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Louth Leader Partnership conference on Biodiversity and Climate Change. Eamonn and Gerry from The Drogheda Tidy Towns Committee who recently attended the Louth Leader Partnership conference on Biodiversity and Climate Change. Picture is with Éanna Ní Lamhna who is an Irish biologist, environmental consultant who spoke on the importance of Bees in our environment andContinue reading “Louth Leader Partnership conference on Biodiversity and Climate Change”

The ‘Get Off Your Arse’ gang were out the other night AGAIN to tackle Highfield Hill and the first set of steps on the Chord Road. Plenty of the usual cans, bottles, fast food waste, tablet blister packs, as well as a lot of dumping of bags of cans and household waste. What is reallyContinue reading “All in a days work for the ‘Get Off Your Arse’ Gang”

Part of National Spring Clean Drogheda Tidy Towns is organizing a spring clean-up event at Baltray – River Boyne Estuary. We will meet at Queensborough car park which overlooks the mouth of the River Boyne near Baltray, a couple of KMs from Drogheda town centre. Date: Sunday, April 24th Time: 10.30 AM to 1 PMContinue reading “April 24th-The Boyne Estuary Clean-Up”

Drogheda Tidy Towns volunteers were out in action Sunday for National Spring Clean clearing the car park area beside Paupers Graveyard, known locally as Bully’s acre. This area is one of the Drogheda Tidy Towns Adopted Areas by Dominick, Dave, Conor, Emma, and baby Croía. A couple of weeks ago the gang went out andContinue reading “National Spring Clean in Drogheda”

In Drogheda, we have the well-named Off Your Arse Group who had a busy Saturday morning last weekend.  What I love about TidyTowns is that the core of it is about the spirit and pride in one town. It is about encouraging communities to improve their local environment and make their area a better placeContinue reading “Did someone say ‘Off Your Arse’ Group….”

You can’t blame the council for this… Dog poo bags just drop on the ground beside the bin, coffee cups placed on top of a full bin. All the bins in Bryanstown are full after the long weekend but again we can’t keep blaming the council as it was St.Patrick’s weekend and for many aContinue reading “You can’t blame the council for this…”

Drogheda Tidy Towns volunteers out in action today for National Spring Clean, we tidied up the car park area beside Paupers Graveyard, known locally as Bully’s acre. We collected 17 bags of litter, leaves, and some larger items in the space of 90 mins. This area is one of the Drogheda Tidy Towns Adopted AreasContinue reading “They Mean Business – 17 Bags in 90 mins!”

Drogheda Tidy Towns volunteers, committee members, and partners have been very busy as of late. We have seen a record number of volunteers participating in regular TidyTown clean-ups, January we launched our new website, in February we launched the Drogheda Tidy Towns 5 Year Plan, Drogheda Spring Clean in March which was a massive success thatContinue reading “Get Colouring With Drogheda Tidy Towns”

Louth County Council invites applications for grant assistance under its Shopfront Improvement Grant Scheme 2022. The Shopfront Improvement Grant Scheme is available to local retailers and business owners from core areas within the towns of Ardee, Drogheda and Dundalk.  Shopfronts are one of the most important elements in determining the character, quality and perception of retailContinue reading “Are You In – Shopfront Improvement Grant Scheme 2022”