The Mayor of Milton Keynes, Councillor Mick Legg and Mayoress Mandy Legg are calling on residents to nominate individuals or groups that have made an impact in our community for the Milton Keynes Mayor's Awards 2024.
The Mayor and Mayoress of Milton Keynes says, “It has been an honour and privilege to represent the city over the past six months but we have always said the role is not about us it is a chance for us to meet and acknowledge the many individuals and organisations who make a real difference to peoples lives in challenging circumstances in this wonderful city of ours.
This is why we are calling for nominations for this years Mayor's Awards to show recognition for the individuals and organisations who with no thought other than to make a difference, make life better for so many people in Milton Keynes.
We are delighted to be hosting the Mayor's Awards on Friday 1 March 2024 from 19.00 during the Mayor's Civic Reception and hope that nominees will pencil this date in their diary, as we’ll be inviting the winner and two runners up from each category to attend along with a guest each.”
2024 Categories
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Sports person of the year – Who has not only been successful but has overcome adversity to be at the top of their game.
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Coach of the year – Who inspires our sports men and women of the future.
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Arts, Culture and Heritage – Who has contributed to our City’s culture.
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Charity of the year – In your opinion, which charity has been the most outstanding.
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Volunteer of the year – who has made the most significant impact at an organisation.
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Community Champion - For those who have made a difference where they live or work
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Diversity and Inclusion - Milton Keynes is famed for its multi cultural communities and for its accessibility – who has worked hard to improve the lives of others or a community?
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Education – Is there someone at your children’s nursery, school or college who has gone that extra mile.
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Health - For those who work or volunteer in across all our health sectors.
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Outstanding Corporate Contribution to Charity – For those who have gone above and beyond their corporate social responsibility.
Do you know someone deserving?
Fill in the submission form below with the name of the person you want to nominate (together with 300 words saying why) which will be sent to mayorsoffice@milton-keynes.gov.uk for judging by the Mayor of Milton Keynes.
Please obtain consent from nominee before providing their contact information. We will need their contact information for the awards. Please also advise the nominee of the Awards presentation date of 1st March 2024 from 7pm.
Nominations close midnight on Sunday 28th January 2024. The Mayor's Awards will take place on Friday 1st March 2024 from 7pm during the Mayor's Civic Reception.
The category winner and two runner ups along with a plus one each will be invited to attend for a formal presentation.
Terms and Conditions
- Nominees must not have already received any other major award.
- Nominators cannot nominate an immediate family member i.e. child, parent, sibling.
- An individual may only submit one nomination per category.
- All nominees for all categories will also be considered for an additional, overall Mayor's Award.
- An individual may not nominate an immediate family member i.e. child, parent, sibling.
- The organiser reserves the right to change the category of the submitted nomination.
- The Mayor’s Awards are an independently run competition by Milton Keynes City Council Mayor’s Office and not in conjunction with any other local awards/nominations and do not offer any special rights or privileges to the winners.
- Sponsors of the award ceremony are not eligible for entry.
- Councillors of Milton Keynes City Council or Town/Parishes are not eligible for entry.
- Entries for under 18s are welcome. Where a youth entry is deemed at the same winning level of an adult nominee an invite to a private youth presentation in the Mayor's Parlour will be issued on a suitable date.
- Data Protection Privacy Statement: Your information will be processed by the MKFM site and sent directly to the Milton Keynes City Council Mayor’s Office to be used by the Mayor’s Office and Democratic Services at MK City Council for the purposes of the Mayor's Award. We require the above entry information for the purposes of informing the nominator, nominee and their parents/carer of the results of the competition. Winner's information will be shared within MK City Council and judges for the purpose of the Award and passed on for media purposes when consent is provided. Some of the applications may be used as positive stories with identities etc hidden and shared with the public. Information not needed or used will be disposed of securely and all applications will be destroyed at the end of the process. We work within MK City Council’s Data Protection statement which can be found at https://www.milton-keynes.gov.uk/your-council-and-elections/council-information-and-accounts/data-protection-and-confidentiality.
