Stirling’s Cycle Hub has been awarded a Scottish Greener Together Award. The hub is one of five community projects to be presented with the award from the Scottish Government. The awards celebrate and reward communities for their environmental action.

They are part of the Scottish Government’s national campaign ‘Greener Together’ which encourages everyone across the country to play their part in making Scotland a cleaner, greener place.

All of the winners will be presented with a Greener Together Award plaque created by Scottish artist Kate Ives.

Executive Director, Jane Cullingworth, said: “Winning a Greener Together Award is such fantastic news - we were all jumping up and down when we found out.

“The vision of the Stirling Cycle Hub is to work towards a healthier, greener future by encouraging and supporting more people to cycle. We’ve seen amazing growth since we started up last year and it’s incredible to see how many people are interested in taking up a more active method of travel.” The Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment, Richard Lochhead, said: “We introduced this Award to recognise and reward hard-working communities who are playing their part and helping make Scotland a cleaner, greener place for us all to live.

“It’s great to see some truly excellent work being done across Scotland and I’m very pleased to announce the 2014 winners.

“We received a high calibre of entries from across Scotland, all of which demonstrate how communities are working together to bring greener living to life in their local area. It’s hugely encouraging to see such passion and commitment across a range of projects.

“I hope it encourages even more inspirational initiatives to get their entries in next year.” The judging panel, which included representatives from WWF Scotland, Living Streets, and Scottish Natural Heritage, was delighted with the number and quality of the community projects and initiatives nominated.

The Stirling Cycle Hub is funded by Transport Scotland, in partnership with ScotRail, and is managed by Forth Environment Link. Forth Environment Link is an environmental charity with a vision to “link people and the environment for a greener, healthier future.” For more information, contact Jane Cullingworth, Executive Director at 01786 449 215.