Environment Awards

Architect Jim Bond won a special 10th Anniversary Award at the 2004 North Norfolk Environment Awards for his outstanding contribution to the sustainability and enhancement of our District, with his innovative 'green' building designs and refurbishment projects - several of which have won Environment Awards in their own right in recent years.

The other projects and organisations honoured in 2004 were:

Schools (supported by the North Norfolk News and Dereham and Fakenham Times)

Winner:  Colby School
Healthy Eating Week and ongoing environmental work.

Runner-up:  Sidestrand Hall School
Development of school grounds to support different study areas.

Community (supported by North Norfolk Radio)

Winner:  Ludham Parish Map
A Jubilee year textile project which involved the community in exploring the area's natural features, and reaching out to people in a variety of ways.

Runner-up:  Aldborough allotments
Engaging a wide range of residents in turning a set-aside field into allotments.

Green Build

Winner:  George Owen for Ralphs, Plumstead
An environmentally-sensitive, low-energy house in rural surroundings.

Specially commended:  Keith Reardon for 'Fresno', Roughton
A home built of sustainable/recycled materials, and to have as little impact on the local and wider environment as possible.

Small Buisness

Winner:  Huff and Puff Cycle Hire, Kelling Heath Holiday Park
Seasonal tourism business offering many traffic-free cycle routes.

Runner-up:  Bradfield Hall Farm and Nature Reserve
Showing how a nature reserve can exist alongside commercial farming.

Large Business

Winner:  Listawood Holdings, Fakenham
Increasing environmental awareness and introducing environmentally-friendly projects, monitoring systems and waste disposal.

Runner-up:  Heinz Frozen and Chilled Foods, Worstead
Improvements to a biodiversity project started last year, and progress with waste and energy reduction and recycling projects.