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KILRUSH was the big winner at last nights Community Environmen- tal Awards hosted by Clare County Council – taking the Clare In Bloom competition.
Communities around the county received awards in a number of com- petitions included Clare In Bloom, Best Public Seat and Co-operation Ireland Pride of Place.
Scoring highly in landscaping and the range of planting, colour, Lit- ter control and waste prevention, the people of Kilrush and the Kil-
rush Tidy Towns Group were over- Whelmed with achieving the top eV Aer
The “Clare in Bloom” competi- tion is a motivational mechanism for the many small local based groups throughout the county to enhance the visual impact of their towns and villages by means of flower, tree and shrub planting.
This year’s competition attracted marks towards waste prevention, maintaining bring banks and en- ergy initiatives. Judging which takes place from mid-July to mid-August, considers such factors as colour, size,
variety, location and appropriate- ness of the various planting schemes along with the management of litter.
The Category 1 award was won by Kildysart Tidy Towns Committee, who finished ahead of Quin Devel- opment Association and Shannon Tidy Towns.
Ballynacally Development As- sociation was named the winner of Category 2, with Tuamgraney De- velopment Association and Kilmihil Community Development Associa- tion achieving second and third plac- es, respectively.
Category 3 was won by Labash-
eeda Community Pride with Bally- vaughan Tidy Towns in second and Bridgetown Tidy Towns in third place
A Special Endeavour Award went to Knock for the huge community ef- fort demonstrated by the overall ap- pearance of the village and great use of colour in this west Clare village.
The Cathaoirleach’s Environmen- tal Award, as well as a cheque for €1,000 was presented to St Marys Community Development Lissyca- Sey.
The Best Public Seat Award went to Ballyea who scooped the prize for
a third year in a row with Ballyna- cally second and Knock third.
The Pride of Place competition is an annual competition, which is run with Co-Operation Ireland in conjunction with Local Authorities north and south of the border.
Clare County Council and Co-Op- eration Ireland honoured the local contribution that Tuamgraney De- velopment Association, The Bur- ren Centre, Kilfenora, West Clare Resource Centre, Miltown Malbay, OBAIR Newmarket on Fergus, and Gleann an Oir Residents Association Shannon have made.