These gardens of Wexford have a few things in common which inspire them to keep going, be creative and open their gates to the public. They are all in County Wexford, privately owned and managed and are self-funded.
Together with garden centres and Government funded gardens they are members of the Wexford Garden Trail. This trail welcomes visitors and their members are more than happy to assist with any information visitors require to enjoy their visits to the gardens and garden centres of County Wexford.
There really is something special and treasured about Irish gardens. They represent a natural environment of plants and trees taking in carbon and releasing oxygen into the air while their roots stabilize the soil and filter water. As trees reduce air pollution they help us to breathe better. Spending time within a natural setting often reduces our stress and improves our sleep.
Gorey Youth Needs is calling on all young budding writers to Tell it Like it Is in a new essay competition which aims to capture the experiences of young people during the pandemic.
The competition aims to hear the voices of young people and what they think about this challenging ten months, all the ups and downs and everything in between and the winner will be announced online on March 12, to mark one year of us living with Covid-19 here in Ireland.
With two categories for primary and secondary school students, there are great prizes up for grabs and the winners will have their essay published in this newspaper.
Educate Together has won the patronage of the new secondary school in Gorey, which is to open in September 2021.
The online patronage contest allowed parents to vote for their preference, with the final decision taken by Minister Norma Foley based off recommendations by the New Schools Establishment Group.
Educate Together put forward a bid for the patronage(alongside Catholic body Ceist and the WWETB, and were announced as the successful candidate.
Local parent Joanne O Grady, from the Educate Together campaign, said that all the team were very excited about the future. The new school will enhance the current provision available in the town and more students in Gorey will now have the opportunity to avail of their first choice, whether this is Creagh College, Gorey Community School or the new Educate Together Secondary School. Most of all it is a relief for all families in Gorey that they will no longer face the pressure of waiting to hear whether a child has a place or not in