The footpaths in Ashgrove, Derrinturn, were repaired last week and the estate is looking very well thanks to George, Sylvia and all the residents association. This project was funded using Local Property Tax, as are many of the footpath projects that the council complete each year in our area.
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Thanks to County Kildare Leader Partnership CLG., and North West Kildare Womens Group for organising a great community event in Coill Dubh last week. It was the largest crowd I have seen in Coill Dubh Community Centre for a long time and well done to Thomas and the residents group for making it available. Fair…
Plans for the new library in Clane are now available for public consultation. You can view and provide feedback on them at https://consult.kildarecoco.ie/…/part-8-proposed-clane… The consultation period closes on 30th March. Some of the Local Property Tax we pay is being used to fund this project, so please do get involved if you have time.
I have had a number of people looking for the latest timetables for the 120 bus from Edenderry (updated 19th February 2023) and the 821 Local Link service between Naas and Newbridge (updated November 2022). For your convenience, I have placed the latest timetables for both services for easy download to your phone on my…
I am delighted to see the new footpath to the shop and post office in Coill Dubh has been completed by our local council roads team. It is only a short section of path but makes the trip from the village a lot safer now and has delivered a lot of value. Thanks to Thomas…
The Drehid Community Grant Scheme 2023 will open for applications from January 23rd to March 16th. Guidelines for the scheme and the link to make submissions are available at https://b-wy.se/drehid A reminder that Resident Associations and Parent Associations are able to apply for certain types of projects that would benefit their local community. Applications by…
Best of luck to the new committee which has formed to oversee the restoration of Carbury Community Centre in Derrinturn. The group was awarded €45,000 through the Town and Village Renewal Scheme to get an initial restoration plan done up, following an application by Kildare County Council. The committee has representatives from local community groups…
A reminder that the 821 bus service is now serving Naas and Newbridge and the villages of Allen, Kilmeague, Robertstown, Allenwood, Coill Dubh, Prosperous and Caragh. The adult fare is just €1.10 if you use a Leap Card for any trip (€1.50 if paying cash) and the service is running very regularly. Under 5’s travel…
Well done to Cara and all the team in ACDAL Allenwood on their successful application for €300,000 for more upgrades to their enterprise centre. They provide remote working hubs and office space, as well as conference and meeting rooms, and support local community groups such as Na Fianna Ladies GFC, Allenwood Tidy Towns, Na Fianna…
I was happy to assist the BREDA Community Resource Centre in Johnstownbridge recently with the upgrade of their computer systems. Kildare County Council were kindly able to provide some out of warranty PCs that were more powerful than the ones being used in the centre. The BREDA centre also initiated the setting up of a…