2025
- No Mow May Survey
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APSE are working with Plantlife on extending the No Mow May initiative beyond May, encouraging people to continue growing grass and wildflowers into the summer to maximise benefits to people, nature and climate. This short survey will provide evidence to inform our funding application to support this work.
- The value of swimming
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Andy Salmon, CEO, Swim England, gives an overview of challenges faced by the leisure sector, as well as the multitude of health and wellbeing benefits offered.
- Funeral Experts joins APSE Approved Partner Scheme
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Funeral Experts is transforming how bereaved families navigate funeral arrangements and bereavement administration through its innovative, free-to-use funeral director comparison platform and bereavement support service.
- Bucher Municipal joins APSE Approved Partner Scheme
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Bucher Municipal produce only the highest quality machines across the road sweeping, sewer cleaning and winter maintenance industries.
- Simpler Recycling – Latest Policy Update
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Courtesy of Roadvert
- Announcing the winners of the APPG and Soft FM Innovation Awards 2024/25
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Announcing the winners of the APPG Excellence in School Food Awards and the APSE Soft Facilities Management Innovation Awards 2023/24!
- Call for entries: APSE Cemeteries and Crematoria Innovation Award 2025
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These awards are to recognise the excellent work that is happening in cemeteries and crematoria across the UK.
- Take our State of the Market Survey in Parks and Greenspace
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Help APSE help you make the case for your local authority parks service!
- Announcing the APSE Energy Awards 2025 finalists
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Seventeen UK local authorities have been shortlisted for APSE's first Energy Awards
- Plymouth City Council: Delivering our urban community forest
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Following their win at APSE’s Annual Service Awards for Best Grounds Maintenance and Horticulture Service, take a deep dive into Plymouth’s tree planting scheme.
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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