Fingal Tidy Towns Groups clean up with eCargo bikes

Two West Dublin Tidy Town groups have been provided with eCargo bikes from Fingal County Council as part of a new active travel scheme in the community.

Castleknock Tidy Towns and Clonsilla Tidy Towns have each been provided with branded eCargo bikes to use in their valuable community work, keeping Dublin beautiful and biodiverse.

The bikes were presented to the groups during national Bike Week, which took place from May 11 to 19.

eCargo bikes have ample room in their cargo area for gardening tools, plants and garden waste to be transported and are ideal for use in towns like Castleknock and Clonsilla where Tidy Towns volunteers can now move materials from site to site without the need for a car or van. With the eCargo bikes these groups are choosing low-emissions active travel when cycling throughout the local area. The colourfully branded ecargo bikes also ensure that the community will recognise volunteers as they go about their work.

Mayor of Fingal, Councillor Adrian Henchy, says ‘The work of the Tidy Towns groups is invaluable. They give generously of their time and their skills for the benefit of everyone in the community. It’s fantastic to see active travel and tidy towns come together on this initiative as both care about the quality of our environment and quality of life in Fingal.’

Chief Executive of Fingal County Council, AnnMarie Farrelly, says ‘We are very grateful to the many Tidy Towns groups that work so hard to keep Fingal beautiful and biodiverse. This initiative is an important chance to support the work of Tidy Towns while also promoting active and sustainable travel options. eCargo bikes are working for businesses and now in the community and I look forward to seeing more of them across the County as they continue to grow in popularity.”