January News Bulletin

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         Winter in my scheme’ Photo Competition

    ❄️Winter in my Scheme ❄️

  📸Winter Photo Competition📸

      Although January can be a cold and dark month it also has its        hidden gems with bright frosty mornings and crisp winter           days and no other season can beat the idyllic winter photos.

       If you enjoy the winter walks during which you like to capture                the seasonal beauty around you then why not share your                 best photo to info@torcsustainablehousing.ie

Enter by sending in your best winter photo and you may be lucky to win some prizes.

           The competition is open to both children and adults.               Please send one photo to Info@torcsustainablehousing.ie or alternatively to TEO WhatsApp.
The closing date is 28th of January at 12pm ❄️📸

                   International Day of Education

International Day of Education is observed on January 24 every year. It looks at education from a broader perspective. The quality of education varies for children around the world, with millions still deprived of this basic human right. The day is created to campaign for better education reforms and improve access to education for all. It’s a day to celebrate and advocate for access to education.

International Day of Education is observed annually to re-evaluate education in our lives, as well as identify and address the issues of education in our society. On a larger scale, the role of education in breaking boundaries between cultures and countries, and maintaining peace and equality is also observed.

Five empowering quotes on Education

Malala Yousafzai

• “One child, one teacher, one book, and one pen can change the world”.

Nelson Mandela

• “The most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”

A Chinese proverb

• “If You are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you are planning for a lifetime, educate people”

Malcolm Forbes

• “Education’s purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one.”

Benjamin Franklin

• “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest”

                  TORC Annual Rent Review 2025

                        E- Scooters safety message

TORC would like to remind our tenants of the safety of e-scooters and ways to ensure that e-scooters are road legal (please see above image).

An e-scooter should be used in the same way as a bicycle on public roads. Users must:

• Be 16 or older

• Not carry passengers (for example, carrying children to school)

• Not carry goods (for example, food or parcel delivery)

• Obey a speed limit of 20 kilometers per hour

• Drive on the left (including in bicycle lanes and bus lanes)

• Not use the footpath

• Obey all rules of the road, particularly for traffic lights, pedestrian crossings, pelican crossings and zebra crossings

• Obey signals given by a Garda or school warden

• Obey all traffic lights, including bicycle traffic lights

• Obey all traffic signs in the same way that they apply to cyclists

• Not use a mobile phone.

Wearing protective equipment, such as a helmet and high-vis clothing, is advised.

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