District Wide March 2011 - Huntingdonshire District Council

environment a clean ‘green’ and attractive place
Green Heart Community Awards 2011
Huntingdonshire Green Heart Community Awards are once again looking for applications to
find those inspirational projects and motivated people who help the local environment.
The awards recognise community groups and individuals who are making a real
difference by reducing their environmental footprint. From energy projects, waste and
recycling schemes to sustainable growing schemes, and environmental awareness raising
events to getting ideas off the ground.
We want to know what has motivated you to take environmental action, what has been
helpful in making projects successful and what challenges have been faced and overcome
along the way. We are inviting applications under six categories:
• Best environmental school
• Young green achiever of the year
• Best sustainable refurbishment project
• Environmental business of the year
• Green volunteer of the year
• Best environmental project
Jonathan Gray, executive councillor for environment said: “We want to find out more
about the excellent environmental community projects in the district. We certainly came
across many inspirational people and projects at the awards in 2010. We hope to see many
more apply this year.”
The entry pack is available to download at www.huntspost.co.uk or by
contacting the environment team on 01480 388388. An awards ceremony is
scheduled to take place on Saturday 4 June as part of the celebrations for World
Environment Day.
Be considerate with your bin
Demonstrating
our environmental
success
Leading architects visited our
Green House project in St Ives.
To demonstrate our successful
environmental project, they were given
a presentation and tour of the house.
A visit was also made to our new
St Ives Enterprise Centre, comprising
offices and workshops for start-up
businesses. The centre is innovative in
design with environmentally friendly
credentials.
The purpose of the visit was to
share ideas and to look at good
design examples, and the architects
were very impressed and enthusiastic
about the projects.
Our architect, Barry Le Bailly
hosted the meeting, which was for the
Eastern Region SCALA (Society of Chief
Architects in Local Authorities).
For some people bins left on the streets
can become huge obstacles, particularly
if you are a parent with a pushchair or
a wheelchair user. To help reduce the
problem, and to enable our bin service
to continue to function efficiently and
safely, here are few simple rules.
Bins must be:
• ready for collection by 6.30am on
your collection day, or after 8pm
the day before.
• taken back into your garden
as soon as possible after being
emptied. Bins should not be left
on the road for more than 24
hours.
If your bin is left on the street it can be unsightly and is more likely to be moved,
stolen or knocked over, spreading litter around. Blue and green bins are also
vulnerable to the wrong items being put in them by others.
Please remember waste should be placed inside the correct bin. If the
collection crew see that has not happened, the collection will not be made
until the items have been removed. For more details on what items go in
which bin visit www.huntingdonshire.gov.uk/refuse
Unsure of your collection dates Check online at www.huntingdonshire.gov.
uk/bins
10 March 2011 district wide