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OVERALL DEVELOPMENTAL APPROACH
Clonroche Development Association has a large committee at 30strong.
You appear to have a good level of support from the local community.
Hopefully, the help you have received from Wexford County Council is
a sign of improved relations with them. The history of the area that
you're planning to publish should make interesting reading. Your
involvement in the "Nations in Bloom" Competition last year
must have been fulfilling.
THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT
The Glanbia premises closer to the village will need painting before
next year's competition. The Garda Station was very fresh. Some more
landscaping could be considered at the garage. The sign to An Cloch
Ban was quite flaky. The Londis was fine. The Boro Inn was reasonably
fresh. The Clonroche Arms was very fresh, as was Greene's drapery and
the Post Office. The Health Centre should be painted before next
year's competition. The school was well maintained, particularly the
trees and grass in the grounds. The boundary wall, however, will need
painting before next year. The Community Centre was fine
LANDSCAPING
The Millenium Park looked marvellous, with its trees and benches. The
colourful bed of petunias to the side road area, underneath the lime
trees, copper beech hedge and new trees, looked well.
WILDLIFE AND NATURAL AMENITIES
The removal of 240 tonnes of rubbish from Healy's Lane is to be
highly commended. Perhaps get the local schoolchildren involved in
putting together a study of wildlife habitats in their locality. They
could draw up an accompanying map. This might be then be incorporated
with a nature walk.
LITTER CONTROL
The standard of litter control on the day was very good. However,
paper was evident on the New Ross road and more litter was apparent
by the school and along Main Street.
TIDINESS
Dereliction is, unfortunately, still a problem in the town. Do
encourage the replacement of fencing and railings with indigenous
hedging, such as beech or hawthorn or traditional stone walling.
Examples of where this might be appropriate would be at Clonroche
Engineering, the Furniture Showrooms, Wexford Aluminium and the
petrol station. Also, ensure that construction materials are removed
once building work is complete. Weed control was a problem at
entrances to the derelict houses. The Eircom Substation was extremely
grubby. The recycling area was fine, although the bins were scratched.
RESIDENTIAL AREAS
The standard in this category of the competition was somewhat
inconsistent. Some houses near An Cloch Ban were not as well
maintained as they could have been. Canon Murphy Park was fine with a
display of colourful flowers at the entrance. Some of the boundaries
were not to the highest of standards. An attractive ivy-clad house in
the centre of the town was admired.
ROADS, STREETS AND BACK AREAS
Clonroche is located on the main N30, Enniscorthy to New Ross road,
and this has a bearing on this category of the competition. On the
Enniscorthy road, the stone welcome stone sign was admired. A hedge
on one side of the road looked well-the fence on the other should be
replaced with stone walling or indigenous hedging. On the New Ross
road it appeared quite rough and overgrown in the area between the
town nameplate sign and the speed limit sign. The welcome sign in
stone set in a grassy bank was admired.
GENERAL IMPRESSION
Clonroche is a busy centre on the main Enniscorthy to New Ross road
with all the associated problems of this location. The town has
worked hard to overcome these and looked extremely well on
adjudication day.
OVERALL COUNTY WEXFORD
Category 'B'
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Town |
2003 Mark |
Percentage |
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Blackwater |
231 |
77 |
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Ballymurn |
228 |
76 |
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Ballycanew |
223 |
74.3 |
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Clonroche |
205 |
68.3 |
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Camolin |
201 |
67 |
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Coolgraney |
198 |
66 |
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Oylgate |
197 |
65.7 |
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Campile |
193 |
64.3 |
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Taghmon |
174 |
58 |
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