Connemara Chamber of Commerce

 Lá Fhéile Pádraig 2023 Dear Community Groups, Schools and Businesses, The St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee of the Connemara Chamber of Commerce in association with the Clifden & District Community Council wish to invite your group to participate in the St. Patricks Day parade on Friday, March 17th. The parade will commence at 12.30pm with all groups to assemble along Galway Road by 12.00pm. Stewards will be on hand along route to aid and assist in any way to ensure a safe-and well marshalled parade. Participating groups may enter any float or theme of own choosing, and as we say every year the brighter and bolder the float the better. We ask entrants to embrace the Irish language on signs and floats. There are a variety of prize categories this year which include:- Best overall Most topical Best community effort Most comical Every school that participates in the parade will receive a Certificate of Participation. There will be entertainment on the Town Square prior to the parade, and entertainment will continue into the afternoon with a street disco, live music and more! We ask that schools should advise children to have rain gear in case of wet weather. There will […]

❆ Take 2 minutes to Join the Connemara Shop & Spend Christmas Campaign 2022 ❆ Dear Connemara Business or Org / Chamber Member, The Connemara Chamber of Commerce invites you to get involved (for FREE) in the Connemara Christmas Campaign – 2022   [ Sign up here: https://forms.gle/HRuKGh9kPvdzWyXq9 ]   Elements of the Upcoming Christmas Campaign: ❆ Advert – Full page advertisement in the Connacht Tribune which will encourage customers to shop and spend local ❆ Social – A Digital Campaign on Connemara Chamber’s Facebook, Instagram & Twitter Profiles ❆ Competition – A €500 Shopping Voucher to build a customer database for future marketing efforts ❆ Flyer – 5000 Leaflet Drop encouraging people to Shop and Spend in Connemara ❆ Radio – Rolling Support Connemara advertisements on Connemara FM ❆ Website – Promotion of your business on ConnemaraChamber.ie It Takes 2 Minutes to Take Part …. SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING: Business / Organisation Name Your Christmas Message: It can be anything e.g., an offer you’re running / Coupon Code / Discount / Gift Idea Message / General Christmas Message etc Your Best Contact/Selling Option: Pick your preferred method of contact / selling (Website / Email / Social / What’sApp / Text / […]

Note Below: Importance Correspondence from Senior Planner, MKO (consultation appointed to develop a plan for Clifden . Community Survey >> https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ClifdenCommunitySurvey —————————————————————————————– Clifden – Regenerating the Capital of Connemara   Working alongside Galway County Council, a design team, consisting primarily of LUC, Tobin Consulting Engineers and MKO Planning & Environmental Consultants, have recently begun work on a  project which will be transformational for the town of Clifden.   The project will seek to reinforce Clifden’s position as the ‘Capital of Connemara’ through the regeneration of its public realm and greenspaces. The project has been funded by Galway County Council and the Government of Ireland Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (RRDF), to address 3 specific locations within the town:   Town Centre Public Realm The Harbour Park The Beach Road Quay Area   These are 3 distinct projects, but very much interlinked, as together they will provide a rejuvenated town centre for everyone to enjoy.   The design team have created a  bespoke project website (https://www.clifdenregeneration.com/) to provide an introduction to the project and a space where the community can be informed about the aims and the vision of the project. The website contains links to Information Boards, a Video explaining […]