Fast Response

The Meath County Council reacted quickly to the JTT request for graffiti removal at the Bothar Sion bus shelters. A number of signs and electrical boxes in and around Johnstown were targeted for vandalism over the weekend and the new bus stop shelter was cleaned within 24hrs.

Volunteer Awards Night

The Meath County Council held an event to recognise the outstanding work of community volunteers during the height of the Covid pandemic.

Hosted by Rory O'Connor of Rory's Stories many outstanding groups and individuals were praised for the invaluable support they provided during the peak of the pandemic.

New JTT Sponsorship

To help offset some of the transport costs Malones Toyota Navan provided sponsorship to Johnstown Tidy Towns.

Play Areas & No Mow May

A volunteer made use of the Tidy Towns lawnmower to cut a soccer pitch and a play area in the Bailis Downs green.

Having been let grow for 5 weeks (including No Mow May) the Res Assoc is attempting to strike a balance between the frequency of cuts, costs to maintain, the need for play areas, and the volume of grass clippings that the contractor can practically manage.

58 New CCTV Cameras for Navan

Senator Shane Cassells reports that the Part 8 planning process for 58 new CCTV cameras across the town centre, approach roads, and Johnstown will take place from June until July 15th.

There will be an opportunity for members of the public to make submissions on the scheme and the locations when the plan is published before going to the Garda Commissioner for approval.

Navan town core currently has 6 CCTV cameras and the expansion is expected to provideconsiderable additional support, and deterrent, in tackling crime & anti-social behaviour.

Climbing for School Children

Wishing Vicky one of the parents in St Stephens N.S. all the very best in this epic journey to raise funds to lessen the huge economic hardship and high poverty rates experienced by students of the Stella Maris school that sits at the foot of the mountain.

Please support her where you can.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/vicky-climbs-kilimanjaro-for-stella-maris-school

Too High

Once grass goes over the wheels of the lawnmower there's a problem cutting it back. Despite being No Mow May JTT members tackle the verge with its 1st cut of the year after getting too high from Millbrook Apartments along the Boyne View side of Johnstown People's Park and onto Metges Road.

St Mary's Green Flag

We were delighted to see St Mary's Special School raise their Biodiversity Green Schools Flag today.

Congratulations on this huge achievement, it's well deserved.

The Weeds Are Back In Town.

It didn't take long before weeds reappeared along the pavement and cycle lane. JTT volunteers cleared those on Bothar Sion because if we don't take them out then the Council will be obliged to return to spraying them with poisonous weedkillers.

We want Johnstown to do the right thing for the environment. You can help by lending a hand.

Clean Cut

JTT volunteers resumed their verge edging project to avoid the needless use of poisonous weed killer by MCC. We're going to be working our way along Metges Road in the coming weeks.

A big thank you to Walterstown GFC for helping them transform the turf back into useable soil.

Orchard Repairs

Two broken tree stakes replaced by JTT volunteers at the Bailis Downs estate Dispersed Urban Orchard.

Find out more at www.WildAboutNavan.ie

It's Clean Again

It's not exactly an exciting photo but it's been a long time since it looked this dull. A few minutes with a brush and paint in the hands of a JTT volunteer and the graffiti is gone from a prominent location.

Weed Free Roundabout

It's only when you drive that you see the weeds on the Johnstown roundabout curb - and so many of us do drive around it daily. JTT volunteers decided to pick them out to make a very brief, yet significant, difference.

Checking Tree Ties

The newly planted trees along Metges Road have been buffeted by strong southwesterly winds recently and JTT volunteers checked the tree ties are in place.

Spring Clean

Alerted by a resident whose child's hands were filthy after touching the street pole we deiced to try a spring clean.

Sign Clean

The recent Johnstown Shopping Centre exterior cleaning made the nearby street signs look dirty so volunteers tried to make a few of them slightly more presentable.

National Biodiversity Week

From May 13th to 22nd there is a whole host of online events to inspire you to connect with our environment.

www.biodiversityweek.ie

Plants Drink Too

The Ardboyne Hotel provided us with some of the hundreds of drinks bottles that we're going to transform into watering funnels for our Sunflower Trail.

New Initiative

There are new signs on Johnstown's public verges maintained by Meath County Council indicating where they are growing them for longer to benefit biodiversity.

Play your part at home by joining #NoMowMay

www.biodiversityweek.ie

Clean Shopping Centre

Over the period of a week the Johnstown Shopping Centre has been painted and washed.

Re-Usable Cups

Walterstown GFC encourage visitors to bring their own reu-useable cups when they visit the club's Black Coffee.

Rubbish Film Festival

Well done to students of Colaiste Na Mi and St Michaels Loreto for raising awareness of litter. Joint Winners with in this years Rubbish Film Festival 2021.

Bike Week 14th to 22nd May

BikeWeek is a celebration and promotion of the benefits of cycling and there are FREE events locally:

• Sunday 15 May - Community Cycle around Navan

• Wed 18 May - Evening Cycle along the Boyne Ramparts

• Saturday 21 May - Event at Meath County Council Offices

• Sunday 22 May - Social Cycle

For more details and to register for these free events, visit: http://navancycling.ie/bike-week-2022/