Ballintotis Community Council Lake Project wins Top Award

Ballintotis Community Council has won the Most Creative Project award at this years Muintir na Tíre PRIDE IN OUR COMMUNITY awards which were held in Oriel House Hotel, Ballincollig on Thursday last 23rd October, 2008.

Deputy County Mayor, Cllr. Derry Canty presented the award to Jean O'Gorman, Chairperson of Ballintotis Community Council. The project consisted of the up-grading of the angling facilities at Lough Aderra Lake which is on the N25 just outside Midleton. This included extending, resurfacing and fencing of the car parking area, the erection of a height restriction barrier, the planting of trees and the clearing of shrubs at the lakeside.

Jean O'Gorman said, "This project took 12 weeks of hard work by a dedicated sub-committee who were on hand eight hours a day". Josie Knowles, PRO of Ballintotis Community Council said, "This project has created a harmonious atmosphere for locals, tourists and wildlife at the lake and has been completed to a very high standard". Josie also paid tribute to Cork County Council, The South Western Regional Fisheries Board and SECAD (South East Cork Area Development) for their support for the project.

The winning certificate

The Deputy County Mayor praised Cork County Federation Muintir na Tíre for organising the competition which this year had seen a record number of entries. Seamus Forde, Chairman of Cork County Federation Muintir na Tíre thanked Cork County Council for their support for the competition and urged other communities to get involved in this exciting competition.

Delegates from over thirty communities from as far apart as Ahakista and Youghal attended the awards ceremony an saw an audio visual display of all the projects.

The official presentation of the award at Lough Aderra on 21/11/08

For further information on Cork County Federation Muintir na Tíre and Pride in Our Community please contact Denis Kelly at 8 Sidney Place, Wellington Road, Cork, Tel: (021) 4500688, Fax: (021) 4500053, email: mnatire@eircom.net or log on to the website: http://www.muintir.ie/cork.

PRIDE IN OUR COMMUNITY, 2008 - RESULTS

CATEGORY THREE
(towns/villages with populations having an Urban District Council)

2nd place - Mallow
1st place - Fermoy

CATEGORY TWO
(towns/villages with population over 1000 people
not having an Urban District Council)

3rd place - Carrigtwohill
2nd place - Carrigaline
1st place - Millstreet

CATEGORY ONE
(towns/villages with populations of less than 1000 people)

Joint 3rd place - Rostellan
Joint 3rd place - Belgooly
2nd place - Ardfield
1st place - Kilworth

SOCIAL INCLUSION AWARD
Castlemartyr

MOST CREATIVE PROJECT
Ballintotis