Roscommon County Council invites applications for the

County Roscommon Pride of Place Competition 2018

Roscommon County Council is currently inviting community groups across Roscommon to participate in the County Roscommon Pride of Place Competition 2018.  Pride of Place is a prestigious all island competition and recognises the vast wealth of community contribution to the local society and the creation of civic pride. The 2017 awards were presented to the winning groups at a ceremony in Letterkenny in November, which resulted in the County Roscommon entrant; Lisnamult Resident’s Association Ltd receiving an Runner Up Award.

Roscommon County Council will nominate one or more groups to the All Island Pride of Place Competition organised by Co Operation Ireland.  The 2018 Pride of Place competition promises to showcase some of the vast wealth of talent and innovation that characterises community groups throughout County Roscommon.  The competition is divided into categories:

The categories for 2018 are as follows:

Category              Population 

1                             Population 0 – 300

2                             Population between 300 – 1000

3                             Population between 1000 – 2000

4                             Population between 2000 – 5000

5                             Over 5000

Category              Theme 

6                             Creative Place Initiative

7                             Community Wellbeing Initiative

8                             Community Tourism Initiative

Category              Non Population

9                             Housing Estates

10                           Islands & Coastal Communities

11                           Urban Neighbourhoods

Community groups can only enter the all island competition by being nominated by Roscommon County Council.  The County Pride of Place competition is open to all communities in County Roscommon with the exception of communities that have been nominated within the last three years. Applications should be made on a town/village/parish basis.  Applications received from different groups in the same area may be treated as one application.  Groups should, where possible, work together and submit one joint application.  Pride of Place emphasises the need for community groups to work together in enhancing their local area and rewards those who demonstrate community co-operation and linkages with public bodies, businesses and agencies.  The closing date for this year’s County Competition is Friday, 20^th April 2018.

Application forms and further information on the County Roscommon Pride of Place Competition are available from:

Community & Enterprise Department, Roscommon County Council,

Áras on Chontae, Roscommon.

(090) 6637106 or chand@roscommoncoco.ie