Pride In Your Place Awards Ceremony 2023

 

23^rd October 2023: Kildare County Council hosted Community groups from across the county at the Osprey Hotel in Naas last Wednesday, 18^th Octobe to celebrate their achievements at the annual Pride in Your Place Awards Ceremony.  Now in its twenty-eight year the awards seek to recognise the tireless efforts of residents’ associations, community groups and young people in Local Authority and Approved Housing Body Estates in Kildare.

This year’s competition saw the introduction of two new categories; Integration and Youth Group of the year.  Over thirty estates from all corners of the county entered the competition with almost half of those coming away with top prizes in their categories. 

This year also saw five young people receive a Youth Participation Award.  This is the twentieth year of Kildare County Council’s youth award scheme which sees young people’s contributions to their local communities being recognised.

Annette Aspell, Deputy Chief Executive of Kildare County Council and Marian Higgins, Director of Services, Community, Climate, Environment, and Water Services Department, Kildare County Council thanked the groups and individuals who had taken part for their work and achievements in their communities.

The award categories are:

• Kildare County Council, Pride in Your Place (overall estate)
• Best new Entrant
• Best Kept Garden
• Community Development Project
• Age Friendly Project
• Climate Action Project
• Community Integration Project
• Youth Participation Award
• Youth Group of the year

 

Full list of prize-winners:

Kildare County Council, Pride in Your Place Results 2023

Category 1 (1-40 Houses)

3^rd Place:         Corra Coill

2^nd place:         Millview Milltown

Winner:           Wheatfield Upper Ardclough

 

Category 2 (41 - 80 Houses)

3^rd place:         Oakwood Derrinturn

2^nd place:         St Patricks Park Kill

Winner: Sarto Park Naas

 

Category 3 (80 + Houses)

3^rd place:         Bishopsland Kildare Town

2^nd place:         Castlefen Sallins

Winner:           Loughnamona Leixlip

 

Best New Entrant

Liffey Heights Ballymore Eustace

 

Best Kept Garden

3^rd Place :      Mary Gibney Dunmurray

2^nd place:         Joe and Nelly Egan Saint Patricks Park Kill

Winner:           Badwiga Balzynsha Castlefen

Community Development Project

3^rd place:         Ashgrove Derrinturn

2^nd place:         Millview Ballitore

Winner:           Bishopsland  

Age Friendly Project

3^rd place:         Ashgrove  

2^nd place:         Bishopsland Kildare

Winner:           Castlefen Sallins

Climate Action Project

Joint

3^rd place:         Old Clonmullion and Millview Ballitore

2^nd place:         Milltown

Winner:           Ashgrove Derrinturn

Community Integration Project

3^rd place:         Castlefen Sallins

2^nd place Ash Grove Derrinturn

Winner:           WhiteOaks Newbridge

Youth Participation Awards

Aidan Botham

Nominated by Castlefen Residents association

 

Cara Enright

Nominated by Dunmurray Rise

 

Niall Buggle

Nominated by Wheatfield Upper Residents Association

 

Lucy Fennessy

Nominated by Ashgrove Derrinturn

 

Kerrymay Prendiville

Nominated by Leixlip Youth Project in Loughnamona

 

Youth Group of the year

Kildare town young Men’s shed group