The Mayor's Citizen Award

Mayor of Salford, Councillor Eric Burgoyne

Do you know any unsung heroes whose praises you’d like to sing? Do you know any groups within your community who contribute to the city but don’t get the recognition they deserve? Then read on...

The Mayor of Salford, Councillor Eric Burgoyne, is continuing with the Mayor's Citizen Award which was re-launched last year.

People of any age can now be nominated, as long as they’ve made an outstanding contribution to the city of Salford. The contribution could be through services to the arts, industry, commerce, the community, entertainment, sport, education or to the welfare of others, either nationally, regionally or at city level.

Get nominating people now, so they can follow in the footsteps of one of Salford’s famous sons - Russell Watson - a previous Mayor’s Citizen Award winner.

What are the award categories?

The awards are split into three categories:

children
community groups
adults

A different category will run every month e.g. the children’s award will run in July, then the community groups award in August and so on.

How do I nominate?

It is easy; simply choose one of these three methods:

Fill in the online form
Email the Mayor’s office direct
Print out the form at the bottom of the page and post it to:

The Mayor’s office
The Mayor’s Parlour
Salford Civic Centre
Chorley Road
Swinton
Salford
M27 5DA

How will the awards work?

You can nominate people or groups for one of the awards during the specified times listed below. The Mayor and Mayoress at the end of each month will read through all of the nominations and pick a winner. The winner will be contacted directly by the Mayor’s office and invited in for lunch with the Mayor and Mayoress where they will be able to pick up their award.

Category	Month	Nominations open	Nominations closed	Winner announced
Children	July 2011	Monday 27 June 2011	Friday 15 July 2011	Friday 22 July 2011
Community groups	August 2011	Monday 25 July 2011	Friday 19 August 2011	Friday 26 August 2011
Adults	September 2011	Monday 29 August 2011	Friday 16 September 2011	Friday 23 September 2011
Children	October 2011	Monday 26 September 2011	Friday 14 October 2011	Friday 21 October 2011
Community groups	November 2011	Monday 24 October 2011	Friday 18 November 2011	Friday 25 November 2011
Adults	December 2011	Monday 28 November 2011	Friday 16 December 2011	Friday 23 December 2011
Children	January 2012	Monday 19 December 2011	Friday 20 January 2012	Friday 27 January 2012
Community groups	February 2012	Monday 30 January 2012	Friday 17 February 2012	Friday 24 February 2012
Adults	March 2012	Monday 27 February 2012	Friday 17 March 2012	Friday 24 March 2012

Examples of achievements to nominate:

Children who have done particularly well in relation to their abilities
A school pupil who has achieved a major improvement in their work, attendance, behaviour, etc
A social worker who has gone beyond the call of duty to help someone
Someone who plays an important role in their community
A teacher who has inspired their pupils to achieve a great success
An athlete, swimmer, footballer etc who has achieved great things
A team of people who have achieved something for their community

Now what are you waiting for, get voting!