LOVE Northumberland awards 2011
Rewarding community achievement
In 2011, LOVE Northumberland launched a set of awards to mark
out projects that are enriching our wonderful county.
Entries were invited for projects that would fit into one or
more of the following categories:
- Best new project (projects that are less than
one year old)
- Best ongoing project (projects where you can
show year on year improvements)
- Best ‘urban’ project (projects or work that
happens in places where people live)
- Best coast or countryside project (projects
that happen in more rural areas, where less people live)
- Best young people’s project (where most of the
participants are aged 12 -25)
- Best children’s project (where most of the
participants are aged 11 and under)
All entries were considered and a shortlisted, of projects was
invited along to, the Alnwick Garden on Wednesday July 13, to be
presented with prizes presented by Her Grace the Duchess of
Northumberland.
Winning entries, received a £250 prize and runner-up projects a
£100 prize, with the money to spent on something that will benefit
the project or work. Other shortlisted finalists recieved garden
centre vouchers.
Main
sponsor of the awards was the Co-operative Community Fund in the
North East and support was also provided by the Forestry Commission
and Com-vert, which makes compost and sustainable gardening
products.
Love Northumberland Awards 2011 Video
You
can download the full list of awards
here
Click on the links below to see the winners and runners
up
