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North Ayrshire communities go head-to-head for community accolade

Three North Ayrshire communities have entered the prestigious Calor Scottish Community of the Year Awards 2005.

Entries have been submitted to all five categories of the awards, which include Environment, Business, Older People, Young People and Community Life.

The local communities represented in this year's awards are Kilwinning Community Sports Club, the International Agency Group and Broomlands and Bourtreehill Age Concern.

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".

"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 a number of North Ayrshire communities won acknowledgement for their efforts. Beith Community Council won the Community Life award and was highly commended in the Older People category, whilst the Isle of Arran, Calor Scottish Community of the Year 2003, was commended in three categories at the Oscar style ceremony held in Edinburgh and presented by HRH The Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay.

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
tel 01224 588900
e-mail ashley@prpartnership.co.uk

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