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Decision Day For Pride of Place Awards

The Pride of Place All Ireland Competition started on the 19th July 2004 in Antrim and will come to a close on the 27th October 2004 in the Glor Music Centre, Ennis, County Clare where the overall winners will be announced. Riverstown, Ballymote and Ballinode are proud of their achievements to date and are anxiously awaiting the decision.

The Pride of Place awards initiative is a competition organised by Co-operation Ireland and the local Authorities to recognise improvements made by local communities to create civic pride in their area. The emphases of this initiative is on involving the community in rural and urban regeneration and generating a sense of community pride around these achievements. It is about specific pride initiatives, which will have long lasting and positive impacts; activities including clearing of litter/graffiti and improving shop fronts; the development of community centres; promotion of heritage and tackling social exclusion issues.

Sligo County Council and Sligo Borough Council have established a group comprising of Community and Enterprise staff and the Environment Awareness Offices of both Authorities to oversee the programme.

One entry per population category was selected for entry to the all Ireland competition and at a ceremony hosted by the Cathaoirleach in County Hall Riverstown Enterprise Development (Sligo) Ltd

  • Category 1, Ballymote Family Resource Centre
  • Category 2 and Ballinode Residents Association
  • Category 3 were selected.

Results to be announced in e-contact next month.



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