by Ballincollig Tidy Towns | Nov 9, 2024 | Newsletter
Newsletter 08 November 2024 We Did It!! Last Friday Ballincollig was named Ireland’s Tidiest Town 2024 in the SuperValu National Tidy Towns Competition. Out of 904 entries Ballincollig won its twelfth Gold Medal, The County Award, The Regional Award and was deemed...
by Ballincollig Tidy Towns | Nov 1, 2024 | Newsletter
Newsletter 01 November 2024 Always Remembered Today we remember with great fondness and sadness our great friend Tony Whelan whose 2nd Anniversary occurs today. Tony was an amazing man and dedicated to Ballincollig Tidy Towns. He is missed greatly by us all in BTT as...
by Ballincollig Tidy Towns | Oct 25, 2024 | Newsletter
Newsletter 25 October 2024 A Windy Sunday On Sunday morning we had 23 volunteers plus 7 Transition Year Students out for our Weekly Litter Picks. We covered a large area and in some cases because of the wind we had to chase the litter. Pat collected 5 bags of litter...
by Ballincollig Tidy Towns | Oct 18, 2024 | Newsletter
Newsletter 18 October 2024 Another Busy Sunday On Sunday Morning we had 32 volunteers plus 8 Transition Year Students out for our Weekly Litter Pick. The area we covered stretched from Carrigrohane near the old Post Office to Classis and also included The Regional...
by Ballincollig Tidy Towns | Oct 13, 2024 | Newsletter
Newsletter 12 October 2024 Busy Sunday On Sunday morning we had 20 volunteers out for the Weekly Litter Pick and we covered the usual 5km and all in between in that time. Pat collected 8 bags of litter from Sunday and he collected 4 bags of litter, 1 bag of glass...
by Ballincollig Tidy Towns | Oct 10, 2024 | Biodiversity
Newsletter: October 2024 The All-Ireland Pollinator Plan is a framework bringing together different sectors across the island of Ireland to create a landscape where pollinators can survive and thrive. Its implementation is coordinated by the National Biodiversity Data...
by Ballincollig Tidy Towns | Oct 7, 2024 | Newsletter
Newsletter 05 October 2024 Sunday Rain Last Sunday due to the heavy rain we decided to cancel our Weekly Litter Pick but typical of our amazing volunteers some of them still went out and carried out Litter Picks. Our Watering Teams were out on Monday evening and the...
by Ballincollig Tidy Towns | Sep 28, 2024 | Newsletter
Newsletter 28 September 2024 Sunday Morning Sunday morning was a hectic one with 34 volunteers out for the weekly litter pick and other works. We had people in all areas and covered a huge area from Carrigrohane to Classis, we had people in the allotment working and...
by Ballincollig Tidy Towns | Sep 20, 2024 | Newsletter
Newsletter 20 September 2024 Busy Sunday Morning We had a very busy Sunday morning from the early hours. Watering, dead heading, litter picking and sign washing and all before noon. We had 27 volunteers out. Pat collected 6 bags of litter collected and in addition...