Galway County Council is developing the first Outdoor Recreation Strategy for County Galway, and we would appreciate your input.

The Outdoor Recreation Strategy will help shape the future of outdoor recreation in County Galway over the next five years, identifying priorities, opportunities for improvement and areas for future investment across the county.

The Galway County Outdoor Recreation Strategy will align with the national strategy, Embracing Ireland’s Outdoors, and will guide future investment by Galway County Council and partner organisations. Outdoor recreation, as defined for the strategy, covers activities in natural settings and does not include pitch sports or motorised pursuits.

We encourage you to take part in one of the upcoming workshops and to share this information with your contacts who may be interested in having their say.  Five consultation events will take place this week and will be led by Outscape, the consultancy appointed to prepare the strategy.  Workshops will be held as follows:

Monday 10 August

Oughterard Courthouse at 7pm

Tuesday 11 August

Athenry Community Hall from 2pm to 4pm

Harmony Hall, Brú Bhríde Family Resource Centre, Tuam at 7pm

Wednesday 12 August

Ballinasloe Family and Community Resource Centre, 2pm to 4pm

Temperance Hall in Loughrea at 7pm

Following the in-person public consultation events, an online survey will be available on Galway.ie from Monday 17 August to Monday 31 August. The survey will give people who are unable to attend the consultations an opportunity to share their views and help shape the development of the strategy.

The development of the strategy has been backed by the Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht.