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The urban landscape of Moate will soon be enhanced following the recent announcement that it has been allocated €100,000 in the ‘Town Centre First’ scheme, the aim of which is to revitalise the town centre and tackle dereliction.

Local Green Party Councillors, Louise Heavin and Hazel Smyth, have welcomed the announcement of funding for local and community peatlands projects, totalling €14,950.

Despite the threatening presence of Storm Atiyah which forced stalls relocation to an indoor setting, revellers flocked to Moate Community Centre to sample the festive fare on offer at the annual Christmas markets which took place in the town on Sunday afternoon last.

To coincide with the 100th Anniversary of Armistice Day, marking the end of World War One, Moate Action Group’s Heritage Committee recently published a small book commemorating those soldiers from the locality and nearby parishes, who joined the British Army for wartime service.

The positive cohesive community contributions of numerous individuals and organisations from Athlone and its environs were recognised at the annual Westmeath County Council Cathaoirleach awards ceremony on Friday night.

Moate Partnership has announced that there will be a St Patrick’s Day Parade in the town again this year.

Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional and Rural affairs, Heather Humphreys, has accepted Deputy Peter Burke’s invitation to launch the next round of her Town and Village Renewal scheme in Tuar Ard Arts Centre, Moate, this morning, Thursday.

Moate community groups are coming together to tackle the problem of dog fouling that is destroying the streets of the town.

Mayor of Athlone Municipal District, Cllr John Dolan, welcomed Minister Heather Humphreys to Moate on Saturday to see for herself the great community work happening in the town and to see where the €70,000 allocated under the Town and Village Renewal Scheme will be spent.