Keep Wexford Beautiful 2021 - Best Community Biodiversity Project
Hollyfort Tidy Towns group was delighted to receive a 'Highly Commended' award for their video project 'Season of Sounds'. The video was shot over 9 months of lockdown recording the sounds of a river through the seasons, from a trickling stream through to the flood waters of the river Bann at Hollyfort's Grove Bridge.
Meet Santa in Hollyfort Village
Saturday 18th December 2021
at 7 pm
and see what presents are in his sack!
‘It’s Good to Talk’ counselling, in association with Wexford Walking Trails, has published a 2022 charity calendar. Hollyfort Tidy Towns are pleased to have their photograph of Mt Nebo included in the calendar, which also includes local photos of Croghan and Annagh Hill.
Calendars cost €7.50 and are available from Cooney's Shop, Hollyfort.
We are delighted to report that Hollyfort has won a €500 Endeavour Award in the Tidy Towns Competition 2021. Our marks increased from 268 to 289, an increase of 7.84%.
The Adjudicator's Report can be read here
Well done everyone on supporting the village and its environs!
We were delighted to see such a turn-out for the 200th Anniversary of Hollyfort's Old School House which included an amazing exhibition of old photos and documents relating to the school.
Here is the Guardian press report on the day -
Once again, Hollyfort TTs and Plant Medicine School, Hollyfort, are taking part in Heritage Week.
22nd August 2021, 11 am-4 pm
https://www.heritageweek.ie/projects/connect-with-nature-for-health
With the outdoors becoming increasingly popular during the COVID-19 pandemic and nationwide lockdowns, there has never been a better time to learn how best to protect, preserve and enhance Hollyfort's local environment.
This iBook guides you through the 7 Principles of Leave No Trace.
A copy of the iBook can be found on the educational resource section on their website.
What is a Carbon Calculator?
A Carbon Calculator is a computer programme that calculates your Carbon Footprint. This is the approximate amount of carbon dioxide produced by the activities of business, individuals and families.
Have a look at Carbon Footprint or the World Wildlife Fund to calculate your footprint. There is loads of use advice and guidance on how to reduce your carbon footprint through household energy use reductions and waste managment, and a particularly useful site in that regard is the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI).
Source: epa.ie
Mt Nebo Trail has been included in top 100 Trails in Irish Examiner's booklet
Check it out here - page 35
https://www.leavenotraceireland.org/resources/educational-resources/general-digital-content/#flipbook-df_6874/1/
Get involved and join us on zoom by emailing us at hollyfortvillage@gmail.com and we will send you an invitation to attend the meeting.
Look forward to seeing you there.
Although Hollyfort Writers could not meet in the Old School for health restrictions, they have been very active.
Read their latest pieces in the Poetry Day ezine.
Enjoy!
What a difference that has made!
We have also planted three large trees in the grounds to replace those which had to be cut down a few years ago.
This is to protect the walk from Quads and dumping of household waste and litter yet allows walkers ease of access to join the main trail.
Sounds of the river Bann filmed on my mobile over 9 months 20/21
Due to level 5 restrictions being extended, individual or household bubble clean-ups will only be carried out.
Refuse bags and limited number of gloves available from Cooney's Shop nearer the time.
Your contribution during the National Spring Clean, however big or small, will have real and measurable benefits for our environment. For example:
For every aluminium can collected and recycled enough energy is saved to run your television for three hours!
For 1kg of recycled plastics collected, 1.5kg of carbon dioxide is prevented from being released to the atmosphere (the same amount of carbon dioxide released by toasting 30 slices of bread!
By recycling 1kg of paper instead of landfilling, enough energy is saved to run an energy-saving bulb non-stop for two days! For 1kg of recycled glass, the saving is 300g of carbon dioxide
Please help us to keep Hollyfort litter-free and take a photo for our Facebook page.
As school records are missing, we are looking for any information on the school - past pupils, old photos, stories etc. Are you a past pupil or know family or friends who attended the school, which closed in the 1950s?
We would appreciate any information you can give us.
Please email us at hollyfortvillage@gmail.com
What a lovely thing to find! In the Fairy Wood on the Mt Nebo Walk you will find a jar with a red top, hanging from a branch and in it some creative person has put a notebook, some pens and a bottle of hand-sanitizer. Walkers are free to write a message in the notebook for all to read.
What a brilliant idea!
