With the advent of the longer evenings after the clocks go forward on March 30th Castleisland Tidy Towns activists are are looking ahead to the 2025 season.
Recently they took possession of a new equipment in the form of a new lawnmower and brush-cutter grant funded through financial support provided from the Local Enhancement Programme 2024 operated by the Department of Rural and Community Development.
The new equipment will assist the Tidy Towns group and their three Community Employment workers to maintain the grassed and planted areas to a high standard for the coming season.
Tidy Towns Tuesdays
The group will also be recommencing their Tidy Town Tuesdays in April where they ask for your help to keep your town looking well by volunteering one hour of the 168 hours in your week from 7pm to 8 pm on a Tuesday evening to help with cleaning, painting and planting.
They will be holding a volunteer information morning soon and details will be provided here.
So, think about it, just one hour of your week can make a huge difference to your town.
Meanwhile, Castleisland Tidy Towns with the support of Kerry County Council, St Pat’s students and local business create a spring colour display on the entrance to the town.
Blooming Poetry
I wandered lonely as a cloud, That floats on high o’er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils;
The words of William Wordsworth above have been evoked throughout the last few weeks as the golden daffodils sprung into bloom to give us all a lift with their spring colour.
None more so than a new host of golden daffodils blooming brightly to enhance the approach on the Tralee Road outside Mc Elligott’s and Island Point.
This work is a collaboration between Castleisland Tidy Towns, Kerry Country Council and the local councillors with their financial support through the Community Support Fund 2024 and the support of local businessman Mark McElligott and the willing TY students of St. Pat’s under the direction of their teacher Flor Griffin.
Thousands of Golden Daffodils
Two thousand daffodil bulbs were planted in November last by the students and they are currently completing the planting of 300 beech hedging plants that will in time screen the post and rail fence at the location and create an enhanced entrance to the town.
“Great to see such local collaboration in place that benefits all. Enjoy the lovely blast of spring colour while it lasts and know that nature will put on the same beautiful show again next spring,” said group chairman, John Breen.
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