Urgent! New Committee Needed
Killorglin Tidy Towns held an AGM on 12 October 2021. This was our first meeting since the pandemic began and it was great to see so many people from our community in attendance.
The most urgent requirement we identified at the AGM is new volunteers to lead our group. Our current leadership are keen to bring in the next generation and keep our momentum going.
We will hold an EGM next Spring to appoint a new committee and we are particularly looking for a new treasurer, secretary, and chairperson.
If you are interested in trying something new and serving your community, please feel free to contact us and we can tell you more about these roles.
Caretaker Chairperson, Brendan Foley, email: bunfoley@gmail.com
We will post a formal announcement of the EGM in February, so watch this space.
In the meantime KTT will take a hiatus. Sadly without a new leadership team, we cannot serve our town.
At our AGM we acknowledged all the things that KTT has done such as litter-picking, biodiversity initiatives, floral displays and physical architecture projects to improve the appearance of Killorglin. We acknowledged the love and care that people in Killorglin show to their town and we again encouraged everyone to show they care by sprucing up the area outside their own front door.
KTT is waiting for results from the most recent competition and we are confident they will show further improvement in our standings. These results will tell us what we are doing well and what we can improve. This is the blueprint for success. Now we need new leadership to take that blueprint and build on it.
We really hope you can join KTT next Spring to help make Killorglin a wonderful, wild and tidy place to live.
Caretaker Chairperson, Brendan Foley, email: bunfoley@gmail.com
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What is Tidy Towns?
From the Tostal to the Gathering - the history of the national Tidy Towns initiative
The national TidyTowns initiative was launched by Bord Fáilte, the Irish Tourist Board (now Fáilte Ireland), in 1958 as part of the 'Tostal', a nationwide festival celebrating all things Irish. A step-up from the original National Spring Clean Campaign which ran between 1953 and 1957, TidyTowns rapidly developed its own identity and has gone on to become Ireland's most well known and popular local environmental initiative.
Right from the start, the primary focus of Tidy Towns was to encourage communities to improve their local environment and make their area a better place to live, work and visit. The competition aspect was an important element in developing friendly rivalry that would help boost standards across the board and the winner of the first competition held in 1958 was Glenties, Co Donegal. However, the emphasis was always on participating rather than winning as the very act of taking part brought benefits to the community. And with a focus on long-term results rather than quick returns, Tidy Towns was soon seen as a unique and far-sighted initiative.
The Tidy Towns movement in Killorglin
Killorglin Tidy Towns has sought to embrace the holistic ethos of the modern TidyTowns competition. KTT focuses on improving the appearance of Killorglin through works that are sustainable, in keeping with the architectural environment and complementary to the town's local heritage.
The national TidyTowns initiative was launched by Bord Fáilte, the Irish Tourist Board (now Fáilte Ireland), in 1958 as part of the 'Tostal', a nationwide festival celebrating all things Irish. A step-up from the original National Spring Clean Campaign which ran between 1953 and 1957, TidyTowns rapidly developed its own identity and has gone on to become Ireland's most well known and popular local environmental initiative.
Right from the start, the primary focus of Tidy Towns was to encourage communities to improve their local environment and make their area a better place to live, work and visit. The competition aspect was an important element in developing friendly rivalry that would help boost standards across the board and the winner of the first competition held in 1958 was Glenties, Co Donegal. However, the emphasis was always on participating rather than winning as the very act of taking part brought benefits to the community. And with a focus on long-term results rather than quick returns, Tidy Towns was soon seen as a unique and far-sighted initiative.
The Tidy Towns movement in Killorglin
Killorglin Tidy Towns has sought to embrace the holistic ethos of the modern TidyTowns competition. KTT focuses on improving the appearance of Killorglin through works that are sustainable, in keeping with the architectural environment and complementary to the town's local heritage.
