Santry Community Garden Celebrating Natural Heritage


Santry Community Garden Team recently welcomed Mayor of Fingal, Cllr. Cian O’Callaghan, to meet garden members and enjoy a tour of the 4 ½ acre site which has been brought back to life over the past 2 years by a team of committed volunteers with the support of Fingal County Council.


Residents Show True Pride of Place


The communities of Skerries, Balscadden and Baldoyle proudly represented Fingal County Council in the 2012 Pride of Place Competition, run by Co-operation Ireland and supported by Fingal County Council, as judges visited each town in July.


Skerries competed this year in the Best Previous Winner category, having taken first prize for Fingal in 2006. The village of Balscadden was competing for the first time in the category of towns with a population of between 500 and 1000. Baldoyle community garden, supported by Fingal County Council and Baldoyle Family Resource Centre, was entered in a specialist category. Winners will be announced at a national event in Limerick in November.


For more information, email rafe.costigan@fingalcoco.ie


To celebrate Heritage Week in August, informal garden tours, homemade tea and cakes, a nature trail and guided history of the garden were available to visitors during that week. The Walled Garden at Santry Demesne comprises a thriving kitchen garden and heritage variety orchard where trees can be sponsored and plans are underway to turn the front area into a recreation area for picnics and cultural events.


For more information, log on to www.santrycommunitygarden.ie


Ongar Parent and Toddler Group


The Ongar Parent and Toddler group was set up by Fingal County Council Community Office and the Health Service Executive Primary Health Care Team in June 2012 to provide a social outlet for parents living in Ongar and to encourage the use of the newly established Ongar Community Centre.


This group is now run by a supported team of 8 volunteer parents. From the 10th September, sessions take place every Monday from 11am to 1pm and local parents and their children are welcome to join in any time.


For further information, please contact Sinead Wiley, Housing and Community Department on 01 890 5105.


Community Facilities Quality Management Awards


Donabate and Portrane Community & Leisure Centre, run by Fingal County Council has been shortlisted for the second year in the National Q Mark Awards, one of the most prestigious business awards in Ireland.


The National Q Mark recognises companies and organisations who have demonstrated outstanding quality and excellent practices and processes within their industry sector. Mountview Youth and Community Centre and Ongar Community Centre have also achieved a Q Mark for their quality management systems having been audited by EIQA for the first time this year.


These and other community facilities are supported by Fingal County Council working in partnership with voluntary organisations whose aim is to enhance and improve life for their members and the wider community.


For more information, contact Linda Ennis on 01 890 5567 or email linda.ennis@fingalcoco.ie


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