'Bee the Change' event a huge success as crowd of over 80 people gather

PICTURED ABOVE: At the launch of the Tipp Town Landscape and Biodiversity Plan were: County Cathaoirleach Cllr Roger Kennedy, Éanna Ní Lamhna, Ruth Broderick, Michael Begley, Task Force, Paul O’Callaghan, Tidy Towns and Anthony Coleman 

Tipperary Town was “buzzing” on Friday, November 18, as Tipperary Tidy Towns followed on their recent success in the National Tidy Towns competition by launching their Landscape and Biodiversity Plan 2022-2027 at St Ailbe’s School.

A crowd of over 80 people gathered in the study hall to hear about some of the projects that are already underway and the exciting plans that the group has for the future.

The evening also featured the launch of the Tipperary Tidy Towns Poster Experience, a series of printed images submitted by local businesses and organisations with the theme of ‘Pride in our Community’.

The evening was opened by Paul O’Callaghan, chairperson of Tipperary Tidy Towns, who was the MC for the night.

Cllr Roger Kennedy, County Cathaoirleach, gave the opening address.

PRAISED EFFORTS OF ALL

He praised the efforts that the whole town has made in recent years, acknowledging the huge efforts made by the Tidy Towns Committee especially with litter picking.

Michael Begley of Tipperary Town Revitalisation Task Force then outlined plans to develop a new Energy Master Plan (EMP) for the town, before Anthony Coleman, District Administrator with Tipperary County Council outlined the progress made on the River Ara Walk, Tipperary Hills and other local amenities.

Guest speaker Éanna Ní Lamhna then spoke about the huge importance of Biodiversity and praised the comprehensive nature of the Tipperary Town Landscape and Biodiversity Plan 2022 to 2027.

Her talk was both informative and entertaining.

During the tea break Albert Nolan and Timmy White talked to the public about the importance of bats and wildlife, and the Tuesday Women’s Group from Knockanrawley Resource Centre shared their newly launched Tipperary Town Heritage Trail project.

Ruth Broderick then outlined the contents of the Landscape and Biodiversity Plan 2022-2027.

In her keynote address Ruth praised the efforts of Tipperary Tidy Towns, Tipperary Town Enhancement Group, Tipperary County Council and others, for the significant efforts being made to make Tipperary Town a greener and more biodiverse place.

Chairman Paul O’Callaghan concluded the evening by offering his thanks to event sponsors Knockanrawley Resource Centre, to the very dedicated Tidy Towns committee and to everyone that worked to make the evening such a success.