We are delighted to announce that The Countryside Charity Hampshire has given Energise South Downs the Climate Action Countryside Award 2024.
Our congratulations to fellow Countryside Award winners Walk n Talk Therapies, Alton in Bloom Community Grow Club and Blacknest Fields Nature Recovery, who also deservedly won the Hampshire Choice Award.
At the award ceremony, over 50 people gathered to honour countryside projects address pressing issues such as climate change, highlight nature’s restorative benefits on health and wellbeing, celebrate our protected landscapes, and promote community projects at the grassroots level.
Margaret Paren, Chair of CPRE Hampshire, welcomed all the guests and congratulated all the winners and finalists for their exceptional work and commitment to the enhancement and protection of the Hampshire countryside.
The Earl of Malmesbury, president of CPRE Hampshire, presented the four finalists with their award certificates at this year’s prestigious award ceremony.
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Award winners:
- The Hampshire Grassroots Action Award sponsored by Vitacress
Winner: Alton in Bloom Community Grow Club - The Hampshire Projects in Protected Landscapes Award sponsored by Terrafirma
Winner: Blacknest Fields Nature Recovery - The Hampshire Climate Action Award sponsored by Hastoe Housing
Winner: Future Energy Landscape Workshops, Energise South Downs - The Hampshire Countryside Health & Wellbeing Award
Winner: Walk and Talk Therapies by Winchester Youth Counselling - Litter Pickers of the New Forest were highly commended for their efforts to keep the countryside clean and promoting the message to ‘leave no footprint other than your own’.
Winner of the Hampshire Choice Award ( voted for by the Hampshire public) – Blacknest Fields Nature Recovery Project
