Search is on for local heroes as Kilkenny/Carlow garda youth awards launched
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The search for a young person or group of young people who have achieved extraordinary things was announced today as An Garda Síochána in association with Netwatch, Carlow County Council and Kilkenny Co Council launched the Kilkenny/Carlow Garda Youth Awards.
Holly Farrell and Laura Delaney winners of the Divisional Group Award for establishing ‘Light up the Night’ - an annual tractor and truck run aiming to raise awareness of mental health, went on to scoop the National Group Achievement Award in 2020.
How gardeners can recycle better By Features Reporter Published: 09:30, 03 January 2021
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Itâs time for all of us to green up our act and do our bit for the environment, say gardening experts Gareth Richards and Holly Farrell. Doing something positive for the environment isnât just about donating to rainforest charities or campaigning to end the ivory trade. You can make a difference outside your back door, they write in their new book, Do Bees Need Weeds? published in association with the RHS.
Experts offer tips on how to put Christmas waste and packaging to good use and help the environment in 2021. By Hannah Stephenson. It s time for all of us to green up our act and do our bit for the environment, say gardening experts Gareth Richards and Holly Farrell. Doing something positive for the environment isn t just about donating to rainforest charities or campaigning to end the ivory trade. You can make a difference outside your back door, they write in their new book, Do Bees Need Weeds? published in association with the RHS. There are so many ways to make a difference. From re-using cardboard packaging as a weed-suppressing mulch to growing your own veg from seed, gardens are a great place to give something back to nature.
Recycle cardboard
Regular carboard can be spread over bare soil to protect it against winter rains, to suppress weeds and even to curl up inside pots to create insect shelters, she suggests.
Cardboard can be laid on a plot to suppress weeds.
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“Please be aware however, that some cardboard is specially treated with a shiny plastic laminate which makes it much harder to break down so avoid using these on your compost heap or mulch. Also ensure you take off all the plastic sealing tape from the boxes as that does not biodegrade,” Emma advises.
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