Nominations are now open for this year’s Council Chairman Community & Business Awards 2012/13 which aim to identify those volunteers and local businesses who make an exceptional contribution to our local community.
The Awards are organised in partnership with, the Volunteer Centre Bath & North East Somerset, CURO (formally Somer Community Housing Trust), the Student Community Partnership and the Quest project.
Councillor Rob Appleyard, Chairman of Council, said, “These Awards will recognise volunteers, community leaders and businesses that make a positive contribution to the local community, putting people first and inspiring others to get involved. Bath & North East Somerset Council and its partners are delighted to be organising the Awards, whose theme is based around the fact that people matter. I hope as many people can take the time to nominate for an Award.”
Mike Plows, Manager of B&NES Volunteer Centre said, “This also an opportunity to raise the awareness of the needs of many community and charitable organisations, and to build on the valuable links which are being developed through the new B&NES Business Engagement Network and its future potential.”
Vanessa Collier, Community Investment Manager at Somer Housing, said, “This is the third year that Somer has taken part in this brilliant initiative. We’ve always found Volunteering Week to be a great way for colleagues across Somer to get to know the communities they work in better, while making a positive difference through so many practical projects.”
In a change to the previous year’s Awards, the Community and Business Award schemes will now take place together rather than separately.
What are the award categories?
- Volunteer of the Year; recognising a volunteer who has shown the most outstanding contribution to the community;
- Volunteer Leader of the Year; recognising the volunteer leader (e.g. Volunteer Co-ordinator, paid or unpaid) who has shown outstanding leadership and initiative;
- Volunteer or Organisation of the Year; recognising the team which has made an outstanding positive contribution to the community;
- Good Neighbour of the Year; recognising a local resident who has made the most positive contribution to their local neighbourhood;
- Lifetime Achievement; recognising those volunteers who have given long service to community life;
- Business Award: supporting the local community; recognising a local business who actively supports the local community by encouraging staff to volunteer through an incentive scheme or giving staff time-off to volunteer or through financial giving to a local group or charity;
- The Chairman’s Special QUEST Award; recognising the Paralympic and Olympic values of an individual or group who has achieved their “personal best” and motivated others to make a local difference.
How to nominate
The full detail about the criteria for nominating people or organisations and nomination forms is available from the Council.
- Website: www.bathnes.gov.uk/chairmanawards
- By email to: [email protected]
- In writing to: Sara Banks, Policy and Partnerships, Bath & North East Somerset Council, Lewis House, Manvers Street, Bath, BA1 1JG.
Closure date for entries: Friday 12th October 2012.
