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Greeniversity nominated for national award

Peterborough Environment City Trust (PECT) has been nominated for a major national prize at The Charity Awards 2010, the UK charity sector’s most prestigious award scheme.

The charity, which works to create a cleaner, greener, healthier Peterborough through energy efficiency, community awareness, education and nature, has been shortlisted in the Environment category. It is hoping to pick up the coveted award at a star-studded awards ceremony in London on 10th June hosted by comedienne Jo Brand and attended by celebrities including Greta Scacchi, Lynda Bellingham, Jon Snow and Peter Bowles.

The Charity Award judges recognised PECT for Greeniversity – a community project offering informal adult education, from knitting classes to bike maintenance, healthy eating and loft insulation, aimed at encouraging local people to learn green skills and to connect with others who have them. If it wins its category the charity will also be in the running to pick up the Overall Award for excellence in charity management – a prestigious award given to the best of the 10 category winners.

Karen Lawrence from PECT is delighted that Greeniversity has been recognised nationally, she said: “Greeniversity brings local people from Peterborough together to share green skills. The classes held have been fantastic and over 300 people are already signed up to www.greeniversity.org.uk. The project is all about building our communities and helping Peterborough become the UK’s Environment Capital.”Greeniversity was launched earlier this year by Richard Howitt MEP.

The annual Charity Awards ceremony, sponsored by the Charities Aid Foundation, The Leadership Trust and The Times, is the most high-profile event in the charity calendar. Since launching over ten years ago, the awards have honoured hundreds of charities, large and small, from across the UK, acknowledging their outstanding work and achievements and the tireless commitment of the people behind them.

The charities are each shortlisted for specific initiatives which have improved the delivery of their charitable objectives and which demonstrate outstanding examples of best practice from which other charities can learn.The Charity Awards 2010 is organised by Charity Finance, the leading business publication for the voluntary sector. The distinguished panel of judges includes John Low CBE, chief executive of the Charities Aid Foundation, Maeve Sherlock OBE, former chief executive of the Refugee Council, Dame Jo Williams, former chief executive of Mencap, Paul Winter, chief executive of The Leadership Trust, and Dame Mary Marsh, founding Director of the Clore Social Leadership Programme and former Chief Executive of the NSPCC.

Daniel Phelan, organiser of the Charity Awards 2010 comments:“The Charity Awards recognise and reward the fantastic work that takes place within the voluntary sector right across the UK and beyond. It’s so important that we acknowledge the achievements of voluntary organisations because it applauds the people who are least likely to expect any recognition but most likely deserve it. Over the years, many wonderful charities, large and small, have been recognised by the Charity Awards, highlighting the major and selfless contribution they make to society and the huge effort and commitment that goes into making them work. By being short-listed, PECT has already demonstrated that it is amongst the best-managed charities in the UK. I wish everyone involved the best of luck on the night.” 

Notes to Editor:

Peterborough Environment City Trust (PECT) is a charity set up following Peterborough’s designation as a UK Environment City in 1992. PECT carries out research and implements practical projects to protect and improve the environment. Our mission at PECT is to lead and support the city in delivering growth and regeneration in a truly environmentally sustainable way. As a successful charity we work with a wide variety of stakeholders to make a difference for our environment – through innovation, enterprise and commitment to action on the ground. PECT has a strong track record of delivering projects of regional and national significance. It has a staff of 35 working on initiatives from green spaces to business environmental management to sustainable communities and lifestyles.

For further information please contact:Nyree Ambarchian, Marketing & Communications ManagerTel: 01733 866 437 Email: nyree@pect.org.uk

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