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JULIANSTOWN Tidy towns were invited to attend the Municipal Pride of Place Awards in the Conyngham Arms Hotel in Slane, run by Meath County Council to encourage volunteers with the excellent work they carry out in the many villages and towns of Meath.
It was an exciting night with more than 90 local groups represented there. Julianstown won the first prize of the night for its Youth Project. Jim O’Connor and the children from Ballygarth Manor wanted to help our declining bee population and planted a beautiful Wildflower Meadow in the Estate. They then planted Sunflowers all around the village!
Next up was the category small village and Julianstown won first for this.
The Lime Kiln won first prize for its beautiful shop front and John and Jackie (pictured) should be very proud of how the premises look to all the passersby. The Judge for the National Tidy Towns was also enchanted by the premises. The gastro pub and shop looks stunning all year round.
You may wonder how Julianstown is so clean given all the traffic that goes through the village, well, it’s mainly all down to Mary Logue and well deserved she won Volunteer of the Year. Congratulations also to Sonairte on winning three awards, and Sevitt Hall for their housing estate.
All round, the volunteer effort that exists in Julianstown is hard to beat.