A leader at a York environment charity and nature reserve has received a top award for her research into zero waste programmes.

Sam Taylor, a Waste & Recycling Manager at St Nicks, which is located in Tang Hall, just off Hull Road, was given a Churchill Fellowship medallion in London this week.

An awards ceremony marked the completion of research and reports from 122 similar Churchill Fellows.

Altogether there are 4,000 Churchill Fellows in a fellowship created by the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust as a living legacy of the former Prime Minister.

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The fellows undertake 4-8 weeks of research overseas, funded by the charity, across a range of fields from climate change to education, technology and the arts.

Jeremy Soames, Chair of the Churchill Fellowship, said of the awards: "It illustrates the significant impact being made in communities and sectors through the ideas, dedication, and energy that are hallmarks of every Churchill Fellow - many congratulations to all recipients. There is no doubt that the Churchill Fellowship owes its success to the remarkable work of Churchill Fellows."

Sam will be continuing her work on Zero Waste here in the UK.

Sam said “I am so inspired by the work being done around the world to address our resource use and disposal. I cannot wait to start implementing what I have learnt to hopefully guide people to rethink their waste behaviours.”

St Nicks is a 24 acre urban nature reserve built on a previous landfill site, describing itself as  the “Green Heart of York”.

Based at Rawdon Avenue, York, its Environment Centre and activities promote all aspects of sustainable living.

As well as managing the natural habitats for over 2,000 species, St Nick’s educates the public, volunteers and young people on the practicalities of environmental, conservation issues and sustainability including recycling and waste reduction.

St Nicks also provides nature-connectedness programmes to improve mental health and wellbeing. 

 For details, go to: www.stnicks.org.uk