Our Mission Statement

To Actively support the local community in organising and developing their capacity to effectively respond to identified needs and problems and promote a spirit of community service in working for the common good where every voice is heard. JM (2007)
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Items of interest.

**Tidy Towns news 2009
**Playground 2009
**Tidy Towns award ceremony 2008
**Tidy Towns report 2008
**Development plan 2004--2009
**Plans for community centre repairs
**Roscliffe court opening

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Tidy Towns News

At the Fifth meeting of the tidy towns committee the group discussed the delegation of proposed works. A large group attended the meeting and more help will always be welcome.
Teams were organised for the planting of flowers, litter picking, and painting works and general tidy up work

The committee have big plans for flower planting this year and everyhousehold can play a big part by putting flowers out for the June deadline.



Plans were also outlined for landscaping the fairgreen after the playground is finished including a new sculptured seat. (late July) Financial help for this work has been secured by the newly formed Clare local development company and a special flower bed depicting our relationship with the water and island life is to be created at the village entrance.

The committee would like to thank all who turned out over the gloriousJune bank holiday weekend to carry out lots of last minute jobs prior to the June 1st deadline, and all those who have been working on the Monday and Wednesday evenings on the run up to June, well done the village looks great.

Remember we are working hard towards winning a gold medal this year and hopefully taking the overall title of "Irelands Tidiest Town", it is a community effort and we can not do it without YOU......

More information on the tidy towns page

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New Playground
The playground opened (unofficially) on the 30th May. Installation works are now completed. A perimeter fence has been erected and all play items/structures have been fitted. Grass matting has been laid and the playground commitee are waiting for newly sown grass to establish before opening the project. The Development association are now in the process of having the fair green landscaped and fit a stone sculptured seating area to complete the works. It should look fabulous when complete. Well done to the playground group.
Pictures of the installation here

** Official opening with special guest on the August bank holiday weekend

Thank You: Ballynacally Playground Committee wish to thank all who contributed to the church gate collection last weekend. The total raised was €516.21

Fun Day
A fund raising event was held in the fair green to raise money for the playground.Pictures taken at the event can be viewed here...........

Pub quiz
A Pub quiz was held in Griffins bar to raise money for the playground fund. Christmas cards designed by local photographer Karen O'Shea were on sale as will a recipe book designed and put together by the playground committee a sub group of the development association.

Local Recipe book
A Recipe book was also designed and printed by the playground committee and is on sale to raise funds for the playground. Please contact any of the committee or ask Kevin at the post office to purchase a copy.

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Interested in joining us??

Ballynacally Development Association are always seeking new members to help continue the implementation of the Development Plan for the area which was launched in 2004. Your support will be invaluable to our area and will be more than welcome.

Whether you live near or far, please consider volunteering some time to this worthwhile cause which will benefit us all.... Please look at the news items page to see if anything on this years annual work plan interests you and contact us via phone or email, or contact any member individually.

If you do have time to spare please do not be afraid to join, we meet very informally and sometimes socialise after meetings so take a look at the "about us" page and make contact with someone you know......

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Some members of the Tidy Towns group 2009

Tidy Towns "Silver" Medal 2008

Fair green in village summer & winter

Local volunteers helping with the 2008 Tidy Towns
Photo by Arthur Ellis

Roscliffe Court

The residents of Roscliffe court were celebrating recently as the official opening of the estate took place. Madeline Taylor-Quinn, Mayor of Clare performed the ceremony on May the 20th 2009.

The opening was both for the new housing section and also a belated opening for the existing section of houses at the front which were built 31 years ago according to local resident Mrs Mandy O'Shea.

The estate has been entered into the councils "Best kept estate in Clare" competition by the proud residents and by the looks of it, it will be a strong contender. The renewed look of Roscliffe court should also help enormously with Ballynacally's Tidy Towns competition this year as it looks so well.

Below are some pictures taken of the litter free estate and some of the features residents have recently added, well done to the newly formed committee of local residents for their work and the official opening.

Pictures of Roscliffe crt. by Shane McMahon

New name plaque ....................Flower bed

New tree;s and hedging............ Tree and shrub bed

View towards the front............Local children

New picket fencing and tree's....Charlie helping out

2005 Festival Collage Click pic to enlarge

Jerome and Nicola, two tourists on a cycling trip from Lille in northern France on-route from Shannon, bed down for the night in the fairgreen before heading on via kilimer to visit the west Kerry penninsula where they scattered the ashes of their friend who they say loved Ireland but did not get the chance to visit.