Award News
Water Efficiency Awards - 2007
The Environment Agency’s Water Efficiency Awards for 2007 have recently been launched and one of the 7 categories is specifically for Leisure and Tourism.
The awards are aimed at businesses and organisations which can demonstrate innovative approaches to water conservation. Projects must have been completed or been operational between September 2004 and March 2006. The Awards will be presented at a ceremony in London in March 2007.
The judges for the Awards will be looking for projects which show;
- New and creative approaches to reducing water use or increasing water efficiency - technological, managerial or educational
- Measurable savings, both water and financial (no minimum amount)
- Wider environmental impacts, such as reduced waste and energy use
- Continuing commitment to water efficiency
- Practical and transferable measures that can be adopted elsewhere
To register an interest in the Leisure and Tourism category and obtain the official entry form, please email your full contact details and quote Leisure & Tourism to paula.wood@environment-agency.gov.uk, or call 01903 832073. Alternatively, download the registration form from the Environment Agency’s website – www.environment-agency.gov.uk and fax to 01903 832274 Completed entry forms must be returned by 31 August 2006.
Old Chapel Forge scoops more awards
Hot on the heels of being awarded Gold accreditation in the Green Tourism Business Scheme last year, Old Chapel Forge B&B at Lagness, near Chichester, has won further recognition for its ‘green credentials’.
In February, it was highly commended for its ‘green build’ in the West Sussex Building and Design Awards, prompting the judges to amend the award scheme so that from next year, all entries must demonstrate some form of green or environmental input.
This was followed in March by an “International Green Apple” award for built environment & architectural heritage. Congratulation to Sandra and Charles Barnes-Keywood for continuing to so successfully fly the (green) flag for the cause of sustainability.
