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FOR their first attempt at the Tidy Towns awards, Ogonnelloe Tidy Towns Committee are delighted with the support which they have garnered from the community.
“We thought we might have been a bit overambitious in choosing the projects we tackled first, but people have been very supportive, coming out and giving a hand,’ said PRO for the tidy towns committee, Trevor ee. tF
“Ogonelloe is a beautiful village. We felt it would be right to enter the
tidy village section and it meant we focused in on a few things that need- ed doing,” he added.
Since its inception in February, the group and volunteers from the area have organised the clearing and transformation of what were two overgrown eyesores, planted 52 trees and are currently putting the finish- ing touches to planting flowerbeds and putting in slate surrounds.
Two overgrown areas in the village were cleared of gorse and building debris, which was left in one, has been dealt with.
“One area was quite large, about
200 metres long and we cleared that and planted 40 trees. Now we’re putting in hexagonal flower beds,” said Trevor.
The group have also covered an open drain and got financial support for the cost of the materials from generous local business people.
“We don’t want to put too much on people but we got such great support from people who want to come out and do a couple of hours work that it’s all come together so far,’ said Trevor.
The committee has also organised the cutting of verges the length of the
village which hadn’t seen a trim in years.
“It’s quite a large area with a smaller population than some of the other, more compact areas. Once these projects are finished we’ll sit down and see what needs to be done next.”
Trevor said the committee won’t be expecting to win prizes this year but are happy to have made a start.
‘For any village that enters, it takes afew years before they get anywhere and the judges comments will help us focus on what needs to be done next,’ said Trevor.