Tidy Towns honour for Moate's Jimmy!

 

Celebrations are in order this week for stalwart of Moate Tidy Towns Committee, Jimmy Redmond, who was highly commended at the national finals of the SuperValu Tidy Towns Awards for his service to his local community.

Jimmy, wo was nominated by local retailer, James Buckley of SuperValu, Moate, was recognised at the awards ceremony in the Helix Centre in Dublin for his commitment to making his local community a better place to work and live in,

The SuperValu Community Heroes award was set up to honour Tidy Towns volunteers who make a notable effort to build and develop a thriving community in their area.

At the awards ceremony Jimmy, along with other Community Heroes from across the country, received a commendation for their commitment to building thriving communities through their work on their local Tidy Towns committees.

Speaking at the awards ceremony, Martin Kelleher, Managing Director, SuperValu, described the Tidy Towns competition as “the greatest community-focused, sustainable initiative in Ireland” and added that it was all made possible “by the thousands of passionate volunteers like Jimmy Redmond who work tirelessly to make villages and towns across the country better places to work and live in.”

“They are the true heroes of the SuperValu Tidy Towns competition and I would like to congratulate all of the Community Heroes on their tremendous achievement” said Mr. Kelleher.

There was a capacity crowd at the Helix with Tidy Towns committees from across the country, including a large number from Westmeath and South Roscommon in attendance to receive their awards.