How's your environmental footprint?
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.
Entries are invited under six main categories:
- Best environmental primary school
- Best environmental senior school
- Best environmental group/community
- Environmental business of the year
- Green volunteer of the year
- Best environmental project
There will be one winner under each category receiving £250 for the project or community group, and one runner-up in each category receiving a certificate. Winners will also be featured in Hunts Post and District Wide, providing press coverage for the projects.
Representatives from community groups may nominate themselves or be put forward by a third party. 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.
The awards will form part of Huntingdonshire District Council's Environment Strategy review celebrations, which will involve a programme of events throughout the day.
All entries are judged by an independent panel made up of members from the Huntingdonshire Strategic Partnership's Environment Forum.
To find out more about the awards and how to enter, follow the links above.