It's time to nominate your unsung heroes

Do you know an unsung hero in Mansfield or Ashfield who deserves to be regonised for everything that they do?
Chairman Kevin Rostance and 2019 Community Heroes Jasminder Kaur and Kenneth WillowsChairman Kevin Rostance and 2019 Community Heroes Jasminder Kaur and Kenneth Willows
Chairman Kevin Rostance and 2019 Community Heroes Jasminder Kaur and Kenneth Willows

If the answer is yes, then Nottinghamshire County Council wants to hear from you.

For the authority is once again running its Nottinghamshire Community Heroes initiative to honour those who go the extra mile for a neighbour, an organisation or a local community.

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The awards aim to highlight people who are making Nottinghamshire a great place to live, work and visit.

Council chairman, Coun Kevin Rostance, is appealing for nominations from across the county.

Coun Rostance said: “I am delighted to launch the next round of our Community Hero Award.

“The award gives us the opportunity to celebrate the wonderful people of Nottinghamshire and say thank you to many unsung heroes, who do amazing work within their local community, which can sometimes go unrecognised.

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“This is the last Community Hero Award which I will present as chairman, as my time in office comes to an end.”

Potential nominations could include someone who helps vulnerable people with shopping or give lifts for medical appointments, supports young people in their community, volunteers for a good cause, leads a local community project which has made a difference to people’s lives or has carried out a heroic or selfless act.

Every few months, the chairman of the county council selects one person who they believe deserves an extra special thank you.

The chairman will present the winner of this award at County Hall this spring.

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The Nottinghamshire Community Hero nominations criteria are that nominees must live in the county, nominees must work or volunteer within the county, nominations should not be party political and nominees and those nominating would feature in award publicity.

So if you know someone in your community who deserves recognition for the things they do to support their local community then nominate them for a Nottinghamshire Community Hero Award.

All nominations need to be submitted by February 28. To nominate visit www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/nottscommunityheroes.

And check out #NottsHeroes on Twitter for more information.