Ten nominees up for Suffolk’s Green Hero award

The award will go to an outstanding individual who inspires others to care for the environment, connects people, and brings environmental projects to life.

Suffolk County Council’s Creating The Greenest County Awards for 2023 will see a total of nine awards presented to schools, businesses and communities from across the county. They celebrate the achievements of those in Suffolk who are protecting our environment, reducing their carbon emissions and inspiring others.

You can read all about the ten nominees, put forward by members of the public, at www.greensuffolk.org/hero, where you can also place your vote.

Councillor Richard Rout, Suffolk County Council’s Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance and Environment, said:

“We’ve had well over 100 nominations across all our awards this year, which just goes to show much Suffolk’s communities care about our local environment.

“The nominees help us all to understand that we must make significant changes to the way we live, by protecting our natural environment, reducing carbon emissions, making our homes more efficient, and reducing our energy and water use.

“Our judging panel will select the winners for each category, but the Green Hero award will be chosen by the public. Over 1,000 people voted for our last Green Hero which was Debbie Bartlett from Litter-Free Felixstowe.”

The judging panel is made up of previous winners, sponsors and environmental experts and awards will be presented at an environmentally-friendly ceremony to be held in March at The Hold, in Ipswich.

The Awards categories are:

• Green Business
• Green Small Business
• Green Tourism
• Green School (two awards)
• Green Hero
• Green Community
• Enhancing Biodiversity and Landscape
• Waste Reduction and Recycling

To vote for your Green Hero, visit www.greensuffolk.org/hero - voting closes on Friday 3 March 2023.