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