We gained an extra 14 points in this years Supervalu National Tidy Towns competition. A big congratulations and thank you to all the volunteers and the hard working committee. So here’s to our volunteers, the men, women and children who rather than sitting on the fence, they jumped down and made the offer of a helping hand and we are very thankful that they did. This is a great achievement for the group as well as the community.

We received a fantastic report. The adjudicators were impressed with our energy, enthusiasm and cross-community approach to improving our village, strengthening community spirit and making Ferns a more attractive village in which to live or visit. Read the full adjudicators report here

Ferns Tidy Towns encourage and promote environmental awareness and education including waste minimisation and reduction to our carbon footprint and are pro-active advocates for sustainability, biodiversity, preservation of local heritage and the vision of being a sustainable energy community. Joining Ferns Tidy Towns is a great way to get involved in community life. If you are interested in joining and have a particular interest in any area please get in touch. We would be delighted to have you onboard.

The national SuperValu Tidy Towns competition is an annual contest organised by the Department of Rural and Community Development. The competition is supported by the title sponsor SuperValu and many other agencies. The competition involves participating areas being rated on all aspects of their local environment and prizes awarded to the best under many different categories. The overall winner is “Ireland’s Tidiest Town”. which is announced at a national ceremony each year. To find out more about the various categories and how you can help Ferns Tidy Towns please read here.