Awards Scheme Information
The Duke of York Community Initiative Award scheme sole purpose is to promote community inititatves, promote best practice procedures for all inititatives and raise funding to support and develop the inititatives. Accredited association to also oost authenticity and viaility of local inititatives.
The DYCI pool funding from local businesses who support the campaign, funding is then distributed equally according to fir need of the awarded inititatives annually. Apply for an award pack
Presentations to Community Schemes Assessed 2007/8
| Anlaby Community Care Association | Had its award renewed for improving its services (advice centre, meals and trips for old people, hosting local voluntary groups etc), which continue to be of great value to the community. |
| Beverley Community Lift | Provides very important transport services that enable many elderly and disabled people and youth groups to access services, shops and events otherwise unattainable, and thanks to dedicated volunteers do so seven days a week. This is a well-deserved Renewal Award. |
| Castle Community Partnership | Of Scarborough, provides a centre for deprived, disadvantaged and vulnerable people in an area of high social deprivation, who need help on problems such as health, housing, crime, employment or old age, and gives outstanding service. |
| The Eston Residents Association | Is a wonderful role model, bringing together people in an area of high unemployment and social deprivation to markedly improve the physical environment and restore a real sense of pride and community spirit, rightly earning the renewal of their award. |
| Hudson House | Provides a range of services, sometimes reinstated ones, to meet local needs throughout Upper Swaledale and Arkengarthdale, and is a real and lively partnership, improving new and exisiting facilities in semi-remote rural areas. |
| Kirkbymoorside and Rural District Community Partnership | Was granted a renewal of its award for the high standards achieved through its Community Office in providing information and advice and promoting community and business enterprise. |
| North Yorkshire Music Therapy Centre | Based in Malton, improves the lives of those of all ages, afflicted by physical or mental disabilities through demonstrating the effectiveness of music therapy. The centre therapies to schools, hospitals, day centres, care homes, and other venues as well as individuals throughout the county. |
| Quarry Hill Common Improvement Project | Of Richmond, originated among a group of mothers striving for a safe play area, who have worked tirelessly to improve the village green/ common. The project has generated an upsurge of community activity and spirit. |
| Conisbrough Community Association's | Award was renewed since it provides a range of services and facilities in a purpose-built centre (Community Police, Youth Theatre, dance sessions, pre-school play groups, IT training and a regular newsletter), in an area of considerable social deprivation, and nourishes real community spirit. |
| Peregrine Way TARA / Harthill Community Group | Of Rotherham, a self-help group made up of elderly residents who live in sheltered housing, renovates and manages a small community centre, organising events at home and away, including transport. Described as ‘stunning’ by the assessor. |
| Bradford Cathedral Centre 'Green the City' Project | Working with partners and agencies from the public, private and voluntary sectors, has turned waste land given by Bradford Metropolitan Council into conservation areas of outstanding natural beauty. |
| Friends of Queen's Park | Of Castleford earned the renewal of its award by its continuing and effective community-based effort to develop new facilities in the park for all age groups, in partnership with other organisations. |
| Open Country | Of Harrogate, provides access to the countryside for people with disabilities of all kinds and all ages over 18, by organising a wide range of activities in active collaboration with other bodies (the District Council, National Parks etc), staffed by dedicated volunteers. |
Outstanding Community Leadership Awards
The outstanding Community Leadership Awards were initiated at the behest of His Royal Highness, as a means of recognising and rewarding individuals who demonstrated that they were leaders whose enthusiasm, drive and determination played a key role in the successes of the community schemes they led. The criteria for this award are very stringent and require the highest standards from potential award holders. Because they share so many of the qualities we salute today, a mere repetition of similar citations would not do justice to their achievements..
| From Beverley Community Lift | Trish Altoft |
| From Eston Residents Association | Anne Higgins |
| From North Yorkshire Music Therapy Centre | Angela Harrison |
| From Conisbrough Community Association | Sheila Rigg |
| From Friends of Queen's Park | Stephen Hyde |
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