Association
 Aims
of the Association
- To
provide a forum to raise issues of local concern
- To
obtain improved amenities in the area
- To
arouse greater public awareness
Membership
Membership is open to all residents of Holywood, Co.Down,
Northern Ireland. Our current membership is 400. The annual
subscription is £3.00 (minimum) per household.
Links
with other Organisations
In issues of common concern we work in partnership with
other groups including the Holywood Chamber of Commerce,
and Bangor and Holywood Towns Centre Management Board.
We are represented on the Holywood Road Safety Committee,
the Management Committee of the Citizens Advice Bureau,
The Holywood Community Council and the Belfast City Airport
Forum.
Achievements
1973: The Association established the Holywood
Community Council
1974: Mounted our first Keep Holywood Tidy
campaign which is held annually with our participating also
in 'SPRUCE UP' projects.
1983: Instrumental in setting up Holywood
Citizen's Advice Bureau.
Matters
taken up in recent years
Coastal
Path
Derelict Buildings
Dog Fouling
Fly Posters
Footpath repairs
Graffitti
Litter
Local eyesores |
Obstacles
on Footways
Overgrown Areas
Parking
Passageways
Planning Matters
Public Toilets
Recreational Facilities
Recycling |
Street Cleaning
Street Furniture
Street Name plates
Shrub beds
Traffic problems |
Holywood's
performance in the Best Kept Town Competition organised
by the N.I. Amenity Council
- 2005:
Holywood was runner up of Best Kept Medium Town Category.
- 2004:
Holywood was winner of Best Kept Medium Town Category.
- 2003:
Holywood was winner of Best Kept Large Town Category in
Ireland's Best Kept Town's competition.
- 2002:
Holywood was winner in the Best Kept Medium Town Category
- 1996:
Holywood was Highly Commended in the Best Kept
Medium Town Category
- *
1994: Holywood was winner in the Best Kept Medium
Town Category
- 1993:
Holywood was the runner up in the Best Kept Large Town
Category
- 1992:
Holywood was winner in the Best Kept Large Town
Category
- 1984:
Holywood was judged the most improved town in
the Best Kept Large Town Category
*The
Medium Town Category was first introduced in 1994 for town's
with a population between 8,000 and 15,000.
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