Awards and Accreditations
Falmouth Town Council Apprentice named Horticultural Apprentice of the Year 2024
Georgia Pollard, Falmouth Town Council’s Horticultural Apprentice, was awarded Land-Based Apprentice of the Year at the Truro and Penwith College Cornwall Apprenticeship Awards 2024. The ceremony, held at the iconic Eden Project, recognised Georgia’s outstanding commitment to sustainability, horticulture, and the enhancement of Falmouth’s green spaces.
Since joining Falmouth Town Council over a year ago, Georgia has demonstrated a strong commitment to sustainability, biodiversity, and community engagement. As part of her apprenticeship, Georgia spends one day a week at Duchy College Rosewarne, studying Horticulture and Landscaping, gaining the knowledge and hands-on experience essential to thrive in her role. To read more about Georgia’s journey with Falmouth Town Council please click here.
Falmouth’s ‘Town Team’ wins UK & Ireland Best Event 2024 for Tall Ships 2023
Falmouth Town Council’s ‘Town Team’ (partnership between our Town Management team and Falmouth BID) won ‘UK & Ireland Best Event’ at the Association of Town & City Management industry awards in June 2024 for their delivery of the Tall Ships festival in Falmouth last summer.
Congratulations to FTC’s E3O Officer Tessa Marie on winning award at Devon and Cornwall Police’s Citizens in Policing Awards 2023
Many congratulations to our Environmental, Education and Enforcement (E3O) Officer, Tessa Marie who was the winner of the Community Safety Accreditation Scheme Award at Devon and Cornwall’s Citizens in Policing Awards 2023.
Tessa makes up one half of our E3O team along with her colleague Eammon Murphy. Their roles as E3Os are primarily to offer educational advice and support to members of the community. They look to achieve this by being a friendly face and a point of contact, working with community groups, residents, schools, visitors, Falmouth Town Councillors, partner organisations, and businesses to deliver education and awareness campaigns designed to tackle common environmental issues, such as dog fouling, littering, fly-tipping, beach safety and anti-social behaviour.
White Ribbon Supporter Organisation
At a full Council meeting on 11 December 2023 Falmouth Town Councillors voted unanimously to:
- sign up to become a White Ribbon Supporter Organisation
- to make White Ribbon Day part of the Civic Calendar
- to encourage all Councillors and staff to take the pledge
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