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Renfrewshire communities go head-to-head for community accolade

Four Renfrewshire communities have entered the prestigious Calor Scottish Community of the Year Awards 2005.

Entries have been submitted to the Environment and Community Life categories of the awards as well as three entries to the separate Community Enhancement Through the Internet Award.

Local communities represented in this year's awards are Giffnock Community Council, Howwood Community Council, Lochwinnoch Community Council and West Johnstone Community Website Group.

Commenting on the entries, Hamish Husband, Calor Scottish Community of the Year Manager, said,

"We have had a fantastic response to the awards this year. In total almost 100 communities have entered from across Scotland, with 84 percent of local authorities represented.

"As always we have received entries from a diverse range of communities the length and breadth of the country. The awards will be hotly contested and now the judges face the difficult challenge of short-listing the communities".

Last year both Howwood Community Council and Lochwinnoch Community Council were commended in the Enhancement through the Internet category at a ceremony held in Edinburgh and presented by HRH The Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay.

Open to any properly constituted community group in Scotland, and carrying a total prize fund of over £5000, the Calor Scottish Community of the Year Awards aim to recognise and reward the efforts made by communities in improving their local area.

The awards consist of five separate categories; environment, business, older people, younger people and community life, with a separate award for Community Enhancement through the Internet.

Each category winner receives £500 towards their community's activities with highly commended communities receiving £250. In addition, the overall Calor Scottish Community of the Year is awarded £1500.

The awards are supported by Calor Scotland in association with Communities Scotland and are backed by The Association of Scottish Community Councils (ASCC), The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), Scottish Business in the Community (SBC) and The Robert Gordon University (RGU).

August 25, 2005

For further information contact:

Ashley Ross
Awards Co-ordinator
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e-mail ashley@prpartnership.co.uk

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