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British Parking Awards 2014
British Parking Awards 2014
Parking in the Community
Sponsored by The Safer Parking Scheme
Parking is an essential public service and can be a positive contributor to local communities. This award will recognise people working within the parking sector who have engaged with and supported their local communities.

It is open to: community engagement programmes; projects that see car parks become focal points of community activity; fund-raising initiatives; etc.

Entries could, for example, be:
  • Site specific services and initiatives that benefit a local community, charity and/or users with specific needs.
  • Campaigns aimed at improving road safety, accessibility or community values.
  • Charitable fund-raising initiatives involving individual parking staff, teams or organisations which make a positive contribution to good causes at either a local or national level (but not just parking companies donating cash).
The criteria:
The judges will be looking for the following:
  • Working for and with a wider community.
  • Innovative thinking in the preparation, publicising, undertaking project/initiative.
  • Degree of success in achieving goal, making changes, improvements, etc.
  • Public profile achieved for the project, cause, etc.
The following areas should be addressed:
  • Description of the community engagement projects or tasks undertaken.
  • The inspiration for the project.
  • Details of the individuals or team involved in the project.
  • How this project complements or enhances the parking personnel's lives.
  • What, if any, parking skills are applied to the community project.
  • How the community engagement enhances the image of parking.
  • How the positive aspects of the project is publicised (if appropriate).
Please supply:
1. Images.
2. Customer and client feedback/testimonials.
3. Press clippings/links to websites.
4. Details of other awards won.

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