Community First AGM & Awards Celebration 2024 – Full List of Winners
The Community First Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Awards Celebration took place on Wednesday 9th October 2024 at Devizes Town Hall. The Community First awards recognise and celebrate the exceptional contribution made by groups and individuals across Wiltshire and Swindon. Thank you to everyone who attended the event including our staff, trustees, members, volunteers and award winners.
Community First Celebration Video
Each year at our AGM, Community First creates a short film highlighting the work our teams have carried out over the previous 12 months. The Community First annual celebration video can be viewed below. This short film is based on the Community First Annual Review 2023-2024 which you can also read and download as a PDF file.
Awards Celebration 2024 – Full List of Winners
It is always an honour to recognise the contribution made by the many outstanding groups, organisations, volunteers and young people who give so much of their time and enthusiasm to support the work of Community First and our programmes and services, Youth Action Wiltshire, outdoor education, the Building Bridges Programme and Community Development.
Congratulations to all of our winners for their well-deserved awards, many thanks also to Community First President Sarah Troughton for presenting each of our winners with a trophy and certificate. A full list of winners can be found below.
Full List of Award Winners
The Michael Jones Award for Inspirational Link Scheme or Community Minibus Volunteer
Christopher Morgan and Ron Young (Ramsbury Flyer)
Community Project Funded Through the Landfill Communities Fund Programme
Tina Wheeler and Julian Wright – The Re-Roofing Team (All Saints Church, Lydiard Millicent)
The Martin Hamer In Special Recognition Award
Hugh de Saram – Marlborough Link
Most Innovative Community Run Project or Service
Lisa Brindley – Pewsey Youth Café
Building Bridges/Inspire Swindon Outstanding Achievement Award
Keelan
Building Bridges Personal Achievement Award
Morgan
Project Inspire Achievement Award
Freddie
Inspire Swindon Personal Progress Award
Leila
Young Carers Achievement Award (Under 12 Years)
Penny
Young Carers Achievement Award (Over 12 Years)
Warren
Splash Achievement Award
Jack
Splash Volunteer Award
Carys
Community First Young Leaders Achievement Award
Mollie
Local Council Community Project Award
Haydon Wick Haven (Haydon Wick Parish Council)
Carers Together Contribution to Caring Award
AmandaÂ
Voice It, Hear It Contribution to Community Engagement Award
Voice It, Hear It Co-production Group
The Arthur Laflin Volunteer Award
Ray White ​(Warminster & District Link Scheme)
Please see below for a selection of photographs of our award winners.
Photo credit: Ben Jarvis.
