New Ross Community Allotments

Get your blooms ready to burst into colour, closing date in July. Forms available in the Tholsel.

Wexford County Council notice

Missed last night's premiere of Birdsong on RTÉ One ... you can watch back on the RTÉ Player. 🐦🎵

Ornithologist Seán Ronayne is on a mission to record the call of every bird species in Ireland - that’s nearly 200 birds. At once inspiring and cautionary, his journey reveals the beauty and importance of sound.

Watch here: https://www.rte.ie/player/movie/birdsong/506726951986

Plant sale locally

Dogs and cats (and rabbits too) stay away if a Pi****ff plant is nearby😮 Who comes up with these plant names😅

🌺🌷Wexford County Council are delighted to welcome back the "Local Authority Residents Competition".🎍🌻

🏆Lots of prizes on offer and great way for newer estates to get involved with your local community.

☎️Entry forms are available by contacting your Housing Liaison Officer or by phoning Customer Services on 053 9196000.

📅Closing date for entries is Wednesday, 31st July, 2024.

Our first walk-in activity to mark National Biodiversity Week 2024 will be our Conifer Mandala! Using a range of plant materials designed around one of our many Wollemi Pines, why not swing by & learn all about this critically endangered conifer while taking part in creating symmetry, mindfulness & colour! 🎨
Saturday 18th May 12 noon beside the Visitor Centre. Suitable for all ages. Heritage Ireland Visit New Ross Hook Tourism OPW - Office of Public Works

A primrose to brighten a dull May day. 💐

Our next committee is Tues June 7th in the Town/ Pearse Park Community Room at 7pm.
Items for discussion or agenda to Tom or Sinead by email to [email protected]

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Fireblight warning — our native hawthorn trees and hedges are at risk Imports of hawthorn are putting native hawthorn trees and hedges — as well as cotoneaster, apple, pear, and rowan — at risk and must be halted immediately say environmental groups.

Top tips to identify and deal with

Shaping up for a spring clean, take a pic and you could win big

🎉COMPETITION TIME🎉

This time for community groups in County Wexford. 🟣🟡

🚮To be in with a chance of winning €500 for your community group, simply enter our Snap into Action Competition 2024 Community Group in conjunction with Spring Clean Wexford 2024.

⚠️For further information please go to: https://bit.ly/48MPgLE

Good luck everyone. 🤞🤞

Here's a hack worth investigating if you're sowing veg!

Our allotment steering committee meet March 5th at 7pm in the town park community room.
We have applied for an amienty grant from Wexford County Council to refurb our container and update our signage to reflect our rebrand. We are now also signed up to County Wexford PPN through Ray Morley, our treasurer.
If you have anything to add to the agenda give our chair Tom or Secretary Sinead a shout this week for inclusion [email protected]

Over the coming weeks we will get an email newsletter organised to send to all now we have a contact list collated and in the meantime please return your allotment rental fee and allotment renewal forms sent by the local municipal authority team without delay.
A big aim for this year is to work on reactivating unused spaces or otherwise reallocating them as many interested parties are presently on a waiting list.

https://wexfordlocal.com/2024/02/16/wexford-adopts-draft-climate-action-plan/ now passed.

🎨🎬🏰🎍🌳AMENITY & ARTS GRANT SCHEME 2024

Applications are now open for Wexford County Council Amenity Grants 2024.

This scheme is aimed at providing support to community and voluntary based groups and is designed to assist with a wide variety of projects to help promote social inclusion and building strong communities.

Closing date for receipt of application is Friday 16th February at 5pm.

For further information go to: https://www.wexfordcoco.ie/community-and-sports/supports-grants-and-awards/amenity-and-arts-grant-scheme-2024

Wexford County Council Residents Association Grant Scheme 2024
- currently open for applications, closing 5:00pm Friday, 16th February, 2024.

Projects will be considered within private housing estates only which are designed to improve community facilities or enhance the appearance of the area concerned (maximum grant payable is €600).

Applications forms and full particulars are available from your local Municipal/Borough District Office or online: https://www.wexfordcoco.ie/community-and-sports/supports-grants-and-awards/residents-association-grant-schemes-2024


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3rd Annual Online Gathering of Community Growers, 2nd March - Community Gardens Ireland On Saturday 2nd March 2024 at 11am, Community Gardens Ireland and Social Farms and Gardens Northern Ireland are organising our 3rd annual online gathering of community growers! This is always an incredibly popular event and is the largest online event for anyone interested in allotments, community g...