Upcoming Activities 2024
Discover what we have planned for each month and let us know if you would like to help us.
To join in simply get in touch and we'll connect you with an activity group.
WEEKLY
Discover
Hedgerow Survey
Johnstown hosts many kilometres of hedgerow but we don't have this recorded and we don't know what we have. We do know that hedgerows play a vital role in offering wildlife food, shelter and safety. Help us to uncover more about Johnstown's biodiversity.
Wildflower Survey
We'd like to discover what native Irish flowers are growing both wild and in our wildflower displays. Here's a short visual guide to help and please do send in photos of your sightings.
Tree Survey
Winter is a great time to more easily identify evergreen trees, Spring flowers make some standout, in Summer it's the leaves and bark, and in Autumn there's often fruits to tell us more.
Pollinator Survey
Social media request for residents to take note of what they see and to record these sightings on pollinators.ie
Repair
Pavement Weeding
The weeds constantly reappear in our pavements, cycle lanes, and roadside. We manually remove those that would otherwise be chemically treated by the Council.
Pavement Verge Edging
As part of our Green Km Initiative with Meath County Council we will resume edging pavement verges. This removes the need for chemical weed killer and creates a neat finish.
Litter Picking
Unfortunately this job never ends. If you can spare the time we will provide gloves, litter pickers, waste bags, and even dispose of the litter collected.
Remove Graffiti
Whenever and wherever graffiti appears we need to act quickly to remove it before it embeds itself in the surface material.
Please report any new graffiti.
Clear The Clutter
A purge to review anything that needs fixing or removal in public spaces. This includes redundant, incorrect, or dirty street signage and items will be submitted to the Council for action.
Requests already made in 2022 to MCC:
Two large National Development Plan signs at Bothar Sion bus stop could be removed as they are 'Out of Date' - Awaiting Reply.
July
Tidy Towns Judging
An unannounced visit is expected from the Judges to see our entries for 2023 to 2024.
Pride of Place Judging.
We have the opportunity to present Johnstown to visiting Judges to see our entries for 2023 to 2024.
August
August Blitz
Summer Meadow Maintenance
It's easy to let estate grass lawns grow long but they need to be presented well throughout the year.
We need volunteers with petrol lawnmowers who live close to any of the current sites to get in touch. The aim is to maintain a neat perimeter around these areas and to remove any litter or problem weeds.