BRIGG NOMINATIONS WELCOME FOR COMMUNITY CHAMPION AWARDS

FROM KIRSTY WESTFIELD, NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE COUNCIL

Nominations open on Wednesday 1 June (today) for the council’s fifth Community Champion Awards at The Baths Hall, Scunthorpe on 24 November 2016.
You can nominate online at www.northlincs.gov.uk/champion or by contacting the community recreation team on 01724 297270 or email community.recreation@northlincs.gov.uk for a nomination form.
Do you know an individual or group that deserves 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?

Then get in touch and nominate them for the 2016 Community Champion Awards.

The 22 awards you can nominate people or groups for include:

Volunteers

• Young Volunteer of the Year
• Adult Male Volunteer of the Year
• Adult Female Volunteer of the Year

Achievement

• Anti-Bullying Champion
• Personal Courage
• Sports Achiever of the Year
• Young Sports Achiever of the Year
• Young Arts Heritage Achiever of the Year
• Adult Arts Heritage Achiever of the Year
• Outstanding Achievement (Young)
• Outstanding Achievement (Adult)

Community

• Community Champion of the Year
• Outstanding Contribution to a Safer 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

• Young Carer of the Year
• Adult Carer of the Year
• Services to School Governance
• Lifetime Achievement

The closing date for nominations is 18 September 2016.
Winners will receive a trophy and certificate, and runners-up will receive a certificate.
For more details about the Community Champion Awards, visit www.northlincs.gov.uk/champion.
Last year’s winner of the Sports Achiever of the Year Award, Alan Rayment had to start his life again in 2001 after illness and this brought him to take up triathlons and has competed for Great Britain. He promotes the importance of education and sport, also that determination and passion is all people need to fulfil any dream they may have. He said:
“It’s not just about taking part in sport for me, but it’s about getting other people involved as well - seeing people enjoy themselves and making a difference in their lives.”
Coun John Briggs (Axholme), Cabinet Nember for Commercial Enterprise, said: “The Community Champion Awards recognises truly inspiration achievements from people in North Lincolnshire communities. All too often, achievements are not highlighted but these awards make sure that people are rewarded for their amazing compassion and hard work.
“If you know of an individual or group in your community that deserves to be recognised for fantastic work they do, nominate them for an award. Whether it is a personal achievement, inspiration to others, work they have done in their community of volunteering their services for a good cause, we want to hear from you.”
Sgt James Main, Communities Sergeant at Humberside Police, said: “Having been involved in these awards since the beginning, it is a great opportunity to recognise the excellent work that is done in the communities we live in by the number of volunteers within North Lincolnshire and ‘thank them’. There are a number of awards people can be nominated for and I know from personal experience the judging panel are amazed at the work and dedication people in North Lincolnshire do. Please use this opportunity to recognise these people.”