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We are delighted to announce that the Jim Quigley Volunteers of the Year 2024 here in Skerries are Charlie and Marion Heasman! Below a short explanation about the award, one picture of the awards ceremony, and the nomination received by the judges. Jim Quigley was a champion of community development; a larger than life personality who was a dreamer and a doer; an idealist and an activist. 1970, Jim married Brigid Carolan and… Read More
Charlie writes: We are pleased to hold our first ever Bumblebee Walk on the Hamilton Hill Estate where we have a whole new area of pollinator habitat. Incorporated in the newly completed Multi Use Games Area is a large wildflower meadow which will flower for the first time this year. Our recorders regularly spot the Large Carder Bee in the locality and it is hoped that the area will become a stronghold for this… Read More
Would you like your garden to be more nature-friendly? Are you wondering what plants to get, and how to manage them? For many years now, Charlie and Marion Heasman have been central to making Skerries a more pollinator-friendly town. They are the driving forces behind the Biodiversity (Pollinator) Action Plan, giving the rare Large Carder Bee the best possible chance to thrive by creating wildflower meadows and pollinator corridors. If you have seen… Read More
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