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Waterways Renaissance Awards 2010

Finalists announced for 2010 Waterways Renaissance Awards - The Waterways Trust

The regeneration of the environment and communities surrounding UK’s largest lake, Lough Neagh in Northern Ireland, a £15m flood alleviation scheme in Rotherham and the restoration of Trinity Broads in Norfolk are just a few of the diverse and inspiring schemes to reach the finals of the 2010 Waterways Renaissance Awards.

The winners will be announced at a prestigious awards ceremony and dinner, which will take place at the Lowry in Manchester on Wednesday 17 March 2010. The event will be hosted by Jim Hancock, former BBC North West Political Editor.

The Waterways Renaissance Awards, run by The Waterways Trust and British Urban Regeneration Association (BURA) aim to recognise best practice in sustainable waterway regeneration and development throughout the UK.

Roger Hanbury, Chief Executive of The Waterways Trust, said: “The finalist projects clearly show that the renaissance of our waterways is continuing to transform our environment, bringing communities together and injecting new life into their environment. The Waterways Renaissance Awards is now in their eighth year and these projects are excellent examples of what can be achieved with vision, commitment and partnership working.”

The nominations were judged by an independent assessment panel, comprising waterway, conservation and regeneration experts and chaired by Sir Peter Soulsby MP. The judging process is rigorous and includes three stages of assessment, with finalist projects receiving two visits by independent assessors.

The finalists for the ten categories in The Waterways Renaissance Awards 2010 are:

AREA-BASED REGENERATION - sponsored by May Gurney

Clarence Dock, Leeds

Lough Neagh Regeneration Programme, Northern Ireland

COMMUNITY

Village at War 2008-09, Stoke Bruerne, Northamptonshire

Middlewich – Piecing the history together to promote the future, Cheshire

DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION

Restoration of Ynysbwllog Aqueduct and the Three Locks, Neath

Trent River Park Green Infrastructure, Nottingham

Liverpool Canal Link, Liverpool

EDUCATION AND LEARNING

The First of its kind – Anderton Boat Lift, Cheshire

Action Outdoors, Falkirk

Brecon Gateway, Brecon

Whitlingham Country Park, Norfolk

Ouseburn Explorer, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT – sponsored by Halcrow

Rotherham Renaissance Flood Alleviation Scheme Ph1 & Centenary Wetland Park, Rotherham

HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT

Allington Lock Site Enhancement, Kent

Railway on the Water – Re launched! Goole, Yorkshire

INNOVATION

Kings Lock Visitors Centre & Lock Office Extension, Oxford

Porters Lock Canoe Fishway, Kent

NATURAL ENVIRONMENT - sponsored by DEFRA

Rotherham Renaissance Flood Alleviation Scheme Ph1 and Centenary Wetland Park, Rotherham

Trinity Broads Restoration, Norfolk

Torrs Weir Fish Pass & River Mersey Fish & Wildlife Refuge, Merseyside

PARTNERSHIP

Village at War 2008, Stoke Bruerne, Northamptonshire

Pride in our Promenades, Liverpool

Oil Mills Bridge, Stroud

Lough Neagh Regeneration Programme, Northern Ireland

Bigman 1 & 2, Glasgow

RECREATION AND TOURISM

The Great Glen Ways Initiative, Scotland

Allington Lock Site Enhancement & Porters Lock Canoe Fishway, Merseyside

Viaduct Terrace, Knaresborough

STRATEGY & MASTERPLANNING –
sponsored by Morrison Construction

Erewash Canal Access Strategy and Development Plan, Nottingham

Middlewich, Cheshire

The Waterways Trust

The Waterways Trust is a national charity working in partnerships with others to promote greater public enjoyment of the UK’s waterways. We raise funds for waterway regeneration, conservation, recreation, community, arts, education, and access and activity projects. Our three museums at Gloucester, Ellesmere Port and Stoke Bruerne house a nationally important Designated collection. Together with the Waterways Archive, they tell the story of the profound influence on the waterways on social, technological, economic and environmental development in the UK over three centuries.

British Urban Regeneration Association

British Urban Regeneration Association (BURA) facilitates the exchange of ideas, experience and solutions within regeneration. BURA is the leading independent organisation championing regeneration.

Non-core funded, its unique strength derives from its wide range of members in the private, public and community sectors; this distinguishes it from any other sector interest group. BURA identifies and promotes best practice in regeneration and advocates an integrated approach to the social, economic and environmental issues involved.

Offer members national and regional networks, dynamic training, seminars and conferences plus debates and forums covering key issues of the regeneration agenda

Regeneration & Renewal are official media partners for the Awards.

About the Finalists