Nominate now for the High Sheriff’s Award

DO you know someone who has made an outstanding contribution to your community? Applications are invited for nominations for High Sheriff’s Awards for the year 2016/2017. The purpose of these awards is to recognise people in Oxfordshire who have made outstanding contributions to the communities in which they live and work.

Nominees will usually have had a high impact on the lives of others over a sustained period of time and will be recognised by other people working in the nominee’s area as inspirational and as setting an example for others to follow.

High Sheriff’s Awards will not normally be made to people whose work and commitment has already been recognised by the award of a National Honour or by bodies such as the Police, the Fire and Rescue Service and Oxfordshire Charity and Voluntary Action.

The High Sheriff of Oxfordshire, Sarah Taylor

Nominations can be made by anyone who lives or works in Oxfordshire or who is representing an organisation in the public, voluntary and charitable or private sectors. All nominations will be treated in the strictest confidence and nominees should not be informed that they have been nominated as it can be very disappointing to raise expectations which are then not met.

The Nomination Process

The application form sheriff_nomination-form should include the contact details of the nominee as well as the nominator, together with a brief summary (400 words max) of the reasons why the nominee merits a High Sheriff’s Award.

The deadline for nominations is Wednesday, January 11, 2017. Successful nominees will be contacted in early February and the awards will be conferred at a ceremony in Christ Church, Oxford on Monday, February 28, to which nominators, families and friends will also be invited.

Contributions to Community Life

Nominations will be welcome for people who have made outstanding contributions to any aspect of community life but in the current year nominations in the following areas will be particularly welcome;

* Individuals who have helped carers or organisations which support carers of any age.
* Students from the Oxford Universities or Oxfordshire schools who have made a particular contribution to the outer community;
* Individuals who are, or have been, involved in crime reduction projects, whether in prevention, rehabilitation or support for the vulnerable young.

Nominations should arrive with the High Sheriff BEFORE Wednesday, January 11, and sent via email to: ella@organisationunlimited.uk or by post to High Sheriff of Oxfordshire, c/o Organisation Unlimited, 25 Littleworth Road, Benson OX10 6LY