Ferns Tidy Towns have made tremendous progress since our first year and are encouraged by our improved standing in the national competition and in particular with the obvious improvements to our village.

2023

Keep Wexford Beautiful Environment Awards – 2nd prize – Best Community Project that Tackles & Reduces the Impact of Climate Change

Keep Wexford Beautiful Environment Awards – 3rd Prize – Best Community Heritage Preservation and Conservation Project

2022

Keep Wexford Beautiful Environment Awards – 1st Prize – Best Community project to tackle and reduce the Impact of Climate Change

Keep Wexford Beautiful Environment Awards – 1st Prize – Best Community Waste Prevention/Re-use Project

Keep Wexford Beautiful Environment Awards – 2nd Prize – Best Community Biodiversity Project

2021

Keep Wexford Beautiful Environment Awards – 2nd Prize – Best Community project to tackle and reduce the Impact of Climate Change

Keep Wexford Beautiful Environment Awards – 3rd Prize – Best Environmentally Aware and Presented Town/Village.

Keep Wexford Beautiful Environment Awards – 3rd Prize – Best Community Biodiversity Project

2020

Keep Wexford Beautiful Environment Awards – Overall Winner – Best Environmentally Aware and Presented Town/Village.

Keep Wexford Beautiful Environment Awards – Joint 2nd – Best Community project to reduce the Impact of Climate Change

2019

Tidy Towns Awards – Mary Gethings Highly Commended National Supervalu Tidy Towns Community Hero Award

Keep Wexford Beautiful Environment Awards – Overall winner of the North Wexford 2K Clean

Keep Wexford Beautiful Environment Awards – 2nd Prize – Best Community Waste Prevention/Re-use Project

Keep Wexford Beautiful Environment Awards – Mary Gethings Highly Commended Community Hero Award

Keep Wexford Beautiful Environment Awards – Joint 3rd Prize – Best Community Biodiversity Project

Keep Wexford Beautiful Environment Awards – Joint 3rd Prize – Best Community Project that reduces and tackles climate change

Gold Standard Award for participation in the North Wexford 2K Clean

Gold Standard Award for recognition of the contribution to the NW2KC for keeping 22km of approach roads litter free

1st prize in the photography and ‘The Little Things That Matter’ competition

2018

Tidy Towns Awards – Mary Gethings Overall winner National Supervalu Tidy Towns Community Hero Award

Keep Wexford Beautiful Environment Awards – 1st Prize – Best Community Waste Prevention/Re-use Project

Keep Wexford Beautiful Environment Awards – Mary Gethings Overall Winner Community Hero Award

Keep Wexford Beautiful Environment Awards – 2nd prize – Best Community Biodiversity Project

Gold Standard Award for participation in the North Wexford 2K Clean

Gold Standard Award for recognition of the contribution to the NW2KC for keeping 22km of approach roads litter free

1st prize in the photography competition

2017

Keep Wexford Beautiful Environment Awards – 1st prize Best Community Project to Improve Accessibility to Infrastructure

Keep Wexford Beautiful Environment Awards – 2nd prize for Best Community Waste Prevention project

Keep Wexford Beautiful Environment Awards – 2nd prize for Best Community Biodiversity project

Keep Wexford Beautiful Environment Awards – 2nd prize in the North Wexford 2K Clean

Gold standard Award for participation in the North Wexford 2K Clean

Gold Standard certificate for recognition of the contribution to the NW2K Clean for picking 22km of approach roads

2nd prize in the North Wexford 2K Clean ‘little things that matter’ competition for showcasing St.Mogue’s Well

2016

Gold Standard Award for participation in the North Wexford 2K clean Certificate in recognition of the contribution to NW2K clean by picking more than five roads

1st prize in the photography competition as part of the North Wexford 2K Clean

Tidy Towns Regional Winner of the Irish Water Value Water Award in Best Small Town category

Keep Wexford Beautiful Environment Awards – Winner of the Value Water Award Village

Keep Wexford Beautiful Environment Awards – 2nd prize – Best Community Project that tackles and reduces the impact of climate change

2015

Silver Standard Award for participation in the North Wexford 2k Clean and a special award for contribution to the North Wexford 2k Clean by picking more than 5 roads

Winner: Keep Wexford Beautiful competition: Best Community Project to improve accessibility in gardens and parks

2014

Keep Wexford Beautiful Awards: 3rd prize in the Best Heritage Preservation and Conservation Project category

2009

Tidy Towns’ Endeavour Award

2008

Keep Wexford Beautiful ‘Best New Entry Award’

2007

Winner – Landscaping Award