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Low water levels on the River Nore at Bennettsbridge, last summer. Picture: Harry Reid
The Local Authority Waters Programme (LAWPRO) is encouraging community groups to apply under the Water Heritage Day Grants Scheme 2023 to help celebrate Water Heritage Day on August 20.
The public is invited to organise a community water-related event for Heritage Week. The application deadline is July 10 and people are asked to consult with their local Community Water Officer in advance of making an application. Find contact details on the website Communities Team - Local Authority Water Programme (lawaters.ie)
The theme of Heritage Week 2023 is 'Living Heritage'. Water Heritage Day on Sunday, August 20 will focus on discovering traditional knowledge, skills and practices associated with our natural waters and is an opportunity to explore our intangible cultural heritage and links with the past through customs, practices and traditions.
How can we connect with the skills and traditions of the past and pass them to the next generation? Volunteers, community groups and heritage enthusiasts are invited to share their experience, knowledge, culture and practice. This year is an opportunity to highlight past and more recent stories.
There are lots of other engaging ways to celebrate this important cultural connection, for example, following a river from source to sea, a training event or workshop, a booklet on a local waterway, a digital water heritage project, an exhibition, a boat tour, or a river safari, etc. The following guide offers a collection of ideas at heritageweek.ie.
Heritage week is an opportunity to celebrate pristine waters that have been passed down from previous custodians. People who live near one of these waterbodies could host an event to tell people about the fascinating species that depend on healthy waters (including the Freshwater pearl mussel with a life span of over 100 years) and how to help protect and improve them.
People are invited to register their event on National Heritage Week from August 12-20. By applying, you could also be in with a chance to win a Water Heritage Award in 2023. For further information, visit website www.lawaters.ie.
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