2023 marks the 25th Anniversary of the SURF Awards programme, which celebrates best practice examples of community regeneration projects.

2023 Awards Timeline

8th June

Awards open for applications

4th September

Application period closes at 5pm. Completed applications should be emailed to emma@surf.scot

Mid-September – November

Assessment, shortlisting and site visits by 15 independent judging panel experts. Please note that the judges will specify the day to an in-person visit to shortlisted projects, which will be between the 25th Sept – 25th Oct.

7th Dec

Results announced at a celebratory Dinner in the Voco Grand Central Hotel, Glasgow

Shortlisted Projects

Housing and Regeneration

City of Edinburgh Council Mixed Tenure Improvement Scheme

Wester Hailes

Glentrool Community-led Housing & Regeneration

Dumfries and Galloway

Goathill Housing and Care Home project

Isle of Lewis

Removing Barriers to Employability

Topgolf Recruitment

Glasgow

All in Dundee

Dundee

ABZWorks Employability Support

Aberdeen

Creative Regeneration

Wild Skies Shetland

Unst

Deaf Action: Inclusion & accessibility to the arts

Edinburgh

The Beacon Arts Centre, Creative Minds

Greenock, Inverclyde

Community Led Regeneration

Gairloch and Loch Ewe Action Forum (GALE)

Wester Ross

Govan HELP – The Govan Pantry

Glasgow

Kerrera North-South Road Project

Isle of Kerrera

Improving Scotland's Places

Vibrant Gala Project

Galashiels, Scottish Borders

Rockfield Community Hub

Oban

Shapinsay

Orkney

City of Edinburgh Council Mixed Tenure Improvement Scheme

Wester Hailes

Glentrool Community-led Housing & Regeneration

Dumfries and Galloway

Goathill Housing and Care Home project

Isle of Lewis

Topgolf Recruitment

Glasgow

All in Dundee

Dundee

ABZWorks Employability Support

Aberdeen

Wild Skies Shetland

Unst

Deaf Action: Inclusion & accessibility to the arts

Edinburgh

The Beacon Arts Centre, Creative Minds

Greenock, Inverclyde

Gairloch and Loch Ewe Action Forum (GALE)

Wester Ross

Govan HELP – The Govan Pantry

Glasgow

Kerrera North-South Road Project

Isle of Kerrera

Vibrant Gala Project

Galashiels, Scottish Borders

Rockfield Community Hub

Oban

Shapinsay

Orkney

Presentation Dinner

The SURF Awards Presentation Dinner will take place on the evening of the 7 December in the Voco Grand Central Hotel in Glasgow.

We are delighted to have Poet and Performer Kevin P. Gilday as our After-Dinner Speaker.

Agenda

Places at the dinner cost £80 plus VAT. Further details on costs can be found in the booking link below.

Booking Forum 

Completed bookings forms should be emailed to emma@surf.scot