Bray Tidy Towns

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We’ll be meeting Wednesday evening (3rd June) at 7pm at Butler and Barry/ Finnbees on the seafront - we will be watering...
02/06/2026

We’ll be meeting Wednesday evening (3rd June) at 7pm at Butler and Barry/ Finnbees on the seafront - we will be watering the black planters and mulching some of the larger beds. Some litter picking too but probably away from the seafront which is looking fab at the moment thanks to BMD. All equipment provided.

This week’s wildflower is the Dog Rose formally known as rosa canina.A native Irish wild rose which is flowering in our ...
31/05/2026

This week’s wildflower is the Dog Rose formally known as rosa canina.

A native Irish wild rose which is flowering in our hedgerows at present. Cultivated garden roses are an ancestor of the Dog Rose.

Mainly found in hedges, the dog rose also grows in meadows and woodlands and can even climb through trees. It is fast growing, hardy, has very prickly thorny stems and fragrent 5 petalled roses which range in colour from white to pale pink with yellow stamens in the centre. Its leaves are glossy and dark green and are lighter on the underside. In autumn the dog rose produces scarlet-orange fruits (hips) which are high in Vitamin C.

In wartime Britain a syrup was made from rose hips and given to children and expectant mothers as a vitamin supplement when food was rationed. Flowers and fruit of the dog rose can be eaten in salads, candied or used to make teas, jams and wine! Dog roses are an excellent plant for wildlife attracting bees, butterflies, moths and providing food for birds and small mammals. They look beautiful too!

Not many photos from today’s call as we were too busy working! Managed to get most of today’s volunteers together for a ...
30/05/2026

Not many photos from today’s call as we were too busy working! Managed to get most of today’s volunteers together for a group photo though. Great work done, removed a lot of thistles from the median - the daisies will be getting a Chelsea chop over the next few days and we’ll be planting up the gaps left by the thistles! We also got some weeding around the alcove done and some litter picking! We tried our very best to water as much as possible but this was logistically challenging to say the least. We are heading into judging season in June so it’ll be all hands on deck over the next while. Anything you can do to help us out would be much appreciated. If you live near a planter and could do some watering we’d love it!

A few photos from Wednesday night’s call out at the People’s Park. Great progress made by a great group of volunteers wh...
30/05/2026

A few photos from Wednesday night’s call out at the People’s Park. Great progress made by a great group of volunteers who were out in the lovely warm evening for 2 hours. Huge difference in the before and after pictures.

We’ll be meeting at Springfield Cemetery, Killarney Road at 10.30am on Saturday. Unfortunately, thistles are taking over...
28/05/2026

We’ll be meeting at Springfield Cemetery, Killarney Road at 10.30am on Saturday.

Unfortunately, thistles are taking over the median so we will be digging them out and planting more of the daisy plants. We will also be clearing the kerbs around the area including outside the alcove. We’ll also be watering and yes, you guessed it, litter picking! Lots to do so all help appreciated.

A massive thanks to Donal (in the green) and Peter (in the striped top) from Sunbeam House Services who have been workin...
26/05/2026

A massive thanks to Donal (in the green) and Peter (in the striped top) from Sunbeam House Services who have been working really hard to help us get ready for the Tidy Towns adjudicators who will shortly arrive in Bray. Donal has been growing us lots of lovely plants including Calendula, Cosmos and Wallflowers! We are so grateful and can’t wait until they’re big enough to be planted out around the town! Peter has been doing a trojan job litter picking around Cedar estate on the Killarney Road - it’s made a big difference! Thanks also to Fiona for coordinating and sending us updates.

We’ll be meeting on Wednesday 27th at 7pm at the entrance to the People’s Park. If you’re not familiar with the locatio...
25/05/2026

We’ll be meeting on Wednesday 27th at 7pm at the entrance to the People’s Park. If you’re not familiar with the location, cross the Fran O’Toole Bridge heading away from the town, take the first left after the bridge and then walk along the boardwalk to the entrance of the park. See map 👈

We’ve a good few jobs on the list including weeding around the tree bases and tidying up the beds. As always, there will be litter picking! We want to tidy up the area around the leaf litter cage in the park also. All equipment will be provided so just bring yourself! Weather looks like it will be nice too!

This week’s wildflower is Herb Robert which is scientifically known as Geranium robertianum.A small shrub which can grow...
24/05/2026

This week’s wildflower is Herb Robert which is scientifically known as Geranium robertianum.

A small shrub which can grow to 1ft tall. Native to Ireland, it can live in most soils and can often be found growing in stone walls.

It has small pinkish purple 5 petalled flowers. Flowering season is early Spring to late Autumn. Flowering stems can grow upright or spread horizontally. Leaves are fern like, toothed, deeply lobed and usually green but can have reddish nodes and stems.

Herb Robert is usually biennial (which means it flowers in its second year) but can also be annual or in some cases a short lived perennial.

Herb robert is a relative of Cranesbill. It supports biodiversity providing food for bees, beetles and flies.

In medieval times Herb Robert was considered a cure for sore throats, toothache and nosebleeds. Freshly picked leaves rubbed on the skin are said to repel mosquitoes.

Thanks to everyone who came along this morning. It was a great turn out and so much work was done including some new pla...
23/05/2026

Thanks to everyone who came along this morning. It was a great turn out and so much work was done including some new planting. We did a massive amount of watering - pumping water directly from the river! Delighted with our new equipment.

Some of our graffiti group out too this morning cleaning up a few signs around the place too.

Beautiful weather today, a delight to be out with such a great bunch of people 💚

Wednesday’s call out will be 7pm at the People’s Park entrance.

Join us this Saturday 23rd May 10.30am at the Riverwalk for more weeding, digging, watering and litter picking. We’ll m...
21/05/2026

Join us this Saturday 23rd May 10.30am at the Riverwalk for more weeding, digging, watering and litter picking.

We’ll meet at our container at the harbour but if it’s easier for you to meet us on the Riverwalk we will see you there.

All equipment will be provided and all help appreciated!

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