Clane Tidy Towns

08/10/2026

ART EXHIBITION
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04/10/2026

On a cold, crisp October morning we welcomed a new volunteer Sophie. Lovely to have you join us.

We sowed new Autumn plants in the Churchyard and the John Sullivan monument. These will keep the colour coming in the next few months.

A group of us scuffled the weeds and brushed up on Main St. We will continue this next Saturday.

A lot of willow cuttings from the Stream Park were taken to the dead hedge on the by pass.

Tony and Derek cut the shrubbery on the middle roundabout which now highlights the beautiful trees.

We then all retired to Londis where we drank our very welcome refreshments, courtesy of Niall and his staff.

26/09/2026

Our volunteers were out in force this morning.
The weather being very kind made our tasks much easier to do.

There was plenty of grass cutting and strimming.
It’s amazing to see how well the grass has recovered from the long hot summer.
It was quite long and very green!

The new Rose Bed at the pumping station was tidied up and weeded and looks great. We moved some plants to an area we weeded on the Sallins Road.

The Lavender at the base of the Abbey wall got its annual cut too.

As it is now past 1 st of September we have trimmed back some hedging around the cut through to the Westgrove Hotel and at the entrance to the Playground. The area looks a lot neater now .

A litter pick was also done, so a busy and productive morning was had by all.

We all adjourned to Londis afterwards for our complimentary refreshments! Thank you all.

20/09/2026

On Thursday last week we were joined by a group of boys from Clongowes Wood College along with two of their teachers.

Clane Tidy Towns had taken up a generous offer of assistance from the students. We were delighted to have the boys join us in the Abbey grounds.

Together with our volunteers they cleared the circular gravel path of weeds.
This usually takes us a considerable amount of time, but with the additional help, we got through it in record time.

We shared some of the history of the Abbey and some interesting facts about the Yew trees with them as they worked.

A second group of boys did a litter pick in the village which was very much appreciated.
We hope the boys enjoyed their time with us as much as we did !

They are a credit to their parents and their school.

12/09/2026

On a wet and windy morning we had seven volunteers out. Four of us Siobhan, Arielle, Maureen and Evelyn scuffled and swept the Main St. At Finbarr's flower patch we scattered the Calendula seeds for another year of flowers.

The other three volunteers Edith, Freda and Dearbhla collected the plants that had self seeded in the Abbey garden. Lamb's ears, Verbena and Mallow were planted in the Stream Park. The tall grasses were divided and we now have five of them planted.

The Abbey garden path is now ready for a good clear out of weeds later this week. We will be helped by some students from Clongowes Wood College with this task.

The leaf mould cages were inspected and they are coming along nicely. They will need more watering and turning. We can add more cages to collect this year's Autumn leaves.

Afterwards all seven of us went, bedraggled, to enjoy our coffee in Londis, courtesy of Niall and his team.

07/09/2026

05/09/2026

Another great turnout of volunteers this morning.

We cut back the hedge behind the bus stop at the Garda Station and scuffled the pathways opposite KARE on the Dublin Road. The cuttings were put on the "dead hedge" near the Tesco Roundabout.

Another group did a litter pick from the Village to Lidl on both sides of the road. Many bags of rubbish were collected leaving this area very tidy.

Our pallet truck that we purchased recently was unveiled. We will put a pallet on it and strap a water tank down. This will make our job of watering around the Village much easier next year, eliminating the need for carrying large buckets of water.

This pallet truck will be very versatile and will be a great addition to us in the future. Apart from carrying a water tank we will also use it to carry our tools to wherever we are working and carry bags of rubbish back to our collection point.

A great morning's work. We then adjourned to Londis as usual for our complimentary refreshments. Thank you. all.

22/08/2026

Another rewarding morning's work with Tidy Towns. A few of our Volunteers worked on the shrub/flower bed at Joe Campbell Tyres. They cut back shrubs which had become untidy and overgrown. They also collected lots of seeds from various plants which will be saved and planted in other areas next Spring.

Some other volunteers worked on the footpath from the roundabout to the Liffey Bridge on the Sallins Road where they scuffled, weeded and swept the paths.

After our jobs were done there was an interesting talk and walk with Paddy Madden and John Kennedy around the Village focusing on our local flora and fauna and how we can protect it. This was run as part of National Heritage Week and was well attended. Thank you John and Paddy for sharing your learning.

Finally we enjoyed complimentary refreshments in Londis. Thanks as always to Niall and his staff.

17/08/2026

As part of National Heritage Week there is an interesting talk taking place on Saturday morning at 11 a.m. This talk is facilitated by Paddy Madden & John Kennedy. Meeting at the Parish Hall. Details on the poster below.

All welcome

15/08/2026

Another busy morning for our volunteers. We were back in Scoil Phadraig working with staff on the beds. We cleared out two more beds of weeds and other foliage, picked stones and put in soil. These beds are now ready for wooden frames to be put in place for raised beds.

Arielle did the watering around the village - planters, hanging baskets and tubs.

We then adjourned to Londis for our complimentary refreshments. Thank you Niall and all your staff.