4 Jan 2012
Friends of the Isle of Anglesey Coastal Path who have been busy clearing rubbish from the 125 miles of path around Anglesey, and Pant and Dowlais Boys and Girls Club are amongst the record number of entries shortlisted to receive Wales’s top environmental achievement award.
The 21st annual Tidy Wales Awards ceremony recognises people from every corner of Wales who have made real and lasting efforts to restore their blighted local environments to their former glory. Many of the locations tackled will have suffered years of vandalism and neglect.
The 2011 awards are sponsored by Environment Agency Wales and co-ordinated by Keep Wales Tidy. The nine category winners will each receive a cash prize of £250. The category winners will then be further assessed and the overall winner will receive the specially commissioned Tidy Wales Award Trophy and an additional cheque for £250.
Following a summary of their achievements by radio and TV presenter Sian Thomas, the awards will be presented on 18 January at the Pierhead Building in Cardiff Bay by John Griffiths AM, Minister for Environment and Sustainable Development.
Chris Mills, Director, Environment Agency Wales said:
"Each of the shortlisted entries have demonstrated a commitment to their local environment, and we congratulate them for the great work they are doing.
"Their tireless efforts are helping to make the environment we live in a better, safer place for us all to enjoy and at the same time helping to contribute to local economies and our state of wellbeing.
"However, these volunteers can only do so much. We all have role to play by getting rid of our waste safely and legally in the first place and help to avoid litter and illegal waste blighting our communities."
Lesley Jones, Chief Executive of Keep Wales Tidy commented:
"We are so pleased that we are able to recognise our volunteers’ tireless and important work at our Tidy Wales Awards ceremony. The event allows us to highlight a wide variety of achievements and contributions from all over Wales. Our thanks also to all the organisations that sponsor the event as it couldn’t happen without their support."
The shortlisted entries
|
Category |
Name |
Local Authority |
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Schools – sponsored by John Lewis |
St Christopher’s School Taskforce |
Wrexham |
|
Ysgol Dinas Bran |
Denbighshire |
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Monmouthshire Comprehensive School |
Monmouthshire |
|
Coastal Enhancement – sponsored by The Helping Hand Company |
Friends of Barry Beaches |
Vale of Glamorgan |
|
Dinas Beach Tidy |
Gwynedd |
|
Friends of the Isle of Anglesey Coastal Path |
Anglesey |
|
River Improvement |
Cwmaman River Care |
Rhondda Cynon Taff |
|
Cymdeithas Llandudoch St Dogmaels Community Association |
Pembrokeshire |
|
Senghenydd Youth Drop In Centre |
Caerphilly |
|
Woodland Improvement – sponsored by Foresty Commission wales |
Girlguiding Caernarfonshire |
Gwynedd |
|
Llyn Llech Owain Working Group |
Carmarthenshire |
|
Hafan Hedd |
Ceredigion |
|
NewCommunity Group – sponsored by Valleys to coast |
Living River Pontnewydd |
Carmarthenshire |
|
Litterpick Crosskeys |
Caerphilly |
|
Keep Talog Tidy |
Carmarthenshire |
|
Action Against Flytipping – sponsored by Environment Agency Wales |
Pant & Dowlais Boys & Girls Club |
Merthyr Tydfil |
|
Pontyberem Environment Group |
Carmarthenshire |
|
Sandy Cove Clearance Project |
Conwy |
|
Community Led Regeneration –sponsored by Dwr Cymru |
F.A.N Community Alliance |
Neath Port Talbot |
|
Taffs Well & Nantgarw Community Garden |
Rhondda Cynon Taff |
|
Swansea Sustainable Community Initiative |
Swansea |
|
Llwynhendy Environment Group |
Carmarthenshire |
|
Best Unstaffed Station – sponsored by Arriva Trains Wales |
Chirk |
Wrexham |
|
Builth Road |
Powys |
|
Penhelig |
Gwynedd |
|
Best Staffed Station- sponsored by Arriva Trains Wales |
Haverfordwest |
Pembrokeshire |
|
Barry |
Vale of Glamorgan |
|
Abergavenny |
Monmouthshire |