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”
Spotlight on… Arts Festival Murals 2018
Yes, we know it’s 2019 and Skibbereen Arts Festival will celebrate its 10th anniversary this year. Every year since its inception, the festival committee celebrates the arts in Skibbereen through a street art project. This street wall mural project completed in advance of the 2018 festival celebrates many of these heritage links and Skibbereen TidyContinue reading “Spotlight on… Arts Festival Murals 2018”
Spotlight on… Trees 2019
by Skibbereen Tidy Towns National Tree Week 2019 has come and gone but in reality, every week in the season is Tree Week in Skibbereen and in the first of an occasional ‘Spotlight on…’ series of blog posts here are some of the season highlights. The 9 whitebeam trees planted as part of the NorthContinue reading “Spotlight on… Trees 2019”
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