Ireland’s first-ever ‘Buggy Parade’ launched the inaugural children’s ‘Our Balbriggan Grasshoppers Festival’ on Friday August 16-18, 2019. The festival, a fun-packed event aimed at children under six years of age, celebrates Balbriggan’s place as having the youngest percentage population in Ireland. The brainchild of Acting Up Arts and fully supported by Our Balbriggan and Fingal
Ireland’s first-ever buggy parade took place on Friday 16 August with families from all over Balbriggan getting involved and decorating their prams and buggies. The Our Balbriggan Grasshoppers Festival which was held over the weekend celebrated the fact that Balbriggan has youngest percentage population in Ireland. Grasshoppers is the brainchild of Acting Up Arts and is
As part of the commitment to the Our Balbriggan Plan, Fingal County Council and Dublin City University have partnered to bring the Boston-based Berklee Music School’s programme to Ireland. 31 of the 80 places on the three-day programme have been given to students from Balbriggan’s Loreto Secondary School, Ardgillan Community College and Bremore Educate Together
Ireland’s first-ever buggy parade will launch the inaugural Our Balbriggan Grasshoppers Festival – a superb celebration aimed at children under six years of age. The Festival, which takes place between August 16-18, is dedicated to the under sixes and celebrates the fact that Balbriggan has youngest percentage population in Ireland. It will kick off with
As part of the Our Balbriggan Rejuvenation Plan launched in May, we outlined 20 things which will happen in the first 12 months. Things are hotting up, and over the next few weeks we will be bringing you a number of exciting updates showing your plan in action. We have already enjoyed a number of
Is littering a problem in your area? Why not sign up for Fingal County Council’s “Adopt a Patch” scheme? Here’s how it works: You choose a public area to adopt and clean-up by collecting litter, maintaining flower beds or even painting walls. The Council will provide support in the form of hi-vis vests, litter pickers,
Grasshoppers is a partnership community project for Balbriggan between Acting Up! Early Years Arts and Our Balbriggan. Grasshoppers celebrates the youngest citizens of the town and their friends, carers and families. It is a three stage arts project which begins in May and ends in August 2019. All events are free and open to the
The future of Balbriggan is set to be transformed thanks to a plan that has been shaped by the residents of Ireland’s youngest town. Main Street and its surrounding areas look set for a massive transformation following the results of the Our Balbriggan survey, which was taken by over 4,000 local people. In the short
The future of Balbriggan is set to be transformed thanks to a plan that has been shaped by the residents of Ireland’s youngest town. Main Street and its surrounding areas look set for a massive transformation following the results of the Our Balbriggan survey, which was taken by over 4,000 local people. 25% of the
