TIME CHANGE

TIME CHANGE

BUSY TIMES Twenty-six bags of weeds and briars were removed from the flowerbed next to the entrance to An Caislean on the Greenfields Road this week.     COMMUNITY SERVICES PROGRAMME Minister for Community Development, Integration and Charities, Joe O’Brien,...
ST. PATRICK’S DAY

ST. PATRICK’S DAY

SUMMER PLANTERS This week with the promise of brighter days, our workers began preparing the planters for the summer. They have all been washed, sterilized and fitted with new wicks.     CRANFORD PINES Twelve bags of leaves were removed from under the trees...
CHILLY DAYS

CHILLY DAYS

WORK BEING DONE On Saturday the two Pats continued washing the trails signs in the Regional Park. They washed a further 20 posts with amazing results. On Monday morning Adrian, John and Gay began work on the Link Road cutting back overhanging briars and dead leaves...
LOTS TO DO

LOTS TO DO

SUNDAY 19TH FEBRUARY On Sunday week last 27 Volunteers and 4 Transition Year students (under the guidance of Denis) were out for the weekly litter pick. Including all litter picks carried out during the week and the Sunday litter pick, 12 bags of general litter 1 bag...

REST IN PEACE

SINCERE CONDOLENCES TO  TOM BUTLER CHAIRMAN OF BALLINCOLLIG TIDY TOWNS ON THE DEATH OF HIS BELOVED MOTHER   AS A MARK OF RESPECT THIS WEEK’S ‘WEEKLY NEWSLETTER’ WILL NOT GO ONLINE. THERE WILL BE A DOUBLE ISSUE NEXT WEEK...
TAKING SHAPE

TAKING SHAPE

LITTER PICK NEWS With a record number of Volunteers (27) turning out for the litter pick last Sunday we managed to cover a larger area than normal around Ballincollig. A good section of the Regional Park was also covered.   As is usual practice, several of our...