FRIDAY, 20 MARCH 2009, Regeneration & Renewal blog
Forget about the Oscars, Baftas and Grammys - I am live in Westminster for the British Urban Regeneration Association's community-inspired awards. The name may not be quite so pithy, but the awards are important because they celebrate projects run by people that deserve recognition. Here are the winners:
Winners
Creation Development Trust, Bridgend
Nessie Club, Runcorn
Runners up
The Living Quarry, Portland
Operation Kingfisher, Lewisham
X-Site Skate Park, Skegness
Park View 4U, Lytham
Commendations
Restoration of Garrison House and Grounds, Isle of Cumbrae
Butterfield Green Community Orchard, Hackney
On a sadder but simultaneously, uplifting note I must mention the number of emotional and touching tributes for the former chief executive of BURA, the late Jon Ladd who died earlier this year and who was key in setting up these awards. Michael Ward, the current chief executive, dedicated the ceremony to his memory as former colleagues and others lined up to pay homage to the “prince among men”. So heartfelt and genuine were the tributes, it almost seemed as if Jon Ladd was in the room.
POSTED BY HERPREET GREWAL AT 14:44
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