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Staff from the Leisure and Communities Department have worked to achieve the following awards this year:

Award Scheme	Award Won For
Beautiful Scotland Local Authority Entrant Awards	The Wright Sustainable Development Award
Yellow Flag/Blue Flag Awards administered by Keep Scotland Beautiful on behalf of the Foundation for Environmental Education	Blue Flag retained by Broughty Ferry beach
Local Government News - Street Design Awards	Childrens Play Award for Castle Green in Broughty Ferry
Nancy Ovens Awards for Play	Dudhope Skatepark shortlisted in Awards, which recognise the provision of good quality play experiences in outdoor settings
National Architectural Awards run by the Society of Chief Architects of Local Authorities	Civic Building of the Year Small Projects for Baxter Park Centre
Arts and Business Scotland Awards	Winner of 'Arts and Communities' category for 'Count Me In' project, developed in partnership with the Clydesdale Bank to develop numeracy skills of pre-school children
British Urban Regeneration Association Awards for Best Practice	Recognition for involvement of local people in the regeneration of Ardler
Beautiful Scotland in Bloom Awards	City as a whole - runner up to Aberdeen. Broughty Ferry - finalist in Coastal Resort category, winner of special Biodiversity Award. Ardler - winner of the Urban Regeneration category.
Scottish Urban Regeneration Forum - Regeneration Award 2006	Fintry
Dundee Institute of Architects (December 2006)	Best Commercial Building - Conservation - Commended - Main Pavilion Baxter Park
Dundee Community Safety Partnership Theme Award for 2006	The Shore - Music and Dance Youth Development Project
Dundee Community Safety Partnership	Access to Learning Project - achievements in life long learning
Scottish Adult Learning Partnership - Adult Learner of the Year Award	For achievements in adult learning
The National Stop Bullying Award	The Corner - peer-led approach to stopping bullying
Young Adult Learners Award - Young Scot Category	For achievements in literacy
2006 Peerfect Awards	Peer Education - in recognition of Peer Education Group
Mentor UK Alcohol Misuse Prevention Award 2006	Peer Education - in recognition of the work to protect children from alcohol misuse
SANCASH	The Corner - in recognition of the best sexual health promotion resource

 

This information is provided by the Leisure and Communities Department