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Press Release Archive: Friday 08 April 2011

Entries sought for environmental awards

Entries are being sought in the Lincolnshire Environmental Award and Lincolnshire Young Environmentalist Award.
The deadline for entries from North Lincolnshire, North-East Lincolnshire and Lincolnshire is 30 April 2011.

"The Lincolnshire Environment Awards are a great way to share good ideas, get recognition for hard work, and celebrate environmental action" commented Chairman of the Awards Committee, Roger Pavey.  "They are a showcase: giving community groups, schools, businesses and farmers an opportunity to demonstrate that they are playing their part in the sustainable development of the county.  A very diverse range of people enter the awards, previous winners include Lisle Marsden C of E Primary School; Doddington Hall and Gardens; Grantham Angling Association; Nettleham Woodland Trust; The EPIC Centre and Operation Barn Owl - a collaboration between the Association of Drainage Boards, the Wildlife Conservation Partnership and volunteer barn owl advisors."   Lincolnshire Environmental Awards 2011 » Best Business Award supported by Anglian Water » Best Community Award supported by Centrica Energy » Best Farm / Rural Enterprise Award supported by Brown & Co » Young Environmentalist Award supported by Waste Recycling Group (WRG) It is easy to enter the awards. Entries can be for projects that have just started or ones that have been running for some time.  They can be in town or country, wide ranging or focused on a single issue.  All you need to do is write 200 - 300 words describing your project and how it contributes to the environment.  Completed entries together with a covering letter including a contact name and telephone number should be forwarded no later than 30 April 2011 to: Lincolnshire Environmental Awards c/o Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust Banovallum House Manor House Street Horncastle Lincolnshire LN9 5HF Entries can also be made online via the Awards website www.lincsenvironmentalawards.org.uk or emailed to  info@lincstrust.co.uk The written entries will be assessed by a panel of judges which includes experts from around the county.  Shortlisted entrants will be visited by a specialist judge and finalists will be invited to present their entries on Wednesday 13 July 2011 to the final judging panel led by Professor David Bellamy. Further details, including conditions of entry, can be found in the leaflet available from the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust or on the Awards website. The Lincolnshire Environmental Awards, the only dedicated environmental awards programme in the county, are organised by Lindum Rotary Club and the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust.

Notes to Editors

1. Lincolnshire Environmental Awards and the Lincolnshire Young Environmentalist Awards are sponsored by Anglian Water, Brown & Co, Centrica and Waste Recycling Group. The Patrons of the Awards are: Mr Tony Worth, Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire, Professor David Bellamy and the Bishop of Lincoln and Visit www.lincsenvironmentalawards.org.uk
   
   
2. Lindum Rotary Club established the environment award in 1993. The club is one of four in the Lincoln area. It has 37 members drawn from businesses and professions from the Lincoln area. The club works to give service to the community both locally and internationally through the wider Rotary movement. Lindum Rotary Club also organises the Lincolnshire Youth Speaks competition and is involved in fundraising for various charities. Rotary celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2005, it was founded by Paul Harris in Chicago in 1905.
   
   
3. The Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust is dedicated to the conservation of wildlife and wild places throughout the historic county of Lincolnshire – from the Humber to the Wash. The Trust is Lincolnshire’s leading nature conservation charity with over 25,000 members and around 100 nature reserves. The Trust is a member of a nationwide network of 47 local trusts which work to protect wildlife - The Wildlife Trusts. There are 47 local Wildlife Trusts across the whole of the UK, the Isle of Man and Alderney. We are working for an environment rich in wildlife for everyone. With nearly 800,000 members, we are the largest UK voluntary organisation dedicated to conserving the full range of the UK’s habitats and species. Visit www.lincstrust.org.uk

For further information please contact

Rachel Shaw, Public Relations Officer
Tel: 01507 526667   (ansaphone out of office hours)
Fax: 01507 525732
Email: Rachel Shaw

Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust
Banovallum House
Manor House Street
Horncastle
Lincolnshire LN9 5HF

Website: www.lincstrust.org.uk