Lisburn Wins Ireland’s Best Kept Large Urban Centre Award
"Lisburn centre was found to be clean and substantially litter free"
Lisburn volunteers and community organisations involved in improving their local area are celebrating winning the Best Kept Large Urban Centre title in the Ireland’s Best Kept Town Awards.
The results of this year’s annual competition were announced at an awards ceremony held in the Drawing Office of the Titanic Hotel Belfast on Tuesday 21st June, 2022.
Now celebrating its 25th anniversary (excluding 2020 and 2021 when no competition took place), Ireland’s Best Kept Towns is an all-island competition that sees the best towns in the Northern Ireland’s Best Kept competition compete against their cohorts in the Republic of Ireland’s TidyTowns competition.
Prizes were awarded across various categories with Enniskillen winning Ireland’s Best Kept Town and the Best Overall, all-Ireland titles, Inistioge in Co Kilkenny awarded Best Kept Village and Abbeyleix in Co Laois lifting the Best Kept Small Town category.
The judges’ citation noted that “Lisburn centre was found to be clean and substantially litter free and gives the impression of a vibrant town.”
They were particularly inspired by the huge amount of pride that householders had in their homes, gardens and civic spaces remarking that “residential areas were all found to be impressive, and the parks and green spaces were very well maintained.”
Congratulating them on their award, Doreen Muskett President of the Northern Ireland Amenity Council said: “We are thrilled to see Lisburn beating off strong competition from Dundalk, Athlone and Belfast City Centre, to win the Best Kept Large Urban Centre category, especially since it is the first time the city has qualified for the competition.
“Throughout the pandemic thousands of volunteers and gardening enthusiasts kept our, towns, villages and the country looking its best. The awards illustrate and emphasise how much voluntary work is undertaken to keep Lisburn beautiful and how the community works together to make where they live desirable.
“These awards create links between community involvement, our natural environment and our wellbeing, helping us to recognise the value of our biodiversity and coming together to play our part in making our own parts of the country places we are proud to call home.”
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