Instagram!

Check out our new Instagram page for photos of our village and the work we're getting up to!

https://www.instagram.com/yttblackwater

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

St. Patrick's Day Recycled Crafts

As it's St. Patrick's Day today I thought I would show you some cool ideas I found on the internet to celebrate the day. This craft you can make using reycled items. It's really simple to make, all you need is a toilet roll tube, orange string, black and green paper. You can find this awesome craft on Pinterest.





Here is another idea I thought was pretty cool. All you need paper plates, paint and scissors. Again this is another craft that is easy to make. It's really quick and easy to make. This also can be found on Pinterest.



Hope you have fun making these crafts.
YTT Blackwater Lifestyle.

Green Waste Food Challenge!

The Green Waste Food Challenge is a month long programme helping households reduce food waste. It is estimated that households throw out between €700 and €1000 worth of food each year, so this can challenge can also help you save money too.

Does your bin look like this?

Blackwater Tidy Towns are going to host a Green Waste Food Challenge and are inviting families from the local community to take part, and we will post some updates on their progress and giving you some helpful information to also help stop food waste in your home too!

If you are interested in taking part in the challenge you can contact Margert S or Barbara B.

"Wing Friendly" Gardens

Bee Movie

Do you know what a "wing friendly" garden is? It's a garden that attracts butterflies and bees. Butterflies and bees are important for pollination which helps produce more crops every year so plants don't die (it's kind of like the film Bee Movie).

"Wing friendly" gardens have food, shelter and pesticide free areas so butterflies and bees can live happily there.

Blackwater Youth Tidy Towns are inviting people in the village to make a section of their gardens "wing friendly" and we will give out some free seeds and instructions to help you do this! If you would like to take part, please contact Margaret S.

A butterfly garden