Annual KKB awards 2012

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Youth Think group attend the event and receive a presentation for their work in the City : Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful

 

Newpark Close Junior Litter wardens attend the event and receive a presentation: Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful

Loreto Secondary School Girls receive a presentation for their work on the Popeye project Mural at the Closh from the Mayor of Kilkenny : Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful

Some of the many prize winners at the Annual awards event : Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful

Presentation of the Fitzpatrick Perpetual Shield for the Department of Psychiatry garden at St Luke’s Hospital Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful

The Good Shepherd Mens Shed, Bird and bat boxes for sale: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful

Keep Kilkenny Beautiful Awards night

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Keep Kilkenny Beautiful awards 2012

The 2012 Keep Kilkenny Beautiful awards night took place on the 16th October 2012 at Hotel Kilkenny. See the results at:

KEEP KILKENNY BEAUTIFUL 2012 award winners

Deans court winner division 5 and 6 copyright Keep Kilkenny Beautiful

Cedarwood park winner division 3 & 4 Copyright Keep Kilkenny Beautiful

Newpark Lawn winner division 1 and 2 Copyright Keep Kilkenny Beautiful

Best B+B John Kennedy Fr Murphy Sq. Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful

Best overall shop front winner Lorimat. Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful

Matt the millers best floral display commercial section pubs Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful

 

 

 

Kilkenny City Achieves gold

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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

Bud goes fly and walkabout

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Bud back in the Castle Park pond. Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful

Bud, a long term resident Swan  of the Castle pond  decided to  fly out of the park  and then go walk about in the last few days. A phone call from a local resident had reported a sighting of Bud in her garden. Mr Pat Durkin of Bird watch Ireland was joined  by members of the KKB to find Bud.  A search followed which found nothing but feathers. Later in the day Bud turned up in Dukesmeadows. Bud walked back with a large crowd from Dukesmeadows under the watchful direction of Pat Durkin.

Kilkenny is Cleanest City in Ibal 2012

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Johns Bridge and the river Nore August 2012. Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful

Kilkenny is celebrating success in the latest Ibal report which gives Kilkenny the status of cleanest City in Ireland.  “Cleaner than European Norms”.  Overall Kilkenny came 2nd   in the country with Cavan achieving the No.1 spot.

KKB Chairman Sean Leahy praised the efforts of the City Authorities, voluntary groups and the citizens of Kilkenny for their great efforts in the area of litter reduction in  2012.

 

Butterflies in Kilkenny

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The red admiral butterfly is very particular  about the flower it visits! A sunny afternoon in early September on Circular road there are some very popular flowers that get more than their fair share of butterfly attention.

Butterflies enjoying the sun on Circular rd. Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful

Butterfly at Circular rd. Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful

Butterfly at Circular rd. Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful

Butterflies in Circular rd. Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful

Bin it Your Way “moves” up a gear against gum litter.

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Kilkenny City Mayor  Sean O’hArgain joined with Members of the KKB to highlight and to also  increase the level of awareness of gum litter and its responsible disposal. The attractive Court House plaza provided the backdrop to the event which took place during the Kilkenny Arts Festival.   The Gum Litter Taskforce  Eco cabs were in Kilkenny to circulate the campaign message with the theme “Bin it your way”.

Kilkenny Mayor Sean O’hArgain in a GLT Cab with KKB members. Copyright. Bernadette Maloney.

KKB Chairman Sean Leahy peddles away in a GLT Cab . Copyright. Bernadette Maloney.

Kilkenny City, Home of the Kilkenny Arts Festival

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Colourful butterfly along the River Nore. Copyright Pat & Mary Durkin

Kilkenny city provided a colourful welcome to all our visitors along the canal walk and river Nore.