Green Heart Awards
Green Heart Community Awards 2012
After two very successful Green Heart Awards in 2010 and 2011, Huntingdonshire District Council have teamed up with local newspaper, News & Crier, to host a new look Green Heart Community Awards for 2012.
Other people's projects can be both inspirational and motivational and that’s why we want to find out more about the excellent environmental community projects happening in Huntingdonshire.
We want to find out about what has motivated the people of Huntingdonshire to take environmental action, what has been helpful to make their projects successful and what challenges they have faced and overcome along the way.
We want to recognise those community groups and individuals who are getting together and making a real change in their community by reducing their environmental footprint. From energy projects, waste and recycling schemes to sustainable growing schemes and environmental awareness raising events, to getting ideas off the ground, there are people out there who are making a difference, people with bright, innovative and scalable ideas.
- The winners will be featured in the News & Crier and on the Council’s website, providing press coverage for the projects.
- Entries are invited under seven main categories:
1. Best primary school
2. Best secondary school/college
3. Young green achiever of the year
4. Green volunteer of the year
5. Best wildlife or nature initiative
6. Best energy saving initiative
7. Best waste, reuse or recycling initiative
An awards ceremony will be held where four short-listed nominations for each category will be invited to attend, with winners announced at the event
Representatives from community groups may nominate themselves or be put forward by a third party, and anyone can enter as long as they can demonstrate that they have managed, or been involved with an environmental project that has engaged and benefited their local community
Final entries - 27 April 2012
Awards ceremony - Sat 16 June 2012 at The Burgess Hall, St Ives - 7pm until 9pm
There are a number of ways you can apply
- Apply online
- Download an application pack via the link on the right
- Visit the News & Crier for more information
Green Heart Community Awards 2011
On Saturday 4 June 2011 Huntingdonshire green heroes attended the second Green Heart Community Awards which celebrated the great and inspirational environmental projects that community groups, individuals and schools have been involved in within our district over the past twelve months.
The Best Environmental Project finalists were Friends of Sudbury Meadows, Huntingdon in Bloom, Froglife, Alconbury Allotment & Gardens Association and Wood Green Animal Shelter.
The winners were Huntingdon in Bloom who over the past year have been involved in many planting projects within Huntingdon
The runners up were Alconbury Allotments and Garden Association who has created a new community facility where residents can now grow their own food.
Total Computing in St Ives and The Marriott Hotel, Huntingdon were shortlisted within the Environmental Business of the Year category. The Marriott Hotel won this award for the extensive range of environmental activities they have been involved in, whilst inspiring their staff and guests.
Runners up were Total Computing who is an excellent example of how to green a business, showing how by making small changes it is possible to make a big difference.
The nominees for the Green Volunteer of the Year award were Graham Marsh, George Cottam and Sam Malt. Winning this award was Graham Marsh who over the past twelve months has sensitively managed the pond at Stukeley Meadows Business Park to encourage wildlife.
Sam Malt received the runners up prize for his efforts with the Grafham Wildlife and Conservation Group.
A new category for this year’s awards was Green Building 2011. A three bedroom property in Earith and the Education Centre at Paxton Pits were this year’s finalists. This award went to the Education Centre at Paxton Pits which boasts a number of features that make the centre a state of the art sustainable building. The property on Marina Drive, Earith received the runners up prize.
The finalists for Best Environmental School were Thorndown Community Junior School, St Ivo School, Westfield Junior School and Fenstanton & Hilton Primary School.
The winning school was Westfield Junior School who have been an eco-school for a number of years and have recently incorporated a wildlife garden and picnic area split into a number of habitats in to their grounds.
Thorndown Community Junior School were runners up for the great environmental activities that have been initiated and conducted by pupils
The Young Green Achiever of the Year award was not easy to judge as each nominee has achieved so much. This award was therefore judged slightly differently and although there could be one winner, all of the finalists received a runners-up prize. This award was presented to Amy Hamlett who has been volunteering for Froglife since the age of 5. Amy has developed and led on many environmental projects and fundraising initiatives.
Special recognition went to the following runners up Rebecca Harrold who is a Huntingdon Youth Town Council representative and attends St Peters School, Isabelle Childerly from Thorndown Community Junior School and Sonia Taylor of Hinchingbrooke School.
More information about the work of all the finalists can be found in the Awards Programme on the right.
Green Heart Community Awards 2010
And the winners were....
Saturday 5 June 2010 was an important day for Huntingdonshire’s environment. Huntingdonshire District Council marked World Environmental Day with an environmental exhibition and a celebration of the great and inspirational environmental projects that have been taking place within our district.
The finalists of the Green Heart Community Awards walked down the green carpet, and enjoyed an evening dedicated to the successes of the inspirational environmental projects that have been taking place. The winners were presented with an award, kindly donated by Ridgeons, and received a cheque for £250 to put towards their next environmental project.
The finalists of the Best Environmental Primary School were Abbots Ripton Primary School, Brampton Village Primary School and Westfield Junior School. But there could only be one winner which was Brampton Village Primary School.
There was one shining example entered under the Best Environmental Secondary School category. St Ivo School teachers Barbara Morey and Rachel Yorke collected the award on behalf of the school.
HeatingSave and the Raptor Foundation were shortlisted for the Environmental Business of the Year Award. The award was presented to HeatingSave.
The nominees for the Green Volunteer of the Year award were Betty Ball from Warboys, and John Kessel who is a parent at Westfield Junior School, St Ives. The winner of this award was Betty Ball.
The Best Environmental Project 2010 finalists were Grahams Ponds, at Stukeley Meadows Business Park, Gransden Allotment and Leisure Gardeners' Society and Friends of Sudbury Meadows.
Gransden Allotment and Leisure Gardeners’ Society won this category.
The final award was for Best Environmental Group or Community. The finalists for this were St Ives Free Church, Greener futures and Grafham Wildlife and Conservation Group. The award was presented to Greener Futures.