Bray Cleans Up

vasch_ro

things are starting to change for the better

lets have a bit more positive attitude about Bray on the forum this year !!!!

johnny_ultimate

As a Bray resident who, despite all its problems, likes the town, can I just say:
What. The. ****.

Dr Strange

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

As a Bray resident who, despite all its problems, likes the town, can I just say:
What. The. ****.

Have to agree with that. If this is the "cleanest" town than the standards mustn't be very high. This is not to belittle the volunteer work being done by different groups. They do a great job. It's the general attitude of people towards littering. And particularly students. Just walk along the railings of Presentation College and the amount of rubbish accumulating behind there is unbelievable. It's all drink cans, bottles and sweet/crisps wrappers. And it doesn't get cleaned up. As it is on school ground why don't they introduce a monthly clean-up which has to be carried out by all students? That would be a pro-active approach in my view.

jenzz

As someone who is involved on a voluntary basis in cleaning up this town ( Im a member of Bray Coast Care) can I say well done to everyone who has been involved in improving the town. It may be coast care ( Philip & co ), it may be Bray tidy Towns, the guys who sweep the streets & prom or just people who pick up their own litter.

My dad is 74 & this year he has been on the side of Bray Head religiously hail , rain or snow. He pulled down all the overgrown brambles at the start of where you go up Bray Head & actually cut right back into it where a bench was hidden. He cut down a huge overgrown area & you can now see the sea from the bench prob for the first time in 20 years. So if you see him down there with a chain saw or cutting the grass say hello. Many people think he works for the council in his little yellow jacket - He doesnt - He does it all for the love of the land.He is just lucky enough to have the tools to do it & such pride in his work & his town. So well done dad & everyone else..

Judgement Day

As someone who grew up in Bray and is very hard on the town and its many problems I am delighted to hear some good news for once. However, the news is tempered by my belief that these surveys are very inadequate and my own town, further south, also improved its rating despite the pavements being wall to wall with broken glass, chewing gum, dog ****e and vomit. Sorry for being negative and congrats to the Bray man mentioned above who is working to make Bray a better place. Onward and upward for 2010!

Annasopra

jenzz wrote: »

As someone who is involved on a voluntary basis in cleaning up this town ( Im a member of Bray Coast Care) can I say well done to everyone who has been involved in improving the town. It may be coast care ( Philip & co ), it may be Bray tidy Towns, the guys who sweep the streets & prom or just people who pick up their own litter.

My dad is 74 & this year he has been on the side of Bray Head religiously hail , rain or snow. He pulled down all the overgrown brambles at the start of where you go up Bray Head & actually cut right back into it where a bench was hidden. He cut down a huge overgrown area & you can now see the sea from the bench prob for the first time in 20 years. So if you see him down there with a chain saw or cutting the grass say hello. Many people think he works for the council in his little yellow jacket - He doesnt - He does it all for the love of the land.He is just lucky enough to have the tools to do it & such pride in his work & his town. So well done dad & everyone else..

Coast care do amazing work and I have to say a lot of this is down to them

hamlet1

Living in the west and originally from Bray,I am delighted to see Bray become the cleanest town in Ireland.They should be really proud of themselves,the Prom is particularly well kept.

spank_inferno

Congratulations to Bray and its residents for turning the litter situation.

However I write this with sadness as us 15 miles down the coast are now the dirtiest town in Ireland

jenzz

Johnnymcg wrote: »

Coast care do amazing work and I have to say a lot of this is down to them

Well everyone is welcome to come along. We do 3 hours every 2nd saturday of the month. ( Thats all you commit to do ) I go out with Dad other times ( Just to keep an eye on him ) he thinks hes rambo But its great to see what you have done when its all clean

AMIIAM

Agreed. When was the survey done? Did Bray council know beforehand? Walk around Main St any morning around 7 am, and give an opinion on the unsightly mess. Go down any side st. and you will see dumped plastic bags full of litter, disposable nappies etc. Is this the criteria for the cleanest town in Ireland? SURELY NOT!

darrenon

well im delighted for bray and especially for those who made the extra effort like jenzz,s dad...
THANKS from me and mine