Introduction: We are 4th years who have volunteered to do one week of work for the Skibbereen Tidy Towns community for our social placement. Over this past week we have learned a lot about the state of food waste in our local area and around the world. Most people are aware that food waste isContinue reading “4th Years point of view on Skibbereen taking on #FoodWaste”
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Love our laneways: A brief history
In the 2018 report for Skibbereen in the National Tidy Towns competition the Adjudicator made the following comment under the category Approach Roads, Streets & Lanes / Bóithre Isteach, Sráideanna & Lánaí: We loved the network of wonderful lanes and ‘porches’ that link the main streets of your town and we commend you on theContinue reading “Love our laneways: A brief history”
Spotlight on… Sustainability 2022
It has been a while since we issued a newsletter or blog post but a lot of work has been going on by the small team of volunteers at Skibbereen Tidy Towns. In this series of occasional ‘Spotlight on…’ blog posts we will share some of our achievements in the national competition categories where weContinue reading “Spotlight on… Sustainability 2022”
Is this West Cork’s first edible roundabout?
asks Noah Chase, Deelish Garden Centre Deelish Garden Centre decided to donate the 250 year old specimen tree that now takes pride of place at the roundabout approaching Skibbereen from the N71 Cork road having selected it on a trip to Holland earlier in the year. It had been sourced from northern Italy and isContinue reading “Is this West Cork’s first edible roundabout?”
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