Celebration of Volunteers event 2024

Celebration of Volunteers 2024

On Friday 29 November 2024, we will be holding a Celebration of Volunteers to recognise the fantastic voluntary work which goes on in our borough.

This year also sees the 50^th anniversary of Oadby & Wigston Borough Council – so what better way to mark the occasion than by celebrating our community!

There are three awards for volunteers up for grabs:

Volunteer of the Year - Sponsored by Amberwood Care Home – Someone who has really made a difference in the borough. They give up their own time to make a positive impact on the lives of others, whether that be through a club or group, charity work, protecting our environment – or anything else that improves our borough.

Young Volunteer of the Year – Sponsored by Bond Adams Solicitors - A young person who is making a big impact. They give up their own time to take on a responsibility for helping others and make a real difference to people in our borough. They might volunteer through their education, a charity, or a club or organisation.

Community Group of the Year – Sponsored by Universal Flexible Packaging Ltd - A community group, club or organisation which has improved the lives of residents in Oadby & Wigston. The group has a big impact on the community which it serves, and those within the group dedicate their own time to its success.

Nominations for winners in all three categories closed on Monday 21 October.

Thank you to all the sponsors of this event who, in addition to the award sponsors above, also include EEM Ltd and Pamson Grill.

Our Shortlist

Congratulations to those who have made our shortlist - the winners will be decided by a panel and revealed at our Celebration of Volunteers on Friday 29 November!

Young Volunteer of the Year - Sponsored by Bond Adams Solicitors

Chloe Mushen

Hannah Vann

Harry Walter

Volunteer of the Year - Sponsored by Amberwood Care Home

Dave Tebbutt

Emma Hill

Marilyn Bowles

Sarah Fell

Terry Bolton

Community Group of the Year - Sponsored by Universal Flexible Packaging Ltd

Community Wishes

Greater Wigston Historical Society

Oadby 50+ Group

Paul and Friends

Washbrook Wombles

Eligibility Criteria

• The Volunteer of the Year and Young Volunteer of the Year must either live, work or study in the borough and their volunteering should be of direct benefit to residents of the borough.
• The Community Group of the Year should be based in the borough, or directly benefit residents of the borough, and have a formal constitution or governing document.
• The Young Volunteer of the Year should be 21 years of age or younger at time of nomination.
• Nominations should not relate to work undertaken directly at the nominee’s paid employment, or work closely related to the nominee’s paid employment.
• Employees and Members of Oadby & Wigston Borough Council may not be nominated.

Selection of Finalists

• Finalists will be notified by Friday 1 November. If you haven’t heard by this date, unfortunately you have not been shortlisted.
• Finalists and winners will be selected by a panel of judges, and the decisions reached are final.
• Finalists, or their representatives, must be able to attend the awards evening at Brocks Hill in Oadby on Friday 29 November.

Prizes

Our prizes are still be confirmed and sponsors encouraged to come forward. However, the following prizes will be awarded at a minimum:

• Winners of the Volunteer and Young Volunteer of the Year award will receive £100 for themselves and £400 to donate to an Oadby & Wigston community group or charity of their choice
• Winners of Community Organisation of the Year will receive £1,000 for that organisation

Sponsorship opportunities

There are opportunities for businesses to sponsor the event and award prizes as a means of thanking the community and local volunteers. For more information about this, and detail of what can be offered in return for sponsorship, please email advertising@oadby-wigston.gov.uk

Privacy notice

Oadby & Wigston Borough Council is the data controller collecting this personal information and we are relying on your consent to do so. You may withdraw your consent at any time by letting us know, however we may not be able to proceed with your nomination if you do. We will use this information to send you and the nominee an invitation if shortlisted, as well as to get photos and further information about the nominee to be presented on the awards evening. We will keep this information for one year. Finalist’s information will be kept for five years. We do not use computers to make decisions about you, and we will not share this information or send it to other countries else unless it is lawful to do so.

You have a number of legal rights in respect of your personal data which are: the right to be informed about how it is being used and why; the right the right of access to it to check that we are acting lawfully and, in some cases, the right to rectify it or to have it erased; the right to restrict our processing of it; the right of data portability; and the right to object to automated decision taking.

Oadby & Wigston Borough Council can be contacted on (0116) 288 8961 or CSC@oadby-wigston.gov.uk. If you have a data protection query you may contact the Data Protection Officer at dataprotection@oadby-wigston.gov.uk You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office 0303 123 1113 or by email casework@ico.org.uk