Kildare Tidy Towns group receive funding for heritage site conservation
Great Connnell Priory graveyard
NEWBRIDGE Tidy Towns have been allocated 22,500 to prepare a Conservation Management Plan.
The allocation was announced last week and will go towards a plan for the standing remains and graveyard at the Great Connell Priory in Newbridge.
The funds will help the local community to conserve and celebrate their built, cultural and natural heritage.
Minister Martin Heydon welcomed the news.
“The tidy town group do fantastic work in keeping Newbridge presentable to the many people who pass through it, and also do important work in protecting our shared heritage.
“The Community Heritage Grant Scheme is a vital means of helping our communities across Ireland and indeed here in Kildare to protect the places, stories, and traditions that matter most to us. I am particularly delighted to see this funding for Newbridge Tidy Towns.
"They are very active group with many volunteers who give of their time for the benefit of their community and local area."
