The Heart of Salford Awards are Salford CVS and Volunteer Centre’s prestigious annual ceremony to celebrate volunteering and voluntary action.
Established in 2003, the awards are a firm favourite in the Salford calendar.
The awards provide an opportunity to:
- Thank individual volunteers
- Celebrate the work of volunteering teams
- Recognise the difference voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations make to the people of Salford
A panel of judges, including the Deputy Ceremonial Mayor of Salford, shortlisted from those nominated. Winners were decided by the audience at the awards ceremony, using electronic voting. The awards were presented by a variety of Salford civic leaders and by previous award winners.
The winners at this year's Heart of Salford awards were:
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| The Alan Henning Community Volunteer of the Year award - Tom Perry | Young Volunteer of the Year award - Patrick Jevons | Trustee / Committee Member of the Year award - Ken OIdham | ||
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| Over 55 Volunteer of the Year award - Dawne Daly | The Josie Browne Personal Achievement Volunteer award - Jane Gregory | Volunteering Team of the Year award - Dementia Champions | ||
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| Small Community Group of the Year award - Street Support Salford and Manchester | Social Enterprise of the Year award - Sourced in Salford | Charity of the Year award - St Ann's Hospice | ||
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| Innovative Project award - Salford Poverty Truth Commission | Equalities award - The Ascension Paradise Garden and Community Space | |||
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| Volunteer of the Year 2017 - Jane Gregory | ||||
You can view all of the photos from the day on the Volunteer Centre Salford facebook page.
The Heart of Salford awards was a chance to thank the 1,513 voluntary organisations, community groups and social enterprises and their 46,800 volunteers who make such a difference in Salford, 365 days a year.
Thank you to The Booth Charities and Salix Homes for their grants contributing towards this event:
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Thank you to Jim Taylor, Chief Executive of Salford City Council for his help in securing corporate sponsorship. We would like to express our gratitude to the following four businesses for supporting this event:
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Ask Real Estate Ltd
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English Cities Fund
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Robertson Group
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Relentless Management Services
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