Community Awards 2026
Nominations have now closed for this year’s Community Awards. Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to nominate and tell us about your local community heroes.
Our judging panel will decide the winners and runners-up in the individual volunteer categories: Volunteer of the Year, Young Volunteer of the Year, Sport and Physical Activity Volunteer of the Year and the Chair's Long Service Volunteer.
The winner and runner-up of the Community Group of the Year category will be decided by a combined panel shortlist and public vote. Voting will open on Thursday 12 November for four weeks so please visit this webpage again to cast your vote then.
Sponsors and supporters
We would like to acknowledge and thank all our generous sponsors and supporters for funding this year's Community Awards:
- Everyone Active is sponsoring the individual Sport and Physical Activity Volunteer of the Year prizes as well as costs related to running the awards ceremony
- Winvic is sponsoring the individual Volunteer of the Year prize as well as costs related to running the awards ceremony
- Navigator Tissue is sponsoring costs related to running the awards ceremony
- Central Co-op is supporting the individual Young Volunteer of the Year prizes as well as costs related to running the awards ceremony
- Blaby District Council is sponsoring the individual Chair’s Long Service Volunteer prizes
- All group prizes are funded by proceeds from the Love Blaby Lottery's Blaby District Community Fund so a big thank you also to our lottery supporters