We had 16 volunteers out on Saturday 13th September and we got some amazing results due to the huge amount of work that the volunteers did on the day. They were out litter picking, cutting back brambles, nettle and branches sticking out onto the footpaths and hoeing and digging to retrieve the footpaths from leaves and dirt. There was 19 bags of rubbish and 4 large trailers full vegetation collected during the two and a half hours cleanup. It was a great mornings work on what is becoming one of the busiest approach roads to the town.

Congratulations to all the volunteers for their hard work and to the Council staff who were out supporting us. This shows just how keen Wexford Tidy Towns volunteers are, we recently achieved Bronze Medal status in the National Competition and on Wednesday and Saturday our team was out continuing to keep Wexford Tidy. Thank you everyone. And a special thank you to Gaelic Bar Wexford for lovely tea coffee and biscuits afterwards.

As enthusiastic and hard-working as we all are, we could always do with new volunteers, so if you have a couple of hours to spare why not become a Tidy Towns’ Volunteer. Our next clean-up is Saturday 20th at Kaat Strand as part of Clean Coast’s Big Coast Clean. We will gather at 10am and spend two hours cleaning the beach. There is always a good deal of litter washed up in this area so every pair of hands that we have will be greatly appreciated.

There was some great work done during May by Wexford Tidy Towns. Our first Saturday cleanup was held at Kaat Strand on 10th May where we had a great cleanup and cleared lots of rubbish from the area and grass. Well done all who did an amazing job, see some more photos of the cleanup here.

Our next Saturday cleanup met early at 8am on May 24th, outside Aspels Pub on the Quay. We wanted to get an early start as we were focusing on the main area of the town streets and laneways and it was easier to clean, to sweep and litter pick in the early morning before the shops opened. We had a very good turnout even with the early start and covered a lot of ground that day. We found some not so nice surprises though during our cleanup including a double sized chest freezer filled with dirty nappies and other rubbish, a microwave and a door dumped at 3 locations on the streets of Wexford town! It’s incredible what people think they can just dump wherever they want! Everyone did a great job on the day, well done and special thanks to Michael Hayes for the fantastic hospitality he showed us all, in O Briens on the main street after the cleanup it was much appreciated. Some photos of the cleanup

We have continued with our regular Wednesday evening cleanups, anyone is welcome to join us we meet every Wednesday at 6pm in the Bullring, litter pickers, gloves, bags etc. are provided. We are still looking for more people to do an hour once a week to cover the main street, laneways and quay, on different days of the week, would be great to get some other evenings covered if you are available and interested get in touch.

As the Tidy Towns competition is getting near and judging for the competition is taking place very soon we would really appreciate it if you would all help us by keeping outside your home or business clean and clear of rubbish.

As well as thanking all those who turn up to the cleanups we would also like to thank all those for the voluntary work they do cleaning near their own homes and businesses. So thank you Carmel, Oliver, Anne and Frank, Chris, Ger, Margaret, you know who you are and what you do. And thank you to all of you who do your own bit to keep our town clean. We always love to hear from people and the cleanups they undertake to do themselves.

Special thanks to Ger this month who spent the week cleaning up the knock on his own. Thanks to those who joined him on 31st of May to help bag all the rubbish Ger uncovered in his cleanup of the Knock. Phil, Sean, Mary, Debbie, and her little girl Kayla. The Knock is looking fantastic now and a great for the summer months ahead. More photos here.

As the Tidy Towns competition is getting near and judging for the competition is taking place very soon we would really appreciate it if you would all help us by keeping outside your home or business clean and clear of rubbish.

In April we covered several major areas of the town with our clean-ups and thanks to all our volunteers for their hard work and time given to help keep Wexford clean and beautiful. You make all the difference to our town.

Our first Saturday cleanup of the month met 10am April 12th on the Quay and we covered the area from Redmond Square out to the garage in Carcur. There were 21 volunteers on the day and they made a huge difference to this area collecting over 44 bags of rubbish. Some of our lovely volunteers gave a gate in the Bullring a new coat of paint which really brightened up the look of the place. Photos of the cleanup taken on the day can be accessed here.

On Saturday April 19th we had our biggest spring cleaning day of the year as April is National Spring Clean Month. We met in the Ferrybank carpark and cleaned from there out to Crosstown including litter picking, weeding, sweeping and whatever else needed doing in that area. Luckily it was a beautiful sunny day and had some fantastic volunteers involved who gave Ferrybank area a great face lift. Thanks also to the Riverbank Hotel for the much appreciated tea/coffee and scones.

Our last Saturday cleanup of the month was on 26th April we met in St. Joseph club and cleaned up the Whiterock Hill area with photos taken on the day here. Our next Saturday cleanup will be in the Kaat Strand area on the 10th of May.

Wexford Tidy Towns have been holding regular one hour cleanups meeting in the Bullring at 6 pm Wednesday evenings to focus on the main street of the town. We are hoping to expand these cleanups to everyday of the week and get more people involved. At the moment we are looking for 28 volunteers to give us one hour a week so we can have a team of 4 able to go out every night to keep the main street clean. If you would be interested in getting involved get in touch on Facebook or send us a email info@wexfordtidytowns.com

Wexford Tidy Towns had another great cleanup on Saturday 29th March. Thank you to everyone who turned out on the day to help out. We met in Woodies carpark and focused on the Clonard Road area first and then moved over to Kileens to clear up some of the dumped rubbish there too. Afterwards we moved over to the Paupers Graveyard where we are currently involved in a project there to dig, clear and plant some new plants in the Paupers Graveyard. We were delighted to get so much work done on the day. Thank you to everyone who donated their time, Wexford Tidy Towns really appreciate it. Some great photos on our Facebook page of the days cleanup including before and after photos of the Clonard/Kileen Roundabout area we focused on and photos of the planting in Paupers Graveyard too.

Here we have some of the people who helped out on the day planting in the Paupers Graveyard. Between the Clonard Road, Kileens and the Paupers Graveyard, there was 21 bags of rubbish and a truck full of scrub removed. Thank you so much to the people involved. Well done everyone.

Wexford Tidy Towns Group will now be holding a regular Wednesday evening cleanup every week. We will be meeting at 6pm every Wednesday in the Bullring for an hour cleanup to have a sweep and litter pick on the main street of the town.

We would love for you to come along and join us for an hour to help keep the town and Quay clean. Everyone is welcome, would love to see you there. If you can make it let us know on Facebook or just turn up at the Bullring on the evening. Check out Facebook for any updates on the day.

Our first cleanup of 2014 was held in The Ferry and Carcur area on the 11th January. Thank you to the 22 volunteers who came out on this beautiful morning, we got a lot of work done. Special thanks to Anne Troy, who usually looks after the road out around the Ferry, who offered free parking and had us all back to her beautiful home, where we had homemade soup home made brown bread, and home made mince pies. it was all delicious.