Pride of Place Awards: ‘A tradition of community development and volunteerism’ in Navan
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1 Small Housing Estate Joint Runner up: Carne Wood, Navan Marc Jacob & Philip ClintonImage 2 of 22
2 Small Housing Estate Joint Runner up: St. Ultan’s Terrace (13-15) Navan Biany Smyth, Mary Aughney, Helen Wogan & Tracey Wogan.Image 3 of 22
Heritage: Old Johnstown Village Community Group Lotetto Dunne, Sean Dunne and Frances Carroll.Image 4 of 22
4 Best Bee Friendly Front Garden Maureen Davis, Gerrardstown Maureen Davis.Image 5 of 22
Youth Project: Beaufort College, Navan Maria McAteer Eileen McDermott.Image 6 of 22
Actions For Pollinators: Johnstown Tidy Towns Deirdre Lawes, Robin Marshall and Peter Heylin with Meath County Council Director Of Services Martin Murray and Cllrs Yemi Adenuga, Francis Deane and Alan Lawes.Image 7 of 22
7 Medium Housing Estate Runner up: Clusker Park, Navan Stephanie Kiernan & Kathleen Duffy.Image 8 of 22
8 Medium Housing Estate Winner Elmview Close, Navan Joe Canning, Sarah Hayton, Tom Laughran & Colm Bell.Image 9 of 22
Small Town Old Johnstown Village Community Group: Anne Marie Kelly, Frances Murphy, Sean & Loretto Dunne, Brian Bradshaw & Kathy Maguire.Image 10 of 22
10 Shop Front Gardener’s Choice, Navan James & Patricia Bell.Image 11 of 22
Community Wellbeing: Core Ireland Bernard Kenny and John Murphy.Image 12 of 22
12 Large Housing Estate Joint Runner up: Abbeygrove, Navan Brian Moran, Mary Kealy & John Jordan.Image 13 of 22
13 Large Housing Estate Joint Runner Up: Balreask Manor, Navan Bill Slattery.Image 14 of 22
Large Housing Estate Winner: Beechmount Estate, Navan Nancy and Joe Smyth, Caitriona Purcell, Ronan McGuinness and Dr Nazih Eldin.Image 15 of 22
Residential Streetscape: Old Johnstown Village Community Group Anne Marie Kelly, Frances Murphy, Sean & Loretto Dunne, Brian Bradshaw & Kathy Maguire.Image 16 of 22
Best New Group: Solas Glan Community Garden, Ardbraccan Frances Campion, Jackie Sheridan, Bernie O’Reilly and Helen Martin.Image 17 of 22
Large Town Johnstown Tidy Towns: Deirdre Lawes, Robin Marshall and Peter Heylin.Image 18 of 22
18 Tourism/Hospitality P. Clarke’s Bar, Beer Garden & Lounge Damian & Catherine Clarke.Image 19 of 22
19 Shane Donnelly Inspirational Award: Sean Dunne, Old Johnstown Village Community Group Sean Dunne.Image 20 of 22
Shane Donnelly Inspirational Award: Sean Dunne, Old Johnstown Village Community Group Sean Dunne.Image 21 of 22
Shane Donnelly Inspirational Award: Sean Dunne, Old Johnstown Village Community Group Cathaoirleach Edward Fennessy & Sean Dunne.Image 22 of 22
Tourism/Hospitality: P. Clarke’s Bar, Beer Garden & Lounge Cathaoirleach Edward Fennessy, Damian & Catherine Clarke.The Navan Municipal District 2022 Pride of Place awards took place in Buvinda House, Navan on Wednesday, 12th October, 2022.
The Mayor of Navan, Cllr Edward Fennessy welcomed the guests in attendance who represented the 26 applicant groups who took part from Navan Municipal District.
Cllr Fennessy commented that the groups work in and support every community in Meath and he commended the fantastic and invaluable work and achievements of the voluntary groups over the last year and beyond. He noted that it is clear that Meath is continuing its strong tradition of community development of volunteerism and community action.
Director of Services for Navan MD, Mr. Martin Murray thanked all of the volunteers on behalf of Meath County Council for the work that is carried out in Navan MD. He noted that the Pride of Place initiative is a successful partnership between the community and Meath County Council and that this commitment and support will continue. He congratulated all of the groups on their nominations.
The highlight of the evening was the award given to St. Ultan’s Terrace Residents (13 -15) for the Best Small Housing Estate. This was the first year that the group entered the competition. The adjudicator described the estate as an oasis in the centre of Navan thanks to the hard work of its very imaginative residents.