How well do you know your own neighbours? Macra na Feirme’s Know Your Neighbour Weekend (14-15 July) is a great opportunity to reach out, network and make new friends. Get to know your neighbours and other groups in your area by hosting a: * morning tea * barbeque * picnic in a local park * cheese and…
Mr. Phil Hogan, T.D., Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government today, (11 June, 2012) announced funding for local environmental initiatives by communities, individuals and not-for-profit groups and organisations. The Minister has allocated funding of €337,000 to local authorities to fund projects under the Local Agenda 21 (LA21) Environmental Partnership Fund 2012. Matching funding…
On Sunday June 17th the grounds of Buttevant Castle will return to their medieval roots. For one day only, the second annual Buttevant Walled Towns Day will recreate the sights, smells and sounds of 13th century Ireland. Organised by the local community and sponsored by the Heritage Council through the Irish Walled Towns Network, this…
The next meeting of the North Cork Craft and Artists umbrella group is due to take place in the offices of Avondhu Blackwater Partnership this coming Monday June the 11th at 7.30pm. The purpose of the meeting will be to solidify the structure and vision of the proposed group. All who previously attended are invited as…
Avondhu Blackwater Partnership Limited is taking applications for a Tús Supervisor. Tús is a community work placement initiative that provides short-term quality and suitable working opportunities for people who are unemployed while at the same time carrying out a broad range of services of benefit to the community and in a variety of community settings.…
Avondhu Blackwater Partnership continue to provide a range of supports for people experiencing unemployment or job insecurity. Two training courses coming up in May and June are the Career Skills Workshops and the Train the Trainer programme. Places are limited so prompt expression of interest is advised. The opportunities are specifically aimed at those experiencing…
Community organisations in North and East Cork are gearing up to assist people who may be older, live in more isolated areas and who may live alone to make the switch to digital television. The analogue signal for receiving TV will be switched off on 24th October and viewers who use an aerial will need…
In conjunction with the County Council and the Stop Food Waste programme (www.stopfoodwaste.ie) Donal O’Leary will be doing a series of composting workshops free of charge, at the garden allotment site behind the ITW HiCone factory at Quartertown Industrial Estate, Mallow. The workshops will be on the 8, 10, 15, 17, 22, 24, 29 and…
Avondhu Blackwater Partnership and Watergrasshill Community Council joined forces this week to work on a village enhancement project. John O’Keeffe, Eamon Kavanagh, Derek Corrigan, Andrzej Maziarz and Adrian Browne, which form Avondhu Blackwater Partnership’s Roaming team of skilled maintenance workers and gardeners, arrived on Monday to lend their support to the programme. Over two and…
Artists and craft workers from all over North and East Cork are being invited to an open night in Fermoy to discuss the possibility of creating a dedicated craft umbrella group to represent the different artistic strands in the region. The open night seeks to cover topics such as development of an organisational structure, devising…
If you’re interested in getting involved or would like further information, please contact: Veronica Gubbins East Cork Digital Outreach Champion Avondhu Blackwater Partnership Ltd., The Showgrounds, Fermoy, Co. Cork Mob: 086 369 7396
National Spring Clean Month is upon us again and great work was recently carried out by the eager residents of Coolmona in Fermoy. The Spring Clean initiative, coordinated by Avondhu Blackwater Partnership, Fermoy Tidy Towns, Fermoy Town Council, and An Taisce is built on the principal of keeping your own locality tidy and has been…
The Buttevant community and Avondhu Blackwater Partnership have just finished several months’ hard work with the publication of the Buttevant Area Enhancement Plan. This plan sets out the needs of the town as defined by the community. Recently Buttevant has started to pay more attention to its impressive heritage including the Town Walls, Buttevant Castle, The Friary…
A new €30 million fund for important sports capital projects has been launched today by Minister of State for Tourism and Sport Michael Ring TD. This is the first round of sports capital funding for four years and demonstrates the Government’s commitment to encourage more people to take part in sport. The Sports Capital Programme…
Mallow Castle came alive at the weekend as part of Mallows Easter Celebrations. Local Mallow residents, visitors to the town and the young and old alike were able to enjoy the grounds of Mallow Castle in all its former glory and soak up the festival atmosphere and celebrations which included a street show by the…
Avondhu Blackwater Partnership, in association with Fusion Training & Development, are running a certified programme for those wishing to exit unemployment and return to the Labour Market. The programme is part-time and runs three mornings a week for twelve weeks. The course is FREE of charge and does not affect social welfare entitlements. The programme…
Fermoy Tidy Towns and Avondhu Blackwater Partnership undertook a bat box project with 3rd year students from Colaiste an Chraoibhin. At the start of this project Jim Wilson from Bat Conservation Ireland (http://www.batconservationireland.org) came to give a short presentation about the importance of box boxes, particularly along our rivers. The students who had built several bat boxes…
As part of the Green Schools Initiative, Bishop Murphy Primary school recently undertook a Green Schools project with Fermoy Tidy Towns and Avondhu Blackwater Partnership. As part of the project, students from Bishop Murphy along with Cathal O’Meara Avondhu Blackwater Partnership Landscape Architect planted some apple trees, Box hedging and a small wildflower area.
Clondulane Public Meeting How would you change your community to improve your quality of life? How would you like to see Clondulane in 5, 10 or in 20 years time? In order to guide the development of Clondulane towards your needs, your community is meeting to share their visions and explore the funding available from…
Are you a new or existing Community Group? Avondhu Blackwater Partnership is currently offering Community Development training to members of community and voluntary groups. Course content, timing and duration will be tailored to meet the needs of your group. Modules can include Committee Skills, Project Planning, Financial Planning, Officers roles, Communication and PR (web-site and…
Are you a man living in Fermoy or surrounding areas? Do you have time on your hands? Would you like to get involved in a new community initiative aimed at sharing stories, skills and knowledge and exploring opportunities to help improve your current situation? If you have ideas worth discussing with other men in the…
Avondhu Blackwater Partnership are organising 3 Occupational First Aid Fetac Level 5 courses for May. They are inviting participants to express their interest and each course can take 10 people which will be held in Fermoy, Mallow and Blarney depending on demand. Participants who have completed this course will be able to: Ensure employees are…
Last Wednesday saw the culmination of several months’ hard work between Rathcormac community and the Avondhu Blackwater Partnership. This work culminated with the completion of a village and area enhancement plan for the wider Rathcormac area. Regular meetings and public workshops have taken place between the Rathcormac community and Avondhu Blackwater’s Cathal O’Meara who assisted…
Following the publication of the Action Plan for Jobs 2012, the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton TD intends to consult with business through a series of meetings on the contents of the Action Plan and also to invite ideas on further actions for the 2013 Action Plan. The first such consultation meeting…
Work on the Fermoy area landscaping plans are well underway with Rathcarrig estate receiving a significant greening of its parking space. Saturday the 11th of February saw the Irish Tree Centre undertake a significant amount of paving removal and replacement with box hedging, hornbeam and flowering trees. While the immediate impact of such works is…
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