Top Place in the Climate Change Category
Keep Wexford Beautiful 2026 has named Enniscorthy Community Allotments the first prize winner in the category Best Community Project That Tackles and Reduces the Impact of Climate Change. We collected the framed award at the awards evening on behalf of every member of our community.
We are delighted, and a little emotional. This award recognises a volunteer-led, non-profit community garden at Gort Na Gréine, Enniscorthy, where neighbours grow food, share skills, and look after the land together.
Our Second Keep Wexford Beautiful First Prize in Two Years
This is not our first win, which makes it even sweeter. Last year, we also took first prize in the competition, in the category Best Community Project to Improve Accessibility to Infrastructure.
That is two years, two different categories, and two first prizes. The range matters to us. It shows that a community allotment can do far more than grow vegetables. It can open up shared spaces to more people and play its part in the response to climate change, all at once.
How Community Growing Helps Tackle Climate Change
A community allotment helps by bringing people together to grow food locally and to learn practical ways of working with nature. At Enniscorthy Community Allotments, that happens through shared growing, hands-on workshops, and a community that cares for the land it grows on.
Growing close to home keeps food local. Learning together also spreads knowledge much further than any single plot could. Every volunteer who picks up a trowel adds to that effort, and this award belongs to all of them.
Thank You to Everyone Who Made This Possible
Everyone who has volunteered, held a plot, taught a workshop, or supported us along the way helped us win. Our members, tutors, and partners have given their time and energy, and this prize is theirs as much as ours.
We also thank Wexford County Council and the Keep Wexford Beautiful judges for recognising community projects across the county. We are proud to represent Enniscorthy, and we are grateful to everyone who nominated, supported, and cheered us on.
Get Involved With Enniscorthy Community Allotments
You can join us as a volunteer, ask about a plot, or come along to one of our workshops. Our workshops are open to the wider community as well as our members, and everyone is welcome to get in touch.
Visit our Enniscorthy Community Allotments homepage to see what is happening next. You can also email us at enniscorthyallotments@gmail.com or call +353 89 462 5634.
Thank you, Enniscorthy. Let’s keep growing together.