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NEWQUAY ZOO AWARDS


Education Awards and commendations
2009    Quality Badge Awarded by the Council for Learning Outside the Classroom

2005    BIAZA Commendation for the Formal Education Project for Map Mania.
2003    Devon and Cornwall Education Business Partnerships Platinum Provider Award for work placements.
2003    Zoo Federation education Project Meritorious award for "Further and higher Education Partnerships"
2002    Zoo Federation Education Project Meritorious award commendation for "Family Event Trails"
1999    Zoo Federation Education Project Meritorious award commendation for Encouraging Modern Foreign Language Skills"
Business / Tourism Awards and commendations
2009     Cornwal Sustainability Awards - Best Managed Medium Business Award
2008     Cornwall Sustainability Award - Best Individual Winner for Ruth Grant the Environmental Officer
2008      South West Environmental Parks Ltd. - made up of Newquay Zoo in Cornwall, Paignton Zoo Environmental Park, Living Coasts in Torquay  - won the Best Sustainable Zoo category at the annual BIAZA (British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums) awards.
2008    Cornwall Tourism Awards Bronze for Large Visitor Attraction of the Year 2008

2007-2008 SILVER award for Visitor Attraction of the Year South West Tourism Excellence Awards

2007    Cornwall Tourism Awards Bronze Award for Visitor attraction of the Year 2007
2006    Cornwall Tourism Awards Bronze Award for Sustainable Tourism
2006    Winner of ‘Visitor Attraction of the Year' at the Cornwall Tourism Awards
2005    Cornwall Tourist Awards Silver Award for Visitor Attraction of the Year.
2005    Cornwall Tourist Awards Bronze Award for Sustainable Tourism
2004    Cornwall Tourist Awards Sustainable Tourism Award winner
2004    South West Tourism Excellence Awards Finalist 2004 - 2005 Larger Visitor Attraction of the year
2003    Cornwall Tourist Board Award highly commended Visitor attraction category
2002    Cornwall Tourist Board Award Finalist Visitor attraction category
2000    HSBC Small Business of the Year Finalist
1999    HSBC Small Business of the Year 2nd place winner
Animal Welfare and enclosure awards
1998    Zoo Federation award for Asian Otter enclosure enrichment
1997    Zoo Federation award for African Plains mixed species enclosure
1996    Zoo Federation award for Black Ape enclosure enrichment
1996    Universities Federation for Animal Welfare award for Black Ape enclosure
1996    Zoo Federation award for Kinkajou enrichment
EAZA Fundraising Awards
2005    Shellshock Campaign BRONZE Award for raising over 2,000 euros in support of the EAZA Shellshock Campaign 2004/2005.
2007    Madagascar Campaign SILVER Award doe raising over 4,000 euros in support of the EAZA Madagascar campaign 2006/2007. 
Other certificates of achievement awarded
2009/2010 The Sustainable City Awards - Winner of Resource Conservation Award

2009    Cornwall Sustainability Awards Low Carbon Business 'Highly Commended'
2009    Ruth Grant won a regional South West Training award from the National Training Awards (NTA) 2009.

2008    First prize for 'Best Exhibit' in the Countryside Area at the 2008 Royal Cornwall Show.

2007    GOLD Award from the Green Business Tourism Scheme (The first attraction in Cornwall to get a GOLD Award.

2005    CoaST "Champion of Good Practice" In regonition of outstanding, unprecedented contribution to Sustainable Tourism development in Cornwall and for taking to their ambassadorial role with passion and enthusiam!
2005    Investors in People Award
2004    Participation in National Science Week
2003    Participation in National Science Week
2002    Millennium Volunteer host organisation
2002    Investors in Education Business Partnership
 
 

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Royal Cornwall Show competition winners

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Monster Beetle takes 4000 mile trip to Newquay.

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