North Yorkshire County Council community awards 2016
North Yorkshire County Council community awards 2016 open for nominations
The 2016 North Yorkshire County Council community awards to recognise and celebrate voluntary work carried out by people and organisations countywide are now open for nominations.
The award categories are as follows:
Best community project award – the best community project award will recognise a specific community project that has resulted in real benefits for their community in 2015-16
Best community group award – the best community group award will recognise an inspirational community group that has made a positive impact on a community and/or people’s lives in 2015/16. This award is for ongoing day-to-day activity, not for a one-off project. Groups may be involved in a number of projects and activities.
Volunteer of the year – This award will recognise an inspiring individual who has made an outstanding contribution to their community through volunteering, above and beyond their normal role, in 2015-16.
Young people volunteering award – The young people volunteering award will recognise projects or activities run by an individual or group aged 11-25 in 2015-16. It will be awarded to a young person (or people) who have made a positive difference to other people’s lives (to their peers, their school or college, or their community) by volunteering their time and skills and being creative in helping to solve a problem or provide a service.
The winner of each category will be awarded £1,000 for the relevant project, group or nominated relevant local charity in the case of the volunteer awards. Two runners up in each category will receive £250.
More information and the online nominations form can be found athttp://www.northyorks.gov.uk/communityawards
Finalists will be invited to the North Yorkshire Wider Partnership Conference on the morning of Friday 21 October 2016, where the winners will be announced and presented with their awards.