Thank a volunteer by nominating them in this year’s Community Volunteer Awards.
Know a volunteer who goes over and above to make other people’s lives better? Say thank you by nominating them in this year’s Community Volunteer Awards.
The Community Volunteer Awards are a partnership between Blackburn with Darwen Council and Community CVS.
Now in their ninth year, the annual awards recognise and celebrate the hard work, passion and dedication of the borough’s volunteers.
The categories in this year’s awards have been changed to reflect Community CVS’s six Ps:
People
recognising volunteers who support other people
Prosperity
recognising volunteers who support employment, enterprise or tackling poverty
Planet
recognising volunteers who make a difference to the environment, sustainability and tackle climate change
Peace
recognising volunteers who support community cohesion in our borough, or who help keep our communities and vulnerable residents safe
Place
recognising volunteers who have had an impact on improving our town centres and community spaces
Participation
recognising volunteers who support involvement in areas like the arts and culture, and physical activity and sport
Nominations can also be made for the Lifetime Achievement Award, in recognition of someone who has volunteered for 20 years or more, and the Young Person’s Award, for a volunteer aged 25 or under.
At present, we are particularly keen to get nominations for the Young Person’s Award, as well as groups and individuals under the Planet and Prosperity categories. So, please, if you know of a volunteer aged 25 or under who has made an outstanding contribution, or anyone doing great work in the fields of employability, conservation etc., please get nominating!
The Community Volunteer Awards are open to anyone who gives their time to volunteer in Blackburn with Darwen.
It’s easy to nominate a volunteer or voluntary organisation for a Community Volunteer Award – all you have to do is write a short summary of what the individual or organisation does that makes them deserving of an award.
You can make nominations:
You can request physical copies of the form by dropping Donna an e-mail – donna.talbot@communitycvs.org.uk
The closing date for nominations is Friday 1st August 2025.
The 2025 Community Volunteer Awards celebration will take place on Thursday 6th November at Ewood Park, hosted by BBC Radio Lancashire’s Graham Liver.
