by Ballincollig Tidy Towns | Oct 6, 2022 | News
MINDLESS VANDALISM Ballincollig is in a very lucky position to have several heritage areas within the town. As a result of a joint initiative between Cork City Council and Ballincollig Tidy Towns, information signs highlight these areas. Ringfort on the Link Road is...
by Ballincollig Tidy Towns | Sep 29, 2022 | News
MUINTIR NA TIRE CORK SCHOOL GARDEN COMPETITION This competition is organised by Cork County Muintir Na Tire and sponsored by Cork County and Cork City Councils. With a prize fund of over €5,000, there is no entry fee. Closing date for this competition is Good Friday...
by Ballincollig Tidy Towns | Sep 22, 2022 | News
SPECIAL GATHERING Tuesday evening Ballincollig Tidy Towns held the last Work Night for 2022. There will, however, be Saturday work mornings in the coming weeks. The commitment from our Volunteers every Tuesday and Thursday night since March has been huge. We have...
by Ballincollig Tidy Towns | Sep 15, 2022 | News
GREEN FLAGS The 2022/2023 Green Flag Awards were announced by An Taisce Environmental Education on Wednesday 14th September, 2022. These acknowledge Ireland’s best public parks and gardens. The Green Flag Awards Scheme is an international benchmarking standard for...
by Ballincollig Tidy Towns | Sep 8, 2022 | News
SOME OF THE WEEK’S WORK Monday morning Adrian and Gay started edging the footpaths on Old Ford Road after having sorted through the bags of collected litter from the various litter picks. This work was made easier due to the rain softening the ground and the...
by Ballincollig Tidy Towns | Sep 1, 2022 | News
COMPETITION NEWS Adjudication for this year’s SuperValu National Tidy Towns competition is now complete. The results will be announced in late October and the awards ceremony will be held at a later date in the RDS in Dublin. In the past few days SuperValu National...
by Ballincollig Tidy Towns | Aug 25, 2022 | News
ONE STEP BEYOND Denis has done a fantastic job making the new steps in the Allotment. They are much safer than the ones that were previously there and certainly look a great deal better. A WELCOME SIGHT It was great to see a new Volunteer litter picking on Old...
by Ballincollig Tidy Towns | Aug 22, 2022 | News
Thursday night 25th August at 8.30pm at The White Horse Booking Link:- https://www.eventbrite.com/e/348106043547
by Ballincollig Tidy Towns | Aug 18, 2022 | News
As part of Heritage Week Ballincollig 2022 an Open Day will be held at the Allotment on Saturday morning from 11.30 to 12.30. It will give people the chance to see what goes on behind the scenes and to see the various projects in relation to biodiversity and...
by Ballincollig Tidy Towns | Aug 11, 2022 | News
LITTER PICK On Sunday morning there were 17 Volunteers out for the weekly litter pick. Two more were working at the Allotment. In addition, Denis swept the stones from the footpaths at East Gate. As is usual several litter picks were carried out during the week by...
