Tag Archives: Awards

Defra wins Compact Award for Excellence at a National Level

By Third Sector team | Published: 4 November, 2009

Last night (3/11/09) at the Compact Awards ceremony we won the award for Excellence at a National Level. We  are very pleased and already it’s causing a bit of a stir through the department. And so it should. Defra’s Third Sector Team is the grit in the oyster in all of this and we have [...]

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Defra Third Sector Team nominated for National Compact Award

By Third Sector team | Published: 25 October, 2009

We are very pleased to have been shortlisted as a finalist for the Compact Award for Excellence at a National Level in this year’s Compact Awards. This is awarded to a national partnership, Government department or a national third sector umbrella body for outstanding achievement in promoting and implementing the letter and spirit of the [...]

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Local Heroes please step forward

By Simon Berry | Published: 21 July, 2009

This came across my desk yesterday (20/7/09) and may be of interest to readers of this blog. Defra does not sponsor these awards but has won in various categories in the past. This call is for individual campaigners to step forward. They are looking for people who have taken action on an environmental, ethical or [...]

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