The Voluntary Sector Awards were set up in 2014 to recognise the outstanding work carried out by the voluntary sector in our area. This bumper evening of entertainment and celebration has rapidly become the go-to event of the year.
And the winners and shortlisted are:
YOUNG VOLUNTEER – sponsored by Derby University
Winner: Zoe Bowler- SCART
Shortlisted: Keira Sacher – Chesterfield Foodbank; Bradley Littlewood – Snapp-it
LONG SERVICE VOLUNTEER – sponsored by Derbyshire County Council Public Health
Winner:Colin Mitchell– Chesterfield Shopmobility
Shortlisted: Ian Routledge – Unemployed Workers Centres; Al Garnett – DORA
TRUSTEE OF THE YEAR
Winner: Annie French – Junction Arts
Shortlisted: Ian Routledge – Derbyshire Unemployed Workers Centres; Sarah Menzies – Chesterfield Foodbank; Kate Sarvent – Chesterfield Volunteer Centre
EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR – sponsored by MKS Creative
Winner: Mollie Ward – Thr1ve
Shorlisted: Rachel Bounds – Derbyshire Voluntary Action; Tracy Marsh – Chesterfield Relate
TEAM OF THE YEAR – sponsored by Brampton Brewery
Winner: Hunloke Community Gardens
Shortlisted: Chesterfield Community First Responders; Pearl1Knit1; Killamarsh Wombles; Community Unity Project
INNOVATIVE PROJECT
Winner: The Last Photo Exhibition
Shortlisted: This Girl codes; MacIntyre Community Roast Dinner
VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR – Chesterfield Borough Council
Winner: Pamela Windley & Paula Maude – Friends of Tupton Hedgehogs
Shorlisted: Chris O’Neill – Ashgate Hospicecare; Rob Hiney-Sunders – Chesterfield Foodbank; Ian Judson – Arts and Minds
MANAGER OF THE YEAR
Winner: Amy Harris – Relate
Shortlisted: Dave Radford – The Volunteer Centre Chesterfield and NE Derbyshire; Jane Parsons – Chesterfield Care Group
PARTNERSHIP PLATE
Winner: Community Chesterfield & Derby University
Shorlisted: The Last Photo Exhibition; The Swim Against Loneliness
ORGANISATION OF THE YEAR – INCOME UNDER 25K – sponsored by North East Derbyshire District Council
Winner: Pearl1Knit1
Shortlisted: Friends of tupton Hedgehogs; Hunloke Community Gardens
ORGANISATION OF THE YEAR – INCOME OVER 25K
Winner: SNAPP-IT
Shortlisted: Chesterfield Foodbank; Gusssies Kitchen
ORGANISATION OF THE YEAR – INCOME OVER 100K
Winner: Chesterfield Care Group
Shortlisted: Junction Arts; Relate
OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR
Rita King
Become a sponsor!
We are now inviting sponsors for the ten awards at the gala evening in 2023. Leading companies are being asked to sponsor an individual award for a fee of £350.
This is a superb opportunity for companies to be involved in the Awards which will undoubtedly produce a great deal of publicity.