LOOKING GOOD: Members of the Killarney Looking Good committee are ready to clean up the town's streets. Pictured were: Patricia Mangan, Kathleen Foley, Claire Morris, Padruig O'Sullivan and Clio the dog. Photo: Michelle Crean

By Michelle Crean

The clocks are going forward this weekend - which signals the beginning of the Wednesday Clean Ups – starting back this coming Wednesday evening.

Volunteers are more than welcome to join the Killarney Looking Good group at 7pm at Variety Sounds, College Street, to take part in a one hour litter picking drive.
It’s the start of their campaign to clean up the town’s streets ahead of the national Tidy Towns competition later this summer, explained chairperson Yvonne Quill.
“The Killarney Looking Good committee are looking forward to welcoming back our existing volunteers and we hope to see some new volunteers taking part,” she said.
“All our volunteers will be provided with bags, gloves etc., to help them with the clean ups.”

The contribution that the volunteers make on a Wednesday evening is very visible in the town and surrounding areas, she added.
“This year, we will be working around the town centre, streets, lanes etc. When necessary we may also need to move further out to the approach roads. Our work includes litter picking, weeding, painting and general maintenance where necessary.”
She explained that the Killarney Looking Good Committee are pulling out all the stops this year in an effort to increase their marks and maintain the high standards that they have achieved to date.
“The town increased by six points in 2018 to 334 marks and we strive to improve on this again in 2019. The support of the community and businesses is essential to our success and we are very grateful to them for all their support throughout the years. We hope you will come along and join us Wednesday evening.”