Earthmover Awards8 October 2012
The Earthmover Awards recognise the innovative campaigning of local groups and individuals - and celebrate their successes over the past year.
Earthmovers 2012
Congratulations to everyone nominated for an Earthmover Award this year. TV personality Clive Anderson and comedy scriptwriter Jon Canter announced the winners at Conference.
The awards ceremony also featured the winners of the Earth Words poetry competition - hosted by Rutland Friends of the Earth.
Shortlisted nominations this year included:
Group of the Year - groups that have developed successfully and become more effective over the past 12 months.
- Eastbourne Friends of the Earth
- Guildford and Waverley Friends of the Earth
- Merthy Tydfil Friends of the Earth
- Wanstead and Woodford Friends of the Earth
See Things Differently - campaigns or projects with a strong creative element or new approach.
- Birmingham Friends of the Earth
City of the Future Sustainable Economics Event - Gosport & Fareham Friends of the Earth
Wendy Burkett Memorial Debate - Harwich Peninsular Friends of the Earth
Save "The Hangings" - Norwich Friends of the Earth
The Bee Cause: public meeting
Friend of the Earth - individuals whose commitment, creativity and mentoring abilities deserve recognition.
- Andrew McMurray Belfast Friends of the Earth
- David Porter Elmbridge Friends of the Earth
- Karl Wallendszus Oxford Friends of the Earth
- Rachel Gibbons Penistone Friends of the Earth
Photo of the Year - to celebrate the creativity, diversity and powerful impact of the Friends of the Earth local group network as caught on camera.
This year there were 20 photos showcasing activities from around the local group network.
Not forgetting
Congratulations to the following groups and individuals who were also nominated for an award this year.
See Things Differently
- Darlington Friends of the Earth
20's Plenty for Darlington - Llangollen & District Friends of the Earth
Community Garden and Collaboration group - Manchester Friends of the Earth
Love Your Bike: Bike Fabulous and Bike Friday - Newham Friends of the Earth
Clean Air London public meeting - Rutland Friends of the Earth
Earth Words poetry competition - South Bedfordshire Friends of the Earth
Biggleswade wind farm
Group of the Year
- New Forest Friends of the Earth
- Sheffield Friends of the Earth
- Southampton and Eastleigh Friends of the Earth
Friend of the Earth
- Amanda Yorwerth St Albans and District Friends of the Earth
- Denis Walker South East Essex Friends of the Earth
- Eileen Edmondson Manchester Friends of the Earth
- Katherine Pitt Hackney & Tower Hamlets Friends of the Earth
- Mike Chadwick Wycombe Friends of the Earth
- Susan Poupard Camden Friends of the Earth

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