High hopes for a cleaner county
GUESTS at the AGM for Sligo Tidy Towns last Monday evening in the Sligo Park Hotel got helpful tips on how to earn valuable points in the prestigious nationwide competition.
Sharon Eastwood From Woodrow Environmental and Sustainable Solutions Consultants offered an insight to volunteers on how to pick up points by going that extra mile to make their area stand out for all the right reasons.Ballisodare based Sharon who is also a judge in the Sligo Tidy Towns was presented with a flower bouquet by the committee after her engaging and insightful presentation.
The meeting was opened with a welcome by Chairman of Sligo Tidy Towns Peter Tiernan. Guests included Sligo County Council CEO Ciaran Hayes, Sligo County Council Director of Services Dorothy Clarke, Mayor Hubert Keaney and members of the Ballisodare and Carraroe Tidy Towns organisations.
Formal business was concluded with the reading and adoption of the financial statements and Peter Tiernan briefed the audience on his hopes for 2018 and how the committee hoped to build on the Bronze Medal achievement of 2017
He explained the medal would be formally presented at a ceremony in Westport later this month.
Peter encouraged everyone to pass on the word that Tidy Towns is always looking for volunteers and all are welcome to contact them to take part in making Sligo a cleaner county for 2018.