2024 marks 26 years of the SURF Awards, showcasing and sharing best practice, and promoting learning from ‘what works’ in regenerating Scotland’s places. Each year the SURF Awards has celebrated some of the most impressive outcomes in tackling physical, social and economic decline in communities throughout the country.

This publication profiles the 15 projects shortlisted in the 2024 SURF Awards. Projects range in scale, activity and geography, from smaller scale community activity in Cranhill, to arts and wellbeing programmes in Inverclyde, and larger scale investments in Kilmarnock. We hope all 15 will inspire those working in regeneration projects throughout Scotland, and provide opportunities for learning.