A Bradford-based scheme has won a prestigious European cultural heritage accolade.

South Pennines Watershed Landscape Project was awarded a Laureate in the European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage/Europa Nostra awards 2013.

The initiative, which is managed by Pennine Prospects, was one of 30 winners selected from almost 200 nominations from across Europe.

It was the only UK winner in the education, training and awareness-raising category.

The project is a three-year programme to enhance and conserve the landscape and its heritage, whilst improving access for all. It is managed by Pennine Prospects in partnership with a wide range of organisations and hand-in-hand with local communities.

Pam Warhurst, chairman of Pennine Prospects, said: “We are delighted to have got this far.

“To be named as a Europa Nostra Laureate is fantastic and great recognition for all the hard work of the project team, at Pennine Prospects and across the partnership, and of all the volunteers who make the South Pennines Watershed Landscape Project what it is.”

You can register a vote for the Watershed Landscape Project at http://vote. europanostra.org/. Voting ends on Sunday, May 26.