Education & Community: Cleaner Community Awards
Cleaner Community Awards
Cleaner Community Campaign
Each year as part of its mission to promote and protect the environment, Mayo County Council organises a Cleaner Community Campaign. This campaign involves Community Groups, Schools, Tidy Town Committees etc and is geared towards fostering a sense of pride of the local community’s surroundings.
The 2011 competition had five categories which were as follows:
1 Environmental Endeavour Award
2 Best Kept Housing Estate
3 Best Kept Primary School
4 Best Kept Burial Ground
5 Environmental Slogan
Environmental Endeavour Award:
This category is open to all communities. The criteria for entry is (a) clear evidence of litter control, (b) brightening of community through planting, hanging baskets, pots and shrubs, (c) clean approach roads, (d) involvement in green practice e.g bottle banks, recycling with local schools, (e) general tidiness of the surroundings.
The winners under each category for 2011 were as follows:
1st Bangor Erris
2nd Crossmolina
3rd Geesala
Best Kept Housing Estate
This category is open to Residents Associations who endeavour to maintain their Housing Estates to a high standard throughout the year. The interest shown by these Associations in enhancing their local environment is to be commended and this year’s winners are:-
1st Rockwell Estate, Ballina
2nd Lui Na Greine/Barr na hAille, Claremorris
3rd Castlecourt Estate, Ballina.
Best Kept School
Management/teachers are invited to submit details of activities proposed or already taking place in their schools e.g. litter control, tree, flower or vegetable planting, composting etc or other enhancement works.
1st St Josephs NS, Killala
2nd Glencastle NS, Belmullet
3rd Boys National School, Claremorris
Best Kept Burial Ground
This category was introduced to promote participation by local communities in the upkeep and maintenance of their local burial grounds. A large number of Community Groups are now actively involved in the maintenance of their own burial ground. Local community committees can be justified in feeling a sense of satisfaction and pride for the work they have carried out in their respective areas.
And this year’s winners are:-
1st Shrule Burial Ground
2nd Addergoole Burial Ground
3rd Drum Burial Ground
Environmental Slogan
Individuals resident in the County are invited to submit an Environmental Slogan on Recycling. The Slogan is to be no more than 12 words.
1st Gillian Donnellan, Ballyhaunis
