This year's CIPR LPS Group - Excellence Awards saw 137 entries including 42 different local public sector organisations. The judges met this week and the shortlisted entries have been announced.
The judges have selected this year's shortlist which can be seen below.
These submissions demonstrate the very best in communications and show how communications can help enhance the reputation of an organisation.
Ashley Wilcox, Chair of the CIPR Local Public Services Group, says:
Competition is always strong and this year is no exception. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all who entered this year. These awards offer a unique opportunity to reward dedicated teams and individuals from all sectors within local public services, including the police, fire fighters, NHS workers, teachers, and the wide range of local government departments.
The committee's congratulations go to all on the shortlist and we look forward to seeing you at this year's awards ceremony. This takes place at the CIPR LPS Group Awards night on Friday 22nd October 2010 in Brighton - after the group's annual conference that week.
View the judging panel here
Category 1: Media Relations Excellence
- Brighton and Hove City Council – Bra Recycling
- Gateshead Council – Get Carter Car Park
- London Borough of Hackney - Fifth council tax freeze
- London Borough of Havering - Operation Augusta
- Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council – Giving Stockport a Boost
- City of Westminster – Oxford Street Diagonals
Category 2: Internal Communications Excellence
- North East Derbyshire District Council – Making Change Happen
- Norfolk County Council – Pay Modernisation
- Northamptonshire County Council – Northamptonshire Pride
- Powys Council – Winter Heroes Awards
- City of Westminster - The Westminster Standard
- Exeter City Council – City News eMagazine
Category 3: Consultation Excellence
- Bristol City Council- Stapleton Road/Fishponds Road consultation
- Greater London Authority - Climate Change Adaptation Consultation
- Lewisham Council - Enhancing the main shopping thoroughfare
- London Borough of Lambeth - Better Neighbourhoods: Housing Programme
Category 4: Hard to Reach Communications Excellence
- South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service - Hangover from Hell
- City of Edinburgh - Scottish Youth Parliament Elections in Edinburgh
- Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council - Home Access for Stockport
Category 5: Digital Excellence
- Edinburgh/Midlothian - Zerowaste.
- Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council - Stockport.gov.uk.
- Bristol City Council - Bristol City Council, Better by bike
- Camden Council - Love Camden
- Monmouthshire - Tweeting for Monmouthshire
- Northamptonshire - My child text alerts
Category 6: Partnership Excellence
- Falkirk Council - Green Dog Walkers
- Cornwall Council - Newquay Safe
- Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council - Giving Stockport a Boost
- NHS North of the Tyne - Reducing underage street drinking
- London Borough of Hackney - Safer Hackney
Category 7: PR on a Shoestring Excellence
- Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council – Teenage dating abuse campaign
- Bournmouth Borough Council – Waterfront (IMAX) – What Next?
- South Yorkshire Fire Service – Christmas fire safety campaign
- Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council – Home Access for Stockport
- Staffordshire - Mineral Madness
Category 8: Creative Savings Excellence
- All Buckinghamshire Councils, county & district – Joint magazine (entered by Aylesbury Vale District Council)
- Blackburn with Darwen Council and Blackburn with
Darwen NHS Teaching Care Trust Plus – Creative savings by Joint working with Health Services
Category 9: Crisis Communications Excellence
- The Moray Council – Never waste a good crisis
- Brighton & Hove City Council – Cold Snap: Helping the city help itself
- Gloucestershire County Council – Operation Road Rescue
- Monmouthshire County Council – Winter Wonderland
- Torfaen Borough Council – Snowed Under
Category 10: Publications Excellence
10a External newspaper or magazine
(i) publications of 60,000 circulation or less
- Dacorum Borough Council - Dacorum Digest
- Gravesham Council – Your Borough
- Tandridge District Council – Tandridge Magazine
(ii) publications of over 60,000 circulation
- Hackney Council – Hackney Today
- Camden Council – Your Camden
- Westminster City Council - Reporter
- City of Edinburgh Council - Outlook
- London Borough of Havering - Living
10b Internal newspaper or magazine
Entries have been put into the internal communications category, and this particular award will not be awarded this year
10c Publication, leaflet, flyer etc.,
- Derbyshire County Council – Reach Magazine
- Lambeth Council – A really useful guide to services in Lambeth
- Camden Council – Camden Summer University Prospectus
- Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council- Stockport Boost Supplement
- Lewisham Homes – Lewisham Homes (ALMO) Magazine
- Big Lottery Fund, Wales – Big Magazine
Category 11: Special Excellence Awards
11a Campaign of the year
- Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council – Active Stockport Strides Ahead
- Westminster City Council – Value for Money campaign 0910: Did You Know
- Harrow Council – Our Harrow, Our Community
- Northamptonshire County Council – You Choose
- Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council – Giving Stockport a Boost!
- Gateshead Council – Your New Blue Bin
11b Young communicator of the year
- Emma Britton, London Borough of Hackney
- Jessica Burns, Monmouthshire County Council
- Kelly Murphy, City of Edinburgh & Midlothian Council
- Helen Reynolds, Monmouthshire County Council
- Natalie Wilder, Gloucester City Council
11c Communications Team of the Year
- Brighton and Hove City Council
- Camden Council
- Northamptonshire County Council
- Norfolk County Council
- Stockport Council
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