Uttlesford Lib Dems Win Green Award (Saffron Walden Constituency Liberal Democrats)

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Uttlesford Lib Dems Win Green Award

March 5, 2007 9:35 PM

Councillor Peter Wilcock with Baroness Ros Scott and Ed Davey MP and Uttlesford's Green Award

Cllr Peter Wilcock, Deputy Leader of the ruling Liberal Democrat group on Uttlesford District Council collecting the Local Government Association's Liberal Democrat Green Council Group of the Year Award from Baroness Ros Scott of Needham Market and Ed Davey, Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Kingston and Surbiton.

Uttlesford District Council's Liberal Democrat Group have won the Local Government Association's Liberal Democrat Green Council Group of the Year Award. The award was presented to Cllr Peter Wilcock, Deputy Group Leader, at the Lib Dem Spring Conference in Harrogate, by Baroness Ros Scott of Needham Market and Ed Davey MP, Chief of Staff to Liberal Democrat Leader Ming Campbell.

The award recognises Uttlesford's achievements across a broad range of issues:

Initiatives to promote energy efficiency, including events, new planning requirements, the offer of a Council Tax rebate towards new insulation schemes.
Uttlesford's refusal of Stansted Airport's application for more carbon emitting planes to fly from Stansted than current limits, and the work done on engaging with the community while the planning application was being considered.
The doubling of Uttlesford's recycling figures following the introduction of the three bin recycling system.

Cllr Wilcock commented "We are pleased to win this award for all the work that Uttlesford has done in the last year to promote environmental issues. Tackling the threat posed by climate change has been our top priority, and it is pleasing that this work has now been recognised by a national body, and our colleagues in local government."