Tramore Eco Group

The groups logo was designed by graphic designer Samuel Capper of Waterford Institute of Technology, after his leaf logo design was chosen through competition from several other entries. The midrib of the leaf shows the shape of the Tramore sand hills and sand spit, with the yellow and blue contrasting colours showing the land and sea aspect of Tramore.[2] The logo was launched in early June 2018 at the Lafcadio Hearn Japanese Gardens, Tramore, which was attended by the Green Party and Ireland South MEP, Grace O'Sullivan.[2]

Tramore Eco Group have partnered with the Irish National Biodiversity Data Centre to further develop the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan in Tramore and to create pollinator friendly corridors in the town.[3] The group is part of the Waterford Public Participation Network and Waterford Area Partnership and has hosted a number of community fairs in the area in association with other local community groups.[4][5] The group also organise and host informative wildlife talks, guided tours, beach cleans and ecological workshops in Tramore and its environs.[6][7][8][9]

Plastic bottle shaped bin developed to encourage public recycling

Tramore Eco Group have worked with Waterford City and County Council in developing ecological and wildlife features in the Tramore Nature Park and they plan to include a bird hide, bug hotels and twelve bee friendly flower beds.[10] They have also worked with the local council over the last two years in creating specially designed plastic bottle recycling bins, two of which have been added to the Promenade in Tramore aimed at encouraging the public to separate recyclable plastic from general waste.[11]

Tramore Eco Group have also partnered with Refill Ireland in developing a plastic bottle water refilling initiative in the seaside town in collaboration with 100 local businesses who have committed to providing water bottle refills free of charge to the general public.[11] The group aspire to become the first "Green" seaside town in Ireland and one of a number of initiatives undertaken, in conjunction with Waterford City and County Council, has been to extensively expand the biodiversity of the habitats in Tramore's back strand.[2]

The Banksy Project Tramore was a Graffito Art Competition set up by Tramore Eco Group to pay homage to Banksy. The event took place between 26 October 2019 and 28 October 2019 in Tramore Town.[12] The thirty artists who were selected from applicants all over the country competed for a total prize pool of €7,000. The artists were tasked with creating an original ecologically themed piece on thirty walls around Tramore town over the period of six hours.[13] A panel of judges selected the winners, with the overall winner receiving €3,000, second place receiving €2,000 and third place receiving €1,000. A further €1,000 prize was given to the winner of the popular vote, which the general public were able to vote on.[13]

The group have also received media coverage from Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ), the national public service media of Ireland, after one of their members captured rare footage of a wild otter feeding.[14]

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