Being a dog owner comes with responsibility. Please remember to bring bags and clean up after your dog. There is really is no good excuse.
Author: laois community
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Help Is At Hand
Looking after your physical and mental health is more important than ever now. Help is at Hand is equipping people with information on where to go if they need emotional and mental health support during COVID-19.
Help is at Hand click here
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Gardening for Biodiversity
The Local Authority Heritage Officer Network has launched a campaign to get people connected with nature, as part of the Government’s “Keep Well” Campaign.
A free booklet “Gardening for Biodiversity” has been produced and is available from all Local Authority Heritage Officers
Colouring books and colouring pages can be downloaded from https://laois.ie/departments/heritage/biodiversity/nature-is-good-for-you/
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If the Bedroom Wall had Ears
Episode 4 of If the Bedroom walls had ears Aoife Byrne
“I always stand up for myself because that’s what you have to do. It is hard, but I just do it to say that I’m able to do stuff myself” 20 year old Aoife Byrne from County Laois has never let her Down Syndrome get in the way of her life. As a volunteer for the Irish Red Cross, and now studying with National Learning Network, she tells Ann -Marie of her many hopes, among them, her dream of living independently in the country. Listen here to Ep 4 of ‘If the Bedroom walls had ears’
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1723229/8259480-episode-4-aoife.mp3?blob_id=37420709&download=true -
Grow it Forward
GIY, in partnership with Healthy Ireland and public libraries will distribute 50,000 free food growing kits as part of a new ‘Grow it Forward’ initiative.
Recipients are asked to use the kits to share the experience with ten people, enabling half a million people across Ireland to enjoy the wide range of benefits that come from growing food at home.
As part of the Government’s Keep Well programme, this campaign is designed to help the nation eat well by inspiring and supporting people to grow some of their own food at home while connecting with friends and family to join them.
Let’s get growing, email your contact details (including postal address) to mountmellicklibrary@laoiscoco.ie or call 057-8644572 for your free packs!
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Forever Young
Forever Young is a multi-phase art project with older people inspiring artists. Celebrate special memories in your life through sharing them. Free specially designed creative writing packs available from Dunamaise Arts Centre throughout April.
Ph: 057 8663355 or email info@dunamaise.ie
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Check in Card
Registered members of the Public Participation Network will be delivering ‘Check-In’ cards to older and vulnerable persons in our communities, living alone or more isolated during this pandemic. This neighbourly non-contact check in invites people to stay connected and reach out if they need support.
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Gardening for Biodiversity
The Local Authority Heritage Officer Network has launched a campaign to get people connected with nature, as part of the Government’s “Keep Well” Campaign.
A free booklet “Gardening for Biodiversity” has been produced and is available from all Local Authority Heritage Officers
Colouring books and colouring pages can be downloaded from https://laois.ie/departments/heritage/biodiversity/nature-is-good-for-you/
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Make your Dog Proud: Bag it, Bin It
Being a dog owner comes with responsibility. Please remember to bring bags and clean up after your dog.
Dog fouling degrades our towns and transmits disease. Picking up after your dog is now the norm and only a small proportion of inconsiderate dog owners don’t clean up after their dogs. Do the right thing: Bag It, Bin It.
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Grow it Forward
GIY, in partnership with Healthy Ireland and public libraries will distribute 50,000 free food growing kits as part of a new ‘Grow it Forward’ initiative.
Recipients are asked to use the kits to share the experience with ten people, enabling half a million people across Ireland to enjoy the wide range of benefits that come from growing food at home.
As part of the Government’s Keep Well programme, this campaign is designed to help the nation eat well by inspiring and supporting people to grow some of their own food at home while connecting with friends and family to join them.
Let’s get growing, email your contact details (including postal address) to mountmellicklibrary@laoiscoco.ie or call 057-8644572 for your free packs!
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Carbon Footprint Report for Portlaoise
Laois County Council launched the Carbon Footprint report for Portlaoise. It is the first Carbon Footprint report of its kind for a county town in Ireland and was commissioned by Laois County Council as part of the Low Carbon Town initiative supported by the Government in Project Ireland 2040.
For more information click:
https://laois.ie/about-the-council/climate-action/
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Check in Card
Registered members of the Public Participation Network will be delivering ‘Check-In’ cards to older and vulnerable persons in our communities, living alone or more isolated during this pandemic. This neighbourly non-contact check in invites people to stay connected and reach out if they need support.
