March 2025 🎉 Celebrating Success in the @wicklowcoco Awards 2024! 🎉Members of our committee attended the Wicklow County Council Tidy Towns, Estates, and Sustainable Development Awards 2024 — and we are absolutely thrilled with the results!
Blessington Tidy Towns was honoured to receive several awards, not just for our own work but also for the incredible efforts of others in our community. A huge well done to everyone involved!
🏆 Our Awards:
🥇 1st Place – Large Main Streets
🥇 1st Place – Waste Minimisation
🥇 1st Place – Communal Gardening
🥇 1st Place – Trees / Dispersed Orchards
🥉 3rd Place – Coast Care (Lake)
🥉 3rd Place – Climate Change
And Special Congratulations to:
🏡 Carrig Glen Residents Association – Best Estate Award
🌱 Donál / Blessington Allotments Campaign – Sustainable Gardening Award
🌿 Pistachio Blessington – Sustainable Business Award
A particularly proud moment was celebrating our volunteer, Olha Mihalna, who was named a Wicklow Local Champion Volunteer 2024! Olha received her award after our Sunday morning meetup from Chairperson and local Cllr Jason Mulhall, and we couldn’t be happier for her — so very well deserved! 🙌
A massive thank you to everyone who plays a part in making Blessington a greener, cleaner, and more vibrant place to live. Your hard work and dedication do not go unnoticed. 💚