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Big Tree Country Award Winners for 2009
Projects from around Perth & Kinross were celebrated this weekend at the Big Tree Country Awards ceremony at the luxurious Gleneagles Hotel in Auchterarder.
The quality of entrants to the awards this year was particularly strong and selecting the winners was a great challenge for the judging panel.
Councillor Bob Ellis, chairman of the Trust said: “Entries this year have been excellent and we are delighted to see so many organisations, businesses and schools developing projects that make the best use of our natural environment for the families and children that live in Perth & Kinross.
With such a range of entrants, all of a very high quality, it is clear that a lot of good work is going on in Big Tree Country. We’d like to congratulate all the entrants to this year’s awards for their hard work.”
The winners were revealed by former ITN Newscaster, Fiona Armstrong, who commented: “ I'm very pleased to be involved in this year's Big Tree Country Awards. They are very important in encouraging people to do more for their local environment and I’m delighted to see how committed businesses, schools and community groups are in Perth & Kinross to taking action and really making a difference.'"
Strathbraan Tourist Group, Pitlochry in Bloom, and Nae Limits all scooped the top awards in the categories local business; community; and education respectively.
Strathbraan Tourist Group, developed a narrated journey on CD, soon to be available as a podcast, covering 16 miles of the A822 from Dunkeld to Amulree using the rich local talents of script writers, musicians and recording experts.
Its efforts earned them the top accolade. Judges were impressed with their refreshing concept which was suitable for both adults and children.
Pitlochry in Bloom scooped its award for its Silver Branch Project, a series of storytelling events aimed at children which has so far involved over 2,500 children, not to mention their parents and grandparents, in the rich woodland history that is Big Tree Country.
Nae Limits got top marks for its development of the Adventure Academy to provide skills courses for those wanting to enter the adventure tourism industry in Highland Perthshire, as well as their Friday Night Club, a 12 week outdoor activities programme for young people to educate them about water safety.
Highly Commended awards were presented to Grandtully Primary School Parent Council Garden Project (Community), Galvelmore House (Business) and Inchture Primary School’s “Save the Redwoods” project (Education).
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