Camross celebrates local waterways this Heritage Week

On Friday August 23, Camross celebrated Heritage Week 2024 with a biodiversity event for the Little Delour river.

The river is located along the side entrance to Camross community park, and is classified as a 'Blue Dot', meaning its water is pristine. This standard is only found in 9% of Irish waters.

"Our Heritage and history have been shaped by the Water Bodies around us, the sea, the rivers, lakes and wetlands and in our case, the Little Delour," the committee member explained.

Pictured: Members of Camross Tidy Towns, Mary Tynan, Jeanette Bentely, Josie Delaney and Johanna Steenkist at the Little Delour River & Camross Bio Action Plan event in Camross during Heritage week. Photo: Alf Harvey.

The Theme of this year’s Heritage week is 'Connections, Routes and Networks'. Camross Tidy Towns wish to explore their water-based connections.

"We want to highlight the importance of protecting its pristine waters so that the benefits to biodiversity, our health and well-being, our heritage and the climate can be enjoyed by current and future generations," the committee said.

Camross Tidy Town committee thanked the Local Authority Waters Programme (LAPRO) for their support.

Pictured: The gallery wall in Camross.

"LAPRO wanted to help communities protect their own local rivers and streams, to preserve these natural resources," said Ms McDonald Steenkist. LAPRO believe that if communities work together, supporting on another, we can learn to appreciate the Water Bodies that are around us and protect them for future generations to come," she finished.