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Awards
The Nene Waterways Regeneration Project has been shortlisted
for, and won a number of awards:
2007 - Fenland District Council scooped a prestigious national Waterways Renaissance
Award in the Strategy and Master Planning Category for the project. In announcing
the award, the judges praised Fenland for ‘punching above its weight’, and for the
passion with which the Nene Project was planned. The Waterways Renaissance Awards,
run by the Waterways Trust and BURA (British Urban Regeneration Association) promote
sustainable waterway regeneration and development across the UK.
The award was presented to the Leader of the Council, Geoffrey Harper CBE, by TV
presenter and Vice President of the Waterways Trust, John Craven OBE.
Fenland beat off stiff opposition in the Strategy and Master Planning Category from
finalists Coventry Canal Greenway, Leeds and Liverpool Canal Masterplan and a regeneration
project in Taunton.
The Nene Waterfront Regeneration Project appealed particularly to the judges because
of the innovative way the council acted as a catalyst to unlock the potential to
develop 20 acres of Land that had been derelict for more than 20 years.
Other successes include:
2007 – Foyer Scheme – Best Public Community Project Building – East Anglia Local
Authority Building Control (EA LABC)
2008 BURA – The Waterways Renaissance Awards for the Nene Education Project
2008 RTPI East of England Planning Achievement Award Winner 2008
2009 – East Anglian LABC Awards – Best Major Commercial Development – Boathouse
2009 - RICS East of England Awards - Regeneration Category - Highly Commended
Further nominations:
2007 – Finalists: Regeneration and Renewal Award, Finalist for the Local Authority
of the year Association of Public Service Excellence Award, for Best Housing and
Regeneration Initiative
2008 – LGC Regeneration Category
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