On the 18th October 2023 Warwickshire and Solihull Community and Voluntary Action (CAVA) held a volunteer awards event to celebrate the contributions made by both individual and group volunteers who make a difference to communities in Northern Warwickshire (Nuneaton and Bedworth and North Warwickshire).
The event was held at Ambleside Sports Club in Nuneaton and sponsored by Warwickshire County Council, Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council, North Warwickshire Borough Council, Silvertime Legal Services Ltd, Hinckley and Rugby Building Society, Sharp, and WCAVA.
The categories and commended were as follows:
Health and Wellbeing Group Fillongley Knit and Natter Group
Special Recognition Mary Ann Evans Hospice Wellbeing Volunteers
Fillongley Knit and Natter with Councillor Walsh the Mayor of Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council
Health and Wellbeing Individual Mike I’anson George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust
Special Recognition Rebecca Bole Cohort 4.
Mike I’anson with Councillor Walsh the Mayor of Nuneaton and Bedworth
Sport and Leisure Group Winner Polesworth Swifts JFC
Special Recognition Bedworth Park Run
Polesworth Swifts JFC accepting their award from Councillor Walsh the Mayor of Nuneaton and Bedworth
Sport and Leisure Individual PO (SCC) Daniel Thomson – Sea Cadets
Special Recognition Danny Cole Nuneaton Borough Football Team
Environmental/Animal Care Group Winners Kingsbury Water Park Volunteer Group
Special Recognition Garden Team – Mary Ann Evans Hospice
Kingsbury Water Park Volunteers accepting their award from Councillor Walsh the Mayor of Nuneaton and Bedworth
Environmental/Animal Care Individual Winner Sue Tonks – Friends of Ensors
Sue Tonks receiving her award from Councillor Walsh the Mayor of Nuneaton and Bedworth
Arts, Culture and Heritage Group The winner of this category was North Warwickshire Heritage Forum
Special Recognition – Rainbow Sunshine Company
North Warwickshire Heritage Forum receiving their award from Councillor Walsh the Mayor of Nuneaton and Bedworth
Arts, Culture and Heritage Individual Winner Jean Lord – Dementia Singing Group
Special Recognition – Deborah Jordan – Middleton Hall
Jean Lord Winner of Arts, Culture and Heritage Individual Award accepting her award from Councillor Walsh the Mayor of Nuneaton and Bedworth
Inspirational Young People Group Winner Stages Little Helpers
Stages Little Helpers receiving their award from the sponsors of this award Hinckley and Rugby Building Society
Inspirational Young Person Individual Winner Lauren Dickson – Embody Dance
For the Special Recognition award in this category the judges awarded three awards to young people who were making a difference in their community.
Thomas Pritchett – Rubys Yard
Ella Barnett – Fundraising
Amelia Eldred – Inspiring others
Lauren Dickson receiving her award from the sponsors of this award Hinckley and Rugby Building Society
Community Support Group Winner St Michaels Children and Family Centre
Special Recognition Volunteers and Oldbury Friends
St Michaels Children and Family Centre receiving their award from Councillor Bell North Warwickshire Borough Council.
Community Support Individual Winner Nahed Alhamwi
Special Recognition Catherine Mosey – Ask Katie
Nahed Alhamwi receiving her award from Councillor Bell North Warwickshire Borough Council.
Lifetime Achievement – Long Standing Volunteer – Group Winners Middleton Hall Volunteers
Collecting the award on behalf of all Middleton Hall volunteers from Councillor Bell North Warwickshire Borough Council.
Lifetime Achievement – Long Standing Volunteer – Individual Chris Kitney – Mary Ann Evans Hospice
Special Recognition Carol Day C&J Little Saints
Chris Kitney – Mary Ann Evans Hospice Volunteer with Councillor Bell North Warwickshire Borough Council.
Trustee/Committee Members Group Winners Polesworth Memorial Hall Community Association
Special Recognition Atherstone British Legion
Polesworth Memorial Hall Community Association receiving their award from Councillor Bell North Warwickshire Borough Council
Trustee/Committee Members Individual Winner Patricia Collins – Middleton Hall
Special Recognition Robert Maggs – Marston Lane Allotments
Robert Maggs receiving his award from Councillor Bell North Warwickshire Borough Council
Congratulations to all who were nominated for the awards.
