What is it they say about all good things coming to an end? Or ‘as one door closes another door opens’. I’m not so sure about these sayings since the Tidy Towns movement is now into its seventh decade of the national competition and Skibbereen has entered since 1961 – if that’s not continuity IContinue reading “Reflections of a Tidy Towns volunteer”
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A journey with Abbeystrewry NS, AY 2023-24
Choosing a title for this blog post was difficult since there has been so much wonderful work undertaken by staff and students at Abbeystrewy National School in the academic year 2023-24 to support the ethos of the Tidy Towns movement across multiple competition categories. These include Community, Green Spaces and Landscaping, Nature and Biodiversity inContinue reading “A journey with Abbeystrewry NS, AY 2023-24”
Skibbereen Energy Master Plan
In Autumn 2021 a sustainable energy community (SEC) was established in Skibbereen, called Net Zero Skibbereen. In the year that followed, this small community group, supported by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, focussed on the development of an energy master plan (EMP) for Skibbereen, published in September 2022. This report is now available onlineContinue reading “Skibbereen Energy Master Plan”
Skibbereen Community Orchard – a design proposal
This blog post was researched and authored by Honey Jancauskaite and Nikole Lekaviciute, Fourth Year students at Skibbereen Community School during Social Placement Week, 2023. Table of Contents 1. Preserving Our Community’s Orchard 2. A Collection of Our Concepts and Knowledge a) Low Maintenance Fruit Treesb) Addressing Neglect, Safety Hazards, and Aesthetic Concernsc) Design Conceptsd)Continue reading “Skibbereen Community Orchard – a design proposal”
Skibbereen Tidy Towns 