This
group was formally known as Tullymore Tenants
and Residents Association and was formed
in June 1982 for the residents of the Commons
and Brookvale estates. Since the groups
formation another estate Artoges Park has
since been built and is now included in
the groups on going work. The committee
is made up with members of the three estates
and use the facilities at Houston’s
Mill for their monthly meeting held on the
third Monday of each month. The Annual General
Meeting is held each year in June when a
new committee is elected or re-elected.
The
group is concerned with improving the appearance
of their estates and especially with providing
facilities and safe areas for the children.
Within the years of formation the group
have set about to provide a fully equipped
play park, safety railings at the end of
walk ways, road markings and children’s
playing signs. They have also placed a number
of summer seats in and around the estates
for the senior citizens of the area. Outside
of the estates the group have also cleared
and planted daffodils and shrubs along pathways
along the Tullymore Road leading to the
estates. A bus shelter has also been erected.
Consequently they organise many fund raising
events to finance their projects, like fireside
quizzes, cake sales, selling squares for
raffles and pub quizzes. Since much of their
work is aimed at the children and senior
citizens of the estates the monies raised
through these events are used throughout
the year on summer trips and Christmas dinner
for the Senior Citizens and Christmas party
time, with Santa for the children. Christmas
hampers are also made up and distributed
to Senior Citizens who cannot attend the
dinner. The group hope to continue their
work for many years to come as they feel
that children and senior members of the
community are mostly forgotten but as a
group we feel that working with these two
groups of people the rewards are high, firstly
there is very few cases of vandalism and
the senior citizens feel part of the community
in which they live this we feel can only
be for the betterment of everyone.
