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Tidy Towns Getting the Application Right!

Billy Flynn

Tidy Towns Adjudicator

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What’s on TT Entry Form? How to complete your Supervalu TT Entry Form

(n.b. to read carefully, revised 2014, v helpful) About You (contact person/group details) Population category (n.b. to be in right one!) Main Entry (8 categories with brief descriptions –

(Read carefully!) Map & notes on map Info on special awards/downloading entry form

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Basic information• Define TT area (map) –

decide boundaries (logical)

• Are you in right category? (pop/size)

• Hardcopy/download form• 1 version ONLY• Keep all information

together, no mixing of post/email

• Recommend postal entry

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Tips for completing Entry Form

• Use adjudicator’s report as

a tool to progress

• Respond to all

recommendations made

• Ok if plans change,

explain

• Special Awards – separate

form/judging

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Tips for Completing Entry Form Spend time on entry form – don’t rush it!

(notebook/diary) Your one chance to sell! use it wisely Clear, concise, bullet points – quality not qty No repetition/overlap Community Involvement & Planning – not for

specific campaign details Complete ALL sections – no blank spaces

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Tips for Competing Entry Form (cont’d) Clearly show NEW work in last year (1st June 2013

to 31st May 2014) Clear hand writing or type! Right info under relevant heading - read carefully

what each category looking for - key words Slight changes in 2013 and 2014 (e.g. no ‘planned

projects’ required Planned projects should be clearly visible in your

plan

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New for 2014 Litter & Tidiness Merged – but still separate issues

with marks going for each No ‘general impression’ Minor changes to category headings Refer to handbook but most up to date info on

www.tidytowns.ie Document with revisions circulated to all TT

groups

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Tips for Entry Form No local knowledge assumptions Photos v helpful (before & after) Be succinct & precise:

- number projects on entry & map- numbers in entry in sequential order- where is it?- start & finish date (future finish ok)

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Additional Information Map (tourist) TT Plan (3 - 5 yr) PR Campaign samples Waste Mgt/Wildlife info (awareness) Keep info to minimum, 2013/2014 yr only

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Additional Information No CD’s, DVD’s etc Give details of any facebook page, website etc but

don’t assume they will be visited by adjudicator (include this under CI&P)

Photos v helpful (before & after) Label & date any photos Photos of awareness events