The 'Voscurs', Bristol's social impact awards which celebrate Bristol's Voluntary and Community Sector, are back and are better than ever! With some brand new categories and a high profile awards ceremony planned at @ Bristol (We the Curious) this November, there are now even more reasons to vote for your favourite local good causes! 

2017 categories:
1) Batook Pandya Award for Inclusion*
2) Community Activist Award
3) Community Venue of the Year Award
4) Happy, Healthy Bristol Award
5) The Partnership Award*
6) We Will Survive Award

(*The Batook Pandya Award for Inclusion and The Partnership Award will be decided by a panel of judges)

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Winners:
Winners will be announced at our awards ceremony on Thursday 30 November - click here to book your place!

Categories:

1) Batook Pandya Award for Inclusion*
Photo by Damanhur CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

In memory of Batook Pandya MBE, director of SARI (Stand Against Racism & Inequality), this Award is for an organisation or group that recognises, promotes and celebrates diversity and inclusion.
Please tell us about: What the organisation or group has done/does; How they have managed to bring people from different communities together; About the organisation or group’s good practice and how it celebrates diversity and ensures inclusion.
>>Click here to see the list of nominations, this award will be decided by a panel of judges

2) Community Activist Award
Photo by ADM Institute CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

This award is for an individual who has made a difference in their community or across the city through volunteering, campaigning or otherwise making an outstanding contribution to social justice or social value in Bristol. This must be someone who is a volunteer or on a Board of Directors.
Please tell us about: The impact of this person on their neighbourhood or the city; This person’s volunteering activity, campaigning or other activity.
>>Click here to see the list of nominations

3) Community Venue of the Year Award

Photo by Lorenkerns CC BY 2.0

This award is for the best community run publicly accessible space in Bristol in 2017.
Please tell us about: the involvement of the local community; the accessibility of the space; the range of activities on offer.
>>Click here to see the list of nominations

4) Happy, Healthy Bristol Award

Photo by Daily Cloudt CC BY-SA 2.0

This award is to celebrate an organisation or group, that by its actions has improved the health and well-being of [a group of] people in the city. This could be through any one of a range of activities such as arts, play, sports, or advice.
Please tell us about: the work that was done; how it made a difference to the health and well-being of people in the city.
>>Click here to see the list of nominations

5) The Partnership Award*

Photo by newneonunion CC BY-NC 2.0

Community organisations are often encouraged to work together. This award recognises excellence in partnership working and celebrates leadership in the sector. It highlights how community organisations do things differently and achieve greater impact together.
Please tell us: what made the partnership or collaboration form; how working together has resulted in greater impact for people, place or communities; what the partnership or collaboration has learned.
>>Click here to see a list of nominations, this award will be decided by a panel of judges

6) We Will Survive Award

Photo by Stanford EdTech CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

This award will recognise an organisation or group that has come through difficult times fighting. This may have been as a result of major changes in how they work, a campaign, fundraising, or finding other ways of generating income.
Please tell us about: the difficulties faced, how the difficulties were addressed, how effective provision of the project has been maintained, and the prospects for ongoing sustainability of the project.
>>Click here to see the list of nominations

To see some photos from last year, click the image below!