Twin towns calendar

10/08/2024

Imagination is the prequel to life's coming attractions:

Albert Einstein

09/08/2024

Have you noticed the Trojan work that's ongoing around the twin towns? How much has been done and how much more that's needed to be completed . Upkeep is paramount and those on the schemes are litter picking, strimming and much more. The local litter bins are emptied three times PW, sometimes more. These bins are designed for local residents and visitors to use in an orderly fashion, and not for household waste. Household waste invites other types of four legged friends and two legged friends with wings that pull out the already full bins and makes the towns look untidy. The road sweepers in once every fortnight to sweep up the streets , and it's pretty evident. There's also dog litter bins located at busy walking routes around the towns. These are being used regularly and it's great to see the support by locals and visitors alike. As a proud twin towns person this page is dedicated to positive change and feedback.
The only thing is that, apart from dumping household waste into bins that aren't designed to handle it the towns are looking better than ever and it's great to get out and photograph it the way it should look.

There's a lot of work and fundraising that go on in the background, and grants being delivered via tireless early mornings and late nights to fulfill these. A lot of emails telephone calls one to one meetings and ongoing promotions to ensure the upkeep of Ballybofey and Stranorlar.
For this thanks and feel free to share.
And remember if you see litter around and you're fit and well, dispose of it as best you can and keep the household waste for the household wheelie bin 🙏

08/08/2024

04/08/2024

Trojan work Aiden Thompson.

The defibrillators and cabinets have arrived folks and I hope to start installing them in the next week.
We have 9 to place in the Twin Towns and they will be installed in the following locations.
1. The Roadhouse bar. This will cover the Cappry area.
2. Gallagher’s garage. This will cover Ard Mc Carron and other estates nearby.
3. The Credit Union, subject to final approval.
4. Reids Garage. Covering Stranorlar and Woodlawn area.
5. I’m awaiting confirmation about a site close to St Joseph’s hospital.
6. Harrolds / Glenside yard covering Blue Cedars and Glenfin rd area.
7. Kelly’s bottling store covering Drumboe and local estates.
8. Supervalue/ NK Pharmacy covering lawnsdale and the Beeches estates.
9. Ballybofey Utd football club. Covering knock area.

These areas have been selected to offer as much ground cover as possible and because each area is covered with cctv cameras.
The units will be registered to the National Ambulance Service and if you need one all you have to do is call 999, give the Eircode for the unit which will be displayed and then the emergency services will give you the code to open the cabinet.
There will be further posts to follow with details about funds raised once all the pledged funds have been received.
Thank you all.
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Regards
Aiden

23/07/2024

19/07/2024

Help required again for the Ballybofey & Stranorlar Tidy Towns there was a great response the last night out. Judging is ongoing currently. Anyone free contact their page directly or just show up, and show up the twin towns.

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18/07/2024

The Rowan (mountain ash) around the woods in bloom. Plenty of growth across the spectrum 😎

14/07/2024

A stroll among the beeches

11/07/2024

A we snap from outta town today. This is one of the best loop walks around Donegal. Although I was on the bike this time it was simply stunning. Glentornan forest around Dunlewey and back onto the N56 to gweedore and home ..well home for now anyway 😎

09/07/2024

Whilst as they say in Donegal 'reading' up around the house this we lad was busy doing his bee work.
iPhone on portrait mode :

08/07/2024

Sun up from Ballybofey & Stranorlar..
Good morning and have a great day 😎

05/07/2024

July 5th 2018 paddy's heading for a bottle of phoenix to mc laughlins.
6yrs ago today.

Paddy Quigley RIP

04/07/2024

Just passing with the phone and on landscape mode. St. Mary's Sessiaghoneill

03/07/2024

Is there a handball court anywhere in the twin towns??

24/06/2024

Over the hills this time to neighbouring, Co Tyrone. Fr. Mc laughlins well killeter forest. A tranquil peaceful and almost hidden holy well in a lovely part of the woodlands.

A derelict homestead further on out the road towards laghey. A nice we Sunday morning dander. Everything had a story no matter what 😎

18/06/2024

A grand we summer evenings dander around creggan wood

14/06/2024

Burn Daurnett cappry...this surprised me earlier a secret garden 😎

12/06/2024

Summertime and the living is easy girl 😎

11/06/2024

A day in time

05/06/2024

An angry sky, or a rainbow 🌈 humour depending 😉

03/06/2024

Do you want to be part of something that grows? Thats full of colour and vibrancy? Are you proud of the twin towns, or maybe a bit shy in saying so?
It's nice to be included and feel part of and rewarding to lend a hand and know that whenever you cross Stranorlar bridge from Ballybofey or from Stranorlar and look around all the flower beds, that you were part of this exercise and can continue to be part of it 😎

The tidy towns committee are looking for your help tomorrow evening at approximately 7 pm to plant the flower beds around the twin towns. I took part in this last year and had the best couple hrs crack in a long time.
It's also a social gathering and people have a good oule catch up and it makes it a worthwhile experience.
If you have an interest, see you at mc elhinneys car park tomorrow evening we might even get a group photo and who knows were it could end up 🤭

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31/05/2024

On the last day of may in Ballybofey

27/05/2024

A moment in time...

27/05/2024

Angel in the ocean over in kincasslagh..

25/05/2024

Breahy up Ballykerrigan looking into the Bluestacks. Very scenic in lovely (comeen) glenfinn..

24/05/2024

Mulaghdeàrg kincasslagh on a recent trip over, we're surrounded by some of the best most scenic coastlines in the world here in Donegal.