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21Feb

Upcycling Project with SVP Station Roundabout and ATU Donegal

Letterkenny Tidy Towns, SVP – Vincent’s Letterkenny Station Roundabout and the second year fashion students ATU Donegal have collaborated on a creative upcycling project.
This collaboration aims to promote sustainable practice in the fashion industry and showcase how to repurpose and reuse your clothing.
This display shows examples of how the fashion students transformed used clothes from the SVP shop.
This project is about more than just clothing, it is to empower our community to embrace climate change and conscious consumption.
We hope to inspire others to make more mindful choices and to join us on this journey, sparing clothes and fashion items from landfills.
#PowerofOneLK
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01Nov

Waste and Litter Survey 2023

In May 2023, we developed an online Waste and Litter survey to get valuable community input in order to be an informed advocate and ensure our work programmes are focusing on issues important to the community. The highlights of the survey are below.

Food Waste – Do Householders use a good caddy or Brown Bin?

23% – Yes, we use a food caddy

22% – Yes, we use a brown bin

55% – No

Recycling

94% – Recycle

6% – No

Littering

85% – of respondents thought littering was a problem in Letterkenny

90% – of respondents have seen someone litter on the street

88% – of respondents have seen someone litter from their car

What could be done about Littering in Letterkenny?

89% – More litter wardens patrolling

84% – Increase fines for littering

49% – Imposing fines

24% – More provision of bins

8% – More education and awareness

Thank you to everyone who filled in the survey, it provided valuable information for the Letterkenny Tidy Towns committee.

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18Oct

Sustainable Community LK with Change Makers Donegal

Can’t believe it has been a week already – we had a great event and workshop with Change Makers Donegal last Wednesday on Sustainable Community LK and more specifically on reusing and recycling clothes ♻️ Thanks to everyone who came and to Eilish & Fiona for the beautiful displays of repurposed clothing.

Our “Sustainable Community LK” event took place in conjunction with Change Makers Donegal on 11th October 2023 in the Station House Hotel – we had a full house.
What happened on the night:
▶️Launched the Letterkenny Tidy Towns Power of One Campaign
▶️Upcycling Tasters and Showcase
We discovered ways to repurpose and upcycle clothing – create accessories, scarfs, jewellery, bags, knit wear, interior items such as cushion covers and much more…
▶️Workshop on Acts of Sustainability Locally with Change Makers Donegal
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We were joined by like minded people and explored climate friendly living. We found out how to become more sustainable in our daily lives and community. Discovered ways to prolong the lifespan of garments to reduce waste and lessen the environmental impact of materials.
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11Oct

Power of One LK Initiative

⚡️What’s your Power going to be?⚡️

LETTERKENNY Tidy Towns is encouraging the local community to embrace their power to effect change through the ‘Power of One’ initiative.

They launched the initiative with a specially created video on Wednesday 11th October in the Station House Hotel as part of their Sustainable Community LK event.

This initiative is about creating awareness of sustainability and how everyone can make a difference in our community, by small actions every day.

“The ‘Power of One’ campaign aims to demonstrate that everyone has the power to make small changes, Letterkenny Tidy Towns encourages the community to introduce these changes to their daily lives. This could be as simple as donating a bag of saleable clothes to a charity shop, repurposing and upcycling clothes, using a reusable water bottle, growing your own food or volunteering for Sunday’s litter pick with Tidy Towns,” Gerard McCormick, Chairperson, Letterkenny Tidy Towns explained.

Ann-Louise McClintock, PRO and Social Media Co-ordinator continues: “Sustainability encompasses a wide range of themes and this is just one step to raise awareness through our Tidy Towns community. We are utilising the power of social media and want to encourage the community to share their comments/photos with us through #PowerofOneLK. We want to see how they are using their power and engaging their friends and family members. This will be an ongoing campaign and we will be posting simple ways you can take part over the coming weeks and months.”

Everyone has the ‘Power of One’ and together this can make a significant impact, so join us in making a positive change to our environment and community. One person, one act at a time.

‘What is your Power going to be?’

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14Jun

38th Annual Cleaner Community Garden Competition 2023

Letterkenny Tidy Towns launch the 38th Annual Cleaner Community Garden Competition

We are delighted to run our Annual Garden Competition for 2023 with four categories to enter this year – Best Large Garden, Best Small Garden, Best Wildlife Friendly Garden and our new award Best Kept Apartment Balcony Flower Display.

The competition is open now and will run until the 12th July 2023, the entries will then be judged and each category winner will receive a trophy and an Alcorns gift voucher. (Please note we can only accept entries from Letterkenny and the surrounding townlands.)

The Large Garden competition is known as the Sean Higgins Memorial Award. Adjudication will cover planting, colour including shrubs, grassy areas and flower borders encouraging wildlife.

The Small Garden competition is known as the Charles and Rose Devlin Memorial Award. Adjudication will cover planting, colour including shrubs, grassy areas, and flower borders encouraging wildlife.

The Wildlife-Friendly Garden competition is known as the May McClintock Memorial Award, sponsored by An Taisce. For examples of what we might be looking for in this category, see the biodiversity section of our website.

Our new category this year is Best Kept Apartment Balcony Flower Display Award, this category will cover flower/plany displays and making the most of your space.

We can’t wait to see the amazing gardens in the Letterkenny area – SEND your entries NOW to lktidy@gmail.com or via our Facebook page or post/drop in pictures to Magees Pharmacy.

 

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13Apr

Tidy Towns Spring Talks/Seminars

We have two great garden themed talks this April and May – coming up first is “Garden Birds Through the Seasons” with Aengus Kennedy of NatureNorthWest.

Aengus Kennedy will deliver a talk for approximately 1/1.5 hours on Garden Birds through the Seasons. We will look at some lost sounds to start – birds that were once very common in the Irish landscape and now nearly gone. This will be followed by what the common garden visitors do throughout the 4 seasons. We will finish with a short run down of a few of the more common bird songs.

Register now for this event taking place Tuesday 18th April at 8pm in the Station House Hotel >> https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/garden-birds-through-the-seasons-tickets-597103050297

Our second event takes place in Tuesday 2nd May, again in the Station House Hotel at 8pm with the topic being “Designing Your Garden For Pollinators”.

Joanne Butler of OURganic Gardens will give a talk on:

  • Designing a garden for pollinators , working with the elements in Donegal .
  • A year in our garden and challenges we face (working with nature rather than against it).
  • What best plants to grow that provide food & shelter .
  • Working with the pollinator plan in gardens (they may already do this so we can have a conversation around this).

Register now for this event >> https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/designing-your-garden-for-pollinators-tickets-597276629477

 

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07Apr

Launch of our 2023 Action Plan and 38th Annual Cleaner Community Awards

L to R: Cllr Jimmy Kavanagh, Cllr Donal Coyle, Gerard McCormick, Cllr Donal “Mandy” Kelly, John McLaughlin Chief Executive DCC, Brian McCormick

We launched our 2023 Action Plan and the 38th Annual Cleaner Community Awards on Tuesday 4th April in An Grianan Theatre.  We were delighted to have Mayor of Letterkenny Cllr Donal “Mandy” Kelly attending to launch it.

The Action Plan details the projects for the year ahead covering areas such as Sustainability, Biodiversity, Tidiness & Litter Control, Streetscape and so much more. We were thrilled with the turnout on Tuesday morning – it is encouraging to see the support from our Volunteers, Donegal County Council, our CE Scheme Participants, Letterkenny Chamber and Committee Members.

       

       

 

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05Apr

Paint the Town Initiative

Do you own a Business in Letterkenny?
Would you love to Redecorate your shop front or premises but don’t know where to start?
Letterkenny Tidy Towns are collaborating with La Maison to help you choose the perfect colours.
We will organise a consultation for you with La Maison and you purchase your paint and organise your painter.
Watson Hire is also offering a discount on paint in their store.
If interested please send us a message on Facebook or email lktidy@gmail.com
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06Dec

36th Annual Cleaner Community Awards 2022 Results

On Monday 21st November 2022, Letterkenny Tidy Towns held our Cleaner Community Awards in the Mount Errigal Hotel.

With a full house, co-chair Brian McCormick highlighted areas that needed improved according to the 2022 Adjudication Report from the National Tidy Towns organisation.

Gerard McCormick, co-chair announced the winners of the awards with Mayor of Letterkenny Councillor Donal ‘Mandy’ Kelly presenting the prizes to the recipients. The full list is as follows:

SCHOOL AWARD

Caring for the Environment Awards

Scoil Cholmcille

St Bernadette’s Special School

Ballyraine National School

Woodland National School

St Patrick’s National School – Lurgybrack

Scoil Naomh Fiachra – Illistrin

Scoil Mhuire Gan Smál

Loreto Secondary School

Errigal College

Gaelscoil Adhamhnáin

Coláiste Ailigh

Little Angels School

Educate Together National School

St Eunan’s College

YOUNG ENVIRONMENTALISTS- Jim McCormick Memorial Award                              

Chloe Boyle Kennedy – Errigal College

SHOP FRONT:  AMELIA’S IRISH DESIGN & GIFTS  – Frances Speers

RETAIL AREA:  COUNTY SEAT – Brendan Mc Ateer

PUBLIC HOUSE:  BLAKE’S BAR – Kevin Blake

Blake’s Bar – Kevin Blake

HOTEL/GUESTHOUSE:  RADISSON BLU HOTEL – Paul Byrne

Radisson Blu Hotel – Paul Byrne

RESTAURANT/COFFEE SHOP:  BACKSTAGE RESTAURANT – Mark Doherty

Backstage Bar & Restaurant – Chantelle Grant

PUBLIC BUILDING AWARD:  SCOIL CHOLMCILLE – Padraig Cannon – Principal

THREE BEST KEPT AREAS:

Eunan Kelly – ASHLEIGH CLOSE

Jean O’ Neill – CAROLINA PARK

Oran Doherty – 47-83 THE GRANGE

BEST KEPT ENTRANCE: Beechwood Road – Mary Hegarty & Alice Gillespie

BEST FLOWER DISPLAY: GARETH MC LAUGHLIN – Rann Mor Walk

LARGE GARDEN: Sean Higgins Memorial Award  – KATHLEEN CALLAGHAN

SMALL GARDEN: Charlie & Rose Devlin Award – BRID VAUGHAN

WILDLIFE GARDEN: sponsored by an Taisce – HAJNI GYORFFY & STEPHEN FABIAN

MOST IMPROVED/NEW GARDEN ENTRY: Terri Mc Kee

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20Oct

Buy a Pollinator Tree and.. Get Second One Half Price

As part of our Biodiversity initiatives we are bringing back our pollinating tree offer!

We are delighted to be partnering with local garden centre Alcorns on this great biodiversity initiative. Buy a pollinator tree and get second one Half Price. Please note, this offer is while stocks last and you must provide your Eircode on purchase. (Personal details will not be shared publicly.)

List of fruit trees available for this offer:

Apple

  • Elstar
  • Jona gold
  • Golden delicious
  • James greive
  • Apffel
  • Mela

Cherry

  • Early rivers
  • Morello
  • Black cherry

Pear

  • Conference pear
  • Williams pear

Trio apple, pear (3 verities in one plant)

Duo apple, pear (2 verities in one plant)

 

Large selection of fruit trees available ranging from €24 to €36, Irish trees all suitable for cross pollination.

For more information on these trees please contact Craig at Alcorns on 074 – 9121541.

Happy planting!

The Letterkenny Tidy Towns team

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