2024
- A message from APSE National Chair 2024/2025 - Cllr Archie Dryburgh
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Cllr Dryburgh was sadly unable to attend the APSE Annual General Meeting in person, he delivered the following address remotely.
- Oakfield Gardens Crematorium: A Peaceful Place for Reflection and Remembrance
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Lucia Gervis, APSE Solutions Client Coordination Officer, reflects on her visit to the first crematorium in Central Bedfordshire.
- Soft Facilities Management Innovation Awards 2024
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APSE is pleased to present the Innovation Awards, celebrating outstanding local councils that use innovative ideas and solutions to tackle the current challenges facing their frontline facilities management services.
- Boost local council funding or risk derailing growth - New report
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A new report by the Association for Public Service Excellence (APSE) – in collaboration with the University of Staffordshire and the Centre for Local Economic Strategies (CLES) – argues the Chancellor’s economic growth goals cannot be achieved solely via private investment, and that local councils must be part of the ‘growth agenda’.
- The APPG Excellence in School Food Awards 2024/2025 are now open for entries
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The APPG Excellence in School Food Awards are open for entry! The Awards will showcase innovation in school catering.
- In conversation with Lee Snashfold, APSE Associate
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Lucia Gervis, APSE Client Coordination Officer, talks to Lee Snashfold, APSE Associate to discuss his career, the evolution of bereavement services, and his work with APSE Solutions.
- Equality on the frontline: How far have we come and where are we going?
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Amy Caldow, APSE Senior Training Officer
- APSE Annual Seminar review by Matt Miller
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Matt Miller, Executive Consultant for APSE Solutions, looks back on his first APSE Annual Seminar and Service Awards
- Cllr Tracey Dixon elected as APSE National Chair for 2024-2025
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APSE is delighted to announce that Cllr Tracey Dixon has been elected as the National Chair Elect 2025-2026 of APSE by council members across the UK.
- Announcing the winners of the APSE Service Awards 2024
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The APSE Annual Service Awards are specific to frontline services provided by UK local authorities. Agreed by a panel of expert judges, the Awards include 17 categories covering the vast majority of local services.
Promoting excellence in public services
APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) is a not for profit unincorporated association working with over 300 councils throughout the UK. Promoting excellence in public services, APSE is the foremost specialist in local authority frontline services, hosting a network for frontline service providers in areas such as waste and refuse collection, parks and environmental services, cemeteries and crematorium, environmental health, leisure, school meals, cleaning, housing and building maintenance.
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