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Minutes of meeting on 30th January 2025
Correspondence/Email: Treasurer's Report: Christmas Draw and Donations income were good. Calendar sales: Doing well with more to come.
Adverts: all but 12 outstanding. No outstanding bills. Light grant of €600 agreed but not received yet.

Christmas Light: Joe thanked everyone for their work on the raffle, Santa party, and village lights.
Upgrading of catenary in the village discussed: would need to be a paid job.
Blue or clothes line rope discussed for holding lights on the Xmas tree and road beside the school: rope to be priced.
Ballymagovern tree lights: need to determine how many lights sets and connection leads are needed.
Mural: Design needs a remembrance to Dessie. Wall preparation: painter needs to be hired. Design for the wall: Tidy Towns will want to see the design.

Greenway: proposed Cavan Northwest Greenway to connect Cavan Town to Ulster Canal Greenway and Cavan Leitrim Greenway.
Discussion on ring-fencing funds to finish Templeport section: pressure/lobby all politicians in Cavan Coco. Vegetation is bad on Killywillian Bridge and it's unique: will ask Heritage officer to look at listing it.
Kildoagh Barn Church: Waiting for a report to bring committee up to date.

Website: Information on current committee needs to be updated. Show what site looks like in black and white. Addition of up-to-date photos.

Facebook: Information on current happenings is excellent. Committee needs to be informed when sensitive information is to be circulated. Committee needs to share posts on their pages to increase reach

Bawnboy Heritage: Bawnboy Heritage is now retired: funds to be donated via TDA to St Mogues College for educational resource. TDA to act as facilitator.

Municipal District Grant: now open for applications. Grant application to be for replacement of inserts on signs at Ballymagovern and Bawnboy. Closing date: February 28th, 2025.
St Mogues Day – Geopark: TDA worked with Cuilcagh Lakelands Geopark for St Mogues Boat to do visits to the island on Sunday, February 2nd.


During the time the Templeport Development Association has been in existence it has achieved a number of successes.

Tourist Information sign in Bawnboy village

Above is the Tourist Information Sign which has been erected beside the bus stop in Bawnboy village.
A similar sign has been erected beside the Blackwater Bridge in Ballymacgovern.

 

St Mogue's Island in Templeport Lake

Another completed project, in partnership with Templeport Gun Club, has been the designation of Templeport Lake as an official wildlife sanctuary with the initiation of vermin control measures.

Templeport Lake Boathouse

The new Templeport Lake boathouse which was built in 2011 as a combined project between the Templeport Development Association and Cavan County Council was completed.

 

Templeport Book front cover

To coincide with the opening of the new boathouse and raise funds for it a book about Templeport was published.


This web site with tourist and other information about the area has been designed and made available.

    TDA Achievements 2017
  • Christmas 2016 A wonderful community event with about 350 people which included over 150 children to see Santa arrive on a motorcycle to switch on the 1st Bawnboy Christmas lights. Each child was presented with a gift
  • Produced 2017 calendar, the TDA main fundraiser
  • Nominated for All Ireland Community & Council Awards
  • Chef Adrian, Food and Craft event. Great success with improved awareness of local suppliers
  • TDA Facebook Page 1180 followers to date
  • Participated in An Taisce National Spring Clean litter picks
  • Developed and upgraded St. Mogue's Island Jetty with Cavan Co. Council and Marble Arch Caves Global Geopark
  • Guided bus tours of the area are in development with Marble Arch Caves Global Geopark and This is Cavan
  • Developed Wildlife Community Garden in Bawnboy
  • TDA Chairperson Isabel Rofé received a Cathaoirleach Award (These awards celebrate the work of volunteers who make a difference to their communities because of their hard work, dedication and vision
  • TDA were represented at Bawnboy Community Festival, Taste of Cavan, Virginia Agricultural Show and others
  • Organised very well supported Foraging, Nature and Heritage Workshops in conjunction with Cavan Heritage
  • Organised a Templeport Golden Way walk during the Walking Festival
  • Worked with the Cavan Leitrim Greenway and the Shannon Erne Blueway Committees
  • Working to develop potential Canoe Routes with Waterways Ireland
  • Working with Cavan Heritage on producing Architect’s Report for Historical Buildings
  • Applied for funding for an Environmental Assessment for Templeport Lake
  • Working to improve fishing facilities at Templeport Lake Wildlife Sanctuary
  • TDA & Bawnboy Gun Club erected Duck Nesting boxes at Templeport Lake Sanctuary
  • Attended Workshops on Cavan Tourism Strategy, Waterways Ireland and Historic Graveyards Network amongst others