Sustainable Travel
The focus of March was the TMF Mix your mode seminar, hosted by Cork City Council on an online platform. There was a variety of speakers discussing sustainable transport in a post Covid Ireland. It was a highly successful event and because it was an online event it allowed double the audience, over 180 attendees, from Cork and further afield.
Environmental Awareness Officer Waste Prevention Grant Scheme: The 2021 Waste Prevention Grants scheme has been launched with a closing date of 15 th April 2021. The scheme aims to assist groups and schools to implement waste prevention and reduction actions in the community and fulfils one of the objectives of the regional waste management plan.
Community Content Area Profile – Community Update
Our Community Section through Kieran O'Connell Social Inclusion Development Worker has nominated Togher’s Greenwood Residents Association for the Active Community Group Award Section of the Cork City Partnership Active Community Awards for 2021. This is in recognition of their cooperation and collaboration in Piloting each Sports on the Green pilots’ schemes which were then rolled out across the city with the FAI, Munster Rugby, Community Bikes, etc. We wish them well in this excellent awards scheme. Cork City Council staff from community section and Libraries attended the Festival of Place webinar on line over the week of the Monday 22 nd to Friday 26 th March 2021. This was an British based training and collaboration event on the potential of placemaking and looking at it from a number of important aspects. Attendance at this will assist our Placemaking Directorate to advance its plans for the Placemaking Tool Kit and the advancement of Placemaking more generally internally and externally.
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