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Empowering communities
Supporting local people to improve their neighbourhoods

Sponsored by: Gentoo

• Birchills Neighbourhood Management and Renewal Project
  by: BSTMO/Birchills Neighbourhood Board, Walsall
• EverGreen
  by: Global Action Plan, London
• Ideal For All
  by: Ideal For All, Sandwell
• The Lockleaze Voice Neighbourhood Planning Group
  by: South West Planning Aid, Bristol
• Pan Neighbourhood Partnership Pathfinder Project (*CATEGORY WINNER)
  by: Pan Neighbourhood Partnership, Isle of Wight 
• Streets Ahead
  by: Bradford District Council

Investing in young people
Developing tomorrow’s active citizens

Sponsored by: North Hertfordshire Homes

• Creative Communities
  by: MADE, Birmingham 
• Envision's Youth Empowerment Programme
  by: ENVISION, London
• Just 4 Youth (*CATEGORY WINNER)
  by: West Middlesbrough Neighbourhood Trust
• Old Ford Housing Association
  by: Old Ford Housing Association, London
• Oldington & Foley Park Neighbourhood Management Pathfinder
  by: The Community Housing Group, Kidderminster

Leadership of place
Developing strong local partnerships for better homes and communities

• Castlefields Regeneration Partnership
  by: Halton Borough Council, Cheshire
• Green Horizons Housing (L&Q and MHT working in partnership) (*CATEGORY WINNER)
  by: London & Quadrant housing Trust, London
• Mandale
  by: Stockton Borough Council
• Minehead Enterprise Park - Opportunity through Innovation
  by: Somerset County Council

Low carbon development
Creating a sustainable future through building innovations

• Cross Street South, Wolverhampton (*CATEGORY WINNER)
  by: Bromford Group
• Safe and sustainable community designed and managed by local people
  by: Redditch Co-op Homes/Accord Housing Group, Redditch
• The Armouries, The Royal Arsenal - Woolwich, London
  by: Berkeley Homes (Urban Living) Ltd
  

New ventures
Delivering growth and renewal in challenging markets

• Adelaide Wharf
  by: First Base, London
• CCURV - Croydon Council's Urban Regeneration Vehicle
  by: London Borough of Croydon
• North Solihull Partnership (*CATEGORY WINNER)
  by: North Solihull Partnership
  

Outstanding commitment
Demonstrating community spirit and encouraging involvement from others

Sponsored by: Specialist Schools and Academies Trust

• Ann Nightingale
  The Lunt, Bilson
• Jackie Durnall
  Low Hill, Wolverhampton
• Jean Bartlett (*CATEGORY WINNER)
  Aylesbury Estate, Southwark, London
• Jeanette Hawrot
  Group Community Engagement Manager, Leadbitter Group

Places for all 
Strengthening communities through culture and heritage

Sponsored by: Keepmoat Ltd

• Castle Quay Bedford (*CATEGORY WINNER)
  by: Bedford Borough Council & Complex Development Project
• LCB Depot
  by: LCB Depot, Leicester
• Living Here West of the Exe: A sense of place past, present and future
  by: Exeter City Council
• War Shelter Project
  By: Brixham Battery Heritage Group

Reducing carbon
Improving sustainable living in existing homes and communities

• Daneville Estate (*CATEGORY WINNER)
  by: Liverpool Mutual Homes
• Low Carbon Communities
  by: Marches Energy Agency, West Midlands
• WhiteChapel TwentyFifty
  by: Places for People, Lancashire

Skills for better places 
Investing in the workforce to improve delivery

Sponsored by: CIH

• Bolton Employer-Led Regeneration Training Initiative
  by: University of Bolton
• Family Mosaic (*JOINT CATEGORY WINNER)
  by: Family Mosaic Housing, Essex region
• National Skills Academy for Construction, Stanhope
  by: Leadbitter Group
• Thames Valley Housing Training Centre
  by: Thames Valley Housing Association, London
• The Renaissance Consortium, Miles Platting (*JOINT CATEGORY WINNER)
  by: Adactus Housing Association, Manchester