Prizes given to Enniscorthy’s Tidy Towns winners

THERE was great excitement in Enniscorthy recently when the local Tidy Towns organisation presented its annual awards.

A lot of hard work and commitment goes into community work around the town and district each year from people who are interested in and passionate about making Enniscorthy a better place to live and work.

The town and district did well in this year’s national awards scheme with increased points being awarded in many different areas.

That was replicated in the town at local level and the awards presentation ceremony gave the local committee a chance to praise local people for their efforts.

A number of awards were handed out on the day including: Public Buildings - Enniscorthy Credit Union; Shop Fronts - Petite Cherie; Business Premises - Darcy’s Blinds and Interiors; Most Improve Premises - Maxol Service Station, Bellefield Road; New Development - Orchard Peace Park; Housing Estates - Beech Avenue, the Paddock, Patrick Keane, 6 Beech Avenue; Community Award - Barleyfield, (Tom Cullen, Barleyfield); Landscape Award - Slaney View Park (Larry Dunbar, 25 Slaney View Park); Endeavour Award - The Rectory Field; Billy Dagg, 10 Fr Murphy Park; Michael Kennedy, 1 Rectory Field; Rose Garden - Neil Carty, 16 Drumgoold Villas; Large Gardens - Agnes Allen, Westcliffe House (1st) and Sheelagh O’Leary, The Moyne (highly commended); Medium Gardens - Mary Priestly, 5 Kilagoley Tce (1st) and John Somers, 4 Kilagoley Tce (highly commended); Small Gardens - Anne Hendrick, 3 Fr Murphy Park (1st) and Margaret Walker, 26 Bellefield Road (highly commended); Overall Garden - Bernie Colgan, 29 Cherryorchard Heights; Previous Garden Winner - May and Jim Wilson, 5 Urrin Valley; Container Garden - John & May Carroll, 11 Droim Catha (1st) and Marie Carroll, 24 Slaney View Park (highly commended); Hanging Baskets - Rosie O’Sullivan, 2 St Aidan’s Villas (1st) and Joe Breen, 16 Duffry Gate (highly commended); Commercial Premises Hanging Baskets - Stamps Public House, Market Square and Reids Off-Licence, 11 Main Street ( joint winners).

All of the winners were praised for their efforts.

Prizewinners at the Enniscorthy Tidy Town’s Awards with Cllr Kathleen Codd-Nolan, chairperson Enniscorthy Municipal District; Cllr Cathal Byrne, Ger Mackey, district manager; Billy Murphy, Enniscorthy Tidy Towns and Sean Doyle, chairman Ennniscorthy Tidy Towns.

May Wilson (previous garden winner), Rosie O’Sullivan (hanging baskets/window boxes), Maisey McKeown (on behalf of Joe Breen, hanging baskets/window boxes) and Margaret Walker (small gardens)

Bernie Colgan, overall overall garden winner, withTerry Cullen who collected the community award for Barley Field on behalf of Thomas Cullen.

Jacqueline Warren of Petite Chérie who won the best shop front award and Larry Dunbar who received the landscape award for Slaney View Park.