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Abbeyleix taking big steps toward climate change in Laois
Trail of Abbeyleix Climate Action Walk to be launched this month to have pretty special artistic signposts
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The Market Square and library animation created for the new Abbeyleix Climate Action Walk by artist Paulina Nickstrom );
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A ground-breaking new Climate Action Walk for Abbeyleix will be launched online on Saturday 15th May.
The walk is an end of residency project by science communicator in residence for the Abbeyleix Climate Action Project, Dr Niamh Shaw, working with members of Abbeyleix Tidy Towns.
In response to her six month residency working with Abbeyleix Tidy Towns to engage the community on climate action, Niamh created an interactive walking tour through the town of Abbeyleix to engage the general public about climate change, focusing on the cyclical nature of our planet, how climate change has impacted our lives, how it affects us emotionally and what we can do o