Laois GAA club takes big step toward community walking track
The Rock GAA club just outside Mountmellick has taken a significant step in the direction of enhancing club facilities for members and the local community.
The club has invited companies to bid for the contract of developing a walkway around the Rock GAA club grounds.
The club says the lighting will be pole mounted to allow the walkway be accessed all year round. A tender adds that the contractor will excavate the designed route, fill with the required stone and erect the lighting in accordance with the project specifications.
A drinking fountain is being installed as are two educational lecterns that will inform users of the walkway about the flora and fauna that resides in the area.
There will be a number of picnic benches that will be places in a designated space in the wooded area of the walkway for people to relax and eat surrounded by nature.
Companies interested in winning the contract have until September 24 to bid.