas, Cork)
• 12/12: Christmas stall in Maxi Zoo Midleton
• 20/12: Ballincollig Christmas Market (Ballincollig)

Some companies also have some thanks to our wonderful volunteers who took them to sell to their colleagues!  Thank you to Kay at the Midleton Jameson Distillery, Denis at Blizzard, Carrie at EMC and Laura at Apple!