NEWCASTLE

Thank you for your map, your application form and accompanying material. Thank you for clearly indicating the new projects on the map with the red NP highlighting and also within your application. You have increased the size of your committee by 1, to a total of 6 which is a good to see in a community of your size. You have very good local support with up to 50 volunteers on some projects. You have developed very good sources of support from experts in their field from, An Taisce, National Botanic Garden, Birdwatch Ireland, Wicklow County Council to name but a few. Your total audience of over 1000 on social media is a great way to highlight your work and hopefully will encourage more to volunteer especially seeing that you tripled your Facebook audience. The childrens organisation of the beach cleanup, litter awareness campaigns and keeping clean the pathway to school is wonderful to see and shows great pride of place and environmental awareness by them. Your ongoing inclusion of the community in your public consultation meeting is to be applauded and your 5 strategic aims will stand to your community in the future.