Thriving Communities Awards
Orbit’s Thriving Communities Awards are all about recognising great achievements in delivering our aim to build thriving communities.
They celebrate people across the country, from Orbit customers who have turned their lives around, community groups who have supported their neighbourhoods and supply chain partners who have gone above and beyond to make a positive contribution to their local area.
Despite the challenging circumstances that we have all had to deal with for most of 2020 and that we currently still finding ourselves in, we wanted to continue to recognise and celebrate the achievements of our communities and the people that make a difference.
Last year we adapted the 2020 Thriving Communities Awards to take place digitally. Over 2,800 votes were cast for our finalists which is an incredible result.
This year, the awards are open to public voting from the first nominations all the way through to choosing the finalists. We are excited to see what incredible individuals/ organisations and companies we have in our communities. Once the votes are counted and verified we will surprise the winners with a personal visit and present them with their prizes and trophies.
Nominations open 19 April – make sure to nominate someone who made a difference!
This year’s award categories are as follows:
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This award is for an Orbit customer who has turned their life around and exceeded expectations. This could be a customer who has started up their own business or achieved personal development goals whilst overcoming personal difficulties. |
This award recognises a community group or person, who has shown outstanding passion and enthusiasm through the development of local services that have supported Orbit customers to thrive. This award is open to the public. |
This award is for a supply chain partner who has delivered a community project that has made an impact on both an Orbit community and the lives of customers living within it. |
New for 2021, this award recognises a person who has shown outstanding commitment to engage with Orbit by making positive contributions during Customer Engagement activities. These contributions have led to an improved community, neighbourhood or overall experience for customers. |
New for 2021, this award is for a project, individual (customer, community member, contractor or Orbit employee) who has developed an environmental project or supported other individuals to make a positive impact on the environment. Projects developed by Orbit employees must also have impacted our customers or communities, they cannot be only business-oriented. |
If you have any questions, please email t.c.a@orbit.org.uk
