The Mayor's Citizen Award
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 new Mayor of Salford, Councillor Roger Lightup has decided to update and re-launch the Mayor's Citizen Award, which was originally started by Councillor Jim King in his year in office.
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.
So what's changed?
The new look awards will be 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 | Monday 29 June | Friday 17 July | Friday 24 July |
| Community groups | August | Monday 27 July | Friday 21 August | Friday 28 August |
| Adults | September | Monday 31 August | Friday 18 September | Friday 25 September |
| Children | October | Monday 28 September | Friday 16 October | Friday 23 October |
| Community groups | November | Monday 26 October | Friday 20 November | Friday 27 November |
| Adults | December | Monday 30 November | Friday 18 December | Wednesday 23 December |
| Children | January | Monday 29 December | Friday 15 January | Friday 22 January |
| Community groups | February | Monday 25 January | Friday 19 February | Friday 26 February |
| Adults | March | Monday 1 March | Friday 19 March | Friday 26 March |
Winners
| Category | Month | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Children | July 2009 | Katie Donohue |
| Community Groups | August 2009 | St. John's Sheltered Housing Scheme |
| Adults | September 2009 | Chris Wood |
| Children | October 2009 | Joshua Fairhurst |
| Community Groups | November 2009 | Holyrood Playgroup and The Unity Group (jointly) |
| Adults | December 2009 | Jenny Thomas and Bernadette Conlon (jointly) |
| Children | January 2010 | Matthew Koon |
| Community Groups | February 2010 | Olivers Youth Club |
| Adults | March 2010 |
Examples of achievements to nominate:
- children who have done particularly well in relation to their abilities
- a school pupil who had achieved a major improvement in their work, attendance, behaviour, etc
- a social worker who had gone beyond the call of duty to help someone
- someone who plays an important role in their community
- a teacher who had inspired their pupils to achieve a great success
- an athlete, swimmer, footballer etc who had achieved great things
- a team of people who had achieved something for their community
Now what are you waiting for, get voting!
If you have any questions or queries to do with the Mayor's Citizen Award, please call the Mayor's office on 0161 793 3059.
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This page was last updated on 1 March 2010
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