Ballinahown Community Development seeking old photos for display in village

Ballinahown Community Development has launched an appeal via social media for the public to send them old photographs depicting local people and places.

As part of Ballinahown’s participation in the forthcoming European Competition “Entente Florale” it is proposed to display a series of photographs in the Community Hall detailing events, people, places in the locality over the past number of decades.

All photographs will be treated with the utmost care and will be returned to owners when scanned.

he village representing Ireland in the prestigious Entente Florale in July. Entente Florale is a Europe-wide competition which aims to promote the sustainable development of European towns, villages and cities to enhance the quality of life of citizens.

Every effort will be made to ensure the village is presented to the highest possible standard in advance of the visit of the international jury planned for Saturday, July 13. The international jury team will carry out an ‘in situ’ assessment of the village.

Through this annual competition public authorities, private and voluntary bodies and individuals, are encourage to co-operate in beautifying their towns and villages by the planting of trees, flowers and shrubs, by the development and maintenance of green spaces and parks and by generally fostering development which is ecologically and environmentally sensitive.

Ballinahown is the smallest village participating in the awards with a population under 200, while other entrants can have a population under 5,000. The village will focus on sustainable development ahead of the competition.

This project can only be delivered with the co-operation of locals and the public's assistance would be greatly appreciated in seeing the project through. Contact Denis Rohan on 087 6308357 for more information.