Residents of Radharc Bhinn Ghuaire, Letterfrack, celebrated the planting of an oak tree as part of leading Approved Housing Body (AHB ) Clúid’s 30th anniversary.
Residents of Radharc Bhinn Ghuaire, Letterfrack, Co. Galway, were joined by elected representatives, members of the local community and Clúid staff earlier this year to mark the planting of a native Irish oak tree. This oak tree was one of five tree-planting projects undertaken by Clúid to mark the 30th anniversary of the first residents getting their keys. In total, the project resulted in more than 600 trees being planted.
Averil Power, Chief Executive Officer, Clúid said that is a wonderful thing to?celebrate 30 years?of?providing quality homes and building thriving communities like the one in Radharc Bhinn Ghuaire, but?it’s?an even better thing to do it by looking to the future.?
“It is our hope that the trees that were planted as part of our 30th anniversary celebrations will be enjoyed for many years to come by all the current residents, and successive generations of residents. We hope that in another 30 years, or 60 years, or 100 years the residents of Radharc Bhinn Ghuaire will still be?benefitting?from this beautiful oak tree.
“Additionally, I want to thank all our partners who have helped Clúid to grow and develop into the organisation we are today.”
Residents were delighted with the fine weather on the day of the event and gathered to enjoy refreshments with their neighbours and plant window boxes to bring a splash of colour to their homes. Children from the local creche took part in a ‘pollinator hunt’ – searching for paper butterflies and bees to win prizes.
In addition to the oak tree in Letterfrack, Clúid marked its 30th anniversary by planting pocket forests in Kinsale, Co. Cork and Kilkenny town, Co. Kilkenny, native oak trees in Enniscrone, Co. Sligo, and a cluster of native hazel trees in Longford Town, Co. Longford.
Pocket forests are small native forests which bring nature to urban and suburban areas. They can vary in size from 6qm (the size of a table tennis table ) to 100sqm (half a tennis court ). The pocket forests in Kinsale and Kilkenny are approximately 100sqm each and were created by planting small tree and shrub saplings close together. Clúid worked with Pocket Forests CLG to deliver the forests.
