Westmorland and Furness Council have been announced as through to the shortlist of councils competing in three categories for the Local Government Awards 2025.
Westmorland and Furness Council has made the shortlist in the categories of:
Children’s Services: Getting to good and beyond
Diversity and Inclusion: Welcome to work in the visitor economy
Net Zero: 2024: the first year in our journey to net zero
Over the last few months a panel of over 100 expert judges from across the local government sector have carried out stage one of the judging process that involved reading a 1000 word entry document for each entry in the each of the twenty two award categories.
The entries deemed strong enough to progress then form part of the official shortlist.
The shortlisted organisations will now complete presentations and interviews to a specific judging panel made up of senior and influential figures within local government.
The winners of the LGC Awards will be announced at a prestigious ceremony on Wednesday 11 June at Grosvenor House, London -
LGC editor Sarah Calkin said: “We received almost 1,000 entries to the LGC Awards 2025, making it another record-breaking year and meaning all those on the shortlist should be extremely proud to have made the cut. A huge thank you to our judging panels of senior council officers who have tirelessly sifted through all the entries on top of extremely demanding day jobs.”
“At a time when many councils are embarking on huge change, it is more important than ever to take a moment to recognise the massive difference local government makes to the communities it serves and celebrate the teams and individuals going the extra mile to do so.”
“It’s brilliant to see the whole local government family represented on this year’s shortlist – from town councils to combined authorities – as well as all four nations of the UK. Best of luck to all of those shortlisted.”
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