The Ministry of Defence has announced the Sanctuary Award winners for this year alongside DIO.
The MOD and DIO have announced the Sanctuary Award winners in five categories following the awards night in London. The awards event recognises achievements in wildlife conservation, environmental protection, archaeology, sustainability, and energy saving in the defence estate.
The 2019 awards covered five categories. Winners received accolades under the Sustainability Project Award, Environmental Project Award, Utilities Project Award, Heritage Project Award, and the Individual Achievement Award.
Chief Executive of DIO Graham Dalton said: “It was great to see so many innovative projects, throughout the UK and overseas, which demonstrate the positive impact we can have across the Defence estate. The standard of entries was high and I know that the Sanctuary Awards Board had a difficult decision in determining the winners. Well done to the winners and thank you to all the teams and individuals for their enthusiasm and commitment in helping the MOD as we work towards making the estate more sustainable.”
This year’s winner of the Silver Otter and of the Environmental Project Award was the Bird Trapping Steering Group in Cyprus. In the other categories, the Army Basing Programme’s refurbishment of the Sandhurst Block at Catterick Garrison won the Heritage Project Award.
The Sustainability Project Award was presented to Project Anvil at RAF Marham. This was an infrastructure investment project to improve facilities at the East Anglia airbase in preparation for the arrival of the F35 Lightning aircraft.
In the other categories, the Army Basing Programme’s refurbishment of the Sandhurst Block at Catterick Garrison won the Heritage Project Award. Dickie Bennett was the Individual Achievement Award Winner for Breaking Ground Heritage, a group that supports veterans and provides logistics support to Operation Nightingale.
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