Garvey Court scoops ‘Best Kept’ award

The prestigious Best Kept Awards are organised annually by the Northern Ireland Amenity Council (NIAC) and sponsored by independent retail group SuperValu. Established in the 1950s,they have commended thousands of towns, villages, housing areas, schools and healthcare facilities on their work to improve the environment.

Environment Minister Alex Attwood helped present the awards and praised the winning communities for their commitment to the environment. He said: “It clearly takes a lot of effort and hard work to win a SuperValu Best Kept Award and the communities in the winning towns, villages and housing areas have shown their obvious pride of place through their success at this year’s awards. All of the winners are to be congratulated on their team work in the pursuit of environmental excellence.”

NIAC judges participating towns, villages and housing areas on their green activities, including planted areas, biodiversity projects and recycling schemes. Winning towns and villages were presented with a personalised sign, a park bench made from recycled materials and a monetary donation towards their environmental endeavours. Winners of the Best Kept Housing Area Awards received a Best Kept sign.

David Morrow, owner of the Lisburn SuperValu store commented: “As a local SuperValu store at the heart of community life, we have always been proud to be involved in the Best Kept Awards, to help improve and preserve the natural and built environment for everyone. We would like to congratulate Garvey Court and all of the winners this year.”