TOWNSCAPE AWARDS

Every other year the Kingston upon Thames Society presents Townscape Awards in recognition of new buildings, landscaping and artworks that in the Society's view have done the most to enhance Kingston. The Awards were launched in 1989, and since then more than 50 developments have earned the right to display the Society's coveted certificate of townscape merit.

The idea was initiated by the late Tony Leitch who's work for the environment has been enormous. He did all the work for previous years in preparing materials for consideration and presentation to this ceremony. It has been a hard act to follow and we hope we can do justice to his legacy. The 2008 year's awards are therefore presented as a tribute to his memory and the awards for 2010 have now taken place.. 

Society members are invited to suggest schemes that they consider to be worthy of an award. All are considered by a sub committee and the chosen schemes are presented to the full committee. In order to achieve an award certain criterion were established. It is not necessary to be a building. In the past gardens and other landscape improvements have been chosen. It need not be large but must be shown to have a significant impact.

Representatives of all the winning schemes are presented with framed certificates, and make a short speech about what gave them most satisfaction about their projects.

More recently in partnership with the Kingston Horticutural Society in 2010 we added a group of Greenscape Awards.