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Schools Award
Recognising Primary and Secondary schools that can demonstrate and prove excellence in learning, engagement and ambition in the last 12 months. The entry must cover the following. How the school is making a positive contribution to the student experience. How the school is raising pupil achievement and aspirations, and creating a supportive and engaged school community. Collaborative work with other schools to raise standards and inspire learning.
Community Champion Award
This award celebrates an individual who has made a significant contribution to the community. Please explain why this person stands out above others, the positive impact they have on the people, the place and the businesses that operate there. This award recognises, encourages and rewards that person who is truly making a difference within their community.
Environmental Champion Award
As part of the race to Net zero, we want to recognise the businesses who are playing their part by reducing their environmental impact. Are you an organisation that has dramatically reduced your carbon footprint? Or maybe you have launched a new product range which helps customers to reduce their environmental impact. Whatever the business we want to hear the success stories for those that are making a positive impact on the environment.
999 Hero Award
This award goes to someone who has made an outstanding contribution to saving the life/lives of others or has helped to avert disaster by their quick actions in an emergency.
Act of Bravery Award
This award recognises individuals who have demonstrated outstanding achievement and bravery whilst serving for our country and in everyday life. This person will have shown real pride, courage and bravery perhaps in a difficult / life threatening situation. They may have overcome real adversity and trauma.
Grass Roots Sports
Our grassroots community continues to stick together and we want to highlight the amazing people involved in our game locally. People who have made a difference and can demonstrate how they make a positive impact happen. Encouraging the best for everybody around them.
Armed Forces Award
An award to honour a person, family or group whose selfless commitment, dedication and support for others in the Armed Forces Community ensures that they are cared for, supported or helped. This selfless act is therefore a shining example to society.
Inspirational Young Adult (up to 21 Years)
We are looking for a young person who is an inspiration to others. Please explain in as much detail as possible why they should be recognised as Inspirational Young Person of the Year. Perhaps they have overcome great odds or made sacrifices, excelled academically, achieved great sporting success, raised money for a good cause, or provided great support to someone with an illness or battling through a traumatic experience. No matter what they will be a credit to themselves and a role model for others around them.
Best Neighbour of the Year Award
This award recognises an individual who has gone the extra mile to be a good neighbour, whether this is to one other person or a larger group/community. The award is for someone who gives their time to someone who needs company, support and acts selflessly towards making a neighbour’s life more pleasant.
Charity Fundraiser of the Year Award
This award recognises individuals/groups who by their hard work and dedication have made a difference to a charity or cause. The judges are looking for individuals or groups who have demonstrated continued commitment to a charity or individual through fundraising support and successfully managed or coordinated fundraising events whilst using initiative to maximise the impact of fundraising campaigns, giving their own time and effort to help out a good cause.
Volunteer of the Year Award
This award is to recognise an individual who continually dedicates their time to help others completely free of charge. Whether they support charities or CICs. The judges want to understand the person behind all their good work, how much time they spend volunteering, the impact they have on the cause, community or organisation and a testimonial from those around them.
Business in the Community Award
This award recognises a dynamic contribution a company has made to the local community by supporting local charities, initiatives or other community events. This category is not open to charities, CICs or community focused organisations. Explain the company’s strategic mission to engage with the local community and why this was important to the business. What the strategy involves and how this is implemented. The positive impact the strategy has on the community; people, places, purpose. How the business works with the community in relation to employee engagement, marketing, training and support.
Lifetime Achievement Award
A person who has been active in the business community for 25 years or above Has shown outstanding leadership characteristics throughout their career and has inspired and developed others to achieve similar success. Has achieved business excellence, evidenced through their business’s profitability, competitive advantage, innovation, flexibility and customer service. Has demonstrated a strong connection to the economy and communities of Lancashire.
Pride of Lancashire Award
Awarded to an individual or group whose efforts locally, nationally or internationally have embodied the Lancastrian spirit and whose achievements have consistently made you proud to be from Lancashire.