Environmental Competitions and Schemes

 ENVIRONMENTAL COMPETITIONS –SCHOOLS/COMMUNITIES

Roscommon County Council promote a number of environmental competitions namely:

• Tidy Estates
• Floral Pride
• Tidy Cemeteries
• Tidy Schools
• Golden Mile Hedgerow Competition
• National Tree Week

These environmental competitions are aimed at getting communities involved in improving and maintaining their own local areas. They also promote civic pride and encourage people to take responsibility for litter control in their own communities, and strengthen links and communication between local communities and the local authority. Prizes are presented by the Mayor at a ceremony usually held towards the end of October each year at which the press, council officials and local councillors attend.

Application Forms can be obtained from the Environment Office, Roscommon County Council.

Tidy Schools Competition

Tidy Schools Competition Winners 2012

Woodbrook National School - Overall Winner 2012 - Tidy Schools Competition 2012

Woodbrook National School - Overall Winner 2012 - Tidy Schools Competition 2012

Best Hanging Baskets/Window Boxes 2012

Scoil Na Naingeal Naofa, Boyle

Tidy Estates Competition 2012

1st Prize Station Road Residents, Boyle
2nd Prize Kildallogue Heights, Strokestown
3rd Prize An Graig Residents, Athleague and Corran Riada Residents, Athlone.

Best New Entry – Oakport Estate, Cootehall, Boyle

Overall Winner 2012-TidyEstates

Station Road Residents Boyle

  2^nd Prize-Killdallogue Heights, Strokestown                 

Corran Riada – Joint 3^rd      An Graig – Joint 3rd

  Best New Entry – Oakport Estate, Cootehall

Tidy Towns Committees are involved in encouraging entries from residents groups for this competition. The closing date for entries in this competition is generally towards the end of April each year and judging takes place during July and August. Marks are awarded in four different categories:

• Effort
• Tidiness
• Landscaping/Planting
• Overall Appearance

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Floral Pride Competition 2012

1st Prize Castlecoote Tidy Towns
2nd Prize Keadue Tidy Towns
Joint 3rd Prize Ballintubber Tidy Towns and Croghan Tidy Towns

Castlecoote Tidy Towns - Floral Pride Winners 2012

      Keadue Tidy Towns – 2^nd Prize Winner

The Floral Pride Competition is promoted by Roscommon County Council. This competition aims to motivate people in villages and towns in the County to improve the appearance of "their own local place" by planting flowers, shrubs, and trees.

It is a collective effort by members of the community who share in creating a new planted area, maintaining the work and enjoying the rewards of the planted area. Making the area in which you live more beautiful has many benefits for a community.

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Tidy Cemeteries 2012

1st Prize Lisacul Cemetery
2nd Prize Drum Cemetery & Cloontuskert Cemetery

  3rd Prize Drumlion Community Council & Gortaganny Cemetery

Best New Entry – Cam Cemetery Committee

    Overall Winner 2012 – Lisacul Cemetery

Joint 2^nd Prize Cloontuskert Cemetery 

Joint 2^nd Prize Drum Cemetery

Joint 3^rd Prize Drumlion Cemetery 

Joint 3^rd Prize Gorthaganny Cemetery

Best New Entry     Cam Cemetery

This aim of this competition is to recognise the hard work of local communities in the ongoing maintenance of their Graveyards. Marks are awarded in four categories:

• Overall Approach
• Landscaping
• Local Effort
• General Impressions

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Golden Mile Hedgerow Competition 2012

Overall Winner          Ballyfarnon Tidy Towns

2^nd Prize                    Castlecoote Tidy towns
Litter Free Award       Rooskey Tidy Towns
Best Community Effort Gorthaganny Community Development

                Ballyfarnon Golden Mile – Overall Winner

               Castlecoote Golden Mile – 2^nd Prize winner

 
                      Gorthaganny –Best Community Effort

This is a competition aimed at the rural community. Community groups chose a mile of roadside boundary (outside speed limits and not a major road). This competition aims to promote awareness of hedgerows, their importance as boundaries and as a natural feature. Miles are assessed on hedgerow interest, quality and mix of vegetation, flora, manmade features, as well as litter levels. Judging takes place under the following categories:

• Overall Winner
• 2^ndPrize
• Litter Free Mile
• Award for Community Effort

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National Tree Week

National Tree Week is organised by Tree Council of Ireland during the month of March. The Tree Council donates trees to the Council, who is turn invite Community Groups/Schools to apply for trees. The Scheme is advertised during month of February each year.