Welcome To Leixlip Tidy Town Association

Bronze Medal Winners 2012

Leixlip Tidy Town Association is proud to announce for the first time we have been awarded a Bronze Medal in the 2012 SuperValu Tidy Towns competition. It has really inspired us to continue our work. To read the full report click the competitions link.

50 Years Volunteering

This year (2012) sees Leixlip Tidy Town Association enter their 50th year in existence. To celebrate this and to heighten awareness of the association a launch morning was held on 14th April in our local Parish Centre. We invited founder members, past members, existing members, Leixlip Town Council members, members of Kildare Co. Co. and local business people.

It was a huge success with almost 80 in attendance with many areas of the community represented. As a result we recruited a few new volunteers and raised the profile of our organisation with local media. To encourage new members to join us we have erected signs at the welcome signs on the approach roads into Leixlip. Read more on our Competitions page .

Our logo is based on “Meitheal”

Meitheal is the Irish name for a work group. Traditionally, the term referred to rural agricultural groups. The practice was, and is, for a group to come together to help each other in tasks such as hay or gathering for the harvest. Each person would help their neighbour who would in turn reciprocate.

Objectives of Leixlip Tidy Town Association

• Improve the appearance of Leixlip and make it a nicer and cleaner place to live.
• Encourage young people inschools and the community to get involved in our projects.
• Liaise with all Residential Groups, LTC (Leixlip Town Council), KCC (Kildare County Council) to help advance our target.
• Increase the number of volunteers in our association.
• Encourage businesses to sponsor and support our activites.
• Assist community groups and local businesses with projects where possible.
• Raise awareness of wildlife and biodiversity, waste minimisation and recycling.