Oxfordshire Charity and Volunteer Awards 2011
We are delighted to announce the winners for the organisation section of the Oxfordshire Charity and Volunteer Awards 2011, sponsored by leading law firm Blake Lapthorn.
Charity of the Year (sponsor Allen Associates)
Restore
Best new voluntary or community group set up in the past two years (sponsor Monument Community Trust and Jennings)
Yellow Submarine
Lifetime achievement award for a group that has made a longstanding contribution over many years (sponsor Barclays)
Ley Community
Most creative fundraising work (sponsor Shaw Gibbs)
My Life My Choice
Group with the biggest positive impact on the local environment (sponsor W. Lucy)
South Chilterns Paths Maintenance Volunteers
Good practice in the management of volunteers (sponsor Simon Hegele)
See Saw
Best initiative involving the statutory and voluntary and community sectors working together (sponsor Henmans)
Soha
Best use of social media and the web or other technology (sponsor TribalCafe)
Special Effect
Best example of a group adapting or responding to the current changing environment (sponsor Critchleys)
Oxford Hub
Best community project (sponsor Midcounties Cooperative)
Low Carbon North Oxford
The volunteers awarded were:
Paul Armishaw, Pat Armstrong, Sally Barlow, Simon Carr, Louis Clarence, Peter
Clifton, Betty Collins, Richard Day, David Denny, Elliann Edwards, Leah Fowler,
Lex Francis, Elizabeth Gaffen, Hamid Ghodssian, David Goslett, Stephanie
Griggs-Trevarthen, Judith Hartley, Jane Haynes, Joyce Howe, John Hughes,
Chinta Kallie, Val Lee, Mary Lindsay, Leslie Midwinter, Hilary Miles, Paula Mitty,
Clara Mombeshora, Ted Moore, Gwynneth Pedler, Henrietta Platman, Paul
Scarrott, Philippa Seymour, Cindy Shannon, Sarah Southwell, Penny Stern, Jacqui Stych, Colin Taylor, Jackie Trinder, Rebecca Williams, Andrew Willis, Jo Wills, Chris Yolland
Press coverage
Many of the shorlisted groups and volunteers featured on BBC Radio Oxford in the run up to the Awards and post-event. Special thanks to Malcolm Boyden Show for the extensive coverage.
Photographs
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Sponsors
OCVA is grateful for the support of leading law firm Blake Lapthorn and our category sponsors through the ROBIN network.
The event will be free to attend thanks to the fantastic support of Blake Lapthorn and the category sponsors from Oxfordshire’s business community.
Special thanks to Oxford City Council for the free use of the venue and to Tim Partridge of OnTheLevel for donating the Award logo.
