Towns Alive Awards 2011
Congratulations to Mold Spring Clean – National Winner of the Towns Alive National Awards 2011
The Mold Spring Clean project has helped to improve the town’s physical environment and promotes recycling, sustainability, pride and community spirit.
Springy, the Mold Spring Clean mascot has won fans both near and far and been hugely successful in getting young people and the wider community involved in the project.
Find out more about the National Winner of our Towns Alive Awards 2011
The Towns Alive National Awards are a chance for towns to shout from the rooftops about the work they are doing and to inspire other towns.
See the regional winners below and click on the links to find out more about them or download our Towns Alive National Awards brochure here {opens new window}.
East Zone
OVERALL WINNER & WINNER – Partnership and Strategic Working
Project: COAST, Cromer and Sheringham
Lead organisation: Cromer and Sheringham Arts and Literary Festival (CASALF)
JOINT WINNER – Business and Economy
Project: Make it Your Market, Huntingdon
Lead organisation: Huntingdonshire District Council
JOINT WINNER – Business and Economy
Project: Truly Local Shop, Stalham
Lead organisation: Stalham with Happing Partnership
WINNER – Environment and Culture
Project: Swaefas Swale Community Orchard, Swaffham
Lead organisation: Iceni Partnership
WINNER – Social and Community
Project: Diss Corn Hall Refurbishment, Diss
Lead organisation: Diss Corn Hall Trust
COMMENDED
Refurbishing the Public Car Park in Tuxford, Tuxford Town Council, Tuxford
Wells Maltings Development, Wells Area Partnership, Wells-next-the-sea
- See more on East Towns Alive Awards commended projects
North Zone
OVERALL WINNER & WINNER – Partnership and Strategic Working
Project: Digital Teesdale, Barnard Castle
Lead organisation: Barnard Castle Vision
WINNER – Business and Economy
Project: NeST Business and Community Hub, Barnard Castle
Lead organisation: Barnard Castle Vision
JOINT WINNER – Environment and Culture
Project: Congleton Apple Juice
Lead organisation: Congleton Partnership
JOINT WINNER – Environment and Culture
Project: Knaresborough Audio Tour
Lead organisation: Renaissance Knaresborough
JOINT WINNER – Social and Community
Project: Dales Festival of Food and Drink, Leyburn
Lead organisation: Leyburn and Mid-Wensleydale Partnership
JOINT WINNER – Social and Community
Project: Green Spaces in Hexham East, Hexham
Lead organisation: Hexham Community Partnership
COMMENDED
Longridge Station, Longridge Social Enterprise Company (LSEC), Longridge
Barnard Castle Vibrant Retail Heart, Barnard Castle Vision, Barnard Castle
Cockermouth Heritage Shop Fronts Scheme, Cockermouth & District Chamber of Trade, Cockermouth
Coldstones Cut, Nidderdale Plus Partnership, Pateley Bridge
Driffield Station Gardens Project, Driffield Partnership, Driffield
Egremont Rugby Union Football Club, Egremont
Cheviot Centre, Glendale Gateway Trust, Wooler
Seahouses Townscape Project, Seahouses Development Trust, Seahouses
Amble GPX, Amble Development Trust, Amble
Phoenix Festibition (Youth Arts & Music Project), Haltwhistle Partnership Ltd, Haltwhistle
- See more on North Towns Alive Awards commended projects
South East Zone
OVERALL WINNER & WINNER – Business and Economy
Project: What’s In Ltd, Thame
Lead organisation: What’s In Ltd
WINNER – Environment and Culture
Project: ABC – A Better Caterham – Shabby to Smart, Caterham
Lead organisation: The Caterham Community Partnership Ltd
WINNER – Partnership and Strategic Working
Project: Exploiting Wallingford’s Rich History, Wallingford
Lead organisation: Wallingford Partnership Ltd
WINNER – Social and Community
Project: Risborough Area Community Bus, Princes Risborough
Lead organisation: Risborough Area Community Bus
COMMENDED
Godalming Staycation, Godalming
Folly Regeneration Project, Faringdon Area Project, Faringdon
Leatherhead and District Marketing Campaign, The Leatherhead Area Partnership Limited, Leatherhead
Community Centred (Phoenix Phase Three), The Phoenix Community Resource Hub Ltd, Sandwich
- See more on South East Towns Alive Awards commended projects
West Zone
OVERALL WINNER & WINNER – Social and Community
Project: Conway Fields Youth & Community Project, Alcester
Lead organisation: Alcester Town Council
WINNER – Business and Economy
Project: Gillingham Work (Job) Club, Gillingham
Lead organisation: Gillingham Work (Job) Club
WINNER – Environment and Culture
Project: Church Stretton Heritage Project, Church Stretton
Lead organisation: Church Stretton Town Council
WINNER – Partnership and Strategic Working
Project: Pedestrian Link, Crewkerne
Lead organisation: A Better Crewkerne & District (ABCD)
COMMENDED
Shifnal Festival, Shifnal
Shifnal Farmers’ Market CIC, Shifnal
Dursley Paving Project – Dursley Town Council and partners
The Greening of Abbey Fields Community Centre, Winchcombe
Leadership in regenerating Dawlish, Dawlish
Energy Descent Pathways project, Totnes – Transition Town Totnes
Yate International Festival – Yate & District Heritage Centre Trust
- See more on West Towns Alive Awards commended projects
Welsh Zone
OVERALL WINNER & WINNER – Environment and Culture
Project: Mold Spring Clean, Mold
Lead organisation: Mold Town Council
WINNER – Business and Economy
Project: Art on the Fence, Colwyn Bay
Lead organisation: Bay of Colwyn Town Management
WINNER – Partnership and Strategic Working
Project: Flintshire TAP (Town Action Plan Programme), 7 towns in Flintshire
Lead organisation: Flintshire County Council
WINNER – Social and Community
Project: Scala Cinema and Art Centre, Prestatyn
Lead organisation: Scala Cinema and Art Centre
COMMENDED
Connah’s Quay Civic Hall, Connah’s Quay Town Council, Connahs Quay
National Trail Art, Denbighshire County Council, Prestatyn
Neath Food and Drink Festival 2010, Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council, Neath
- See more on Wales Towns Alive Awards commended projects
Action for Market Towns Awards in pictures
- See photos from our Towns Alive National Awards 2011 applicants {opens new window}
The judges
- Meet our new Towns Alive National Awards judges
Awards showcase events
Events are taking place this summer to celebrate the category winners and announce the overall zone winners.
- Find out when your local zone’s Awards Showcase event takes place here
The winners from each zone will then go on to present their projects at Action for Market Towns’ annual Convention in October to compete for the title of Towns Alive National Awards overall winner.
Climate Week Partnership: In addition, any applications under the Environment category which were submitted before 4 February automatically went forward for this year’s Climate Week Awards.
What next?
- Find out more about the Towns Alive National Awards
- Email Anne Buchanan at awards@towns.org.uk for Awards queries
- Find out about Awards sponsorship opportunities
