Nore Vision unveils new website and logo, and is hiring

The board of Nore Vision – Nore River Catchment Trust has announced the launch of its new website www.norevision.ie today (Tuesday).

The new site is part of a project funded by Kilkenny Leader Partnership and the TOMAR Trust. Designer Bill Hollingsworth, OystercatcherTF was appointed to develop a new logo, website and digital communication strategy for the trust. The project also included the design of a new logo and communication strategy. The website has lots of information on projects, upcoming events and a facility for friends to join up.

When it came to the logo, the designer felt the river should play a central part. The river essentially is natural, fluid, creates its own form and shape and, of course, is made from water. Nore Vision's board wanted the logo roundel to have the same qualities.

They asked Kilkenny artist Michelle McMahon to help. Using water from the river, they created a design in watercolour which is: Organic (made by a human being rather than a machine), Fluid (not regular, not structured, multi-layered, at different levels both transparent and opaque), Self-creating (using the guiding hand of the artist, allow the colours to take their own form, to bleed into each other and to overlap in layers as the medium takes defines), Made from water (using actual Nore water in a watercolour roundel).

Michelle worked with her woman’s art group and almost a dozen roundel designs were created, from which one was chosen. 

Everyone was delighted with the result, delighted that the river itself played its part. Nore Vision believes fully in collaboration and is conscious of what can be achieved by working with stakeholder, agencies and communities.

In other good news, Nore Vision- NRCT are hiring a temporary project assistant (subject to funding).

A strategic plan for the trust was developed in 2021 and a project leader was appointed in June 2022.  Following a very busy and successful 2022, Nore Vision now wants to recruit a project assistant to further progress the delivery of their strategy.

Job description and details can be downloaded here - Nore River Catchment Trust Project Assistant 2023. Any queries can be emailed to [email protected]. The closing date for applications is 5pm Friday, March 3.