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16th June 2023National Neighbourhood Watch Volunteer Recognition Awards 2023
At Neighbourhood Watch we love celebrating the work of NHW volunteers and their groups in making the area where they live better. They do this together and without thought of expectation of thanks or praise.
National Neighbourhood Watch have just launched the Neighbourhood Watch Volunteer Recognition Awards and would love it if you would consider nominating one of your volunteers or a group to recognise their contribution to your community’s health and wellbeing, a crime prevention initiative that helped the residents feel safer and better connected or maybe they did something to bring the community together, reaching more people than ever and getting you better connected.
This year, the Volunteer Recognition Awards 2023 focuses on Neighbourhood Watch groups and Coordinators who make this a better place to live. Together. The three categories for nominations are:
- innovation and reach
- crime prevention
- community health and wellbeing
CATEGORY 1: INNOVATION AND REACH
This category celebrates the diversity of ways we work within communities and increase our reach.
Do you know a Coordinator or Neighbourhood Watch group who have overcome challenges to grow their group? They might have thought of a unique way to connect with others or have created effective new partnerships. They might have considered an innovative way to encourage new members to join or ensure diversity and inclusion shine through. Are there neighbours that traditionally would not have joined but did because they helped them feel included?
CATEGORY 2: CRIME PREVENTION
This category celebrates volunteers who support their neighbours to be stronger, more resilient, and safer by raising awareness of crime prevention.
Do you know of a Coordinator or Neighbourhood Watch group who have done something different to help prevent crime? Do people feel safer from something they were involved in and want to recognise the Coordinator or group for their actions? Are there examples of how working with partners helped prevent crime? Has the Coordinator or group raised awareness of crimes in different ways to encourage the whole community to be involved?
CATEGORY 3: COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLBEING
This category celebrates Neighbourhood Watch groups and Coordinators who have gone the extra mile to look out for the needs of their neighbours and neighbourhood.
How do you and your neighbours feel about your area? Do you look after your local environment? Do you support each other through life’s ups and downs or those who are more vulnerable? In many towns and streets, Neighbourhood Watch helps neighbours look out for each other, look after their environment, and feel optimistic about where they live. This helps to reduce crime. Do you know of a Neighbourhood Watch group or Coordinator who encourages positive community values? Do they include people of all ages, genders, and ethnicities in activities? Do they show compassion, empathy, and kindness? Do they help local people to feel better about their area?
KEY DATES
- Nominations open: 3rd June – 7th July
- Shortlisting: July
- Judging (by judging panel and public choice): August
- Winners announced and awards: September
HOW DO I NOMINATE SOMEONE?
You can nominate a specific Neighbourhood Watch Coordinator or a group by completing a form on the NHW website here . You can also nominate yourself if you are a Neighbourhood Watch volunteer and wish to be recognised. Those who have been shortlisted will be contacted in July.