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The Chair’s annual community awards recognise and celebrate the valuable contribution local unpaid volunteers make to life in South Gloucestershire.

You can nominate an individual or group who has made a difference to your community. This could be for:

  • helping with community development
  • promoting equality
  • arts
  • sports
  • environment
  • working with vulnerable or young people
  • advice and advocacy
  • being a good neighbour

2025 award winners

Congratulations to the 2025 Chair’s community awards winners for their contributions to volunteering. Our winners willingly give up their time to help others and bring our communities together. They were rewarded for their efforts at a special ceremony in February 2025.

You can read more about the winners and their contributions in the ceremony programme.

This year’s winners at the awards evening February 2025

Thank you to all the friends and family who took part in the nomination process. Applications for the 2026 community awards will open towards the end of 2025. Keep updated with news on the next awards by registering for our weekly South Glos eNews.

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