Rural people across Scotland and beyond are being urged to share stories of work done by local estates and land-based businesses to help their surrounding communities and landscapes flourish, in the Helping It Happen Awards 2022 - before nominations close on Monday 18 July.
The Awards, run by Scottish Land & Estates, focus on the key aim of recognising the role of estates, farms and rural businesses in enabling and supporting success in rural areas and helping rural Scotland to thrive.
The Helping it Happen Awards 2022 are supported by headline sponsors NatureScot and entrants can enter, or be nominated for, any of nine categories:
Scottish Land & Estates Chairman, Mark Tennant, said:
“We want to highlight and celebrate the significant positive contribution land-based businesses make in rural areas throughout rural Scotland – in particular, the ways in which they add value to support the local economy and the environment for wider benefit.
“I urge people up and down the country to submit their entries for this year’s awards and I look forward to reading this year’s crop of stories.”
Notes to editors
To nominate, people are being asked to share how their local estate, farm or rural business has made a positive contribution to their area in any of the categories highlighted. Entries can be submitted via the Scottish Land & Estates’ website – https://www.scottishlandandestates.co.uk/helping-it-happen - before the closing date of 18th July.
Entries for the Helping it Happen Awards 2022 will be reviewed by an independent judging panel with three finalists selected in each category.
The winners will be announced at the Awards ceremony which will take place on 5th October at The Sheraton Grand Hotel & Spa, Edinburgh
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Anna Davies: Email: anna@sceneandherdpr.co.uk
Ross (Monty) Montague: Email: monty@sceneandherdpr.co.uk
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