Kinsale Lions Club

Kinsale and District Lions Club

Blue & Amber 21 | Parade (revised date to be announced)

The Blue & Amber 21 will be brought to you in a safe way 2021 with a date to be announced. You can still register or sponsor a vehicle using the links below and any sponsors will have their name appear on the video clip after the parade. Stay safe and keep going. We look forward to collaborating with you and supporting the local community

The aim of this special event will bring some hope, brightness and strength of community spirit hopefully better year ahead. It will emphasise the importance of the connection between the services and the community of Kinsale. This Blue and Amber Light event will show solidarity for the trojan work being done by the frontline emergency personnel. It is supporting mental health.

Starting at the Fire Station, Kinsale on date to be announced. Garda Cars, Motor Cycles, Ambulances, Commercial Vehicles & other members of the Services will be participate. Any people with boats in the area, we are asking them to light up on the morning. There will be full health and safety protocol and officer in place. Due to level of enquiries it is advisable to register early to avoid disappointment

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We are asking people to remain in their homes, put on a lantern, torch or candle on the evening as the vehicles pass your house to show solidarity or else stay in your car. Social distancing is of paramount importance. A safety officer is in place to ensure this event is brought to you and conducted in a safe and creative way.

It is of paramount importance that people remain in their homes and to put on a torch or a flashlight in their house as the vehicles go past. This will all be done in a safe way, contactless as people will be asked to remain in their vehicles driving through and people will be asked to remain in their house and show solidarity by maybe just waving out the window or putting on a flashlight or a torch in solidarity. Notifications and routes will be done digitally if you download the Doing Business in Kinsale App which is free and will contain the information on the event etc all via your smartphone. All proceeds go to charity. It will also de tracked by GPS and software thanks to event Falcon.

Vehicle Registration:
Cost per vehicle: €25.00 or €50 to sponsor a vehicle and have your name/ business on the drone clip.

Now open for Sponsorship and Registration.

There will be some spot prizes and sponsorship available if you would like to sponsor a vehicle. The event will be covered by media and there will be a drone clip and if you would like to be a sponsor, your company name will be on the video clip. The event is being held by Kinsale Lions Club in aid of the frontline emergency personnel in a multi-agency collaborative way.

The proceeds will go to KYSS, Kinsale Youth Support Services , Pieta House for their incredible work and to local charities nominated by Kinsale Lions Club. Many thanks for the multi- agency collaboration supporting this event. The amber lights represent the tractors and agri sector who are joining the event, the Blue Lights represent the services, Gardai, Ambulance Service, Navy, Paramedics and the Army. This event promises to be spectacular and unique, full of light, promise and hope for our community.

Thanks for your incredible generosity this far.

We serve:

Sponsors to date

Vehicle Sponsors to date	Company-Organisation Name
Brendan Bouse	Cork Self Drive
Karl, Dan Dempsey's	Dan Dempsey Kinsale
Alan Clayton	Future Kinsale
Richard Ennos	Stationery Superstore
Brian O' Regan	Irish Organic Feeds
David Bebb	Kinsale Tennis Club
Cormac Fitzgerald	Accounting firm Fitzgerald & Partners.
John Moooney	John Mooney - Cedarglade Ltd.
John Stanley	Event Falcon
Danny Albu	The Leather Studio of Kinsale
Colum & Liz O' Regan	Horizon Farms
Kieran McCarthy	KMC Maintenance
Kieran McCarthy	KMC Lawnturf

Supporting the local community. Contact a Lion to find out more.

Many thanks and hope you and your family stay safe and well. We are grateful for your support.