CycleUp Textiles News
Step Into Something New: Athleague Camino & Dip Launches This July
CycleUp by Roscommon Women's Network have announced the Athleague Camino & Dip, an exciting outdoor event taking place on Sunday, July 20.
The event will see participants embark on a 6km loop walk along the Suck Valley Way, starting and finishing at the Riverside Centre in Athleague. For those looking to embrace the full experience, there will be an optional refreshing dip in the water, offering a perfect way to cool down after the walk.
At the official launch event, Claire Finneran of Kepak joined staff from CycleUp Textiles to show support for this initiative, highlighting the importance of local engagement and community wellness. Kepak are proud sponsors of the Athleague Camino and Dip.
Participants will receive their very own Suck Valley Way Passport, which will be stamped on the day - a meaningful keepsake from the experience. Light refreshments will be provided, ensuring that walkers and dippers alike have a chance to relax and refuel after their journey.
Entry is priced at €20 for adults, €10 for youth 12-17 and €60 for family entry (2 adults & 3 youths), making this a wonderful event for families, friends, and individuals of all backgrounds.
Whether taking part for fitness, fun, or a personal challenge, the Athleague Camino & Dip is an opportunity to embrace the beauty of Roscommon while supporting local initiatives. Please note the event is suitable for children over 12 years old and no dogs are allowed on the route.
Funds raised from this event will directly support the Roscommon Women's Network, which works to empower and uplift women across the county through education, training, advocacy, and community initiatives.
The proceeds will contribute to CycleUp Textiles, an innovative social enterprise that promotes sustainability and skill-building by upcycling materials while providing local employment opportunities.
Roscommon Women's Network encourages everyone to take part. For more information or to register visit www.cycleup.ie/camino
Roscommon Herald and Westmeath Independent features, March 2025
CycleUp Textiles and Keelin Moncrieff - Growing Up podcast episode
Stitching a new future: empowering women through creativity and sustainability
In this inspiring episode, Keelin Moncrieff sits down with Nora Fahy, the manager of the Roscommon Women's Network and the driving force behind CycleUp Textiles, a social enterprise that is transforming scrap fabric into one-of-a-kind bags and gifts. Nora shares the story of how CycleUp Textiles not only promotes sustainability by upcycling materials, but also serves as a stepping stone for women in the community, offering training in sewing, design, and textile skills to empower them and open doors to employment opportunities.
Learn about the powerful impact of this initiative on both the environment and the lives of women, as Nora discusses the journey of building the enterprise and the invaluable support they’ve received from the EU Just Transition Fund. This funding has played a crucial role in helping the organization expand its reach and further its mission of empowerment and economic inclusion.
Tune in for an insightful conversation about how creativity, community, and sustainability intersect in meaningful ways, and how social enterprises like CycleUp Textiles are making a difference.
This episode is proudly sponsored by the EU Just Transition Fund. To find out more about the help the EU Just Transition Fund offers around Europe, visit this website; https://www.emra.ie/eu-jtf/
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RDS Dublin Horse Show and CycleUp Textiles
August 2024
Exciting news!! CycleUp Textiles are exhibiting at the RDS Dublin Horse Show from 14th - 18th August 2024. You can find us as part of the RDS Foundations exhibition in the Concert Hall area and we will be demonstrating how we use material that needs to make new memories and turn them in to fabulous high quality, unique and sustainable upcycled bags and gifts that are made here in Athleague, Co Roscommon in Ireland.
This is an amazing opportunity and we are looking forward to meeting so many people and talking about all things CycleUp and Roscommon Women's Network. Please come and say hi if you are there.
CycleUp Textiles wins RDS Spring Award for Rural Social Impact
MAY 2024
Delighted to Announce that Roscommon Women's Network - RWN CycleUp has won the Sustainable Rural Social Impact Award at the #RDSSpringAwards! Huge congratulations to all the CycleUp Team, Volunteers, RWN Staff and RWN Charity Shop. Well done Jennifer and Maria for a terrific application. We are honoured with this national accolade from the Royal Dublin Society
It was our privilege to be able to attend the awards ceremony alongside so many other wonderful rural businesses. To have been chosen as winners in our category for Rural Social Impact and to be recognised for the work we do with women living in rural areas and for the environmental impact of saving textile waste from landfill means so much to every person that has been involved from the original idea born from the RWN Charity shop to where CycleUp is today. Thank you everyone for your support and here is to many more years of progress.
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Pop-Up Shop opens in Roscommon Town
March 2024
On Friday 22nd March 2024 CycleUp Textiles opened it's first pop-up shop in the Harrison Centre, Roscommon Town. The shop will showcase all of the unique and environmentally friendly products handmade from 100% upcycled textiles. It is a huge step forward in bringing the circular economy to Roscommon Town and engaging the public in its benefits for all.
The shop will be staffed by volunteers from CycleUp and the Roscommon Women's Network and we will be happy to hear from anyone with experience who would like to join us.
