Dr Mike Clarke, Chief Executive of the RSPB who presented the Awards. He said,

“I am delighted to host these excellent Awards in our historic Meeting Room in front of such a large and enthusiastic crowd and to be working with CPRE locally as well as nationally.”

This year’s bumper crop of 26 entries were once again all of a high standard but four received the top award, the CPRE Mark. Dr Clarke was visibly delighted to give the top Awards to:

• The Community Tree Trust for Landscape Improvement/Sustainable Living;
• Rectory Farm Wilden for Landscape Improvement;
• Rushmere Country Park, Leighton Buzzard for Landscape Improvement;
• Unity Hall, Barton-le-Clay for Historic and New Buildings.

A further 16 Awards were given to other projects.

SUSTAINABLE LIVING

The Community Tree Trust : CPRE Mark

Garden Friends Farm Shop, Roxton : Silver

Oak Bank School Horticultural Area, Leighton Buzzard : Commended

LANDSCAPE IMPROVEMENT

Rushmere Country Park, Leighton Buzzard : CPRE Mark

Rectory Farm, Wilden : CPRE Mark

Bellcote Meadow Millennium Green, Shefford : Silver

Permissive Paths, Meppershall : Silver

North East Luton Green Corridors : Silver

Carlton Lower School Garden : Silver

Manor House Garden, Stevington : Silver

Clapham Millennium Park : Commended

Grace Baptist Churchyard, Carlton : Commended

Stanbridge Meadows, Leighton Buzzard : Commended

HISTORIC AND NEW BUILDINGS

Unity Hall, Barton-le-Clay : CPRE Mark

The Plough, Bolnhurst : Silver

Ongley Mausoleum, Old Warden : Silver

Old Forge Cottage, Moggerhanger : Silver

Affordable Housing, Old Warden : Silver

1, The Green, Ickwell : Silver