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"Winning the LGC Council of the Year Award has helped us to be influential in national debate. But the biggest benefit has been internal. We won it because of the commitment and confidence of our staff. The Award has helped us celebrate that, and has given us all a sense of being recognised and valued 'in the trade'."
Rob Vincent, Chief Executive, Kirklees Council
"Winning Most Improved Council has been a marvellous event for Barking & Dagenham. It has meant a lot to our managers, staff and partners to be recognised by our sector in this way, but more importantly has really galvanised everyone to achieve even more from the best practice that is evident in many authorities across all the categories."
Rob Whiteman, Chief Executive, LB Barking & Dagenham
"Winning the LGC Management Team Award has really strengthened our team identity and helped to raise the profile of the Revenues and Benefits Service across the council, validating the approach we have taken to service improvement. Since winning the award we have shared good practice with other service areas and used the confidence and enthusiasm it gave us to tackle some more difficult challenges we might otherwise have avoided."
Alison Blount, Head of Revenues & Benefits, Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
"The award has provided the Salford City Council/Urban Vision joint venture Partnership with recognition for their vision, strategic planning and also their ability to work collaboratively in the implementation of a pioneering approach to the delivery of sustainable renegeration. The award has also been an endorsement of effective partnership working between a wide range of public and private sector partners. Staff have reacted with pride that their considerable effort and achievement have been recognised through the winning of such a prestigious award."
Paul Mallinder, Director of Urban Vision / Salford City Council
"Gaining the recognition of LGC was a real break through for Salford Construction Partnership. Winning the Award recognises the achievement of a truly partnership approach to connecting local people to jobs and opportunities generated by the fantastic investment in our city. Recognition of our success has given us a real boost and provided a stronger platform from which to build an even strong partnership for the future."
Emily Kynes, Strategic Manager – Employability, Salford City Council
"Winning the award has given everyone in the team a tremendous boost. It has been fantastic for the contribution made by Legal Services to be recognised in this way both within and outwith the Council."
Rose Mary Glackin, Director of Law and Administration, Falkirk Council
"Barnsley MBC are really proud to have won the LGC Award for leading the Place Shaping agenda in 2008. It provides the Council, but more importantly, it's employees, and other Partners, we continue to work with in making Barnsley a great place to be, the national recognition they so deserve. The award, gives credit to their hard work and commitment, and has helped to spur people on with a renewed strength of purpose, in the continued transformation of Barnsley. The award will also contribute to the overall reputation of the Council in leading and delivering a complex and challenging agenda".
Phil Coppard, Chief Executive, Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
"This is the last year for our Council. Winning the award has helped Members and Staff be proud of their achievements as well as providing a positive platform from which the design of new services can be made."
Oliver Sherratt, Director of Community Services, Easington District Council
"Winning the LGC's community involvement award capped an awesome year of improving community life in the deprived area of Bridlington. And, with latest satisfaction levels reaching an all-time high of 81%, the team is building on these achievements to roll-out future neighbourhood management programmes elsewhere in the area."
Paul Bellotti, Head of Community and Sustainable Development East Riding of Yorkshire Council
"Winning the LGC Award for Local Strategic Partnerships has boosted all partners’ confidence and has increased our determination to be even more effective in working together in the future"
Tom Miskell who is a Calderdale Forward Board member, Chair of the Environment Partnership and Chief Executive of Pennine Housing 2000
"Winning the award has helped us raise the profile of initiative within our region which we anticipate will improve take up. It has given us the incentive to develop the tool for a wider service user group and the pilots for this will be starting shortly.
Enquiries from other Authorities have lead to increased networking opportunities and some excellent best practice sharing. Lastly, winning this award has given all our procurement staff a real sense of recognition and pride. They are already looking at other areas of achievement / innovation they can develop to sustain the profile of the team and Gloucestershire as a whole."
Claire Smart, Director of Strategic Procurement, Business Management Directorate, Gloucestershire County Council
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