Bray Tidy Towns

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We’re planning on resuming our weekly volunteer call outs from Saturday 29th August. We’ll be meeting next Saturday at ...
25/08/2026

We’re planning on resuming our weekly volunteer call outs from Saturday 29th August. We’ll be meeting next Saturday at 10.30am on Schools Road on the Boghall. We’ll aim to park/ meet near the entrance to St. Fergal’s National School. We are aiming to do some work clearing the weeds from the margins of the cycle lanes on the Boghall Road. There will also be plenty of litter picking in the area and we would like to clean up around the junction boxes/ tree bases at the start of Schools road. As always, all equipment will be provided so just come along if you can.

In some exciting news, we’ll be running a series of evening classes (for adults only) beginning on Wednesday 2nd Septemb...
25/08/2026

In some exciting news, we’ll be running a series of evening classes (for adults only) beginning on Wednesday 2nd September and taking place every second Wednesday until 28th October.  Please see the flyer attached. All classes are free and will take place at 7.30pm in Villa Pacis Parish Centre on the Vevay Road.  There is no need to book - just turn up on the evening.  No need to bring anything.

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Massive thanks to Paul who was out at the crack of dawn on Saturday and Sunday morning this week clearing back the pathw...
03/08/2026

Massive thanks to Paul who was out at the crack of dawn on Saturday and Sunday morning this week clearing back the pathway from the Riverwalk to the harbour. Looks amazing. Well done Paul 👏🏻 🙏 💚

We may not be doing our usual big call outs at the moment but our volunteers are still chipping away at jobs which need to be done!

Thursday 20th August - Circular Economy - Art from a Skip, 5pm - 7pmThis will take place in front of the yellow door at ...
02/08/2026

Thursday 20th August - Circular Economy - Art from a Skip, 5pm - 7pm

This will take place in front of the yellow door at 5 Stable Lane, Bray - A98XC42.

Bray Tidy Towns invites you to experience a unique journey — from skip to art. In a time when resources are limited and the need for a strong circular economy has never been greater, this event showcases the creativity and ingenuity that can emerge from materials destined for landfill.

As part of Heritage Week, we aim to highlight the potential of salvaged and reclaimed materials: wood and components diverted from waste streams, and everyday objects given a second life through skill and imagination.

Local craftsman Blaise Alexander will open his home and workshop to reveal the wonders of wood and the art of reuse. Visitors will see not only his finished pieces, but also the tools and machinery he has built or repaired using reclaimed parts — including equipment powered by shower pump motor and a leather apron with its own earlier story.

This event celebrates heritage, craftsmanship, sustainability, and the belief that beauty and usefulness can be created from what others throw away.

A guided tour of the tools and treasures will take place at 5:30pm.

Further information is available here - Circular Economy - Art from a Skip | National Heritage Week 15th – 23rd August 2026

Tuesday 18th August - Literary Tour of Bray Seafront, 7 - 9pmMeeting outside the Boathouse Cafe Dock - southern end of t...
02/08/2026

Tuesday 18th August - Literary Tour of Bray Seafront, 7 - 9pm

Meeting outside the Boathouse Cafe Dock - southern end of the Bray promenade.

Over the years Bray has been both home and a holiday destination for many famous families and individuals with literary connections. Oscar Wilde, James Joyce, Sheridan Le Fanu, Arthur Conan Doyle and Anne Enright are among the most well known individuals who lived or holidayed in the town.

This guided walk will take place in the seafront area of the town and will dip into the Bray connections of these famous people, as well as their literature. The tour will also touch on some of the less well known literary and artistic Bray connections, plus a bit of local history thrown in for good measure.

The walk will commence outside The BoatHouse Coffee Dock at the southern end of the promenade and will finish at the Martello Terrace at the northern end.

If you are interested please email [email protected] (just so he can keep an eye on numbers).

Further information can be found here: Literary Tour of Bray Seafront | National Heritage Week 15th – 23rd August 2026

Sunday 16th August - Tour of Headlands Community Garden, 3pm - 4pm.Meeting at the entrance to the green, Headlands entra...
02/08/2026

Sunday 16th August - Tour of Headlands Community Garden, 3pm - 4pm.

Meeting at the entrance to the green, Headlands entrance road (off Putland Road, Bray).

Headlands Community Garden began growing in 2013 on a large green space on the estate with a generous fund from Grow It Yourself (GIY). Surrounded by a living willow ‘fedge’, they have 2 polytunnels, a number of raised beds, potato bed, an orchard of plum, pear, cherry and apple trees and three native Irish honey bees. It’s a beautiful space enjoyed by all their neighbours including the wildlife.

In 2025 the community garden hired a juicer, and the whole estate got together to pick fruit, producing over 130 liters of juice! This year, another Apple (and Pear) harvest event with a Community Juicing event is planned.

Join us in celebrating our heritage in communal food production.

Further information can be found here: Tour of Headlands Community Garden | National Heritage Week 15th – 23rd August 2026

Old Connaught Graveyard (opposite Festine Lente) will be open for visitors from 11am to 2pm on 15th and 23rd August.The ...
02/08/2026

Old Connaught Graveyard (opposite Festine Lente) will be open for visitors from 11am to 2pm on 15th and 23rd August.

The graveyard contains a variety of memorials including chest tombs, free-standing crosses, grave slabs, headstones and undecorated stone markers. Evidence remains of a significant collection of cast-iron work including simple plot railings and free-standing cast-iron crosses. Memorials from the 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th centuries are contained within Old Connaught. There are two First World War graves in the graveyard which have limestone headstones of standard military design and commemorate Sapper W. Skelton of the Royal Engineers who served as Private P Ashford for the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers who died on the 1st of March 1918.

The oldest date is upside down on the O’Neale headstone, the date is 1661, this part of the inscription is now visible as the stone has been reset. The O’Neale’s have reused an older headstone.

Keep an eye out for banners on the day highlighting the entrance. While the pathway is wheelchair accessible, the graveyard itself is a rough terrain, and as with a lot of old graveyards it will take cautious steps to navigate to each headstone.

We wanted to give a shout out to Hilary and some of the residents from Wolfe Tone and O’Byrne Road who’ve been doing ama...
05/07/2026

We wanted to give a shout out to Hilary and some of the residents from Wolfe Tone and O’Byrne Road who’ve been doing amazing work over the past while including giving these junction boxes and the area around them some TLC. Makes such a difference - thank you for all the hard work 💚

There really is some fantastic work being done by volunteers all over the town! We are lucky to have you all!

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