PICTURES: Torrential rain combined with Team Limerick Clean-up volunteers makes parish spotless

THE FIRST of the enthusiastic team arrived into Boher Community Centre at 8am for the 10th Team Limerick Clean-Up (TLC).

It was the wettest morning so far in the 10 years of TLC. Due to the weather forecast for Good Friday, people had commenced the clean-up as early as the previous Tuesday. The first part of the morning was spent collecting bags full of rubbish gathered over the past few days.  

By 9am there were approximately 50 people gathered at the centre to collect gloves, pickers, bags and signs before heading out around the roads of Boher. The rain became torrential with the temperature dropping to seven degrees. However, this did not deter the good people of Boher.

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There was activity on every road and every townland. Neighbours working with neighbours, families working together, all filling bags, all happy to be part of this great event. Young children with their parents all drenched from the rain, all happy to make Boher beautiful.  

Their Caherconlish neighbours helped with some of the collection of rubbish on the border between both parishes which demonstrated the great community spirit.

Those who finished early set out again and helped those with heavier workloads. Others drove around in pick-up trucks, tractors and jeeps with trailers to load the bags, while bigger equipment was enlisted to remove heavier waste.  

Everybody returned to Boher Community Centre to hot tea and coffee prepared by wonderful ladies Liz Barron and Addie O’Connor, who were helped by younger members, Kate, Aoibhinn and Clara Laffan.  

Later in the evening, Mr Binman’s lorry collected tonnes of rubbish. Organisers wished to acknowledge Mr Binman for collecting both compactable and non-compactable waste so quickly.  

Boher Community Development Association was delighted to be associated with JP McManus’ initiative and most grateful for the packs, which made a very difficult job a little easier.

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