We are holding the first ever Green Guardian Awards for Hounslow this autumn.
The awards are to reward ordinary people, young and old, who are taking the trouble to go the extra mile to protect the environment. Whether you are an eco angel who has been green from birth, or you’re just beginning to make changes to help the environment, we want to hear about it.
You can nominate yourself, or someone you know, for an award in one of the below categories.
The Green Guardian Awards 2008 are open to everyone who is taking action to live a more sustainable lifestyle in Hounslow - at home, at school, at work and in the wider community.
So whether you know a budding David Attenborough, a granddad who grows their own veg, a keen cyclist, a local recycling hero or a business or school who are an example of sustainability in your community, nominate them for an award and give them the recognition they deserve.
Simply by nominating someone for an award you will actually be helping make this part of London a little bit greener in the future. There are winners for each individual borough taking part who will be invited along to a superb gala evening in November.
Please visit the Green Guardian website for more information and to enter yourself or nominate someone you know.
Good luck!
Categories
Green school - primary and junior or secondary
This award is open to any primary or junior school located within the awards area. Schools will be assessed on what they do to protect the environment as an organisation and on the quality of environmental education they provide to pupils.
Green household
This award is for any group of people who live together in the awards area. The judges will be looking at how much members of the household do, individually and collectively, to protect the local environment both in the home and activities outside the home.
Green business
This award is open to any business with staff and premises based in the awards area. Companies will be judged on what they do to limit the environmental impact of their business plus anything extra they do to improve the local environment.
Green project or group
This award is open to any organisation, group or environmental project operating in the awards area. They will be judged on the contribution they make to the local environment. Council projects are excluded but projects part funded by a council are eligible for an award.
Young environmentalist
This award is open to anyone up to, and including, the age of 18 who lives, works or studies in the awards area. Judges will assess the total contribution entrants make to the local environment. Entrants will be judged in two categories, those up to 11, and 11-18 year olds.
Green building
This award is to recognise environmental excellence in both new build and older buildings, within the awards area, which have been adapted to make them more environmentally friendly.
Green champion
This award is open to anyone over 18. It is to recognise their outstanding contribution to the local environment within the award period.
