Clean Britain Awards: Helping put Civic Pride back into Britain
Councils recognised for creating the cleanest communities
Broadland District Council has won the much coveted National Award in the 2010/11 Clean Britain Awards, presented today at the NEC Cleaning Show in Birmingham.
A total of nine local authorities stepped up to the podium to receive awards at the presentation ceremony, which was hosted by TV presenter Dick Strawbridge and sponsored by Kier Street Services.
This year’s awards featured three categories – town, cities, and districts – and each of the entrants faced a tough judging process, with anonymous inspection visits and 13 key criteria, including general litter, chewing gum and smoking-related litter, fly-tipping, graffiti and the provision and condition of litter bins.
The 2010/11 winners are:
Towns category:
Gold – Cleobury Mortimer (Shropshire Council)
Silver – Maidenhead (Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead)
Bronze – Southend (Southend Borough Council)
Cities Category:
Gold – Truro (Truro City Council)
Silver – Nottingham (Nottingham City Council)
Bronze – Lincoln (City of Lincoln Council)
Districts Category:
Gold – Broadland District Council
Silver – Babergh District Council
Bronze – North Norfolk District Council
Overall National Award Winner:
Broadland District Council
The biennial awards are run jointly by the British Cleaning Council and the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) and are open to all local authorities and other organisations involved in managing public spaces.
“Our communities deserve well maintained and attractive public places and the Clean Britain Awards recognise and reward the efforts made by councils and other organisations to keep our local areas clean and welcoming,” says Steve Lee, Chief Executive of CIWM. “The quality of our local environment contributes directly to our sense of wellbeing and civic pride and plays an important role in improving the economic prosperity of our towns, cities and rural districts.”
Kier Street Services is the principal sponsor for the 2010/11 awards, and the associate sponsors are Gum Clear, Spider UK Ltd, Green Machines, and BigBelly Solar.Further information from:
Clean Britain Awards on +44 (0)1604 620426
Email: cleanbritain@ciwm.co.uk