NOMINATE YOUR COMMUNITY CHAMPION

FROM KIRSTY WESTFIELD, NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE COUNCIL

Plans for the fifth Community Champion Awards on Thursday 24 November at The Baths Hall, Scunthorpe, are well underway and we are encouraging people to nominate their Community Champions who should be recognised for their achievements.
The awards are for the community and bring people together for their dedication.
Do you know an individual or group deserving an award?

• For the time they have dedicated to volunteering?
• For their contribution to the health and wellbeing of the community?
• To recognise their personal achievements in overcoming barriers or excelling in a sport or the arts?
• For their work in the local community?
• For being a true inspiration to others?

There are 22 awards that you can nominate individuals or groups for. For more information or to make a nomination visit: www.northlincs.gov.uk/champion . 
For a nomination form call the Sport, Leisure and Culture Team on 01724 297270 or email community.recreation@northlincs.gov.uk
The closing date for nominations is 18 September 2016.
Winners will receive a trophy and certificate, and runners-up will receive a certificate.
There are four main sponsors of the awards and sponsors for the individual awards. 

The main sponsors are:

• Scunthorpe Telegraph
• Kapil Care Homes
• Jotun Paints
• North Lincolnshire Council.

Michelle Lalor, Editor of the Scunthorpe Telegraph: “The Scunthorpe Telegraph is delighted to be a part of the Community Champion Awards once more. At the heart of any local community is a local newspaper and its website, which help to inform people of what is going on around them, as well as help highlight the issues that are important to them. It is also our job to champion those within the area who go over and above to make North Lincolnshire a better place in which to live and work.”

Sunil Kapil, Managing Director of Kapil Care Homes: “We are really pleased to be involved with the Community Champion Awards once again this year. The awards are a great way of highlighting the impressive achievements, and the often unsung contributions that people make to our local community. We would urge anyone who knows a 'community champion', to nominate them for one of these awards.”

Amy Wolstenholme, HR Manager (UK and Ireland) at Jotun Paints: “The Community Champion Awards is an amazing initiative which we are privileged to be a part of. They are a chance to say thank you to certain individuals who have made tremendous contributions to the local community.  We would encourage people to nominate their 'community champion' for a chance for them to get the recognition that they deserve.”

Coun John Briggs, Cabinet Member for Commercial Enterprise at North Lincolnshire Council: “The plans are all coming together now for this year’s Community Champion Awards. Now in its fifth year, we still get just as excited about the awards as it is always wonderful to hear the truly inspiring stories of what people and groups do in our communities.
“The awards are about the community, but without our brilliant sponsors: Kapil Care Homes, Scunthorpe Telegraph, Jotun Paints, and all our other sponsors, the awards would not be possible. Thank you for your ongoing support.
“The nominations have started to come in but I would encourage people to continue to nominate people or groups they believe deserve to be recognised. If you are unsure of what award to nominate people for, please get in touch with the team and they will be happy to help.
 “Please make sure you nominate if you know someone who deserves to be awarded. Whether it’s for a personal achievement, inspiration to others, work they have done to help their local community or volunteered their services for a good cause. There are some extremely selfless people out there who should be recognised.”

The awards you can nominate people for are:

Volunteer category 
Young Volunteer of the Year
Adult Male Volunteer of the Year
Adult Female Volunteer of the Year
Achievement category

Anti-bullying Champion
Personal Courage
Sports Achiever of the Year
Young Sports Achiever of the Year 
Young Arts Heritage Achiever of the Year
Outstanding Achievement Young
Outstanding Achievement Adult 

Community Category
Community Champion of the Year
Outstanding Contribution to a Safe Community
Outstanding Contribution to a Learning Community
Outstanding Contribution to a Stronger Community
Community Contribution to Crime Reduction
Community Project of the Year
Community Sports Team of the Year

Inspiration category
Young Carer of the Year
Adult Carer of the Year
Services to School Governance
Lifetime Achievement Award