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Kilmacow litter-busters smashed all records with spring clean! Reporter: news@kilkennypeople.ie The annual Kilmacow Spring Clean broke records for the number of volunteers, areas covered and the amount of rubbish collected ); The annual Kilmacow Spring Clean broke all records at the weekend. In terms of number of volunteers, areas covered and the amount of rubbish collected it was the biggest since the Spring Clean was restarted in 2006. The number of volunteers certainly went close to, and ma...

MORE than 200 bags full of litter were collected in the Pettigo and Tullyhommon area recently as more than 60 locals joined The Forge Family Resource Centre for a cross-Border Spring Clean on Easter Tuesday (April 6). A cold but dry morning saw community action at its very best, cleaning up the environment and teaching children and young people how to practically influence climate change locally. The Chairperson of The Forge Family Resource Centre, Pauline Keown, said: "Brilliant work by ...

Dedham celebrates Earth Day with annual spring cleanup Ariane Komyati, Correspondent DEDHAM -- The town is celebrating Earth Day all April long with its annual Spring Clean Up.  Community members can join the groups Dedham Civic Pride, Dedham Junior Women’s Club, Department of Public Works, Parks & Recreation Department and Open Space Committee for  “#Just1BagDedham” and pledge to pick up one bag of trash through April 25. Dedham community members and families can pick up a bag (or mo...

Causes: Upcoming fundraisers and charitable events in Ocala/Marion Ocala Star-Banner 15th annual Father-Daughter Dance: This event, sponsored by Ambleside School, is open to the entire community. It will be held April 23 and 24 at a new venue: the World Equestrian Center at 1390 NW 80th Ave., Ocala. As in years past, there will be three dances this year: 6-8 p.m. April 23, 4-6 p.m. April 24 and 7-9 p.m. April 24.  "Although hosted by Ambleside School of Ocala, this event is community-wide a...

Social Media Asset from the Welcome Back Business Toolkit CITY businesses that have remained closed during a third national lockdown are ready to open, with help thanks to the Salisbury Business Improvement District (BID). From Monday, April 12, city centre businesses will be able to welcome back shoppers to their Covid secure premises. The next step in the Government’s roadmap out of lockdown will permit all non-essential retail and personal care premises such as hairdressers and nail ...

"It has also made the mess on our streets more noticeable while they are less populated." Hamish also says that the aim of the event is to raise awareness issues with dropping litter in the city streets. He said: "There seems to be a lot of untapped anger towards things like potholes and litter especially in Glasgow. "By doing the little pick, I think it helps to promote this thinking of take care of the place you live. "If someone has taken part in the Spring Clean or even if they kn...

Mold Town Council held its first virtual Community Awards evening on March 25. Mayor of Mold, Councillor Teresa Carberry, said: “This year Mold Town Council received over 150 nominations with 55 groups, businesses and individuals nominated. "We often hear people say how difficult it is to pick the winners – but believe me it really was. It was inspirational to hear how people had worked in creative and multi-various ways to help others. "Quite simply, the nominees saw a local need and...

Everything You Need To Do To Prepare For The Astrological New Year on March 20 On Saturday, March 20th, 2021, the Sun leaves Pisces (the final sign of the zodiac) and starts a new Astrological Year when it steps boldly into Aries. Each year, this move also triggers another astro-event, filled with potent ‘new beginning’ energy, the Equinox. In the northern hemisphere, this is the Spring Equinox. In the southern hemisphere, it’s the Autumn Equinox. But no matter where you are in the world,...

Could you help Hitchin Forum with its annual litter picking Spring Clean event? - Credit: Bill Sellicks A Hitchin-based organisation is encouraging residents to use their daily hour of exercise to help fight back against litter in the town. Hitchin Forum, which has run its great Spring Clean of Litter event for years, has adapted to accommodate coronavirus restrictions. This year, the Forum is asking anyone interested to collect litter during their daily outdoor exercise during the third and...

Want to read more? At the start of the pandemic in March we took the decision to make online access to our news free of charge by taking down our paywall. At a time where accurate information about Covid-19 was vital to our community, this was the right decision – even though it meant a drop in our income. In order to help safeguard the future of our journalism, the time has now come to reinstate our paywall, However,  rest assured that access to all Covid related news will still remain free...