The Neath Port Talbot Environment Awards organised by NPT Environment Forum and sponsored by the Countryside Council for Wales took place in the Towers Hotel on Friday 12th November 2010.
The evening was hosted by BBC Wildlife presenter Iolo Williams and 186 people attended the event. 14 Shortlisted groups waited anxiously to hear if they had won an Award in one of the five categories.
The Winners were:
- Green School of the Year: Pontryhydyfen Primary School
- Green Business of the Year: Castle Leisure Limited (Castle Bingo)
- Green Public Sector Department of the Year: Forest Watch
- Action for Wildlife Award: Neath Urban Bat Survey
- Green Voluntary Group of the Year: Daclus Sandfields/Aberavon
The Overall winner accolade went to Castle Leisure Limited (Castle Bingo) – a panel of judges chose them as the overall winner for their energy use and waste reductions the commitment shown by the whole team to understanding and improving their environmental impacts and their work to improve the environmental knowledge of the 200,000 customers they have every year.
Marilyn Collard from Castle Leisure Limited said: “I wish to express our thanks for such a wonderful event on Friday. The whole occasion was very impressive. To win both awards was such an achievement and it was good to be recognised in this way.
“As a company we continue to support the Environment, and going forward, I hope that from these results, other businesses will realise what an impact they can make to the Environment and their profits, without any capital expense.
“We are very proud to have been part of the initiative”
Excellent feedback was also received from all who attended the evening.
The Leader of the Council Ali Thomas said: “The event was a great success and highlighted the excellent work being carried out in Neath Port Talbot to improve the environment we live in.”
A Spokesperson for the NPT Environment Forum stated: “We hope to continue on from the success of this year’s event in promoting local groups, schools, organisations and businesses who are doing something positive from the environment. We will be holding a 2011 Awards and look forward to receiving many more entries.”
If you would like to be involved in next years Awards please email [email protected]
Details of the awards – videos, photos and comments can be viewed on the Awards section of the NPT Environment Forum’s website www.nptef.org.uk
