Weeding

Roscommon County Council will be spraying weeds in the coming days, However there are a number of black spots that we didn't reach on our clean-up. We are appealing to people to check outside their front gates or premises for large weeds that can be easily removed. We are particularily appealing to people living along the main route through town from the Roscommon/Frenchpark side. This is often the first impression people get of our town and it's not looking so good lately.

St Joseph's Hall

Boyle Tidy Towns have replaced the overgrown and dead shrubs at the front of St Joseph's Hall. We have planted Euonymus (Emerald Gaiety) and Heuchera which are frost hardy with some Phlox and summer bedding plants in between. We look forward to seeing how this area will grow over the next year or two.

Amenity Grant

Each year Boyle Tidy Town apply for funding from the environment section of Roscommon County Council under the Amenity Grant Scheme. This year we have been granted funds to allow us to replace the urns on the bridge in Bridge St. Feelystone have been asked to supply the urns.

Summer planting

By now most of the beds have been planted for the summer. We have tried a few new things this year to add colour. Unfortunately the baskets we hung on the pedestrian bridge at the Royal Hotel Car Park were blown down the river on the day of the bad storm ( also the day Barak Obama flew in). They did look good so we may have another go at this-depends on funds.

We are still trying to organise people to "adopt" a flower bed or planter for the summer. This "adoption" involves watering and regular feeding until established with the odd dead-heading.

Anybody wishing to volunteer can contact Jackie or Jan.( See numbers on earlier blog).

Waste Minimalisation

We are asking all our members and the wider community to log onto www.greenhome.ie. Click on "Join" and then onto Boyle Tidy Towns in the drop down. You can then register on the site and have your own username and password for accessing the site again. Please complete the online survey and discover ways that you can play your part in the home regarding waste minimalisation. There is useful information on ways to reduce energy use, save water and minimise waste going to landfill.

Next Clean-Up

We plan to meet again next Thursday,26th May for another clean-up. Meet on the Cresent at 7pm. There are a number of specific jobs that we are hoping to do. Yard brushes will be needed if you can bring one along.

Preparing For Summer

Planting beds and containers is underway. Most areas are expected to be planted in the next 1-2 weeks. We hung four baskets on the pedestrian bridge in the Royal Hotel Car Park. It is very effective but would look alot better if we had another six. These are costly for their size-16 Euros for the baskets alone. We hope we don't see them floating down the river some evening! If anybody would like to sponsor a basket we would be very appreciatitive of same.
Thanks to Roscommon County Council for painting the street benches (10 in total) This work was carried on request of the Tidy Towns Committee as part of Civic Responsibility Week.