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Tidy Towns boost for local towns
09.09.09
by Liam Porter, Inishowen Independent
AN increase of three-points on last year’s result of
291 saw Malin once again top the charts of Tidy
Towns entries in Inishowen with another bronze medal
winning performance in Category B of the
competition.
However groups across the peninsula had just cause
to celebrate as, for the most part, they chalked up
increased scores, making the hard work by all of
their volunteers, worth while.
The most significant improvement was made by the
Ballyliffin Tidy Towns group who saw their tally
jump by a massive seventeen points to give them a
total of 49 points and earn them second place in
Donegal in Category A behind Doochary.
There was also significant improvement made by
Culdaff who saw their tally jump by twelve points to
240 this year in Category B.
Malin once again topped that category with 294
points, an increase on last year’s impressive total
of 291. Clonmany who had increased their score by
ten points last year after a drop the year before,
maintained their steady progress with an increase of
three points. |
Perhaps the only
disappointment came for the hard-working Moville
Tidy Towns group who chalked up 260 points, the
exact same score as a year earlier.
In category C, Carndonagh also increased their tally
by a single point up from 228 last year to 229 last. |
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Meanwhile in Category E, Buncrana who have shown
great progress over the past number of years,
recorded another significant jump in their tally,
increasing by nine points to a total for this year
of 270 marks.
Speaking to the Inishowen Independent yesterday,
councillor Rena Donaghey, a member of the Buncrana
Tidy Towns Group said they were pleased to have
increased their marks this year.
“We are delighted that our marks increased this year
by nine points. We know from experience how
difficult it is even to get one mark extra so to get
nine is fantastic,” she said.
However councillor Donaghey did express
disappointment that the group’s efforts on tackling
litter had only earned four of the nine extra
points.
“We really did work hard on this and had people out
every single say so I’d have to say that this was
disappointing. Overall though we are very pleased
and we are moving in the right direction every
year.”
The local Tidy Towns group member maintained that
the early adjudication this year might have had an
impact.
“The report was compiled on June 22nd and this was
earlier than usual so that might have had a role.
However we are still pleased and we wish to thank
everyone who helped in any way from sponsors, town
and county council, FAS workers, volunteers and
indeed everyone who helped in any way.”
Letterkenny won the county award in Donegal with 300
points, ahead of Glenties in second on 299 and Malin
who were in third on 294. |
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