Winners announced! Community Partnerships Award Feb 2010
The best community partnerships were recognised and rewarded with a Community Partnerships Award at this year's gala dinner at the Grosvenor House Hotel on Thursday 4 February 2010.
Click here to see the full list of winners
Two Awards for Harrow!
Mind in Harrow and CNWL Foundation NHS Trust won an award under the Community Cohesion theme for their partnership together to promote mutual understanding of the many different cultures and communities in Harrow needing support for their mental health.
Many congratulations to Dominic Joannou and Carol Harrison-Read at CNWL and Nisha Wickramasinghe Natalie Tobert, Abdi Gure, Chandrakant Shah and Josie Hinton at Mind in Harrow who have formed such a dynamic team.
Harrow Council were highly commended in this category for their work on hate crime and won the best Project Award to bring two awards to Harrow. Many congratulations to Kashmir Takhar and Somali Task Force at Harrow Council.
From regenerating struggling communities to tackling health inequalities, the awards acknowledged the partnerships' dedication and endeavours towards improving the quality of life for current and future generations alike. The awards play a vital role in celebrating this success, as well as providing a benchmark for the industry to develop and grow.
The awards proved a fantastic night, bringing together over 500 key industry players with comedian and star of Argumental, Rufus Hound, hosting the evening and presenting the awards. Click here to view photos from the night on our Flickr site.
Emma Maier, Editor of LGC commented:
"I would like to congratulate all of our finalists. Each of you has performed to an outstanding level, innovating and going the extra mile to achieve real benefits to your communities. In doing so you have impressed our expert judges and they have singled you out as deserving of special recognition.”