Volunteer of the Year Award

Wales is full of individuals who work tirelessly, without any financial reward to improve their local community.

This award recognises unpaid volunteers who have made a huge difference to their environment and community.

We are looking for dedicated individuals who are a catalyst for community action.  Sometimes they work alone, sometimes they bring others together. But they always inspire change. 

With thanks to category sponsor Wales and West Housing.

Required information

This award is for volunteers. A volunteer is anybody who undertakes unpaid work. This can include individuals, such as teachers, who support and drive environmental change activities in their paid for work, but who then go above and beyond this work and become catalysts for change.

What is the project / work?
Who is responsible for delivering it? Please tell us a little bit about the person you are nominating.
How has this project / work been delivered? What actions have been taken? What new ideas have been implemented?
Give evidence of the project / work carried out.
Give evidence of the impact. How has the project work helped tackle litter and waste? How has nature benefitted? How has the project included staff / volunteers? How has it changed behaviours? Has the idea been copied by others?
What measures have been put in place (if any) to ensure that the project / work is maintained for the future?
Any information that you have about the benefit of the project / work on the wider community. This can include where the project / work has brought the community together, enhanced community pride, taught new skills, and supported the health and wellbeing of the local community. Please provide feedback from the community where possible.
Your application should include video and / or photographic evidence.

Nomination form

1. Award category

Please select the award category

2. Your details

Name Email address Telephone number

3. Details of the person or organisation you are nominating

Name Community group / school / business name (if applicable) Local authority Full address Postcode Email Phone number

4. Your nomination

Please provide a brief description of the person or organisation you are nominating. How have they gone above and beyond to care for the environment in the past twelve months? (Maximum 250 words) How have the actions of your nominated person or organisation benefitted the environment? (Maximum 250 words) How have the actions of your nominated person or organisation benefitted the wider community? (Maximum 250 words)

Please upload two recent photos or add a video link to support your nomination.

Video link Photo 1 Photo 2

5. Privacy

A panel of experts made up of Keep Wales Tidy staff, trustees and Tidy Wales Awards sponsors will assess all nominations.

Please confirm that you are happy for your nomination to be shared with the panel.

Please make sure that you have parent / guardian approval to submit a nomination if you are under 18 or if the person(s) that you are nominating are under 18. This consent should cover use of name(s), activity and any images used in the application.

Please tick here to confirm that a parent/guardian has given this approval. Please ask this parent / guardian to complete the following section, providing their name, address, telephone number and email address.

We value your support and are committed to protecting your privacy. The information you provide will only be used for the purposes of the Tidy Wales Awards. You’re always in control. For more information visit our Privacy Policy.

If it’s easier, you can download a Word version of the form and send it back to us via email or post. Details are provided on the form.

If you can’t put into writing why you’d like to nominate someone for an award, you can also send us a voice note or video nomination. The voice note or video should be no longer than five minutes and must cover all the required information.

Voice notes can be sent via WhatsApp to 07469 118914 or emailed to twa@keepwalestidy.cymru. We do ask that you follow up with some photos to show the positive impact of the individual, group, school or business – again, these can be sent via WhatsApp or email.

Video nominations can be emailed to twa@keepwalestidy.cymru

Nominations are welcome in English or Welsh.

All nominations must be submitted by midday on Monday 6 March. Nominations received after this time will not be considered.