Outstanding Leadership Award
For the trailblazers and quiet influencers. This award recognises groups or individuals who have used their lived experience to drive projects forward, inspire others, and lead the way for change, whether in their service or on a national level.
Celebrating Diversity Award
Recognising individuals or group projects that are working to not only spread awareness and encourage acceptance, but to strive for all of our differences to be celebrated. These projects may focus on diversity of any kind, including cultural, neurodiversity, gender identity and more.
Hope and Positivity Award
This award is for those who consistently lift others up, proving that even the smallest actions can ripple out to create a culture of hope and positivity. They recognise the power of small actions, making a big difference.
Individual Progress Award
This award celebrates an individual with lived experience who has made remarkable progress on their personal journey. It’s about recognising the strength it takes to keep going, the small steps that lead to big change.
Community and Collaboration Award
This award is for collaborative projects that have bridged the gap between services, families, and communities through exceptional teamwork and outreach.
Social Care Star Award
This category recognises individuals, groups or services within a social care setting who are making a real difference. We are looking for those who are bringing co-production to life. Whether it is a small change to a daily routine, a new initiative, or a personal challenge, this award is for the commitment it takes to improve a service through equal partnership and shared lived experience.
Mark Britton Service User Choice Award
Awarded on the day. Guests will have the opportunity to vote for a runner up in each category, leaving six projects for a final vote at the end of the day. The award is named in memory of Mark Britton, to commemorate the life of an individual who was key to the awards in previous years and who sadly passed away in July 2019.