Do you love where you live so much that you go above and beyond the call of duty to make it a cleaner, greener place to live in and visit?
Or do you know a resident, local school or business that remains committed to continually improving the local environment?
If so, then you could be a part of the third annual Rhondda Cynon Taf Council’s ‘Love Where You Live’ Awards.
The scheme rewards individuals, businesses, schools or local communities throughout the county borough that have introduced positive, inspiring and beneficial changes to the environment. These can be through a whole range of activities, from major improvements to the amount of waste that is recycled to the best-kept community.The Council also welcome nominations, so if individuals know of anyone that they feel deserves an award, then they can enter them for the competition. These can also be supplemented by reports, photographs or press cuttings.
There are 13 categories for the competition and there is no limit on the amount of different categories each applicant enters.
- Community Recycling Champion
- Most Innovative Environmental Project
- Best School Environmental Initiative
- Best Community Project
- Best Environmental Partnership Initiative
- Best Environmental Service Team of the Year
- School Environmental Champion (Pupil)
- School Environmental Champion (Teacher)
- The Envirovision Song Quest Champion
- Local Authority Environmental Champion
- Business Award
- Best Kept Community
- People Award
Applications will be placed before an independent panel of judges. The chosen finalists will be visited before the overall winner of each category is decided.
The awards take place every summer in the Muni Arts Centre, Pontypridd. But the Council wants you to start thinking of possible nominees already so plenty of applications can be received by the start of the new year.
Rhondda Cynon Taf Council’s Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Frontline Services Cllr Anthony Christopher said: “Annually the Love Where You Live Awards has grown to become one of the highlights of the Rhondda Cynon Taf calendar as it involves so many different sections of the community who are committed to improving the local environment for the benefit of everyone.
“The entire concept, which was the brainchild of our Streetcare Team, has long-since been recognised as a positive, and even pioneering, approach to educating and inspiring the general public to assist us in improving their community.
“This is our opportunity to not only congratulate them on their achievements, but encourage others to follow suit. By working together we can make Rhondda Cynon Taf an even cleaner and greener place to live in, work in and visit.”
Further information and application packs are available online at www.rctcbc.gov.uk/awards or alternatively by contacting Claire Dean by phone on 01443 827712 or email [email protected].
