At APSE, we help local councils deliver excellent frontline services. Follow us to find out about our amazing events. See
@apsenews
for the latest news updates
𝗔𝗣𝗦𝗘 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 🌟
We are thrilled to announce that our Annual Seminar and Service Awards will be taking place in Bristol on 11-12 September!
For more information and to book your place👇
Council Matters: A poem for local council unsung heroes
Renowned Poet Tony Walsh
@LongfellaPoet
has created a very special poem on behalf of APSE to thank all the unsung heroes in local government 👏 👍
To watch the full poem:
#CouncilMatters
And now for the big one 🔝 🏆
Winner of APSE Overall Council of the Year 2021 is…
Telford & Wrekin Council
@TelfordWrekin
Congratulations!
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A big thank you to Greenbridge Designs for kindly sponsoring this category
And now for the big one!
Winner of APSE Overall Council of the Year 2023 is…
Wigan Council
@WiganCouncil
Congratulations!
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🏆
A big thank you to Dynamon
@dynamonanalytic
for kindly sponsoring this category
Congratulations to Paul O’Brien. Twenty years service leading APSE 🥂🎂.... and just one or two grey hairs to show for it! Thanks from all our member councils, APSE National Council and all of Team APSE!
Winner of Best Service Team: Sports, Leisure and Cultural Service is…
Leeds Council
@LeedsCC_News
Congratulations!
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A big thank you to CLOA
@cCLOAssociation
for kindly sponsoring this category
Winner of Best Collaborative Working Initiative is…
City of Wolverhampton Council
@WolvesCouncil
Congratulations!
#APSE19
A big thank you to Invotra
@Invotra
for kindly sponsoring this category
Winner of Best Workforce Initiative is…
Wigan Council
@WiganCouncil
Congratulations!
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A big thank you to Unison
@unisontweets
for kindly sponsoring this category
Winner of Best Service Team: Facilities Management and Building Cleaning Service is…
East Ayrshire Council
@EastAyrshire
Congratulations!
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A big thank you to Numatic International
@Numatic_Sales
for kindly sponsoring this category
Winner of Best Service Team: Catering Service is…
Caerphilly County Borough Council
@CaerphillyCBC
Congratulations!
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A big thank you to the PeopleToo
@Peopletoo1
for kindly sponsoring this category
Winner of Best Health and Wellbeing Initiative (inc. Social Care) is…
Lancashire County Council
@LancashireCC
Congratulations!
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A big thank you to Unison
@unisontweets
for kindly sponsoring this category
Winner of Best Community and Neighbourhood Initiative is…
Wigan Council
@WiganCouncil
Congratulations!
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🏆
A big thank you to APSE Approved Partner Enterprise
@Enterprise
for kindly sponsoring this category
Winner of best performer in the Street Lighting category is…
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council!
Congratulations
@WiganCouncil
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A big thank you to Survation
@Survation
for kindly sponsoring this category
Winner of Best Service Team: Construction and Building Service is…
Lancaster City Council
@LancasterCC
Congratulations!
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A big thank you to the TCPA
@theTCPA
for kindly sponsoring this category
A beautiful sunny day in Birmingham ☀️
All set for Day One of the APSE Annual Seminar 2021; offering frontline service providers the chance to learn from each other, network with sector experts and develop strategies for local services
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Programme:
Winner of Best Public/Private Partnership Working Initiative is…
Neath Port Talbot Council
@NPTCouncil
Congratulations!
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A big thank you to Leafield Environmental
@Leafield_enviro
for kindly sponsoring this category
Winner of Best Service Team: Catering Service is…
Stockton-On-Tees Borough Council
@stocktoncouncil
Congratulations!
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🏆
A big thank you to the ASSIST FM
@AssistConf
for kindly sponsoring this category
Winner of Best Renewable Energy or Energy Efficiency Initiative is…
Dundee City Council
@DundeeCouncil
Congratulations!
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A big thank you to Salix
@SalixFinance
for kindly sponsoring this category
"Now more than ever we need sports and leisure provision for everyone. Councils make a huge difference to embedding an active lifestyle" 💪
APSE, LGA & CLOA's new report identifies that, with the right investment, councils can be empowered to ‘level up’ the health of communities
Congratulations to all of our finalists
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Tonight was an opportunity to showcase the best in
#localgov
, and you’ve not let us down 👏
A special thanks to our delegates, exhibitors and the fantastic city of Birmingham. We look forward to seeing you all again for
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!
Winner of APSE Streetscene Apprentice of the Year Award 2019 is...
Adam Cook from Flintshire County Council
@FlintshireCC
Congratulations!
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A big thank you to
@ScarabSweepers
for kindly sponsoring the category.
It’s a day for fielders here at Old Trafford Cricket Ground with the APSE Parks Seminar 2022 🌲🌹🏏
Our Seminar provides an excellent opportunity for local government greenspace teams to share best practice and discuss the latest technological and policy developments
#apseparks
Winner of Best Service Team: Highways, Winter Maintenance and Street Lighting Service is…
Wigan Council
@WiganCouncil
Congratulations!
#APSE19
A big thank you to Archway Roadmaster
@ArchwayProducts
for kindly sponsoring this category
Winner of Best Commercialisation and Entrepreneurship Initiative is…
Cheltenham Borough Council
@CheltenhamBC
Congratulations!
#APSE19
A big thank you to Kent Commercial Services
@Kent_cc
for kindly sponsoring this category
Winner of best performer in the Street Lighting category is…
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council!
Congratulations
@WiganCouncil
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A big thank you to bbits for kindly sponsoring this category
Congratulations to all of our finalists and winners
#APSE19
Tonight was an opportunity to showcase the best in
#localgov
, and you’ve not let us down. We look forward to seeing you all again next year at
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Here's to another 20 years of APSE!
Winner of Best Public/Private Partnership Working Initiative is…
@North_Ayrshire
Congratulations!
#APSE18
A big thank you to APSE Approved Partner Walker Morris for kindly sponsoring this category
Winner of most improved performer in the Building Cleaning category is…
East Ayrshire Council!
Congratulations
@EastAyrshire
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A big thank you to Numatic
@Numatic_Sales
for kindly sponsoring this category
"Leisure has an identity crisis - it is much more than fitness!"
Our final speaker is Mark Tweedie
@mark_tweedie
, Chief Executive
@CommLeisureUK
, discussing the evolving face of leisure and how the sector can survive and even thrive going forward
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#saveleisure
Winner of most improved performer in the Refuse Collection category is…
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council!
Congratulations
@WiganCouncil
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A big thank you to SULO for kindly sponsoring this category
APSE is delighted to announce the finalists for this year's Service Awards 🏆
Congratulations to all those who have been shortlisted 👍
Click on the link and see if you can spot your authority:
Winner of best performer in the Street Lighting category is…
Wigan Council!
Congratulations
@WiganCouncil
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A big thank you to Tarmac
@TarmacLtd
for kindly sponsoring this category
David Doran, Health & Safety Advisor
@EastAyrshire
provides a very informative presentation on the authority's "Here to listen" initiative on suicide prevention
#apsescot
Winner of Best Workforce Initiative is…
Inverclyde Council
@inverclyde
Congratulations!
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🏆
A big thank you to Unison
@unisontweets
for kindly sponsoring this category
Winner of Best Commercialisation and Entrepreneurship Initiative is…
Nottingham City Council
@MyNottingham
Congratulations!
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A big thank you to c-trace for kindly sponsoring this category
Winner of best performer in the Roads, Highways and Winter Maintenance category is…
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council!
Congratulations
@WiganCouncil
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A big thank you to Multevo
@Multevo
for kindly sponsoring this category
💪 Empowered Teams
👥 Strong and Vibrant Communities
🔝 Local Leadership of Change
Our final speaker - Fiona Lees, Chief Executive, East Ayrshire Council
@EastAyrshire
- makes the case for the COVID recovery as a time for renewal; a chance to reset relationships
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State of the UK’s Woods and Trees 2021 – Key Findings
and Priority Actions 🌲
First up we hear about the benefits of, and the threats to, the UK’s woods and trees from the Conservation Evidence Team
@WoodlandTrust
#apsetrees
APSE is proud to once again be supporting
@ParkinsonsUK
as our
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charity this year and hopes to add to the many thousands raised at our awards in recent years for this vital charity
Winner of most improved performer in the Building Cleaning category is…
East Ayrshire Council!
Congratulations
@EastAyrshire
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A big thank you to BBITS for kindly sponsoring this category
Blair Millar, Housing Services Manager
@EastAyrshire
provides delegates with an insight into how the authority's housing asset management framework is helping to achieve vibrant communities
#apsescot
A great debate on the future of local government services with our symposium panel. Unified position. Local councils matter to our communities. They need fair funding to do the job!
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@NI_LGA
@COSLA
@WelshLGA
@LGANews
@apsetweets
The final session speaker
@Vibrant_Socks
aka Katie Kelly, Depute Chief Executive of
@EastAyrshire
urges us to recognise the values of the public sector and public services workers in how we listen to and serve our communities 👏🏻
Winner of best performer in the Street Lighting category is…
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council!
Congratulations
@WiganCouncil
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A big thank you to Tarmac
@TarmacLtd
for kindly sponsoring this category
Winner of Best Service Team: Highways, Winter Maintenance and Street Lighting Service is…
Derby City Council
@DerbyCC
Congratulations!
#apse21
A big thank you to Multevo
@Multevo
for kindly sponsoring this category
Winner of Best Service Team: Sports, Leisure and Cultural Service is…
Lancaster City Council
@LancasterCC
Congratulations!
#APSE19
A big thank you to Sports Art
@GoSportsArt
for kindly sponsoring this category
“Delivering services with focus, passion, inspiration”
Up next is Elma Murray
@NAC_CEO
, Chief Executive
@North_Ayrshire
, APSE Overall Council of the Year 2017
#APSE18
Winner of most improved performer in the Parks, Open Spaces and Horticultural Services category is…
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council!
Congratulations
@RochdaleCouncil
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A big thank you to Multevo
@Multevo
for kindly sponsoring this category
Parks can offer a means to:
💮 Support the levelling up agenda
💮 Support climate change action
💮 Secure the future green skills in the UK
💮 Engage communities in volunteering
APSE Chief Executive Paul O'Brien opens
#apseparks
, exploring APSE's latest parks research 📄🔍
Winner of Best Service Team: Catering Service is…
Birmingham City Council (CityServe)
@BhamCityCouncil
@LoveCityserve
Congratulations!
#APSE19
A big thank you to the New Policy Institute
@npi_research
for kindly sponsoring this category
Our
#APSEfm
seminar in Durham includes special guest speakers:
•
@SharonHodgsonMP
Shadow Minister for Public Health
• Dale Wild
@LoveCityServe
• Tim Blowers
@LACA_UK
& many more
Don't miss out! Full programme & booking info:
Winner of Best Public/Private Partnership Working Initiative is…
Southampton City Council / Balfour Beatty
@southamptonCC
@balfourbeatty
Congratulations!
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A big thank you to The Fleet Auction Group
@FLAGAuction
for kindly sponsoring this category
Oh! I do like APSE beside the seaside!
I do like APSE beside the sea! 🏖️
We’re in ☀️ Blackpool for the APSE Highways, Street Lighting and Winter Maintenance Seminar 2022. A chance to share best practice and discuss the latest technological and policy developments
#apsehighways
Congratulations to all of our finalists and winners
#APSE18
Tonight was an opportunity to showcase the best in
#localgov
, and you’ve not let us down.
Now it’s time to celebrate!
Winner of best performer in the Catering services category is…
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council!
Congratulations
@gateshead
#apsePN
A big thank you to De Montfort University
@DMULGRU
for kindly sponsoring this category
Winner of Best Service Team: Street Cleansing and Streetscene Service is…
Oxford Direct Services (Oxford City Council)
@OxfordDS
@OxfordCity
Congratulations!
#APSE19
A big thank you to Enevo
@enevo
for kindly sponsoring this category
Paul O’Brien
@apsetweets
opening up the APSE fringe on New Municipalism. Discussing local housing companies, insourcing contracts, being more entrepreneurial and keeping wealth in local economies!
Laura Church, Corporate Director,
@lutoncouncil
‘Traditional organisational structures are no longer the norm, it’s about collaborative, cross sector leadership in a complex and challenging environment’
APSE is proud to once again be supporting
@ParkinsonsUK
as our
#apsePN
charity this year and hopes to add to the many thousands raised at our awards in recent years for this vital charity
Winner of most improved performer in the Roads, Highways and Winter Maintenance category is…
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council!
Congratulations
@WiganCouncil
#apsePN
A big thank you to Multevo
@Multevo
for kindly sponsoring this category
Winner of Best Service Team: Waste Management and Recycling Service is…
Cheshire East Council
@CheshireEast
Congratulations!
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A big thank you to Go Plant Fleet Services for kindly sponsoring this category
“I hope this event brings forward a lot of ideas and I am sure it will” The opening address from Cllr Adam McVey, Leader of Edinburgh City Council
@edinburgh_CC
@adamrmcvey
#APSE18
#JFDI
"A wonderful opportunity for
#localgov
to reflect, share best practice and find creative solutions in order to help protect our communities "
The opening address from Cllr Joyce McCarty, Deputy Leader of Newcastle City Council
@NewcastleCC
@joycemccarty
#APSE19