Wow, what a night we had at our 2024 Derby Voluntary Sector Awards last week!
'We laughed, we cried, we were inspired' said one of our guests, and we think this sums the event up beautifully. It was a night that really showcased the best of Derby, bringing together people from across the city and different areas of the sector - from sports to music, community safety to foodbanks, all were connected by a passion for making their communities a better place.
The Derby Voluntary Sector Awards acknowledges and celebrates the important and often unrecognised work that volunteers, community groups and voluntary organisations are doing, working tirelessly in support of our communities in Derby.
The event is held annually, during Volunteers' Week, which is a national celebration of the amazing contribution volunteers make to communities across the UK. Volunteers’ Week celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2024, making this year extra-special.
For 2024, our celebration was bigger, with more awards than ever. In previous years, the event was named the Volunteer Awards, chiefly celebrating individual volunteers. This year we introduced a more diverse range of awards and opened many of the awards up to organisations, teams and projects, as well as individual volunteers, enabling us to celebrate even more unsung champions in the city.
Our CEO Kim Harper said:
"Year on year, working with and hearing about the contributions and commitment of our sector never fails to surprise me. There are so many inspirational people committed to supporting people in their communities, running groups and services, volunteering and giving back.
Our sector and its volunteers, people who care and want to help, have never been needed more. All of our nominees are incredible, so thank you for everything that you do, life would be much harder for many people in our city without you!!"
For more information about the event, including a full list of winners and photographs from the evening click here
