The Safer Communities Awards 2010, which recognise and reward excellent and innovative practice across the community safety sector in Scotland, are now closed.
The Awards are managed by the Scottish Government's Community Safety Unit on behalf of the National Community Safety Strategic Group (NCSSG), which brings together the key national community safety strategic bodies within Scotland.
The Awards were open to the wide and varied range of practitioners working locally to promote safer communities, but all entries were led by local community safety partnerships. We received over 70 applications from across Scotland.
Categories
In order to reflect the broad scope and nature of different initiatives carried out across Scotland to improve community safety, there were five categories for partnerships to enter:
- Community Engagement Award
- Partnership Working Award
- Prevention and Intervention Award
- Equalities and Diversity Award
- Personal Safety Award
Award List
A winner and runner up was awarded from a shortlist in each of the five categories on the evening of Monday 13th September at the Thistle Hotel, Glasgow, coinciding with the National Community Safety Convention 2010.
The winner and runner up in each category were as follows:
Please see our Case Study document for more detail on each shortlisted award entry.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AWARD (Supported by Scottish Community Development Centre)
Winner:
Midlothian: "Problem Solving Profile" - This project engaged local organisations and members of the community to pinpoint areas of concern and figure out how to tackle any issues by regularly hosting 'surgeries', producing bi-monthly newsletter and presenting a weekly local radio programme.
Runner Up:
Fife: "Revolution Bus" - Partners got on board for the innovative Revolution Bus project in Fife which was aimed at putting the brakes on a growing anti-social behaviour problem in the communities of Levenmouth and Glenrothes, by bringing facilities to young people.
PARTNERSHIP WORKING AWARD (Supported by COSLA)
Winner:
Renfrewshire: "Renfrewshire Street Stuff"-Street Stuff set out to find ways to engage with young people in Renfrewshire to steer them away from anti-social behaviour or offending. Mobile resources including Street Football, a Youth Gym and DJ workshops are deployed in hot spots around Renfrewshire six evenings a week, every week of the year.
Runner Up 1:
Aberdeen: "The GRAMPS Project" - The project focused on a nature reserve in Aberdeen, known locally as the Gramps, was one of the worst spots for wilful fire raising in the North East of Scotland until partners came together to implement an education programme which got local pupils out of the classroom and onto the heath to see for themselves the damage being caused.
Runner Up 2:
Highland : "Safe Highlanders"- Inverness Safe Highlanders aim was to deliver a safety message to as many Primary 7 pupils in the Highlands as possible through partnership working by getting pupils engaged in safety issues, learning about potentially hazardous and life threatening situations, and involved in a range of simulated practical exercises.
PREVENTION & INTERVENTION AWARD (Supported by Scottish Football Association)
Winner:
South Ayrshire - "Doo the Right Thing" -Doo the Right Thing was established to provide diversionary and educational activity for young people at the Pigeon Club in Marybole and was aimed at young people identified as at risk of anti-social behaviour. Participants were tasked with caring and developing a team of racing pigeons gifted to them by members of the Marybole Pigeon Club.
Runner Up:
East Dunbartonshire - "Off Sales Project" - East Dunbartonshire Off Sales Initiative was designed to tackle underage alcohol sales and offer a healthy alternative to binge drinking. The campaign has two strands - targeting licensees in the area and also offering diversionary activities to young people.
EQUALITIES & DIVERSITY AWARD (Supported by Stonewall Scotland)
Winner:
Angus: "Hillview Project Team" - The Joint Services Team, Housing Division and Tayside Police formed a localised project team to tackle the complaints of serious and persistent anti-social behaviour, to improve integration with migrant workers & ethnic minorities, and communicate their concerns to the authorities.
Runner Up:
Glasgow : "Under Reporting of Racist Incidents" - Looked at under reporting of racism and hate crime which led to the creation of Third Party Reporting Centres. 40 Third Party Reporting Centres have been established across the city including public bodies such as the NHS, voluntary sector organisations and more locally, community groups and agencies
PERSONAL SAFETY AWARD (Supported by RoSPA)
Winner:
Fife: "Fife Cares" - The Fife Cares Service is an integral part of Fife Community Safety Partnership, working to reduce home accidents and residential crime by making homes safer and more secure. It addresses older people and vulnerable families' concerns about safety and security in the home, addresses specific needs and provides tailored advice and assistance.
Runner Up:
Shetland: "Electric Blanket Safety Roadshow" - The Council carried out electric blanket safety checks and offered those who attended the opportunity of a free home safety (visit?) and a free replacement for any electric blanket that failed the checks. They developed an easy to follow checklist to enable householders to carry out some simple checks on their own electric blankets, available through advertising and online, as well as a specially designed tea-towel distributed at the events to leave people with a long lasting reminder of the checks.