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Tag Archives: Winner
Kilkenny City Achieves gold
Kilkenny City Achieves Gold in the 2012 National Tidy towns competition.
Members of KKB with Mayor of Kilkenny celebrating the success of Kilkenny City following National Tidy Towns 2012 Award ceremony. Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful
Mr Sean Leahy KKB Chairman Tidytown Hero Award recipient with Minister Phil Hogan and Mayor of Kilkenny Sean O’hArgain following National Tidy Towns 2012 Award ceremony. Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful
St Kieran st: Tidy Towns Project street
St Kieran street traders are working together with the KKB to develop their historic City centre Street
Lautrecs. Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful
The Good Earth. Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful.
Sue Ryder. Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful
The Med. Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful
Butterslip. Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful.
Peaches. Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful.
Lorimat. Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful.
MIMI. Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful.
Stone House Books. Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful.
KKB Kilkenny Cat launched
KKB Launch our new Kilkenny Cat Logo!
KKB Kilkenny cat, Keep Kilkenny Beautiful. Copyright : Keep Kilkenny Beautiful
Tree planting at Castle park
An official tree planting took place at Castle Park on the 13th February. The Event was to honour the achievement of Kilkenny City in winning the overall Large urban Centre award for two consecutive years 2010 and 2011 in the National Tidy Towns Competition.
KKB chairman Mr Sean Leahy welcomed all to the event, Kilkenny Mayor Mr David Fitzgerald acknowledged the tremendous efforts made by Kilkenny City over the last number of years in Keeping Kilkenny Beautiful.
Mayor planting Himalaya Birch tree. Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful
Unveiling of Kilkenny Limestone plaque to commemorate the achievement of National Large Urban Centre Awards 2010 and 2011. Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful
The planting of trees is a fitting gesture as part of the winter tree planting season.
Official tree planting. Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful
Autumn at Newpark Marsh Park
Attractive and informative signage for the Park. Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful
The Marsh comprises an area of extraordinary plant and wildlife, which is now a major resource for the local residents and for our City. It is a most important natural reserve with no less than 49 different specifies of birds identified to date and more than 70 species of plants, trees and shrubs.
Water fowl well camouflaged in the Marsh. Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful
The main objectives of the ongoing project included: –
-Enhance and develop the amenity and conservation of the extensive flora and fauna.
-Provide a safe environment for the extensive wildlife in the area.
-Foster a caring nature and wildlife culture in the local community and increase pride in the locality
-Create educational opportunities, School tours being accessible to able bodied & disabled persons.
-KKB continues the maintenance of the Fen in conjunction with Fas.
Seating area overlooking the vast Marsh area. Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful
The Marsh received the ESB/CVI Community Environmental awards 2001. It was also the national winner for wildlife in the Tidy Towns Competition 2002.
The Marsh is designated an area of scientific interest (ASI).
The KKB has undertaken in conjunction with Kilkenny County Council and FAS an ongoing phased development at the Newpark Marsh, which is located just off the Castlecomer Road on Lovers Lane to the rear of the Newpark Hotel.
Water hen enjoys the sun in the Marsh. Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful
Tidy towns awards presentation 2011
Minister Hogan with Mayor David Fitzgerald and members of the Kilkenny City Keep Kilkenny Beautiful Tidy Towns Committee at the National Tidy Towns awards ceremony 2011. Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful.
Mayor David Fitzgerald and members of the Kilkenny City Keep Kilkenny Beautiful Tidy Towns Committee at the National Tidy Towns awards ceremony 2011. Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful.
On the 5th September There was a large crowd in Kilkenny to welcome the Kilkenny Hurling Team back following their all Ireland Hurling Win. The major Tidy Towns success was also celebrated. Sean Leahy Chairman of the KKB presented the Tidy Towns 2011 winning cup to the crowd. Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful.
Kilkenny city wins major Tidy Towns award 2011
Kilkenny wins “Ireland’s Tidiest Large Urban Centre Award” 2011. The presentation took place at the Helix on the 5th September. Kkb chairman Sean Leahy accepted the award on behalf of Kilkenny City. He thanked all in our City who helped in making it possible to achieve such a prestigious
Award. Kilkenny received 308 points, an increase of two points over the 2011 results and just two points short of Killarney, the overall winner 2011.
Kilkenny wins All Ireland hurling final!
The Keep Kilkenny Beautiful Committee congratulates the Kilkenny Hurling team on their fantastic win in Croke park.
Colourful flowers at Bollard's on St Kieran street, supporting the black and amber. Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful.
How Tidy Towns can Contribute Positively to your Community
Nora Darcy, Keep Kilkenny Beautiful Committee member presented a paper titled “How Tidy Towns can Contribute Positively to your Community” at the Town Clerks Annual Conference 2011 which took place in Clonmel on the 12-13 of May 2011. The Conference was hosted by the IPA (Institute of Public Administration). The themes included:
– Creating great places to live, work and visit.
– Turning houses into homes.
– Keep Kilkenny Beautiful, because it is beautiful.
– Tidy towns, Creating a better community.