Would you like to make a difference in your local area this weekend? The Big Donegal Clean Ups have been a great success in sprucing up towns across the county and helping people join a project they can be proud of.
The Big Donegal Clean Up continues this weekend with community clean ups planned for Carrigart, Fanad, Glenvar, Drumoghill, Rathdonnell and Trentagh, St. Johnston, Malin Head, Dunkineely, Dungloe, Leghowney, Marameelan, Letterkenny, Drumfries, Culdaff, Bridgend.
The Moville / Greencastle clean up group who had their clean up over the weekend.
Pearse McCrory Litter Warden for the Inishowen Municipal District is encouraging people to come along and join in the clean up saying “it is a great community event and it’s a great way of getting to know people in your area. Last weekend we had the Inishowen Community Clean up and it was great to see so many people out and about lending a helping hand.
“It really makes such a difference to have an extra pair of hands doing this type of work and you never know you might even enjoy it.”
Get involved:
Anyone who would like to take part in any of the clean-ups mentioned can find more information on times and meeting points at bit.ly/DonegalCleanUp.
There is still plenty of time to take part in the Big Donegal Clean Up by organising a clean-up in your own area. All you have to do is call the Council on 074 91 53900 or call into to any Council office to register. Donegal County Council provides bags, pickers and high vis vests and then collects the rubbish from designated points at agreed times.
This weekend’s clean-ups will take place as follows:
· Carrigart Tidy Towns – Saturday morning meeting at the Carrigart Hotel at 11am
· Fanad Community Group, Fanad Clean Coasts group and Kerrykeel Tidy Towns organising clean up on Saturday with four different meeting points at 10am including Rosnakill Hall Fanad, Rabs Park Kerrykeel, Portsalon Car Park (beside golf course) & Fanad Community Centre.
· Glenvar area this Saturday meeting at the Community Centre in Glenvar at 11am.
· Lagan Community Text Alert Group cleaning up of the Drumoghill and Lifford Road area meeting at Drumoghill football pitch at 7am. Road users are being asked to be aware that this clean-up is taking place along the Lifford Road area and be mindful of volunteers.
· Rathdonnell Trentagh Local Community this Saturday, meeting outside Harley’s in Trentagh at 10am.
· Big Village Clean Up by Residents, Businesses and Community this Saturday in St Johnston, Ard Baithin, Railway Park, Cois Abhainn, Church View, Brandon Park, Ard na Meala etc. The Centre will be open from 9am – 1pm with Tea and Coffee for all volunteers. Litter pickers, High Viz Jackets, Black Bags available in the resource centre anytime this week for all the ongoing clean ups that’s happening all week. A skip will be in place at the centre supplied by Donegal County Council.
· Malin Head Youth Club are having a Clean up on Saturday, meeting at the Malin Head Community Centre at 10am. There are bags, pickers etc available in the centre from now on if anyone wants to have a clean up of their area before then.
· Dunkineely Development Committee are having a clean up on Saturday meeting at 11am at the Dunkineely Community Centre.
· Dungloe Community clean-up on Sunday, meeting at Sweeneys Hotel at 12.00pm
· Leghowney Community Group are having a clean up on Sunday meeting at Biddy’s O Barnes at 7am.
· Marameelan Back Shore (Dungloe) Clean-Up on Sunday meeting at the Wee River around 3pm.
· Mountain View Residents Association, Letterkenny, on Monday evening 15 April from 6pm-8pm meeting at the entrance to Mountain View.
· Lurgybrack Text Alert Group this Saturday, meeting up at various locations – Bradleys shop, Cullion Road, McDaids Garage, Crossroads & Bonagee, Drumaney, Underpass on the Dual Carriageway and Cassidys Readymix, all meeting at 10.30am
· Drumfries Community Clean Up on Saturday, meeting at Slieve Sneacht Centre at 11am.
· Culdaff Tidy Town clean-up, meeting at the Wee Hall in Culdaff at 10.30am, refreshments in the hall after.
· Drumadooey/Bridgend Residents clean-up, meeting where the 19th hole used to be on Saturday from 10.00am – 12.00pm
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