Dear Members,
New Renovations are under way with the construction of an Out door Smoking Area.
Our very comfortable lounge room has a small dance floor so you can enjoy a dance and the music from our entertainers.
The sports area combines a large screen and projector to watch all your favourite games and entertainment.
Friday evenings come along for a game of Darts, or join the Dart club for competition Darts.
the Jim Anderson Function Room is a brilliant venue for your next function whether it is a wedding,engagement or just a party.
The Jim Anderson room has a fully equipped bar, projector and big screen for your enjoyment, plus a separate P.A. system for Seminars.
We look forward to your continued support and hope you enjoy the new look.
See you at the Club.
John Grieve - President
CLUB TRADING HOURS
Open
Daily at 10.30am (including Public Holidays)
Closes
Monday - Wednesday at 10pm
Thursday at 11pm
Friday & Saturday at Midnight closed
GOOD FRIDAY and CHRISTMAS DAY
Kids's Club
Hours
Members Only
Friday, Saturday & Sunday 6-9.30pm
Members Courtesy Bus
PLEASE CONTACT THE BUS DIRECT on 0414 677 347 BETWEEN 5pm -7pm TO ARRANGE
YOUR PICK UP
Friday & Saturday
Nights
Pick Up between 6.30 -7.3 pm
Drop off every hour from 7.30pm - midnight
BISTRO Trading hours
Closed: Monday's-----
open Tuesday to Friday- Noon to 2.30pm and Sunday noon till 8.30pm **(all
day)
Dinner:
Tuesday to Wednesday 6 - 8.30pm
Thursday
(Members discount night) to Saturday 6 - 9pm
**
Sunday Noon till 8.30pm
Membership
Permanent Membership $220
You
will receive one free hire of the Function room for your private function
plus in Club vouchers worth approx. $100
Membership $11.00 RENEWALS ARE OVER DUE
Pensioners $ 5.50
New Members are always very welcome
A Short History of the Penrith Gaels Club
Penrith Gaels had its humble beginnings in the early 70’s with the formation of a gaelic football team. A few dedicated people decided to run dances to fund this team. From then it has gone from strength to strength with the establishment of a hurling side and by the early 80’s they had formed a very successful school of Irish Dancing, social Golf Club, Soccer teams and a Drama School. Penrith Gaels also boasted a travel club, which helped their members save for a trip home to Ireland. Around about this time Penrith Gaels changed its name to 'Penrith Gaels Cultural and Sporting Association Limited'
Even way back then the Penrith Gaels Committee along with their members had high aspirations of building club premises in the area. Fund raising dances were held on a monthly basis in local halls. Through the 80’s and 90’s the above sub clubs maintained a very competitive standard in their fields. The social and fund raising dances continued and we also held our very successful biannual 'Ireland Over Here' Festivals at Penrith football Stadium. These festivals were attended by the Penrith community and people from all over NSW.
It wasn’t until the mid 90’s that the current premises became
available. At that time they were known as the 'Kingswood Squash Courts'.
The committee along with the extremely helpful Mt Isa Irish Association decided
to purchase the building. We began our renovations early in 1997 and to the
credit of all our voluntary labour, both Men and Women who gave up their weekends
and evenings our beautiful club was finally opened in August 1997.
Since then, with the help of management and staff our club has thankfully been thriving, and with a few of the dedicated volunteers we now boast a wonderful auditorium and entertainment room at the rear of the premises.
Our club as you have just read was built from pure persistence of the committee and members and we are wonderfully proud of our achievements. So whether you are a staff member, club member, sporting representative or guest, we would like you also to be proud of the 'Wee club with a big heart'.