Earthmover Awards

8 October 2012

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

Earthmover Awards 2012

Find out who got shortlisted in 2012

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