Do you know someone that deserves a medal?
Within our communities, there are lots of ordinary people doing extraordinary things. And we believe they should stand up, take a bow, and be recognised for the contribution they make to their local community.
The Gateshead Award celebrates all those who, in whatever way, have made a real difference to the lives of others in the borough.
The people's choice
To nominate an individual or organisation you need to tell us the story of why you think they deserve it - all we need to know is why they stand out to you - what they have done and what has the impact been.
Anyone can nominate a person or organisation and you can make as many nominations as you like.
Nomination Categories
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Residents Associations - sponsored by Gateshead Council
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Outstanding Individual (or Community Champion) - Sponsored by Gateshead Council
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Volunteer of the Year - Sponsored by GVOC
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Young Person of the year - sponsored by Gateshead College
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Voluntary Organisation of the Year - sponsored by GVOC
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Club of the Year - sponsored by Gateshead Council
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Carer of the Year - sponsored by Primary Healthcare Trust
But it’s not up to us to decide who deserves an award. We want you to nominate who you think should get a Gateshead Award.
This could be someone who volunteers his or her time on a regular basis to a local community group, or charity. They may be part of a theatre or music group or other organisation whose activities benefit the public. Or, they may have been involved in a single act of bravery or an impressive one-off fundraising effort.
Send us your nomination
If you know someone who you think deserves recognition, nominations are accepted until the end of May. We’ll bring you the final shortlist in our next issue of Council News and you’ll also be able to vote for the winners on this website. An awards ceremony will be held in July.
This year, the Award is bigger and better than ever – with more categories and, more importantly, with the winners being nominated and chosen by you, the public.
To nominate someone simply fill in our online nomination form|