The Cathaoirleach Award for Group/Person of the Year went to overall winners Athlone Canal Heritage Group, represented by Brendan Graham, Raymond Dully, Joe McEvoy and Shay Hamilton (with Cllr Frankie Keena, then chairman of Westmeath County Council).

WCC inviting applications for a host of awards and grants

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Westmeath County Council is now inviting applications for the Cathaoirleach Award for Westmeath Person/Group of the Year.

The local authority is also seeking nominations for other awards, such as: Community Project of the Year Award; Age Friendly Recognition Award; Pride of Place in the Community Competition; STEM Grant (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics Grant); and the Schools Environmental Competition.

Applications forms for the awards are available on the website www.westmeathcoco.ie in the Community Development page under the Cathaoirleach Awards or email communitygrants@westmeathcoco.ie and a form will be sent to you.

Westmeath County Council is now also inviting applications for the following grants: Community Action Grant; Tidy Towns Grant; and the Residents Associations Grant.

This is an online application process with access to the applications available on our website www.westmeathcoco.ie under the Community Grants page. Guidelines and criteria also available.

If you have any difficulty with the online application or require an offline application form please call the Community Development section 0449332051 or email communitygrants@westmeathcoco.ie .

If you require any further information on either the grants or awards, please call the Community Development section of Westmeath County Council on 0449332051.

Closing date for all applications for the above Grants and Awards - Friday March 10.

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