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Ian McMillan Helps Improve Air Quality In South Yorkshire
June 2005
Barnsley wordsmith Ian McMillan has hosted an awards event for South Yorkshire air quality awareness campaign Care4Air.
The Internationally acclaimed poet joined Barnsley Councillor Margaret Morgan, Cabinet Spokesperson for Environmental Services, at the ceremony, which was held at Barnsley’s Cannon Hall, on Monday 20th June.
As well as entertaining the audience, Ian presented Care4Air Awards to schools, community groups and businesses from across South Yorkshire, for helping to improve local air quality.
Care4Air Awards were presented to: Royston High School in Barnsley, who run a successful cycle to school scheme; The Schools and Homes Education Project in Sheffield, who encourage people to become more energy efficient; Dixon Honda in Doncaster, who provide information about energy efficient motoring and run a tree planting programme to offset vehicle emissions; and the Recycling Community Enterprise in Rotherham, who use energy efficient vehicles to collect recyclable goods.
Mark Daly of Care4Air said: “We’re delighted that Ian McMillan has become the latest celebrity, after Bill Oddie and Paul Hudson who have presented awards in the past, to help us recognise schools, community groups and businesses, who have worked hard to improve air quality in South Yorkshire. “