We are delighted to announce that we have been named as the overall winner in the Academy for Sustainable Communities (ASC), taking top honours in the Creating the Future Award for Excellence at the Awards for Sustainable Communities 2007.

We were named as overall winner after taking first place in our entrance category - the 'Skills, training, learning and workforce development category'.

'The Academy for Sustainable Communities holds a national awards scheme that provides an excellent opportunity to celebrate the efforts of individuals, groups and organisations striving to improve local communities and the lives of the people who live and work in them.

There were more than 200 entries for the 2007 awards from projects across the country. The range and quality of entries demonstrated the impressive levels of determination and imagination being applied to the improvement of our neighbourhood, villages, towns and cities.'

Accent Community Partnerships has successfully provided the necessary skills and support for young people to be employable in their community. It has encouraged participation and cohesion among a diverse range of ethnic backgrounds in an area that has experienced severe racial tension and disharmony.

Winning the overall award demonstrates, and is a worthy testament to, how much Accent Community Partnerships has achieved.

We were also finalists in the Engaging Young People category, having been nominated as a candidate for the shortlist of entrants.

If anyone would like to talk to us more about the awards, Accent Group will be present at this years Chartered Institute of Housing Conference, Harrogate, at stand B100 from the 19th-21st June.

For more information on Accent Community Partnerships please follow this link