Awards and Achievements

 

Dick Dowling's Cottage

Photo by Nick Skehan

 

Milltown Park

Courtesy of Nick Skehan

 

River Clare

Photo by Nick Skehan

National Tidy Towns

County Award Winners (19)

1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000,

2001, 2002, 2003, 2004,

2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016,

2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022

County Award Runners up (7)

2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013

Gold Medal (2)

2021. 2022

Silver Medal (3)

2016, 2017, 2019

Bronze Medal (5)

2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018

Winners, National Heritage Award, 2018 (Milltown Heritage Group)

Milltown’s Heritage Food Project

Regional Award

2018

Belmont & Milltown National Schools

Loving Leftovers

Value Water Award (Milltown Tidy Towns)

Winners, 2016

Supervalu Tidy Town’s Community Heros, 2017 

Highly Commended

Sean Nestor (Milltown Tidy Towns)

Supervalu Tidy Town’s Hero Award, 2015

Frank Glynn (Milltown Tidy Towns)

Pakman Awards

Excellence in Waste Management & Recycling

2016

Waste Prevention Award

Highly Commended

2014

Galway County Council County Heritage Awards

Winner for the Jockey’s Monument (1686) Restoration, 2011 (Milltown Community Council)

2011

National Pride of Place Awards

Runners up

2010

Cathaoirleach’s Community Awards

Winners, Best Contribution to Heritage 2023 (Milltown Heritage Group) 

Winners, Tidy Town’s Recognition Award, 2021 (Milltown Tidy Towns)

Finalist, Culture and Diversity Award, 2020 (Milltown Heritage Group)

Finalist, Best Contribution to Heritage 2018 (Milltown Heritage Group)

Winners, Best Contribution to Heritage 2016 (Milltown Heritage Group)

Finalist, Best Contribution to Heritage Award, 2015 (Milltown Heritage Group)

Finalist, Environmental Award, 2014 (Milltown Tidy Towns)

Finalist, Arts & Culture Award, 2014 (Milltown Drama Society)

Finalist, Best Contribution to Heritage Award Award, 2014 (Milltown Heritage Group)

Finalist, Schools Contribution to Heritage Award, 2014 (Belmont National School)

Finalist, Best Contribution to Heritage, 2013 (Milltown Heritage Group)

Successful negotiations with farmers regarding river walk extension 2010

The County Mayors Awards 

Finalist, Best Contribution to Heritage, 2013 (Milltown Heritage Group)

National Bring Bank Award

Winners

FÁS Community Awards

Western Region – Special Merit Award

1999, 2002

Water Side Award

River Clare Walk (National Winners)

2000

Gilbenkian Civic Trust Ireland

Environmental Awards 1998

River Clare Walk – National Finalists

1998

Supervalu Endeavour Award

West Regional Winner

1993

Ireland West Tourism

Environmental Quality Awards

River Clare Walk – County Award Winners

1991

National Endeavour Award

1964

National Heritage Week 2020 Awards 

County Galway Award Winners (Milltown Heritage Group)

Relearning Skills National Award (Runner’s up) (Milltown Heritage Group)

International Heritage Award 2020

The Irish Community Archive Network (iCAN) won the Community Archives and Heritage Group (CAHG) ‘Network of Archives’ award 2020 of which Milltown Heritage Group is a part of. The Community Archives and Heritage Group (CAHG), is a Special Interest Group of Archives and Records Association (UK & Ireland).