Volunteers out in force in Cork town brightening its streets and parks as the summer takes hold
Chairperson of the Macroom Tidy Towns Cllr Martin Coughlan said the group planted a range of flowers, picked up litter and erected memorial seating in parts of the town.
'We were doing some maintenance work ourselves over the Bank Holiday weekend, planting flowers and stuff like that for the summertime.
'We also have a biodiversity hatch along the bank of the river where we plant a lot of trees and stuff like that over the last number of years.
'It was very busy over the fine weekend as there was a massive amount of families around the place,' Mr Coughlan said.
Macroom Tidy Towns has erected over 25 memorial seating areas across the town over the past five years, and the latest addition was placed in Oakwood.
'Over the past five years we got sponsored by different people to put plastic seats around the place in memory of family members who have passed away and that sort of stuff.
'They are recycled plastic seats, and we have at least 25 of them now placed throughout the castle domain, the town park and the Fairy Garden.
'Residents of Oakwood bought one for us there last year and we erected it last weekend,' he added.
Mr Coughlan complimented the number of volunteers who donated their time to the Tidy Towns and added that the door is always open for people who want to take part in the future.
'We are always looking for new volunteers and they will be truly welcome,' he concluded.
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