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Two large National Development Plan signs at Bothar Sion bus stop could be removed as they are 'Out of Date' - Awaiting Reply.
WINTER
January
Winter Lights
Assess if it's time to remove the Metges Rd display and identify future potential sites.
2024 Draft Project Plan
An opportunity to check our goals for the year ahead. All suggestions, ideas and offers to help are appreciated.
Tree Planting
Several native species of trees provided by MCC in 2023 are available to plant.
Dispersed Urban Orchard Planting
Inspect planted trees and check stakes and ties.
1 Replacement tree post required in Bailis Downs Estate.
Replace one failed tree in the Bailis Downs Estate.
Follow up orchard planting in Johnstown Wood.
Erect signage and information boards.
Propose another site
February
Tidy Towns 2024 Grant Application
Tree Branch Pruning
Survey and assess any needs
Finalise Project Plan 2024
Committee to approve proposed 2024 plan and budget.
SPRING
March
St Martha's Bridge Annual Spring Clean.
An opportunity to make the bridge sparkle again with the help of Rochfort Property Maintenance and water from Navan RFC.