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Tilley Awards 2008

10th anniversary of Tilley Awards

The 2008 Tilley Awards have now closed and we received an unprecedented number of entries. The ten regional winners have now been selected and the twelve projects short listed for the national prizes have been reviewed by the judging panel. The three national finalists have been identified but you will have to attend the Gala Dinner at the UK Problem Oriented Partnerships Conference on 9th September to find out first who wins the coveted first prize of £10,000!

Tickets for the conference which runs 9-11th September at the Hinckley Island Hotel in Leicestershire are available so book your tickets now by visiting the UK POP Conference website. Download the latest Tilley poster PDF file PDF 336Kb to add to your office notice board and notify your colleagues.

You can click on the links below to read the short summary for each project (listed in no particular order). The full length project descriptions are currently being added to the Effective Practice Database for more information.

This year we also have a prize of two tickets to the UK POP Conference for the project in the ‘Most Innovative’ category. Click here to read the eight nominated projects and vote for your favourite. The winner will be announced and notified in August.

Tilley Awards 2008 Results

National finalists

  1. `Operation Wilt' examining ASB by West Yorkshire Police - Bradford North Division
  2.  'Parklife -  Combating Disorder through Partnership in Lower Morden', Merton, also examining ASB by Safer Merton
  3. `Reducing Criminal Damage in Bolton' examining criminal damage by the Be Safe Bolton Strategic Partnership

National short list

  1. Operation Abingdon re: Night Time Economy (North West)
  2. Bothcherby Initiative re: ASB (North West)
  3. Reducing Criminal Damage in Bolton re: Criminal damage (North West)
  4. Cherry Tree Car Park re: ASB/Motor Vehicles (East)
  5. Norfolk Alcohol Crime Reduction Initiatives re: NTE/Alcohol related crime and disorder (East)
  6. Tunnel Vision Project – Derby re: Criminal damage/Fear of crime (East Midlands)
  7. BIG Attack on Graffiti re: Criminal damage (East Midlands)
  8. Operation Wilt re: ASB (Yorkshire & the Humber)
  9. Crime Reduction in Halifax Town Centre re: NTE/business and retail crime (Yorkshire & the Humber)
  10. Parklife re: ASB (London)
  11. Operation Jacket re: Criminal Damage (South West)
  12. Call Time on Violent Crime re: Violent crime (Welsh Assembly Government)

Regional winners

  1. East - Norfolk Alcohol Crime Reduction Initiatives re: NTE/Alcohol related crime and disorder
  2. East Midlands - BIG Attack on Graffiti re: Criminal damage
  3. London – Redbridge Community Partnership Against Doorstep Crime re: Older People (distraction burglary)
  4. North East – Stop Them In Their Tracks re: ASB
  5. North West – Discovering Distington’s Distinction re: ASB
  6. South East – Engage Youth re: Diversionary Activities
  7. South West - Operation Jacket re: Criminal Damage
  8. Welsh Assembly Government - Call Time on Violent Crime re: Violent crime
  9. West Midlands – Project Lock It. Protect It! Re: Burglary
  10. Yorkshire & the Humber - Crime Reduction in Halifax Town Centre re: NTE/business and retail crime

 

Last update: Wednesday, July 23, 2008