Llangattock named as Britain's greenest community Created
At the Final Green Streets event on 1 July, Llangattock in the Brecon Beacons National Park was named as the winning community and the greenest community in Britain, receiving £100,000 to put towards a further environmental project in their community.
Following the three regional events, the three communities selected for the final were:
Llangattock Green Valleys
Bradford BMX Bandits
The Meadows
The final was hosted by Ian Peters, managing director, Energy, and presenter and journalist, Kate Silverton. The judges were so impressed with the three finalists, that the two runner-up communities were each awarded a merit prize too.
Bradford BMX Bandits were able to nominate a local school to receive Flagship School status. British Gas will work closely with the school to help them reduce their carbon emissions and to cut their energy costs, providing advice and the appropriate technologies, such as solar panels and insulation free of charge. This will be delivered through our education programme, Generation Green. The Meadows (MOZES) in Nottingham will be given support to start a social enterprise electric vehicle taxi firm, which will create jobs in this deprived area. British Gas will supply the charge point and the lease for two years on their first electric taxi, a Nissan LEAF.
“Chairing the judging panel for Green Streets was fascinating. Without exception, the 14 finalists were enthusiastic, proud of their achievements and committed to sustainability,” said Ian Peters.
“Some were bold, imaginative and tenacious, with the initiatives spanning small scale measures across many households through to multi-million pound schemes. The common threads we saw were the power of communities to drive carbon and energy reduction - and how these initiatives help make the communities themselves more cohesive.
“British Gas should rightly be proud of leading in a low carbon economy. We have learned a huge amount about how best to support our communities and our business agenda through this programme.”
The Institute of Public Policy Research has published its report on the competition. For copies of the report please contact: greenstreets@britishgas.co.uk.
