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BIG10 Awards

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26th November 2009 saw our BIG10 Awards finals, held to recognise and reward the work of people who go the extra mile to help others and their communities. There were 10 awards up for grabs, with the 10 winners being chosen from a shortlist of 30.

Read what national magazine New Start had to say about BIG10 - and Nottingham in general! Simply click on the link below.

http://www.newstartmag.co.uk/blog/article/small-gestures-reap-big-rewards/

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The winners were:

Ron Booth who won both the Older Person of the Year Award and the Outstanding Community Contribution of the Year Award for his volunteer work raising money for the Royal National Institute of Blind People ? for the last 43 years to date! In addition 76-year-old Ron supports a range of local community organisations as a volunteer and plays a very active role in community life. For example, Ron is frequently asked to give talks in local schools about his experiences as a former miner and what life was like growing up during the Second World War. Ron also writes for the Bygones section of the Nottingham Evening Post.

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Amdani Juma who won the Volunteer of the Year Award for his volunteer work as an advocate, interpreter and campaigner at the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Refugee Forum, Terrence Higgins Trust and NHS Nottingham City.

Abundance a green project run by volunteers addressing a number of environmental issues such as growing food locally, sharing resources and local community resilience, who won the Green Project of the Year Award. Abundance is supported by our environmental project for young people, Sprout.

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Farrah Farooq who won the Young Person of the Year Award for providing advice to the local community as a volunteer, especially those who don?t speak English as a first language and for organising workshops, events and activities for other young people voluntarily.

Adrian Newbold a Police Community Protection Officer from Radford Road Police Station who won the Partnership Worker of the Year Award for his role in developing community cohesion in Nottingham. Many thanks to Adrian’s wife for collecting his award - Adrian was on duty!

The Nottingham Arimathea Trust a small charity who won the Community Group of the Year Award for providing assistance and volunteering opportunities to refugees and asylum seekers.

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The Pearey Family Mick, Lynne and Rebecca, who won the Skills Exchange of the Year Award for being such reliable and enthusiastic volunteers who are always willing to help others.

Bar Deux in Sherwood, who won the Community Business of the Year Award for allowing community groups to use its premises for free, whilst showing how a local business can benefit from supporting its local community.

The Students Learning & Sports Academy a small community group who won the Neighbourhood Project of the Year Award for helping children and providing them with a range of activities which support learning. The Academy is supported by our Base Camp project, which supports community groups from the South Asian community.

All 10 winners were presented with a BIG10 Awards trophy and a certificate whilst winners and nominees were treated to a champagne reception and buffet.

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The evening was attended by some very special guests who presented the winners with their awards including, the Deputy Mayor, Councillor Mick Wildgust and his Lady Mrs Wildgust, Nina Dauban from the Nottinghamshire Community Foundation, Clare Goff, Deputy Editor of the national magazine New Start, Nigel Cooke and Maggie Grimshaw from One Nottingham, Amy Bladen from Nottingham City Council, Jo Dean and Bill Tomson from Nottingham CVS and Leon Hayward and Tom Huggon from the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust. Together with Ruth Greenberg our very own Chief Officer who presented the Community Business of the Year Award.

Congratulations to all our award winners and many thanks to all our guests and prize-givers.

Here is the full list of those shortlisted for a BIG10 Award in 2009:

Volunteer of the Year Award

The nominees are: Ghufran Shah who volunteers at the Bobbersmill Community Centre, Clare Davies & Nichola Musgrave who are the driving forces behind various voluntary environmental projects in the city including the Urban Harvest Festival and the Midsummer Energy Festival and Amdani Juma who volunteers as an advocate, interpreter and campaigner at the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Refugee Forum, Terrence Higgins Trust and NHS Nottingham City.

Green Project of the Year Award

The nominees are: Bagthorpe Gardeners Allotment Association for their work in involving the local community in improving Bagthorpe Gardens, Fruit & Notts, a project to plant fruit and nut trees which would allow access to free healthy fruit for the community and Abundance which addresses a number of environmental issues such as growing food locally, sharing resources and skills and local community resilience.

Young Person of the Year Award

The nominees are: Farrah Farooq who provides advice to the local community, especially those who don?t speak English as a first language. Farrah also organises workshops, events and activities for young people; Amy Pickering who helps at the community events her Dad gets involved in and is an uncomplaining volunteer who always cheers up people around her and Rebecca Pearey, a young person who is always willing to help out with a variety of volunteering tasks.

Older Person of the Year Award

The nominees are: Ron Booth, a local volunteer who has raised money for the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) for many years, gives talks in schools and writes the Bygones section of the Evening Post ? amongst other things! Patrick Smith who has been at the forefront of the Nottingham environmental scene and peace movement for over 25 years and Sue Anderson, a local volunteer and a highly active member of many local neighbourhood groups.

Partnership Worker of the Year Award

The nominees are: Leslie Robinson, Manager for Nottingham Caribbean Carnival, for all his hard work on the Carnival, Adrian Newbold a Police Community Protection Officer from Radford Road Police Station for his role in developing community cohesion in Nottingham and Mark Kelley, a former member of the New Deal Eco Team for going the extra mile to make Nottingham?s streets safer and cleaner.

Community Group of the Year Award

The nominees are: Harmless, a user-led organisation that offers help and support to people who self harm and to their families and friends, the Nottingham Arimathea Trust, a small charity that provides assistance and volunteering opportunities to refugees and asylum seekers and the Crocus Caf?, a volunteer-led community caf? in Lenton which brings together students, permanent residents and families whilst providing healthy and affordable food.

Skills Exchange of the Year Award

The nominees are: Tracy Coulson who contributes various materials to the Skills Exchange for other members to benefit from, the Pearey family who are very reliable, enthusiastic and keen to help others and Rebecca Pearey, a young person who is very committed to the Skills Exchange and is always willing to help. (The Skills Exchange is a skills swap project ran by the Partnership Council).

Community Business of the Year Award

The nominees are: Talking Point Caf?, a social enterprise that provides work for socially disadvantaged people, Model Behaviour, which encourages positive behaviour in children and young people by giving them strong, inspiring role models to learn from and Bar Deux for allowing community groups to use its premises for free, whilst showing how a local business can benefit from supporting its local community.

Neighbourhood Project of the Year Award

The nominees are: Students Learning & Sports Academy which is a community project aimed at children, the Healthy Blessing Project which involves people from all ethnicities and encourages them to become physically active and more health conscious and Caf? Sneinton, a community caf? run entirely by volunteers. The caf? is a great place to meet other local people, eat at affordable prices and learn about volunteering opportunities.

In addition, the winner of the Outstanding Community Contribution of the Year Award will also be announced at the Award Finals ? chosen from amongst the winners of the other nine awards.

About the BIG10 Awards

The Awards aim to recognise the contribution that local people make to the city and to the lives of others - especially in the areas where the Partnership Council works most often - Hyson Green, Radford, Forest Fields, New Basford, the Arboretum area and Sherwood Rise.

For example, volunteers who go the extra mile to help out, local people who work tirelessly to improve their neighbourhood or community groups who make a real difference to people’s lives. In other words, ordinary people who deserve to be rewarded and recognised for what they do!!