Voluntary and Community Awards

The North Northumberland Voluntary Forum’s Voluntary and Community Awards 2024, supported by BEDMAX UK will launch in the Spring of 2024. These annual awards will in recognise the achievements and hard work carried out by volunteers and community groups in Berwick-upon-Tweed and North Northumberland.

Local charities, voluntary and community groups will take centre stage at a unique invitation only award evening which will be held in September 2024 at Berwick Rugby Club, Scremerston.

This invitation only awards evening will acknowledge the amazing contribution made by volunteers and community groups and celebrate the tremendous work that is carried out by individuals, groups and organizations in North Northumberland.

In recognition of the achievements and hard work carried out by volunteers and community groups in Berwick-upon-Tweed and North Northumberland these awards were established in 2012. In previous years local charities, voluntary and community groups took centre stage for this invitation only award evening which previously had been held in July.  This awards evening acknowledged the amazing contribution made by volunteers and community groups and celebrate the tremendous work that is carried out by individuals, groups and organisations in North Northumberland.

Flora, Chair of North Northumberland Voluntary Forum explained “Every year we are  proud to present these awards as they are a real opportunity to raise the profile of community and voluntary groups and to celebrate the achievements of volunteers throughout North Northumberland. Please think about the people and organizations that have made such a contribution to our communities over the past year. There’s a range of award categories – hopefully one to fit every nomination. We look forward to receiving your nominations – individual, voluntary and community groups.”

Flora added “The 2023 awards were a huge success and the standards of entries were extremely high making judging very difficult.  Age has no barriers when it comes to volunteering and being part of the community.

The North Northumberland Voluntary Forum VCO Awards have proved that there is a need to acknowledge the valuable work carried out “behind the scenes” by voluntary and community groups, as this will only strengthen communities and encourage more people to work together.

Flora continued “We are delighted for the continual support in 2024 from BEDMAX UK acknowledging the value they place on the voluntary sector within the community. I would therefore strongly encourage individuals or groups to enter or nominate a group for an award. I would also like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the contribution made by voluntary and community groups by thanking them for the tremendous work that is carried out within the community.”

Nominations will be welcome from charities and voluntary and community groups of any size. These awards will be decided by a panel of judges from the North Northumberland Network and trustees of the Voluntary Forum.  Please come back and visit this page in Spring 2024 for more information and news on how to nominate.

North Northumberland Voluntary and Community Awards 2024 – following award categories:

• Grassroots Award
• Project/Organisation of the Year
• Young Person Volunteer of the Year
• Young Person Volunteer of the Year
• The Lady Rose Crossman Life Time Achievement Award
• Commercial Business Voluntary Support Award