Pride of Place

Meath County Council Initiatives

“The aim of Pride of Place is to work in partnership with communities, to encourage best practice, innovation and leadership in providing vibrant sustainable communities that improve the quality of life for all.”

Pride of Place Initiatives

Pride of Place initiatives have been developed by Meath County Council with the specific aim of assisting all members of the community who wish to make their places: their towns, villages, streets, roadsides and homes – a more enjoyable place to be.

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These initiatives highlight the important link between our surroundings and our quality of life. It is no coincidence that people travel the length and breadth of the country, and indeed the world, visiting beauty spots – beautiful scenery lifts our spirits and our hearts. Meath County Council wants to assist all of the interested individuals and groups in bringing this principal home – and making Meath really ‘Magic’!

Participants are encouraged and rewarded for brightening up their communities and for enhancing the natural beauty of the surroundings in which we live through planting, hanging baskets, pots shrubs, trees, street furniture and any other appropriate measure in the Royal Bloom and Meath Harvest Mile competitions.
The Waterways Awards will lead us to more accessible and more enjoyable use of the vast waterway network of County Meath.
There is the Derelict Site Improvement Projects to enhance/transform particular sites that have been overlooked in the past.
Church Floral Competition - primarily aimed at Churches / Church grounds within your parish / locality
Housing Estates Competition - housing estates in each town will compete with each other.

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Meath County Council is committed to backing up all of these schemes, in grant and prize fund form. It is also increasing its enforcement of litter and waste management legislation, with additional input from outdoor staff and with on-going support from the Project Officer and the Environmental Awareness Officer (details below).

We hope you enjoy reading about these schemes and hope you will identify one or more which will be of interest to you. Meath County Council looks forward to working closely with you towards our common goal.

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Bernadine Carry or Avril Young
Ashbourne Civic Offices
Meath County Council
1-2 Killegland Square Upper
Killegland Street
Ashbourne
Co Meath
Tel: 01 8358030
Email:
bcarry@meathcoco.ie
ayoung@meathcoco.ie