Awards set to celebrate volunteers for second year

The awards will be a chance for residents to highlight community groups, voluntary organisations, charities and volunteers who make a valuable contribution to their local community within the district.
 
This year will see the introduction of a new ‘Workplace Impact’ category which will recognise individuals or organisations that go above and beyond their formal role to make a meaningful difference in their community. The previous Special Recognition Award will be replaced with the Citizenship Cup. 
 
The categories for 2025 are:
 
•    Voluntary and Community Group of the Year
•    Young Person of the Year (11-18yrs)
•    Volunteer of the Year (19-59yrs)
•    Volunteer of the Year (age 60+yrs)
•    Special Recognition of the Year to be replaced with The Citizenship Cup
•    Stronger Together: Workplace Impact Award (new award)
 
A small judging panel made up council officers and local groups will choose a shortlist of nominees who will be invited to the evening awards ceremony, where the finalists will be thanked publicly and the winners and runners-up will be announced. Harborough District’s Youth Council will choose a shortlist of nominees for the Young Person of the Year award.
 
Cllr Knowles, Leader of Harborough District Council said: “We had an incredible response from the community to the first Harborough District Community Awards last year and received 48 nominations. We have so many fantastic volunteers and community groups in our district and they all make a significant difference to the lives of individuals or the wider community. I am looking forward to being able to celebrate and recognise just some of the amazing people in our district again this year.”
 
Details of how to nominate a group or individual for the awards will be shared later this summer. The date of the awards ceremony and venue will also be confirmed soon.