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Mayo is celebrating success at the 2022 Green Flag Awards, announced by An Taisce this week, acknowledging Ireland’s best public parks and gardens.

Street art in Ballina, badge making in Castlebar, a colour dash in Claremorris, printmaking in Westport, acrobatics in Achill, astronomy in Westport , drumming in Kilmovee, book making in Ballina – these are just a few of the events for children taking place on Saturday, June 11 for the Cruinniú na nÓg Festival.

In 2019 The North Mayo Heritage centre began a collaboration project with the Reel Deel Brewery in Crossmolina. Working together, they have grown the ingredients for an organic craft beer.

This year Enniscoe Organic Garden near Crossmolina, one of the oldest in the country, will be celebrating 25 years as a certified organic garden. Certification is carried out annually by the Organic Trust in Ireland.

Last year was a record breaking year for visitors to the North Mayo Heritage Center with 23,987 recorded visitors during the year which represents an 18 per cent increase on the previous year. This is all the more remarkable given that in 2016 there were only7,500 recorded visitors to the The North Mayo Heritage Centre

An exhibition celebrating the generations of families, faces and memories connected to Enniscoe House and Estate will be officially opened on Saturday, August 10 at 3pm by Professor Terence Dooley. Admission to the exhibition is free and open to all and it will run until Sunday, September 15.

Mayo County Council welcomes the awarding of six prestigious recognised Green Flags for the county. The Jackie Clarke Collection Heritage Garden, Ballina, and Turlough Park were both announced as winners at an awards ceremony in Maynooth University.

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The North Mayo Heritage Centre has had one of its products shortlisted for the upcoming National Organic Awards, organised by Bord Bia and the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine.