Four Moray groups recognised for work to clean their communities and keep them beautiful
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FOUR Moray groups have been recognised for work to improve their communities.
Environmental charity Keep Scotland Beautful held its annual It's Your Neighbourhood seminar on December 8, with more than 180 groups from 26 local authorities recognised with certificates and awards for efforts in cleaning up their local areas and making them beautiful.
Aberlour Primary School and Buckie Roots both received 'outstanding' awards, with 'thriving' certification going to Elgin's Positive Action Group and Archiestown Green Growth.
Juliette Camburn, community projects officer with Keep Scotland Beautiful, said: “We are delighted to once again be celebrating the brilliant work of groups who are doing so much to make their community a better place.
“Every It’s Your Neighbourhood entrant has made a lasting contribution to their area through their efforts and it’s great to see such a high number taking part this year.
“I’d like to congratulate and thank each and every group, alongside the 26 volunteer assessors we work with who give up their time, support, expertise and guidance, for all they do to make their community a cleaner, greener and more sustainable place for people and nature.”
It’s Your Neighbourhood is Keep Scotland Beautiful’s community environmental improvement initiative which is managed in partnership with the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS).
It runs alongside Beautiful Scotland but is non-competitive and is based on the three pillars of community participation, environmental responsibility and gardening achievement.
Pak Ling Wan, community programme manager of the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), said: “We are delighted that so many groups in Scotland are taking part in It’s Your Neighbourhood and achieving so much for their local communities.
"It’s encouraging how groups have fully embraced the initiative showing that they can improve people’s wellbeing and benefit our natural environment through gardening.”
Any group who would like to join Keep Scotland Beautiful’s It’s Your Neighbourhood initiative can email beautifulscotland@keepscotlandbeautiful.org or visit www.keepscotlandbeautiful.org/IYN to learn more.
