Tidy Towns 2006

Sligo County Council has worked in partnership with Tidy Towns groups providing advice and financial support for many years.

This relationship has led to:

• the steady increase in group marks
• helping the physical enhancement of towns and villages
• enhancing community development.

In 2006, the Office of Community and Enterprise spearheaded a major drive to promote and attract new entrants to the competition and to focus on improving the marks of the existing entrants. A working group was established to support this effort and comprised of key staff across many of the work areas of the Council.

To provide practical advice to those involved in the enhancement of towns and villages Sligo County Council in association with the Tidy Towns Unit of the Department of the Environment Heritage and Local Government hosted a half day information seminar in February 2006.

The awards ceremony for the County Tidy Towns competition took place in July. Prizes were presented to the winners by Cathaoirleach Cllr. Jimmy McGarry;

In total 105 entries were received from across the county, with great support in particular from local schools and the business community. Judging for this event took place in late May and the judging panel comprised of staff from various departments within the Council.

Towns and villages throughout County Sligo also took part in the National Tidy Towns Competition run by the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government and sponsored by SuperValu since 1992.

Winners in the 2006 County Sligo Tidy Towns Competition:

Best Kept Housing Estate

• Nephin Drive Residents Association
• Banada Housing Association
• Cahermore Holiday Village Res. Association
• Mountain View Housing Estate
• Cloondara Residents Association
• Castlecove Residents Association

Best Kept School

• Killaville National School
• St. John’s National School
• Scoil Naomh Eanna
• Colaiste Iascaigh

Best Kept Shop Front

• Tubbercurry Credit Union
• Cullen’s Pub, Collooney

Best Kept Bottle Bank

• Banada Development Agency
• Ballintogher Tidy Towns

Best Kept Street

• Enniscrone Tidy Towns
• Ballintogher Community Enterprise

County Award

• Riverstown Tidy Towns Committee
• Coolaney Tidy Towns Committee
• Enniscrone Tidy Towns Committee
• Collooney Tidy Towns Committee
• Strandhill Development Association
• Tubbercurry Tidy Towns Committee

COUNTY AWARDS

Best Town/Village in the county:

• Ballintogher received the award for securing the highest mark in the county.
• Coolaney was highly commended.
• Riverstown was commended.

SuperValu Endeavour Award

This award was presented to Banada Tourlestrane to recognise the town or village in each county, which has made the greatest improvement on its performance over last year.

Landscape Award - Sponsored by the Tree Council of Ireland

• Ballymote Town Park, Ballymote, Co. Sligo

Architectural Award - Sponsored by the Royal Institute of Architects in Ireland

• Civic Offices, Tubbercurry, Co. Sligo

Promotion of Heritage Award - Sponsored by the Heritage Council

• Pearse Road Cemetery, Sligo Town

Assistance to Tidy Towns committees throughout the county is provided under the Community and Voluntary Grants scheme administered by the Office of Community and Enterprise.

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