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Community Awards 2019/2020

The Community Awards 2020

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We are now taking nominations for this year’s Community Awards. The deadline for receiving nominations is Wednesday 18th March 2020.

The Keighley Community Awards is an annual ceremony, celebrating the unsung heroes of our diverse and multicultural Town and applauding those that seek to the make the lives of others, easier, happier and more fulfilled without expecting anything in return.

The Ceremony where the Awards winners will be announced is taking place on Friday 3rd April 2020 at Keighley Victoria Hall.

The Categories are:

Barry Thorne Sporting Hero of the Year

This award is designed to recognise any individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to local sport. Made a significant impact to a local club, community, organisation or school and shown a commitment to personal development, teamwork and supporting the development of others.

Gary Pedley Community Award of the Year

This award is developed to honour people who are making significant contributions to their community through their time, actions, talents and dedication. The nominee selected should serve as a role model for compassion and service and be striving to make Keighley a better place.

Inspiring Young Person of the Year Award

Young people often get a bad press; however, the aim of this award is to reward an individual 25-years-old or younger who has made a significant impact in the local area. This award recognizes the young people who are achieving incredible things through their work, whether voluntary or paid, within their local community, club, team, group, project or organisation.

Teacher of the Year Award

The positive impact of an outstanding teacher can have a long-lasting effect on a pupil’s academic, social and emotional development. They inspire and engage children, so they thrive, enjoy learning and achieve well. A teacher is caring, confidence-building, passionate and encouraging. An outstanding teacher instils in his/her pupils a self-belief that they can manage anything they set their minds to and deserves recognition for their work by receiving this award.

Lifetime Achievement of the Year Award

A very special award designed to honour someone who has made a real difference to their community over many years.

Volunteer of the Year Award

This award is designed to pay tribute to inspirational individuals who have gone that extra mile to help others in their community in a variety of ways. This individual selflessly volunteers their time and energy to organisations that often could not survive without them.

Neighbour of the Year Award

This award is designed to bring the neighbour who is one in a million with a heart of gold to light. Where they often make a difference to people’s lives whether it be on their own or in a group, they deserve to be recognised.

Emergency Services Hero of the Year Award

Our emergency services work day and night, 365 days a year to make sure we are all safe and well. The Emergency Services Hero of the Year Award recognized and celebrate the achievements of the emergency services in the last year. Emergency Services are all too often the unsung heroes of our community.

Carer/Support Worker of the Year

There are hundreds of carer/support workers within our town, both paid and voluntary, who make such a difference to so many people. This award seeks to acknowledge and celebrate the dedication that Carers/Support Workers show to their local community or society or the difference they have made to the life of a Vulnerable Person they are caring for

Honorary Civic Award

This award comes straight from the Mayor and is awarded to an individual, Group or Organisation that the Mayor believes deserves recognition for their work within the Town.

Criteria that applies to all awards:

  • Must live in or be relevant to the Keighley Town Council area

  • Nominations must be relevant to within the past three years (i.e. cannot be for something from years ago) but could be on going

  • Nominated individuals must work, attend school, belong to local groups or volunteer in the Keighley Town Council area

  • Self-nominations will not be accepted

  • Winners and runner up may not be considered for the same award in the following two years

If you know of a community group, an organisation or an individual who deserves to be recognised make sure you submit your nomination before the deadline on Wednesday 18th March.

You can download the nomination form by clicking here.