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.
Voting has now closed. The winner will be announced at the Voscurs Awards Ceremony on Thursday 30 November 2017. Click here for more information and to book your place.
Windmill Hill City Farm | Bristol Pound Members | One25 | Friends of Kingsway Youth | The Marmalade Trust | Healthy Alternatives - social prescribing for North Bristol | The WECIL Peer Support Community | Dhek Bhal | Brigstowe's Positive Voices | Lazyboys Basketball CIC | The Lockleaze Litter Pickers
Why should this group/organisation win the award? The Marmalade Trust is a Bristol based charity set up to raise awareness of why loneliness matters, and to take direct action to help connect those in greatest need in our city.
- charity set up from scratch to expand and increase the reach of this work, in reponse to a flood of referrals and massive demand from GPS and other health professionals hearing about its work Give details of how the work that was carried out has made a difference to the health and wellbeing of people in the city - 60 of our most isolated and vulnerable Bristolians taken to one of three venues around Bristol for Christmas lunch on a day they would otherwise have seen no-one and then following up with other links and support; those alone on that day from whatever religious or other background tend to be acutely lonely the rest of the year |
Why should this group/organisation win the award? Give details of how the work that was carried out has made a difference to the health and wellbeing of people in the city |
The winner will be announced at the Voscurs Awards Ceremony on Thursday 30 November 2017. Click here for more information and to book your place.