Planning time for tidy town groups
Another busy season is on the cusp of blossoming into activity for the participants in the SuperValu National Tidy Towns Competition in the area as they lay their plans for 2026.
Newport Tidy Towns will hold their Annual General Meeting on Tuesday night , March 10, at O'Sullivan's Bar, Newport commencing at 7pm to lay plans for the season ahead.
All are welcome to attend for the discussion on how to progress forward for the season ahead and in particular they would welcome anyone with ideas or suggestions on improvements to benefit the town's entry in the contest.
A small committee of ten people, work with a team of about 25 local volunteers, making a tremendous effort each year to enhance the town with their entry covering the largest population area of the six local entries in the national contest each year.
Newport also receive very welcome additional supports from the local authority, CE and TUS, local agencies, community groups, clubs and businesses.
Their entry was awarded 321 points last year, an increase of eight points on 2024 and they will plan to further improve on that in this year's contest.
Many of the buildings in the town were very favourably commented upon by the judge last year who wrote that Gleeson's Bar “looks well” and “O'Sullivan's mural is impressive”.
Tullow Heights housing estate was described as a “hidden gem” applauding the dedicated work of the small group of senior women citizens of ages ranging 75 to 95, whose endeavours were also recognised last year by Tipperary County Council with a Residents Association Award for the Nenagh Municipal District.
EXCELLENT PROGRESS
“Newport is making excellent progress and will be assisted by TCF Plan which will identify a vision that the Community will hopefully buy into, but it’s not a silver bullet,” the judge stated.
“Big projects are excellent but it is focus on fundamentals such as creating awareness, attention to detail, and continued maintenance that will be key to incremental improvements, developing community values and culture that will ultimately deliver results,” the report added.
The judge also noted the painting and cleaning of bridge as impressive complementing the lovely river, the boys school excellent, buzzing with activity and a lovely garden, as well as some lovely examples of well-designed and managed landscaping in and around the parks and housing estates as well as special mention for the rehabilitation project on the Cork Road which looked great.
Tidy Towns groups are deserving of community support in appreciation for the tremendous work which they do and the AGM is an opportunity to have a say and offer new ideas and suggestions.