Thanks to everyone that has supported, helped and participated in the many projects that were completed in 2011.

We are continuously looking for volunteers to help with landscaping, cleaning, litter picks and any ideas on how to enhance

Naas as a community. Well done to everyone involved - Naas Tidy Towns Committee.

This is the time to give your hedge its final cut/prune before we move into the colder temperatures and it will maintain its shape better if pruned now.

Get some bird feeders for bird nuts in your local garden center/hardware shop to feed the birds later. Its a fantastic way to entertain your kids in the morning when they can see what birds are feeding in your garden. You can go to birdwatch ireland web site to identify the birds that come to your garden. WWW.BIRDWATCHIRELAND.IE .

Category (Place X for category entering)

Best Shop Front _______

Best Large Estate ______ (> 50 houses)

Best Small Estate ______ (< 50 houses)

Best Gardens       _______

Best District         _______

Details:

Name: _____________________________________________________________________

Address: ___________________________________________________________________

Telephone No: ______________________________________________________________

Email: _____________________________________________________________________

How to enter: take as many pictures of your entry and submit with the entry form.

Location and Description of Picture: ___________________________________________________________________________

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Note:

• v Please print your full name and description of photo on the back of each photograph submitted.
• v Photographs entered into the competition are non-returnable and will remain property of the Naas Tidy Towns.
• v Please hand in entry form the library - there will be an entry box located in the library.
• v Closing date for entry is August 30^th 2011
• v Any enquiries please email: rbracken@gmail.com

'Failte Go Nas' project completed 21st June 2011

The junction of the Dublin road and the blessington road has been given a major face lift with a new sign planted in box hedging  ‘ Failte go Nas’. This along with the clean up that was completed in this area has really brightened up the junction and leaves the area looking very well.

1) Overall Development approach

2) The Built Environment

3) Landscaping

4) Wildlife and Natural Amenities

5) Litter Control

6) Tidiness

7) Waste Minimisation

Residential Areas

9) Roads, Streets and back Areas

 10) General Impression

Tidy Towns Handbook 2010

Bio-diversity is an abreviation of bio-logical diversity and describes the total variety of all living things in our community. It includes all plants and animals and the places where they live.  Our goal will be to work with the local council to understand what the local habitats are for animals and plants and develop a bio-diversity plan for Naas that will involve working with the town council, schools and resisdents associations to protect and encourage the establishment of existing and new wildlife habitats and growth of native plants.

We have erected blue tit nesting boxes down by the canal betweeb Abbey bridge and Tandy’s bridge to enhance the current natrual habitat for birds by the canal and hope that these will be noticed by the many families and school nature walk.

Volunteers at Morell clean up 17/9/2011

Church Lane Clean up 23rd May 2011

Church Lane Clean Up - August ‘10

‘The Alley’ Rathaskar Road post a clean up in August - Back Lane way

Anne Marie, Sarah-Jane, Vourneen and Marian - ‘The Alley’ Rathaskar Road