Tuesday, January 29, 2019

Tidy Towns Conference 2019

Kildare County Council is one of eight local authorities hosting a Tidy Towns Conference 2019 in Trim, Co Meath, next Saturday, writes Brian Byrne.

The event in the Knightsbrook Hotel is under the theme of 'Better Links, Stronger Communities', and will include presentations on 'Catching the eye of the Adjudicator;, 'Planting for Biodiversity', and 'Sustainable Resource Management'.

Kildare resident Juanita Brown will talk about the National Pollinator Plan, and there will also be advice from experts on dealing with derelict sites, working with heritage and conservation officers, and how climate change may affect local communities in tidy towns activity. A vet will give a presentation on 'Responsible Dog Ownership'.

The hosts of the event are the local authorities of Dublin City, Dun Laoghaire Rathdown, Kildare, Laois, Longford, Meath, South Dublin and Westmeath.

A fee of €4.99 per attendee includes lunch, refreshments, and related materials. Bookings can be made at EventBrite. A limit of five attendees per community group is requested.



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