I held a public meeting tonight in Carbury GAA Hall regarding a playground project. I presented assessments of four potential playground sites and with the agreement of the community members present, decided that one particular site was to be further investigated. A committee was formed on the night and I am now working with that…
Yesterday was the deadline for the receipt of public submissions in relation to the Planning Application for Allenwood Playground. I wrote and submitted a report on behalf of our playground group. The primary request from the Allenwood Tidy Towns Playground group was that the playground be designed with inclusiveness in mind. We asked that the…
The dangerous situation regarding pedestrian crossing points at Allenwood Cross is regularly brought up at our Tidy Towns and Scoil Mhuire Parents Association meetings. In March 2017, my colleague Cllr. Mark Stafford raised the issue at a council meeting and it was agreed to install cameras to monitor the junction and assess what needs to be…
I wrote last year about the lack of playgrounds in North West Kildare and how I planned to do something about that (see https://brendanwyse.ie/…/playgrounds-in-north-west-kildare…/). Today, I am launching a campaign to create action groups for Carbury, Clogherinkoe, Broadford and Johnstownbridge to find suitable locations for playgrounds in those areas. If you are interested in joining an…
I have been leading the Allenwood Playground project for a couple of years now. Today, a significant milestone was announced. Kildare County Council announced that the Part 8 planning process for Allenwood Community Playground has commenced. Allenwood Tidy Towns have been working with the council and a group of interested members of the community to…
Yesterday, I submitted my report on the proposed Grand Canal Greenway. I received a lot of great feedback through my online form, by email, over WhatsApp, on Facebook Messenger and by talking to people on the doorsteps. I believe I have captured all that feedback in my submission, which is available at the bottom of…
I was delivering leaflets about the Grand Canal Greenway in Killina just before Christmas. On my rounds, I visited a lane way where some friends of mine live. I was shocked at the state of the section of the lane way where they live and contacted my friend to find out more. It is suspected…
I’ve started delivering a flyer this week to residents of Killina and Allenwood seeking their feedback on the proposed Grand Canal Greenway. I’ve had a couple of common topics come up already and I will write about them today.
I am proud to have been selected as a candidate in the Local Elections next May for the Clane Local Electoral Area. The selection convention was held in the Westgrove Hotel, Clane, last night. I was nominated by the new West Kildare branch that we formed in September this year, which I wrote about in https://brendanwyse.ie/2018/09/12/west-kildare-fine-gael/….
Kildare County Council have announced an exciting new project to build a 40 kilometre Greenway along the Grand Canal in Kildare. Details of the plan are available on the council website. A planning application has already been submitted and detailed drawings are available.