Annual Report 2011 - Roscommon County Council
Annual Report 2011 - Roscommon County Council
Annual Report 2011 - Roscommon County Council
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Community and Enterprise<br />
Pride of Place Competition<br />
In <strong>2011</strong> <strong>Roscommon</strong> <strong>County</strong> <strong>Council</strong> nominated<br />
<strong>Roscommon</strong> Community Tourism Network to the<br />
National Pride of Place competition. Pride of Place is<br />
managed by Cooperation Ireland in conjunction with<br />
the Local Authorities and is aimed at recognizing<br />
community initiatives that make a difference on a local<br />
level. <strong>Roscommon</strong> Community Tourism Network gave<br />
a comprehensive presentation to the Pride of Place<br />
judges and included visits to Lough Key Forest and<br />
Activity Park, Arigna Mines, King House and Kilronan<br />
Castle.<br />
Tidy Towns and Amenity Grants Fund <strong>2011</strong><br />
As the total amount of funding available under this scheme was significantly reduced in <strong>2011</strong>,<br />
the Community and Amenity Fund Scheme was revised. The revised scheme prioritized the<br />
work of Tidy Towns Associations and Local Development Associations in undertaking smallscale<br />
capital amenity projects to benefit their local area. A total of 44 projects were allocated<br />
funding during <strong>2011</strong>. The total fund available in <strong>2011</strong> was €35,000.<br />
Pride of Place <strong>2011</strong><br />
FAI Development Officer<br />
<strong>Roscommon</strong> <strong>County</strong> <strong>Council</strong> made a contribution<br />
towards the salary of the FAI Development Officer<br />
who is employed by the FAI to achieve the core<br />
objectives of:<br />
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The promotion of Social Inclusion through<br />
Football, particularly in geographic areas<br />
of disadvantage<br />
Deliver active football development to key<br />
target communities<br />
Ensuring delivery of integrated football<br />
development programmes throughout<br />
the community<br />
Joint Policing Committee<br />
Five meetings of the <strong>County</strong> <strong>Roscommon</strong> Joint Policing Committee (JPC) were held during<br />
<strong>2011</strong>. One public meeting of the JPC on the theme of Community Alert, took place in the Abbey<br />
Hotel, <strong>Roscommon</strong> town on 14th September <strong>2011</strong>. Mr. John Lonergan, author and former<br />
Governor of Mountjoy Prison, was the guest speaker and he delivered a wide ranging, highly<br />
interesting and informative speech to the well-attended meeting. The JPC implemented a<br />
number of actions during <strong>2011</strong> including holding a joint meeting with <strong>County</strong> <strong>Roscommon</strong><br />
Road Safety Committee; carrying out a review of community alert groups throughout the<br />
county with a view to strengthening and supporting their work; reviewing crime and detection<br />
statistics for the county.<br />
26 <strong>Roscommon</strong> <strong>County</strong> <strong>Council</strong>
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