Where in Millstreet is this Attractive Floral Display?
Category: Tidy Towns
Magnificent Mural Now Completed
Millstreet’s Magnificent Mural Takes Shape
International Dimension to Millstreet Tidy Towns Association
CCC Litter League Tables 2012
After two weeks of the Cork County Council Litter Challenge 2012, we find ourselves languishing down the table for our category with only one week remaining. Top score for the second week was unable to detract from the worst score in week 1 🙁 … but at least it was a big improvement where most other towns dropped points in week 2.
Cork County Council Anti Litter Challenge 2012 League Table – Category A
| COMMUNITY | WEEK 1 | WEEK 2 | WEEK 3 | TOTAL |
| Dunmanway | 985.7 | 969.3 | 0.0 | 1955.0 |
| Blarney | 987.0 | 954.1 | 0.0 | 1941.1 |
| Skibbereen | 953.3 | 973.6 | 0.0 | 1926.9 |
| Millstreet | 938.3 | 979.5 | 0.0 | 1917.8 |
| Castletownbere | 964.9 | 951.0 | 0.0 | 1915.9 |
| Youghal | 953.6 | 958.9 | 0.0 | 1912.5 |
Millstreet Community School Second Year Students Help Tidy Towns Association in Afternoon Clean-up Project
Painting of Tubs on Monday Evening – Volunteers Most Welcome
As we share a selection of images taken on Tuesday, 8th May when this excellent project was taking place, Millstreet Tidy Towns would very much appreciate help on this coming Monday, 14th May when at 7.00 p.m. the members will assemble in The Square, Millstreet before painting the many tubs which contain the very colourful floral arrangements throughout the town. [read more …] “Painting of Tubs on Monday Evening – Volunteers Most Welcome”
Students at MCS Assist Tidy Towns Association in a Very Practical Manner
Tidy Towns Association Encourages Further Volunteers to Join their April Clean-up
Millstreet’s April 2012 Tidy Towns Clean Up
April has been designated National Clean Up month. Millstreet Tidy Towns Association has organised a major clean up on Tuesday 10th April and Thursday 12th April. Meeting point will be at the Monument at 7:00pm on both nights. Gloves,pickers,visors and bags will be provided each night.
Your support would be greatly appreciated.
A Talk on Wednesday Relating to Environment and Waste by Dr. Mary Stack
Co-ordinated by Millstreet Tidy Town and Tourism Association Dr. Mary Stack, Environement Awareness Officer Cork Co. Council, will present a talk on Environment and Waste at Millstreet GAA Community Hall on Wednesday, 30th November at 8.00 p.m. sharp. All invited.
Tidy Towns Association Presented with Litter Challenge Award in Cork
Together with many representatives from various Co. Cork communities, Millstreet Tidy Towns Association were thrilled to be among the winners in their category in the Litter Challenge Competition 2011. Here we share images from [read more …] “Tidy Towns Association Presented with Litter Challenge Award in Cork”
Even More Success for Millstreet Tidy Towns Association Tonight!
Millstreet has just been awarded €1,750.00 for having come First in CategoryB1 of the Cork Co. Anti-Litter Competition. Members of Millstreet Tidy Towns Association are in Cork Co. Hall tonight receiving the prestigious award. What wonderfully uplifting encouragement for the superbly dedicated Association. All this on a week when Millstreet has shone so brightly in the National Tidy Towns Awards winning a Bronze Medal. Sincere and heartfelt congratulations to all involved. (S.R.)
Millstreet Tidy Towns Association Celebrates Success & Acknowledges Help
Tidy Town Results 2011
News today that Millstreet have again done well in the National tidy Towns Competition. We have improved our score by another 4 points from 287 to 291, and in the process won a National Bronze Medal for Category D (population of 2,500 to 5,000), come in second (and highly commended) in Cork North behind the village of Coolagown, and won the Category D section for North Cork.
On concluding the report, the adjudicator had this to say:
Millstreet is a vibrant, exciting town to visit and it has used its history and topography to excellent effect. Few towns have the advantage of such pleasant walks so readily to hand. Well done to all involved in this delightful presentation.
Well done and a big thank you to everyone involved the local Tidy Towns in any shape or form towards trying to make Millstreet a nicer place to live.
- Millstreet’s Adjudication Report for 2011 has been added below, [or the original document can be viewed on tidytowns.ie ]
- The full national result book can also be viewed on tidytowns.ie ( large 4Mb document )
Uplifting Tidy Towns News
Killarney has won the overall award today in this year’s Tidy Towns Competition. And we’ve just heard from Dublin that Millstreet has won a medal and a financial award in one of the national award categories also. More about this uplifting news later when it comes to hand. Sincere congratulations to Millstreet Tidy Towns Association on this very encouraging recognition of their inspiring dedication in constantly helping to make Millstreet look more and more beautiful. (S.R.)
Helping to Keep Millstreet Clean
Millstreet is looking good!
Sincere thanks to all those who are helping us to gain points in this year’s Tidy Towns competition….
by cleaning, painting and maintaining your home, shops etc.;
by displaying window boxes, hanging baskets and by planting flowers;
by not dropping litter and cigarette butts on our streets.
Now we ask you to go one step further – by cleaning/brushing outside your home, apartment or business premises each day.
We are aiming to win our category this year.
It can happen with your help.
Show your pride …. Keep Millstreet clean!
Window Display by Tidy Towns at Main Street, Millstreet
Litter League Table
Results from the second week of the Cork County Council Anti Litter Challenge. Just one week of judging to go:
CATEGORY B1
COMMUNITYWEEK 1WEEK 2TOTAL
Millstreet90 89 179
Macroom84 92 176
Bantry88 88 176 [read more …] “Litter League Table”
Tidy Towns Association Working with Millstreet Macra on Drishane Road
Best Frontage Competition
Best Frontage Competition
Paddy & Helen Sheahan, Margaret Smyth, Reen’s Pharmacy and Clara Inn – all did our town proud in last year’s Best Frontage Competition – along with several others in Minor Row, Woodlands Drive, Murphy’s Terrace, Station Road and Killarney Road.
This year Clara Inn and Murphy’s Terrace are setting the pace so far.
Will your Frontage catch up and possibly overtake?!
The poor weather has been a factor in this year’s slow start.
But don’t give up!
Millstreet needs you.
Judging has now commenced.
Cork Inter Town Litter Challenge 2011
The first set of results (26th May – 8th June) from the Cork Inter-Town Litter Challenge 2011 have come to Millstreet Tidy Town Committee. Millstreet scored a very good 90 points, and lie in second position behind Charleville (92 points), and ahead of Blarney, Bantry, Bandon, Kinsale, Macroom, and Ballincollig. The challenge is ongoing and judging will finish on July 7th, so please get out and pick up any bits of rubbish you see lying around if we are to come out on top this year. A summary of the initial results are given below, with the full scorecard at the bottom of this article:
| Description of Area | From | To | No. of Pieces of Litter (10 butts = 1 piece) | Marks (max 10) |
| Town Centre | Carton House Chinese Restaurant | McCarthy Bar | 4.6 | 9 |
| Town Centre | Mlulchys Pharmacy | Millwheel Take away | 7.9 | 9 |
| Town Centre | Garda Station | Reens Pharmacy | 9.7 | 9 |
| Town Center | Razor Sharp Barbers | Cream House | 1.8 | 9 |
| Town Centre | Corkery Bar | Door of John Moyhihans Rallying | 6.4 | 9 |
| Town Centre | Nibbles Restaurant | Tarrants- The Bridge Bar | 3.1 | 9 |
| Residential Area | Murphys Terrence, House #1 | Pier of House no 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Residential Area | House No 1 of Old Coach Drive ( Down from Murphys | Start of wall of House No 7 | 3 | 9 |
| Service/School | Esso Centra- Entrance from the Town | Raiding where tractors are parked | 13.3 | 8 |
| Green Glens Area | Picnic Area at the start of the town – Seat before the | Tree | 4 | 9 |
| Total: | 90 |
Inspiring Tidy Towns Association Seeks More Volunteers
Many visitors to Millstreet remark on how well our town and its environs look. Millstreet Tidy Towns Association must take much of the credit for these uplifting visitor comments when one considers the Trojan work consistently carried out by truly dedicated members. But they need lots more Volunteers to continue such [read more …] “Inspiring Tidy Towns Association Seeks More Volunteers”
IRD Duhallow Information Meeting at Wallis Arms Hotel
Drishane Region Project Ltd. A.G.M. 2010 & Hugely Important FÁS Input
Tidy Towns – Best Frontage Awards
Last night (Wednesday 29th September) we had our prize giving for the annual best frontage in Millstreet. The prizes were presented by our chairman Mr. John O’Keeffe, Margaret Moynihan and Kathleen Crowley. The prize winners were:
- in the Commercial Category – Reen’s Pharmacy, Main Street, and
- in the Residential Category: Mrs. Mgt Smith Murphy’s Terrace.
The following were highly commended: Noel & Eileen Collins, Clara road; Paddy & Helen Sheehan, Murphy’s tce; Joan Wall, Station Road, Mary Murray O’Callaghan, Woodlawn Drive.
with thanks to Millstreet Tidy Towns for the above article
Tidy Towns 2010
The results of the Tidy Towns are out today, with the overall winners being Tallanstown from County Louth. Millstreet got 287 points (up 3 from last year) and are winners of North Cork Category C, and finished second across all of North Cork behind the village of Coolagown (which is on the border with Waterford)
CATEGORY C: Millstreet 287, Newmarket 259, Kanturk 221, Rathcormac 210
Read the full report below, or on tidytowns.ie
Read the overall scores for all competing towns in Ireland
Visit the Millstreet Tidy Towns website, and get involved!
Eurovision Memories Recalled
Tidy Towns Recent Clean-up
(Seán Radley for www.millstreet.ie )
284 Points for Tidy Towns in 2009
THE enthusiastic Millstreet Tidy Town Association delved into an analysis of its 2009 submission that earned a rewarding nine mark increase in the national competition. Jumping from 275 to 284 points it follows a 53 mark increase over the previous six years.
The positive reaction from the Tidy Towns adjudicator together with a number of exciting developments in the pipeline augurs well for the future. Some eighty five towns and villages entered the tidy towns within County Cork, Millstreet maintaining its high ranking position.
The positive feedback from the Adjudicator gives a dedicated Millstreet Tidy Towns Association the impetus to continue with a series of projects to enhance the town’s image…
The article can be read in the Millstreet Matters column on the Corkman newspaper this week which also contains other news from Millstreet
The Full Adjudicators Report can be read below
