Awards and Successes
The residents of Forth come from a Mining background. The majority of them have worked hard to create a good livestyle for their families, they keep homes and gardens to a high standard – this proven by the success in the South Lanarkshire Gardens Competition where various streets and individual homes have won awards.
Forth has also achieved many successes in Beautiful Scotland which is a long-established community environmental improvement campaign run in partnership with the Royal Horticultural Society. The programme supports community groups across Scotland as they seek to improve and enhance their local environment. Beautiful Scotland is a competition with an extensive set of categories and awards, and its winners can progress to the UK-wide Britain in Bloom competition and thereafter to the international Entente Florale.
The awards won to date are:
2007: Finalists in the Evening Times Local Heroes Awards Forth & District Initiative were named Community Group of Lanarkshire 2007
2008: Forth & District Initiative gain a certificate of merit in the Beautiful Scotland Neighbourhood awards
2009: Flourishing Forth ECO Project won the group project award in South Lanarkshire Councils annual garden competition. Forth was the south region winner of the Calor Village of the Year award. Beautiful Scotland award for sustainability. Beautiful Scotland large village category silver award winners
2010: Beautiful Scotland large village category silver award winners, Flourishing Forth ECO Project again won the group project award in South Lanarkshire Councils annual garden competition
2011: Beautiful Scotland large village category silver award winners
2012: Beautiful Scotland large village category silver award winners
2013: Beautiful Scotland large village category silver gilt award winners.
2014 :Community Service Award : Beautiful Scotland large village category silver gilt award winners : Community Involvement Award (Beautiful Scotland)
2017 :Keep Scotland Beautiful : Beautiful Scotland large village category silver gilt award winners
2018 :Keep Scotland Beautiful : Beautiful Scotland large village category silver gilt award winners : Forth Eco Site Its your Neighbourhood Award, Level 5 Outstanding
2019 :Keep Scotland Beautiful : Beautiful Scotland large village category silver gilt award winners: Flourishing Forth was presented with the David Welch Memorial Award for Something Special.
Forth Eco Site Its your Neighbourhood Award, Level 5 Outstanding and Certificate of Distinction
2020 :Keep Scotland Beautiful : Flourishing Forth, Certificate for Feeding your Community
Flourishing Forth, Cerificate of Recognition
Forth Eco Site, Certificate of Recognition.
2021 :Keep Scotland Beautiful : Flourishing Forth, Cerificate of Recognition
Keep Scotland Beautiful : and The Royal Horticultural Society, Britian in Bloom
Forth Eco Site, RHS Gardening in a Changing Climate Award
2022 :Keep Scotland Beautiful : Flourishing Forth, Beautiful Scotland large village category silver gilt award winner
Keep Scotland Beautiful : Flourishing Forth for the Eco Site, Jim Murdie award for Sustainability.
Forth Eco Site Its your Neighbourhood Award, Level 5 Outstanding
2023 :Keep Scotland Beautiful : Flourishing Forth, Beautiful Scotland large village category silver gilt award winner
Keep Scotland Beautiful : RHS Discretionary judges award for Overcoming Adversity
Its Your Neighbourhood Award 2023, Flourishing Forth -Eco Site, Level 5 Outstanding and Certificate of Distinction
2024 :Keep Scotland Beautiful : Flourishing Forth, Beautiful Scotland large village category silver gilt award winner
Keep Scotland Beautiful : Discretionary Celebration Award.