DATE FOR YOUR DIARY – TUESDAY FEBRUARY 28^TH 8 P.M.

 YOU ARE INVITED.

KILTEEVAN TIDY TOWNS IS AN OPEN INCLUSIVE GROUP.   YOU CAN JOIN US ANY TIME.

A BIG CEAD MÍLE FÁILTE IS PROMISED,

Since 2015, your Tidy Towns Team has worked tirelessly to improve the local environment and make Kilteevan a better place to live, work and visit.

We have put Kilteevan firmly on the map and have created a sense of place and pride of place for those living in the area. We have won numerous awards including the 2021 National Heritage Award for the Cloonlarge Loop.

Eight years on, we need help to continue this wonderful initiative in the community. Please come along next Tuesday. Bring your thoughts, ideas, skills. Your moral support is also vitally important to us. 

You can all see the need to do the Annual Spring Clean. Helping hands are all we need to keep going.

Gulliver performed his second official function today when he officially opened

Lilliput Way "Centre Larks”. This new all-weather facility is to facilitate the thousands of Fairy Visitors to Lilliput Way.

Even in the most challenging weather conditions… the magic continues...…Awesome!

There is no doubt, Kilteevan Tidy Towns has the best volunteers on the planet. Unselfish, Giving, Patient people who care about community.  You can join us any time.

Seachtain na Gaeilge le Energia is an international Irish language festival and one of the biggest celebrations of our native language and culture that takes place each year in Ireland and in many other countries.

Kilteevan Tidy Towns works to protect and preserve our culture and heritage .

Déanaigí iarracht cúpla focal Gaeilge a úasáid an seachtain seo.

Make an effort to use a few words of Irish this week.

Bí bródúil as ár dteanga dhúchais. Be proud of our native language

Slán to fóill- Goodbye for now.

"In order to see birds, it is necessary to become a part of the silence."- Robert Lynd. 

Did you know that enjoying birds in your own garden is good for you?

Scientific research now tells is that getting out and experiencing  nature can help to reduce stress, anxiety and depression. Nature helps to improve concentration by decreasing mental fatigue.  It  reduces stress by lowering blood pressure and levels of stress-inducing hormones.

So switch off - look after your mental health- just look at the birds. Wouldn’t  these Glorious Goldfinches photographed in Kilteevan today lift your spirits?

A full list of Irish birds can be found below on Birdwatch Ireland

https://birdwatchireland.ie/irelands-birds-birdwatch-ireland/list-of-irelands-birds/

Kilteevan Tidy Towns is a member of the Community Wetlands Forum(CWF) since 2017.  The Forum was a major support to us as we began to reimagine The Cloonlarge Loop.We are honoured to be selected in 2023 as one of the participants in in the Study Visit hosted by the CWF outlined below .

Connecting Communities with Peatlands

Explore the importance of community-led conservation with our study visits to four peatland projects in the Midlands!

Join us as we visit Scohaboy Bog (Tipperary), Cloonlarge Bog (Roscommon), Carrowbehy Bog (Roscommon), and Cloncrow Bog (Westmeath) to learn about the crucial role these bogs play in our communities. Led by local community members, you'll gain a unique perspective on the history, ecology, and conservation efforts of these special habitats and hear from stakeholders involved with the project.

Don't miss this opportunity to connect with likeminded people and expand your knowledge! Sign up now for our study visits to these incredible bog projects.

Book below-