6.4 Environmental Planning

Sligo Local Community Development Committee Annual Report

focussed on how Tidy Towns groups could support the environmental priorities of the county.

 The PPN has devised a local Residents Association Guide to support local groups to get their governance requirements in order and also to suggest some ideas for community activity.

 Sligo PPN engaged The Digital Marketing Institute to deliver the Social Media Academy. This programme saw member groups apply to receive tailored mentoring to help take their operation effectively online and to adapt to the new way of working as a direct result of Covid-19.

6.4 Environmental Planning

Climate Change is a key issue for the Environment College of the PPN, and indeed for the whole network. Some of the networks’ activities include;

 Climate Conversations: Sligo PPN were selected to host one of the pilot Climate

Conversations as a partnership approach between DECC and DRCD. Following a model devised by DECC, the PPN hosted an online consultation session which will feed directly into the National Climate

Action Plan.

 Environment College Promotion: the PPN have developed an information brochure which outlines the work of the Environment College and profiles the Environment College members.

 Environment Academy: Sligo PPN are working with Sligo Environmental

Network to devise an academy programme which introduces member groups to environmental action. The programme is aimed at any community organisations, no matter what their core nature, and explores with them simple and practical steps that they can take to make their everyday action more environmentally friendly. The programme comprises of focus groups, one-to-one mentoring and the development of an environmental action plan. The culmination of the initiative will be the development of a guide that any group can pick up and select from a suite of actions that they can implement.