Celebrate your fellow citizens with Pride!

The Pride of South Holland Awards are here again and provide another chance for you to spread the word about our unsung heroes.

If you know a tireless charity worker, a brave youngster, an exemplary educator or anyone else who fits into the 10 categories, let us know so they can be in the running for an award.

The awards ceremony will be held on September 22 at the South Holland Centre in association with Tulip Events and will of course feature another surprise celebrity guest (Chico gave out awards at last year’s ceremony).

In the run-up to the awards, we want to tell the inspirational stories of the nominees, so when you fill out your form, be sure to provide details of why the person is worthy of their nomination.

There are 11 categories, each sponsored by a local business or person.

The Pride of South Holland Awards 2018 categories are:

 Caring Neighbour, sponsored by Mark Jepp.
This award is for a caring and considerate figure in their neighbourhood who goes out of their way to help others in their community.

 Senior Citizen, sponsored by Calthrops Solicitors.
This award recognises the efforts of older people who strive to help others in the community, be it at an organisation, personally or in a care capactity.

 Community Hero, sponsored by Coun Angela Newton.
In every community, there are those who strive to help others and act purely out of human kindness. This award recognises their efforts.

 Special Achievement, sponsored by Springfields.
Do you know someone who has dedicated a long period of time to a good cause?
This is how you can celebrate them.

 Community Sports Group, sponsored by Harry Drury.
This award is for a community group that has shown excellence in sports and teamwork, as well as community causes.

 Bakkavor Local Charity Champion Award, sponsored by Bakkavor.
This award is eligible for South Holland Charity organizations rather than a national charity. The charity’s background needs to be provided, as well as its long-term goal.

 Service With A Smile, sponsored by EMG.
This award is for a person with goes out of their way to provide the best experience within their community.

 Charity Worker, sponsored by Hughes.
Hundreds of people across South Holland give up their time for good causes –  nominate them to make  sure their fundraising and volunteering efforts are rewarded.

 Young Achiever, sponsored by Molsoms.
This award is for young people who have excelled at school, business, sport or within their community. The award recognises these young role models.

 Volunteer of the Year, sponsored by Coun Jack McLean.
Celebrate those who give up their time to help improve the lives of others.

 Before and After School Social Activities, sponsored by Coun Peter Williams.
This award is for a school or teacher who has put on exceptional out of school hours activities, made for young people to enjoy before or after school.

There are multiple ways to nominate a person or group for a Pride of Spalding and South Holland Award – there are just some vital points we need to make the entry valid.
Whichever way you send the nomination, be sure to include the following:

 Category entered
 Name of nominee
 Nominee address
 Nominee contact details
 Your name
 Your contact details
 A written reason why the nominee deserves the award
 A photograph of the nominee if possible

If snail-mail is your preferred method of communication, feel free to post your nomination to:
Pride Awards, The Spalding and South Holland Voice, 2 Goodison Road, Spalding, PE12 6FY.

You can also email in your entries to jan@tulip-events.co.uk, with the subject line ‘Pride Nomination’.

Finally, you can call Jan on 077779 895388 and request a nomination form.
Entry closes August 24.