Mayo's climate Action weekend - 25-27 November 2022
This weekend – 25-27 November- is Mayo’s Climate Action Weekend. Here in Ballina, we’ve got an ambition to be Ireland’s Greenest Town, and we’re calling on you to help us make that possible!
What’s involved? We’re calling on all people of Ballina to join us in making commitments to be more sustainable in their lives. Will you leave the car at home once this weekend? Maybe join Ballina’s Community Clean Up Group for their Saturday morning clean up? Or maybe find out more about what you can recycle at Rathroeen Civic Amenity Centre or pledge to bring a reusable coffee cup for your morning cuppa?
Join us for walks and talks taking place around Ballina to learn more about the great sustainability work underway in town!
‘Mayo’s Call to Action on Climate – Local Action, Global Impact’ is an initiative of Ballina Green Town in partnership with The Mary Robinson Centre, Ballina Chamber and supported by Mayo County Council.
What’s involved? We’re calling on all people of Ballina to join us in making commitments to be more sustainable in their lives. Will you leave the car at home once this weekend? Maybe join Ballina’s Community Clean Up Group for their Saturday morning clean up? Or maybe find out more about what you can recycle at Rathroeen Civic Amenity Centre or pledge to bring a reusable coffee cup for your morning cuppa?
Join us for walks and talks taking place around Ballina to learn more about the great sustainability work underway in town!
- Ballina Community Clean Up - 8am Saturday 26th Nov, Market Square
- Hang out with some of the soundest people in Ballina who show up week after week and make our town a better place!
- Plant a tree for 23! - 10am Saturday 26th Nov, Mount Falcon
- We're planting 10,000 trees to mark Ballina's 300th anniversary celebrations - and looking for some volunteers to support Ballina Community Clean Up in their work! This planting is just a few 100 trees & volunteers v welcome!
- Forest Bathing with Roots Wellness - 10am Saturday 26th Nov, Belleek Woods
- Reconnect with nature in Ballina's great woodland, Belleek Woods. Learn to slow down, appreciate the nature that surrounds you and enjoy a sensory immersion journey through the forest. Booking essential.
- River Moy & Belleek Water Improvement Project
- immersion Learn all about the incredible work of the River Moy Search & Rescue to enhance the Rivrr Moy, its tributaries
- Discover Ballina's Dark Skies with Georgia MacMillan of Mayo Dark Sky Park - 6pm Sunday 27th Nov, River Moy, opposite St Muredach's Cathedral
- This event takes place outdoors where we will examine Ballina's urban night sky and learn the impact of light pollution on local biodiversity.
- Are you a coffee drinker or a coffee retailer? Have your say on the Coffee Cup levy.
- Consumer consultation is here.
- Retailer consultation is here.
- Circular Economy showcase - all weekend long!
- Do you know about Ballina's circular economy? Ballina Chamber and Ballina Green Town will be showcasing all the great businesses in Balina who are working to repair, reuse and repurpose in a bid to minimise waste. Stay tuned to social to find out how you can support this initiative!
‘Mayo’s Call to Action on Climate – Local Action, Global Impact’ is an initiative of Ballina Green Town in partnership with The Mary Robinson Centre, Ballina Chamber and supported by Mayo County Council.
Ballina Green Town charter
We're inviting everyone with a passion for Ballina and our environment - community groups, schools and businesses - to pledge to do just THREE things for our environment, join us on our sustainability quest and be a signatory on the new Green Town charter.
Click the relevant link below to start your green journey. Together we can make this happen!
Click the relevant link below to start your green journey. Together we can make this happen!
have already signed the Ballina Green Town Charter!
Will you sign it too?
Will you sign it too?
