Tutor: Dolores Keegan
Venue: Lus Leana Community House
Date/Time: 7-9pm, Wednesday August 4th
For further information, contact Caitriona at 086-8537434
Guided tour of Gortard/Slieveaun Allotments
Clarinbridge Community Open Day
Information on seed planting, poly tunnels
Date/Time: 12.00-4.00pm, Sunday August 7th
For further information, contact 086-8351230
www.galwaybayallotments.webs.com
Galway City GIY
Kay Synott of Living Gardens will be talking to us about 'Keeping the vegetable garden going through autumn and winter.' All invited.
Date/Time: 8pm, Tuesday, August 9th, Áras na nGael, Dominick Street, Galway city
For further information, contact Mary at whiteravenie@yahoo.co.uk
Zoology Museum Guided Tours, NUI Galway
Guides: Eoin McLaughlin, Prof Noel Wilkins & friends
Date/Time:: Saturday August 20th, 10am & 12noon
Archway, NUI Galway
For further information, contact Galway Civic Trust, 091-564946. Email: info@GalwayCivicTrust.ie
A Walk in Terryland Woods, Galway city
Guide: Michael Tiernan
Date/Time:: 10am & 12noon, Saturday August 20th, Black Box carpark
For further information, contact Galway Civic Trust, 091-564946.
Email: info@GalwayCivicTrust.ie
Historical Overview of Galway Fishery
Guide: Seamus Hartigan, Inland Fisheries Ireland
Date/Time: 3pm Wed August 24th, Spanish Arch
For further information, contact Galway Civic Trust, 091-564946. Email: info@GalwayCivicTrust.ie
Herb Walk, Barna
Dr. Dilis Clare
Date/Time: 3pm. Thursday August 25th, Cappagh Rd. sports ground carpark
For further information, contact Galway Civic Trust, 091-564946. Email: info@GalwayCivicTrust.ie
Birdwatch Walk, Nimmos Pier, Galway city
Guide: Tom Cuffe
Date/Time: 10.30am, Saturday August 27th, Nimmos Pier
For further information, contact Galway Civic Trust, 091-564946. Email: info@GalwayCivicTrust.ie
Exploring an Esker: Tullykyne
A guided walk along an esker ridge explaining how this feature has shaped the wildlife and landscape in the locality
Guide: Caitriona Carlin
Date/Time: 2.30-4.00pm, Sunday, August 28th
For further information, contact 091-495921 or elaine.oriordan@nuiglway.ie
Clean-Up of new Castlegar 'Off the Beaten Track' Route
Community Clean-up of new potential walking and cycling route in Castlegar along the perimeter of Curraghline bog along a botharín connecting Headford Road and Tuam Road near Clooncauneen Castle.
All welcomed!
Date/Time 10am, Saturday Sept 3rd, Ballindooley Stores, Headford Road
Contact: Councillor Frank Fahy, 087-2345852
Clean-Up of Liosbaun Woodlands, Terryland Forest Park
Under the Glan Suas Gallimh initiative, the residents of Lisbrook House Asylum Seekers Accommodation Centre are organisign a clean-up of the neighbouring Lisbaun woodlands that forms part of the Terryland Forest Park
Date/Time: 2pm, Saturday Sept 3rd Lisbrook House
Contact 087-2935106, speediecelt@gmail.com
Ballinfoile Mór Harvest Festival
The residents of the Ballinfoile Mór are hosting a community festival to celebrate locally produce organic vegetables and fruits in the Ballinfoile Mór Community Organic Garden. As well as food stalls, there will be music, face-painting, bulb-planting, bike maintenance workshops, crafts exhibits, scarecrow displays, nature walks of neighbouring woodlands...
Date/Time: 12.00-2.30pm, Saturday Sept 10th in 'An Ghairdín', Ballinfoile Mór Community Organic Garden
Good News No. 2! Advance Pitstop has actually cleaned up the mass of litter that lay at the front of it premises.
Sad News! The place still looks grubby. Broken Walls, rusty railing & still some litter around its grounds.
So we will continue to monitor this premises.