Falkirk community groups earn praise and titles at national environmental awards
Falkirk community groups have been recognised at the annual Keep Scotland Beautiful Climate and Nature Friendly Communities Network event.
Polmont Community Hub was a major winner in the It’s Your Neighbourhood section, earning a level 5 thriving achievement, a highly commended Keep Scotland Beautiful Community Award for Gardening for Health and Wellbeing and a Keep Scotland Beautiful Community Award for Sustainable Gardening.
Denny and Dunipace Community Green Initiative, meanwhile, received a level 5 outstanding achievement and a certificate of distinction, Bailliefields Community Hub earned a level 5 outstanding achievement, Braes Friendly Growers got a level 1 establishing achievement and Zetland Park Rose Garden received a level 3 advancing achievement.
Let’s Get Grangemouth Clean G Litter Team earned a certificate of recognition in the Beautiful Scotland Large Town section.
The annual seminar, hosted by environmental charity Keep Scotland Beautiful, took place at Stirling’s Albert Halls this week with 200 people in attendance representing community gardening groups from all over Scotland.
Juliette Camburn, senior community initiatives officer at Keep Scotland Beautiful, said: “Congratulations to our Falkirk groups for all their success at this year’s ceremony.
“To every community gardening group who received a certificate or award today, we’re equally proud of your efforts and commitment to improving your spaces. You are all doing so much across the country to restore nature and biodiversity.
"This helps to make our country and communities a better place for all and it’s wonderful to be able to celebrate everyone’s hard work together at our annual ceremony.”