Midsummer newsletter – July 2024

The entry for this year’s competition was submitted to the Tidy Towns Unit of the Department of Rural and Community Development at the end of April, ahead of the mid-May deadline. A competition adjudicator uses the entry that includes a customised map, to guide their visit to the town that can take place any timeContinue reading “Midsummer newsletter – July 2024”

Reflections of a Tidy Towns volunteer

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”

Skibbereen Children’s Playground

Findings from User Needs Survey – July 2023 We recently asked for your thoughts on how best to spend a small grant from Cork County Council’s Community Recognition Fund for the playground in Cork Road. We are very grateful to over 140 of you who took the time to complete the survey and/or contact usContinue reading “Skibbereen Children’s Playground”

Skibbereen Children’s Playground

Skibbereen Tidy Towns was recently awarded a small grant from Cork County Council’s Community Recognition Fund for the playground in Cork Road and would love your thoughts on how best to spend it. Interested? Please consider completing our short survey using this Microsoft Forms link: https://forms.office.com/e/mWMJNqQN0U Alternatively, please feel free to email Sandra at SkibbereenTidyTowns@iCloud.com with anyContinue reading “Skibbereen Children’s Playground”