Pride of Place Competition Results 2005

Results of Pride of Place 2005

Without doubt all individuals & groups involved in Pride of Place are actively working to improve the appearance of our villages and centres throughout the county. The judges found the standards to be very high and were hard pressed to select winners for this year.

The complete list of winners for 2005 is as follows:

Overall Winner 2005:

Trim
 

Villages with Populations up to 500: 

1st place: Castletown Kilpatrick
2nd place: Moynalty
3rd place: Kilskyre.
 

Villages/Towns with Populations 500 to 1,500:

1st place: Julianstown
2nd place: Rathmolyon
3rd place: Slane.
 

Towns with Populations over 1,500: 

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

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 the areas which were successful in this category:

Best Approach Roads: 

1 st place: Kells Road, Moynalty
2nd place: Navan-Ardee Rd. Castletown Kilpatrick
3rd place: Dublin Road, Dunshaughlin
 

It is reassuring that so many youth groups got involved in this year’s competition. After all, these groups represent the future custodians of our environment.

Best Youth Projects: 

1st place: Sweet Pea Youth Project Kilskyre
2nd place: Pedestrian Bridge, Linear Park, Youthreach Trim
3rd place: Children’s Garden/Wall Mural New Inn Estate, Enfield
 

It is often noted how the presence of a derelict site in an area can devalue and detract from the general appearance of a locality. By getting involved in improvement projects on these sites, these groups have significantly contributed to the enhancement of particular places in County Meath.

Derelict Sites Improvements Awards: 

1st place: Youthreach Kells
2nd place: Friends of Tara
3rd place: Calgath Kilcock 
 

County Meath is abounding with housing estates both old and new full of energetic and dynamic residents willing to use their talents and labour to maintain and care for the natural features in their surrounds. Meath County Council has rewarded the residents in the winning estates in the following categories:

Best Housing Estate : 

Joint 1st places: Bellair Moynalty
& Marian Terrace, Slane
2nd place: Johnstown Way, Enfield
 

Athboy Housing Estates Awards : 

1st place: Beechgrove
2nd place: Meadowlands Estate
3rd place: Parkview Estate
 

Ashbourne Housing Estates Awards : 

1st place: Alderbrook
2nd place: Brookville Estate
 

Dunboyne Housing Estates Awards:

1st place: Lutterell Hall
2nd place: Chestnut Grove Estate
3rd place: St. Peter’s Park
 

Dunshaughlin Housing Estates Awards : 

1st place: Hillview Housing Estate
2nd place: Seachnaill Place
Joint 3rd place: Ardlea Estate & College Park
 

Kells Housing Estates Awards : 

1st place: Termon Hall Estate
2nd place: Grand Priory
3rd place: Rockfield Estate
 

Navan Housing Estates Awards :

1st place: Oaklawns
2nd place: Kilcarn Court
3rd place: St. Brigid’s Villas
 

Ratoath Housing Estates Awards:

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

Trim Housing Estates Awards:

1st place: St. Patrick’s Park
2nd place: Castle Close
3rd place: Church Lane
 

Several local groups and individuals living in close proximity to waterways in County Meath have carried out projects in these areas which have brought much needed focus on our waterways.

Best Riverbank :

1st place: Yellow Ford River, Athboy
2nd place: Canal Park, Enfield
 

Best Use of Waterside Amenity: 

Hill of Down
 

County Meath is rich in rural living and local groups and individuals have undertaken work across the county in an attempt to improving the visual beauty of an area. This category of the competition encouraged groups to pick a mile stretch of tertiary road in their locality as their ‘Harvest Walk’.

Harvest Walks : 

1st place: Smithstown
2nd place: Broomfield & District (Whitecross walk)
3rd place: Newtown Road, Kilmainhamwood
 
Best Harvest Walk Hedgerow : Killyon
 
Best Tidy Towns Extension: Athboy
 

Best Buildings:

Best Commercial Building :  The Village playgroup, Moynalty
 
Best Hospitality/Tourism Premises :  Old Post Office, Slane
 
Best Industrial Premises :  Cloran Road Industrial Units, Athboy
 
Best Public Building :  Kiltale Church
 

Other important contributions were:

Best Individual Achievement: 

1st place: Old Garlow Cross
2nd place: Car Park, Church View Athboy
3rd place: Market Cross Garden, Kells
 

Other prizes presented on the night were for:

Best Gaeltacht Project/An Togra Gaeltachta is Fearr:  An mBád, Rathcairn
 
Best Window Display in a Vacant Shop:  Bray’s Shop, Fordestown
 
Cathaoirleach’s Prize :  Dunshaughlin
 
Special Achievement Award:  Julianstown
 
Paint Scheme Award:  Castletown Kilpatrick Tidy Towns Committee