The 1st ever health and well-being festival took place at the Technological University of the Shannon (TUS) Clonmel campus on Thursday Sept 26th. Over 500 people took part in this event where participants were encouraged to get arty and crafty with local artists.
Patrick Davoren - manager of the Regional Sports Hub said that "organisers wanted to increase community awareness of the TUS University/Sports Hub and highlight the importance of social inclusion". Several- local schools attended on the day and Patrick is delighted that more and more people are coming to use the Sports Hub/track/playground.
In 2023, the Consultation with Children and Young People asked 182 young people in Clonmel about the kind of community they wanted to create. They highlighted the need to have events for young people organised by young people. Slaintecare Healthy Communities programme responded by kindly providing the funding for this festival day. This event was organised by a dedicated group of students from TUS and well supported by the Student Union. Marie Walsh, one of the TUS Lecturers commended the creativity of the group of student volunteers who brought their vision to life. This was reinforced by Catriona Crowe from Slaintecare Healthy Communities Programme, with Tipperary County Council who was present on the day and highlighted the importance of youth led projects.
