[Ed Hammond]

TODAY'S THE DAY!!(!)

You only have a couple of hours to get your entries in.

If you are having difficulty getting endorsements, send in your entry form, note that endorsements are "to follow" and make sure you get them to us over the next couple of days.

Please note: we are NOT extending the deadline this year (for once).

[Ed Hammond]

Just to update you, entries have now closed and the shortlists will be announced on 9 May.

We had 70 entries this year. This is down on last year, but the quality of entries continues to enhance. Certainly, in the two categories that I am looking at as part of the longlisting process - community influence and value for money - every entry has been of an extremely high quality and there are a number of entries that in previous years would have won, but which this year may not even be shortlisted.

As before, even non-shortlisted entries will find their way in some form into publications or presentations produced by CfPS, and we will highlight entries that missed out through our e-newsletter between June and this time next year.