Christmas Concert and Tree Lighting

Join us in St. John's Church, Hollyfort for a Christmas concert with local primary school pupils from  Ballythomas  Nat School and also Jacqueline Hogan (singer) celebrating the festive season in music and song. This will be followed by candle-lit walk into the village with the lighting of the Christmas Tree and the arrival of Santa Clause.

Concert starts at 7pm. Adults €5 and children free. Fund raising event.

Young at Heart Christmas Party

Hollyfort Dev Group AGM

Tip of the Month - December

Hollyfort Village - Awards

Hollyfort Village are delighted to be awarded First prize as Best New Entry in Keep Wexford Beautiful 2015 and also the  Wexford County Council Environment Awards 2015 North Wexford 2K Clean.Well done to all those who were out in rain and shine cleaning up bags of rubbish and papers from the surrounding roads. 

Halloween Fancy Dress Party

Congrats to Hollyfort Village in Tidy Towns Endeavour Awards.

Congrats to Hollyfort Village for receiving the Tidy Towns Endeavour Award of €500 and increasing their points to 230. That is 10 points up on 2014 results!
Also, well done to all those who worked so hard to transform the village into such a lovely place to live and work.

Check out the full results here

Click here for Adjudicator's Report for Hollyfort

Heritage Week - History of the River Bann evening and Guided Walk and Picnic

As part of Heritage Week, we will be running two events:
1)A guided nature walk along the river Bann with ecologist Deborah D'Arcy with a community picnic and the unveiling of our interpretive signs on our proposed river walk.
Sunday 23 August '15
Hollyfort Village
2pm

2) 'A History of the River Bann' - an information gathering evening with Denis Kinsella. Join us to find out about Hollyfort's river and swap stories about its history and course.
Thursday 27th August '15
The Old School
8pm

Tip of the Month - Eat in Season

WHY?

Climate change: Growing food out of season in hothouses, and flying fresh fruit and veg around the world uses lots of energy. Eating seasonal, local produce can help cut about 1.3Kg of CO2 off each meal.

Support your local farmer: Seasonal, local food is tastier and will introduce you to a wider variety of food, adding novelty to your diet.

Health: Key nutrients are found in the stems of fruit and veg. The longer they are left on the plant, the more nutrients they soak in. Produce shipped to Ireland from the other side of the world is often picked before it is fully ripe, while seasonal, local produce tends to be picked at the peak of its ripeness, with all its lovely nutrients intact.

HOW?

Learn what vegetables are in season in Ireland and be sure to check the country of origin on the label when you’re buying fruit and veg in supermarkets.

http://www.trocaire.org

Welcome Tus Worker David Halnon

We are delighted to announce that our new Tus worker David Halnon has joined our team. Initially, he will be working on the Bann River walk, but will also help out wherever he is needed in the village.

Stone Art at river Bann

Goddess of the River

View from under the Bridge

Tip of the Month - Drink Tap Water

Drink Tap Water

Bottled water does not just cost you at the till, it also costs the environment dearly

The average person will get through 168 single-use bottles of water in a year. As a nation we discard thousands of these water bottles every day – and rather than recycle them, we send up to 70% to landfill.

Bottled water is a thousand times more carbon intensive than tap, chiefly due to packaging and transport. Moving bottles of water around the globe adds about 100g CO2 per bottle.

http://www.trocaire.org

What a difference!

Hollyfort Village - a safer, cleaner and more attractive place to live

Tip of the Month - Get Walking

Get Walking
Not only is walking the ultimate carbon and cost-free transport  but a brisk 30 minutes walk to work or school each day delivers the recommended two and a half hours of exercise we need each week to stay in good condition and reduce the risk of major illnesses such as heart disease, stroke, diabetes and cancer.

Apart from the environmental and health benefits – walking is an increasingly popular social activity. Get a group of people together and explore our beautiful riverbanks, coastlines and countryside by foot and reconnect with the great outdoors.

http://www.trocaire.org/uptous/get-walking

Table Quiz - Friday 5 June '15

                                                      

                                          IN AID OF

                                          HOLLYFORT TIDY TOWNS

                                                                                                                                      COONEY’S PUB

                         FRIDAY 5 JUNE at 9pm

                       TABLE OF FOUR €20

                           RAFFLE AND SPOT PRIZES

                   ALL WELCOME

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

Tip of the Month - Swishing

To raise awareness of the need to recycle and reuse we are running a  Tip of the Month feature.
Here is May's Tip of the Month

Clothes swap

Embrace the new phenomena of Swishing: invite your friends over and ask them to bring a lovely but unloved piece of clothing or two so that someone else can fall in love with it. Everyone goes home with a revived wardrobe and full wallets.

http://www.trocaire.org/uptous/sustainable-fashion

Gold Award for Hollyfort 2K

North Wexford 2K Clean has awarded Hollyfort a Gold Star for keeping five roads clear of litter during April 2015.
This was no easy task and congrats to the whole community for their perseverance and diligence in picking up the litter which appeared on a daily basis!
Keep up the good work.

Raising Awareness - Greener Cleaning Guide - Make a Pledge

Some members of Hollyfort community have pledged to start using more environmentally friendly and less hazardous cleaning  ingredients.  We have committed to using the alternatives recommended in the Greener Cleaning leaflet for 12 months and will report back to the committee with our results and findings. If you want to join us in this project, please contact us.
Click here to download guide

Otherwise, make a pledge to use greener cleaning methods. Start today!

Dara Hilliard visits Hollyfort

Dara Hilliard (2nd from left)

Tidy Towns at Walk and Talk

Thanks to Amanda Byrne, Gorey Municipal District, we welcomed Dara Hilliard, landscaper and expert in Tidy Towns applications, to Hollyfort on 9th April 2015. His survey of the village was followed at 6.30 with a 'talk and walk' when he was joined by other Tidy Town applicants. He congratulated Hollyfort for the work done so far and imparted some important advice on further developments. Back at the old school for refreshments, Peter Smith (DaddyDay Care) gave an inspiring  Powerpoint talk using 'before' and 'after' pictures of Hollyfort.

The Pump Works!

We are delighted to announce Hollyfort has installed a working pump in the village - in the same spot where the original stood.

Congrats to all those who worked so hard to achieve this great feat of engineering.

See Hollyfort Village Facebook page for more pictures.

Hollyfort 2K Clean up over 5 Roads

Hollyfort has registered for the 2K Clean Up over 5 roads.

Hollyfort to
1) Kilmichael Bridge on Gorey Road (Lower)
2) Kitty's Corner on Gorey Road (Upper)
3) Monaseed Road
4) Laraheen Hill Crossroad
5) Annagh Crossroad

Judging is through out the month of April 2015

Please help keep our roads clear of litter.

Mt Nebo Run and Walkers

Mt Nebo Run

Join us on Sunday 15th March 2015 for a 10km Run around Mt. Nebo. 
Registration from 11.30 with registration fee of €10. 
Race starts from Hollyfort Village at 12.30 
Men's Prizes: 1st €50/2nd €40/3rd€30.
Women's Prizes: 1st €50/2nd €40/3rd €30

Family Walk

For those who would rather a leisurely walk (6.7km) join us on our annual Mt Nebo Family Walk which starts from Hollyfort Village at 12.15. A fee of €5 per adult (the children go free) includes soup and sandwiches afterwards for all.

Raffle tickets can be purchased on the day.
Funds raised go towards Operation Hollyfort Fund.