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Spring Clean 2010
We would like to take this opportunity to express a sincere thank you to all the community groups, voluntary organisations and schools who participating in the event.
Once again this year we were delighted with the response we received. An impressive 66 groups registered with us and our partners Cork County Council collecting in excess of 1,000 bags of litter.
We have been involved in An Taisce’s Spring Clean initiative for three years and for the first time this year, in an effort to acknowledge the hard work and local effort and to encourage participation in the event, we at West Cork Development Partnership advertised a prize draw for any community group who registered with us. At the outset, we were uncertain as to how much of a prize fund could be raised given the difficult economic climate. In the end, we were delighted to receive a total €2,300 from generous donators plus four reconditioned Dell laptops from WEEE Ireland.
In an attempt to spread the prize money effectively we decided to split the prize fund into five cash awards, one prize of €800, two prizes of €500 and two prizes of €250. As regards the laptops we decided to have one prize of two laptops and two prizes of one laptop.
We held the draw here in our offices on the 15th of June and are delighted to advise the results were as follows:
Cash prize raffle ………
- Kealkill Tidy Towns – €800
- Drinagh Community Association – €500
- Union Hall Development Association – €500
- Courcey’s Integrated Rural Development – €250
- Co-Action Bantry – €250
Laptop prize raffle…..
- Castlehaven National School – 2 Laptops
- Timoleague Foroige – 1 Laptop
- The Attic Youth Cafe Bantry – 1 Laptop
Unfortunately, we do not have something for everyone but we would like to wish all of the prize winners our warm congratulations.
We look forward to working with you all again next year.
Scenario Planning Workshop
West Cork – A 2020 Vision
The West Cork Development Partnership will host an intensive two day Regional Scenario Planning Workshops, the details are as follows:
Date: Thursday 20th & Friday 21st May 2010
Venue: Inchydoney Hotel, Clonakilty
Time: Thursday 20th May 9.30-4.30 & Friday 21st May 9-3.30 pm
Cost : €20 for lunch (only payable in advance)
By drawing together community, economic, social and environmental issues, the workshop will seek to create a powerful future planning tool and visioning framework that will:
- Deepen an understanding of how global events and conditions shape local decision making
- Identify and understand the key influences, trends and dynamics that will shape West Cork over the next 20 years.
- Create and describe four plausible long term scenario’s for the West Cork vision
- Seek to develop a shared vision for the region.
The success of the workshop will require participation from a broad range of local stakeholders including but not limited to the Public Sector; Community Organisations; Local Authorities; Youth; Health and Social Care; Environmental, Enterprise and Business Networks as well as representatives of Key Local Economic Sectors, Information Technology, Advocacy and Cultural Organisations. For further information on the workshop, its context, structure and objectives please contact Ian Dempsey at 023/8834035 or ian@wcdp.ie.
Interested parties who would like to participate over the two days should contact Charmaine Brosnan at 023/8834035 or charmaine@wcdp.ie for an application form or complete the form below (removed post event).
Attendance at the workshop will be limited to pre-registered attendees who can commit to full and active participation on both dates.
Spring Clean 2010
West Cork Development Partnership in cooperation with Cork County Council are coordinating Spring Clean week throughout West Cork from this Monday 19th of April to Monday 26th of April.
By registering with West Cork Development Partnership, community groups and organisations received a spring clean pack consisting of enough rubbish bags, protective gloves and tabards to assist them in their efforts. In addition, West Cork Development Partnership made contact with the relevant Council office to arrange a timely and efficient pick up of the collected rubbish. Please contact us on 023 8834035 to register your participation.
A prize raffle will be held in early May for the participating groups. We would like to thank the sponsors of the raffle prizes for their generous donations.
National Tree Week
National Tree Week is an annual event organised by the Tree Council of Ireland and this year it is taking place from 7th to 13th of March. The theme is ‘Twenty Ten – Plant Again’. The aim of National Tree Week is to raise awareness about trees and to encourage local communities to participate.
If your community group is interested we would be obliged if you would contact us by Tuesday 23rd February 2010 to express your desire to participate, with details on the number of trees required, the location where they are to be planted and confirmation that the trees will be looked after by your group. Allocations will be made on a first come, first served basis.
If you would like further information on this initiative, please contact Arran or Lisa at 023 8834035 or arran@wcdp.ie or lisac@wcdp.ie.
Reduce Waste, Reduce Costs…
WCDP in partnership with the Environmental Awareness & Research Unit in Cork County Council presents an information seminar on Waste Prevention Opportunities for Businesses in the Catering & Hospitality Sector.
This seminar will take place on Tuesday, 16th February from 10 am – 11.30 am in the Quality Hotel Clonakilty. Click here for further information, and to book please contact Claire Kelly at 021 4613432 or claire.kelly@corkcoco.ie.
