Sheffield First Environment Community Awards
Sheffield First for Environment, the body which overseas environmental excellence throughout Sheffield, announced the winners of their prestigious Community Awards at an evening ceremony in the Sheffield Town Hall, Monday December 3rd.
For the last four years, these awards have recognised community projects put forward by voluntary groups that have made a difference to Sheffield’s environment, showcasing best practise and inspiring others to undertake their own initiatives.
This year a wide range of applications were received from across the city, with Professor Ted Kitchen, Chairman of the Environment Board, commenting that the standard of entries was particularly high. This years’ panel of judges comprised of Professor Ted Kitchen, Sue Pearson and Gary McGrogan, who through conducting site visits and carefully analysing submitted information, came to the difficult decisions of which projects to recognise. Presented by the Lord Mayor of Sheffield Councillor Arthur Dunworth, five projects were recognised at the Awards Ceremony.
Page Hall Community Association were awarded as joint winners for their efforts to transform their local community through making several physical improvements, such as installing hanging basket, using a community-led approach. In particular, their efforts in line with this year’s ‘In Bloom’ competition were recognised.
Other joint winners, Friends of Woolley Woods Park, regenerated run-down public realm by creating a new play space which offers a range of interesting play equipment, including some specifically designed for disabled children.
Friends of Ecclesall Woods were highly commended for their efforts to restore 1km of footpaths in Ecclesall Woods. The footpaths, regularly used by walkers and cyclists, were integrated with new wooden bridges to open up accessibility for, amongst others, wheelchair users.
Norton Free Primary School’s project to develop a new wildlife garden, pond and planting area at Norton Free Primary School was also highly commended. This project has created facilities to aid school childrens’ learning, which will include the studying and recording of insects, animals, birds and vegetation.
The final project to be highly commended was by that of the Burncross Action Team. This project has brought about a range of environmental improvements to Burncross, helping to give the area a unique identity and the local residents a sense of pride and ownership.
Download the case studies for the above projects below.
Downloads
Download the Friends of Ecclesall Woods case study as a pdf file (198 KB)
Download the Friends of Woolley Woods Park case study as a pdf file (190 KB)
Download the Page Hall Community Association case study as a pdf file (208 KB)