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A Chairde,

2019 is the 28th year that SuperValu has sponsored the National TidyTowns competition. It is one of the longest-running community initiatives in Ireland, and we are immensely proud to be involved with it.

TidyTowns has become the single most effective and important sustainability initiative in Ireland, both from an environmental and community perspective. SuperValu TidyTowns is a unique competition, unprecedented anywhere in Europe. We should all be proud of its scale and recognise the profound impact it has had on our society.

We believe that it is a wonderful initiative that develops communities, and we are delighted that we can continue to partner with TidyTowns to achieve this goal. Like TidyTowns, SuperValu stores are also at the heart of communities across the country. In the same way that TidyTowns is a uniting force, gathering people from all parts of each community to work together for a common cause, so too does SuperValu believe in the power and impact of helping to build vibrant local communities.

SuperValu has 219 stores embedded in communities across the country. Our retailers, similar to TidyTowns committees, form part of the fabric of towns and villages across Ireland, making the partnership a perfect fit. SuperValu retailers have served the people of Ireland for 40 years and like many TidyTowns members, they work tirelessly to enhance the areas in which they live and work, and they understand the importance of having pride in the local community.

Over the past 28 years, we have worked closely with the Department of Rural and Community Development to grow this important competition. TidyTowns continues to gather momentum
and is worthy of the recognition that it receives for adding value to communities across Ireland. The dedication, commitment and passion of the thousands of volunteers involved in TidyTowns every year is something to be extremely proud of, as they drive the competition’s continued success and growth.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your hard work and wish you the very best for what promises to be another successful and enjoyable SuperValu TidyTowns 2019.

Go n-éirí an t-ádh libh go léir!

Martin Kelleher,
Managing Director, SuperValu

Training and Support Programme for Tidy Towns groups in Laois (2019/2020)

Laois Partnership Co has secured funding to deliver a tailored programme of training and supports for Tidy Towns groups in Laois. The programme will be delivered in late 2019/ early 2020 during the “tidy towns off season” when members will have some time to commit to planning.

Programme Deliverables:

  • Opening group seminar (in Portlaoise) led Tidy Towns adjudicator
  • 3 x information sessions (In Portlaoise) covering issues relevant to TT groups (These will be led by a Tidy Towns Adjudicator and an Environmental specialist)
  • 2 x site visits to your community to do a “walkaround” and to discuss issues in your area
  • Clinic session to assist group to refine tidy towns application before submission date in 2020

Additional Resources Provided:

Each participating group will receive:

  • A comprehensive 5-year plan which will be developed in conjunction with the TT adjudicator/ environmental specialist
  • A Tidy Towns map in hard copy and digital copy (This can be annotated and submitted with your application each year. )

What next:

In order to progress the project, we need to get confirmation as to who will be participating in the initiative. We will hold a short public meeting in Portlaoise  to explain further and to identify common requirements of tidy towns groups. This meeting will be held in on Tue 3rd September at 08:00pm in the LOETB Centre of Excellence (Laois GAA) at O’Moore Park, Portlaoise.

Further Information:

For more information then please go to www.laoispartnership.ie/

Alternatively, please contact Mark Clancy at Laois Partnership on 057 8661900.

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