Cllr
John Cribbin, Cathaoirleach, Mayo County Council concluded the
year on a festive note when he presented prizes to the winners of the “Recycled
Christmas Tree Decorations Competition 2009”. Hundreds of children around the
County participated in the Christmas Tree Decoration competition for primary
school pupils, which aims to get children and their parents thinking about how
to reuse and recycle materials that might otherwise be thrown away.
Ms. Mary Forde, Mayo Co. Co., Ms. Sharon Cameron, Env. Awareness Officer, Mayo Co. Co., Cllr. John Cribbin, Cathaoirleach of Mayo, Ms. Ceiligh Barrett – Corclough N.S., (winner), Lucy Barrett, Corclough N.S., Mr. Joe Beirne, County Manager, Mrs. Geraldine Barrett and Mr. Sean Barrett (parents). Photo Tom Campbell.
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Entries included decorations made from beverage bottles
and cartons, cardboard and more unusual materials such as old socks, CDs, light
bulbs and deodorant roll-on balls.
Management and staff of Mayo County Council with the three County Winners of the Recycled Christmas Tree Decorations Competition 2009 at the Christmas Tree located in Aras an Chontae, Castlebar. Winning schools – Corclough N.S., Belmullet, Mayo Abbey N.S., Claremorris and Lankill N.S., Westport. Photo Tom Campbell.
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“I am delighted with the imagination shown by
the children in turning waste materials into beautiful decorations, this is the
seventh year that Mayo County Council has run this competition and each year we
see novel ideas and the most beautiful decorations” said Sharon Cameron,
Environment Awareness Officer, Mayo County Council. Thirty schools throughout Mayo
participated in the competition and one entry from each school was put forward
to the Final. The entries were
adjudicated by a panel from the Environment Section of Mayo County Council and
the winning decorations hung on the Council’s Christmas Tree in Aras an Chontae, Castlebar.
Ms. S. Cameron, Env. Awareness Officer, Mayo County Council, Mr. Seamus Granahan, Director of Services, Mayo County Council, Ms. Jessica Scahill, Mayo Abbey N.S., Cllr. John Cribbin, Cathaoirleach of Mayo, Ms. Niamh Mannion, Mayo Abbey N.S. (winner), Mrs. Madge Mannion (parent), Ms. Carmel Flynn, School Secretary, Mayo Abbey N.S., Mr. Joe Beirne, County Manager, Ms. Maura Murphy, Mayo Co. Co., Ms. Mary Forde, Mayo Co. Co. Photo Tom Campbell.
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“The school
children who participated in this competition have shown us all how to reduce
waste by making unusual Christmas decorations from everyday household
materials,” said Cllr. John Cribbin, Cathaoirleach of Mayo County Council. “They are a wonderful example to us
all and I congratulate them, their teachers and their parents for their efforts
in helping County
Mayo win the Race Against
Waste.”
The Winners for 2009 are
- Ms.
Ceiligh Barrett, Corclough N.S., Belmullet with “Santa in his
Sleigh”.
- Ms.
Rebecca Lydon, Lankill N.S., Westport with her “Frosty the Snowman”.
- Ms.
Niamh Mannion, Mayo Abbey N.S., Claremorris with her “Christmas
Cracker
Ms. Mary Forde, Mayo Co. Co., Ms. Sharon Cameron, Env. Awareness Officer, Mayo Co. Co., Cllr. John Cribbin, Cathaoirleach of Mayo, Ms. Ceiligh Barrett – Corclough N.S., (winner), Lucy Barrett, Corclough N.S., Mr. Joe Beirne, County Manager, Mrs. Geraldine Barrett and Mr. Sean Barrett (parents). Photo Tom Campbell.
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