Nominate Peterborough’s heroes for top award

Civic Awards 2020 at the Town Hall. Community Involvement Awards - Mayor of Peterborough Coun. Gul Nawaz with Abdul Aziz, Jackie McKenzie, Shazad Ali and Alistair Kinsley. EMN-200303-235233009

Nominations are now open for Peterborough City Council’s Civic awards which recognise residents, groups, organisations and businesses that make a real difference and help bring communities together.

Councillor Peter Hiller, chairman of the council’s Honours Panel, said: “The Civic Awards are a once-a-year opportunity to recognise and reward Peterborough people who go the extra mile for others, often giving their time for free and making a difference to the lives of some of our most vulnerable residents.

“2020 has been an unusual year thus far to say the least so we are anticipating many nominations for people who truly embodied community spirit and kept their neighbourhoods alive throughout the pandemic whether that be sporting clubs, arts groups or going above and beyond in business. Communities staying together and helping each other through difficult times has really characterised Peterborough’s response to COVID-19.

Civic Awards 2020 at the Town Hall. Community Involvement Awards - Mayor of Peterborough Coun. Gul Nawaz with Coun Peter Hiller with representatives from Chimes Coffee Shop and Family Voice with Catherine Lee. EMN-200303-235008009

“If you know a shining star in the community, nominating them for an award is a great way to mark their contribution and publicly acknowledge all that they do. Going through the nominations is one of the highlights of my role on the council’s Honours Panel and I hope we see a similarly high number of applications as in the previous six years since the Civic Awards were launched.”

The categories for the awards are: Young Person

- Lifetime Achievement

- Community Involvement

- Business

- Environment

- Contribution to Art and Culture

- Contribution to Sports

Civic Awards 2020 at the Town Hall. Community Involvement Awards - Mayor of Peterborough Coun. Gul Nawaz and Coun Peter Hiller with Marcus Horrell, Juliette Welch and Jason Merrill EMN-200303-235021009

Nomination forms are available to download on the council’s website www.peterborough.gov.uk, from the Town Hall reception or by emailing [email protected]

The closing date for nominations is 30 October 2020.

Nominations can also be posted to Susan Proctor, Civic Awards, Governance Department, Peterborough City Council, Town Hall, Peterborough, PE1 1HG, or emailed to [email protected]

Following the closing date all nominations will be passed on to the Honours Panel which will meet in November to draw up a shortlist of finalists and select winners in each category.

The winners of the Civic Awards will be announced at the council meeting in December, followed by a presentation ceremony in the new year at the Town Hall.