Pride of Place 2007

Meath County Council's Pride of Place competition has now been in operation since 2003 and success has continued with this initiative, with the numbers of participants and interest in it expanding considerably. At an awards ceremony on Friday 19th October in Warrenstown College, participants in Pride of Place 2007 were treated to a synopsis of the competition so far through a video, snapshots and an outline on what Pride of Place has meant to the various areas that have taken part over the years.

The complete list of winners for 2007 is as follows:

Overall Winner 2007:

Kilskyre 

Villages with Populations up to 500: 

1st place:   Kilskyre
2nd place:  Fordstown
3rd place:  Crossakiel

Villages/Towns with Populations 501 to 1,000:

1st place:   Moynalty
2nd place:  Castletown

Villages/Towns with Populations 1,001 to 2,000:

1st place:   Rathmoylan
2nd place:  Slane
3rd place:  Julianstown

Towns with Populations over 2,000: 

1st place:  Athboy
2nd place: Trim 
3rd place:  Ratoath

Best Approach Roads: 

It is important to maintain and enhance the character and heritage of our approach roads to towns and villages as they provide the initial impression of the centre. This is evident when you visit all the approach roads entered into this category this year:
 
1st place:   Kells Rd, Moynalty
2nd place:  Slane Rd, Castletown
3rd place:  Dublin to Trim Rd, Batterstown

Best Gaeltacht Project: 

Coiste, Ath Throim

Best Floral Display at Heritage Town Entry Sign: 

Mullingar Rd, Kells

Best Individual Achievement: 

Heritage Garden, Athboy

Best Window Display in a Vacant Shop
 

Brays Shop, Fordstown

Best Youth Project:

Youthreach, Trim

Best Building Awards:

Best Commerical Building:   Supple House, Dunshaughlin
Best Public Building :            St Mary's Church & Surrounds, Navan
Best Hospitality Premises     Headfort Arms Hotel, Kells

Church Floral Competition:

1st Place:    The Little Chapel, Kilcock
2nd Place:   St Oliver Plunkett's Church, Blackcastle
3rd Place:   St Columbas Church, Kells
Highly Recommended:  Grangegeeth Church

Best Overall Housing Estate Awards in County Meath: 

County Meath is abounding with housing estates, some of these are old and some are new. Many are filled with active residents that are enthusiastic about the places they live and want to create positive enjoyable surroundings for all. Meath County Council has rewarded the residents in the winning estates in the following categories.
 
1st Place:    Garden City Estate, Ashbourne
2nd Place:   Hillview Estate, Dunshaughlin
3rd Place:   Meadowbank Hill, Ratoath

Athboy Housing Estates Awards: 

1st place:       Highfield Estate
2nd place:      Parkview Estate
3rd place:      Coille Dios, Estate

Ashbourne Housing Estates Awards: 

1st place:    Garden City
2nd place:   Alderbrook Estate
3rd place:    Milltown Estate

Dunboyne Housing Estates Awards:

1st place:    Lutterell Hall
2nd place:   Courthill Drive
3rd place:    Plunkett Hall

Dunshaughlin Housing Estates Awards : 

1st place:    Hillview & Seachnaill Place
2nd place:   College Park, Estate

Kells Housing Estates Awards : 

1st place:    Termon Hall Estate
2nd place:   Park Lodge
3rd place:   Rockfield Estate

Navan Housing Estates Awards :

1st place:    Athlumney Abbey
2nd place:   Castleview Estate
3rd place:   St Brigid's Villas

Ratoath Housing Estates Awards:

1st place:            Meadowbank Hill
2nd place:           Clonkeen Estate 
Joint 3rd place    Brownstown Estate & Jamestown Park 

Trim Housing Estates Awards: 

1st place:     Hamilton Place
2nd place:    Pinebrook/Swiftcourt
3rd place:    Towerview Estate

Special Achievements Housing Estates Awards:

1st place:     Loughcrew Estate, Oldcastle
2nd place:    Bellair,  Moynalty
3rd place:    Knightfield, Dunsany

Derelict Sites Improvements Awards: 

1st place:   No Name Club (house at Bridge St) Athboy
2nd place:  Kilcloon Development Group

The Waterways Award

1st place:    Linear Canal Park, Enfield
2nd place:   Ratoath Forest River Walk

Harvest Walks

Overall Best Walk:           1st place:           Broomfield & District (Boyds Bridge-Lamberts Bridge)
                                        2nd place:          Kilmainhamwood
  

Best New Walk:               Kilskyre
Best Clean-up Effort:        Enfield Harvest Walk
Best Community Spirit:     Simonstown Lane, Navan

The following Prizes are Awarded at the Judges Discretion:

Meath County Council's Cathaoirleach's Prize:

Community Centre, Ratoath

Dunshaughlin Electoral Area Special Achievement Award:

Dunshaughlin

Kells Electoral Area Special Achievement Award:
 

Kells

Navan Electoral Area Special Achievement Award:
 

Castletown

Slane Electoral Area Special Achievement Award:
 

Duleek

Trim Electoral Area Special Achievement Award:

Rathmoylan