The Castleview Residents Association from Newcastle West took top prize in the housing estates category at this year’s IPB All-Island Pride of Place awards in Derry on Saturday.
Limerick also received two runners-up awards in the cities competition with the Moyross Residents Forum taking second place in the category for population over 1000 while Limerick Youth Service took the runner up award in the category for enterprise and youth projects.
Referring to the success of the Castleview Residents, the judges said that their care and attention to detail was unprecedented. All the public areas were maintained to a very high level and each individual house and garden was a credit to its owner or tenant.
“The judges were delighted to learn of the excellent working relationship between the residents and the county council which is monitored on a regular basis. The hard work and diligence of the residents have transformed this estate and the concluding celebrations attended by a large gathering were indicative of a happy and united community.”
Environment Minister Phil Hogan and Northern Ireland Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness presented the Limerick group with their award.
The All-Island Pride of Place Competition recognises and celebrates the vital contributions that community partnerships make to society. The focus is on people coming together to shape, change and enjoy all that is good about their local area. It differs from other similar projects in that they specifically recognise the involvement of the local community in all aspects of rural and urban regeneration including, promoting social cohesion, involvement in planning, the promotion of heritage and environmental awareness.
The Competition is run by Co-operation Ireland in conjunction with the Pride of Place Steering Committee and is sponsored by IPB.
