Local groups to help formulate new town plan
LOCAL organisations will get a chance to have an input into a new socio-economic survey that is due to be carried out by Ballyhoura Development in association with Charleville Heritage Society, which will start in September.
The comprehensive survey will be conducted by the Paul O’Raw Consultancy firm, Killarney, and the first meeting to gather information for the survey will take place on Thursday 13th September next at the E Centre in Baker’s Road, Charleville. All local clubs, organisations, sporting and cultural and community groups are invited to participate, and their contribution will have an important bearing on the final outcome of the survey
This is an ideal opportunity for the members of the different local groups to have a say in what is needed for Charleville, and how the town and its environs should be shaped for the future.
The survey, when completed, will form the basis for the town plan, and will be of immense benefit to anybody looking for grant aid from State organisations as a viable plan is now required as part of any grant applications for funding.
Charleville Heritage Society, who applied to Ballyhoura Development to be included in their survey programme, is one of only 12 communities selected for participation in such a community socio-economic survey in the Ballyhoura area, which will be carried over the next two years.
The Society is a sub-committee of Charleville Chamber, which is a prime mover in the acquisition of Moatville House from the Kerry Group, for the development of a tourism stream for Charleville.
In tandem with this development Charleville Heritage are also working to initiate a Boyle Trail, in conjunction with Cork County Council to highlight the foundation of Charleville town by Roger Boyle in 1661, the first earl of Orrery, and the influence of the Boyle family within Cork County and in Munster generally. Roger Boyle was also known as the Infamous Lord Broghill.
The Legacy of Roger Boyle and the Boyle family generally will be the subject of the Society’s forthcoming Festival of History which is on from the 27th to the 30th September next, and will feature talks on Richard Boyle, the first Earl of Cork, Roger Boyle’s father, who came to Ireland penniless and ended up one of the wealthiest men in three kingdoms.