Vectis Radio has announced the return of its Isle of Wight Community Awards for 2024 following the success of last year’s inaugural event. Taking place on Friday 15th March, the community radio station is offering a chance for all Island-based community organisations, volunteers and charities to be publicly recognised for the valuable work that they do in the community. Station Manager, Ian Mac, has said:
“Vectis Radio has been working in the community for many years now and we always strive to do more for our community. Following the success of the inaugural awards last year, we are excited to announce that the awards continue in 2024 and we invite all community organisations to apply.”
The awards are open to any charity, individual or community (non-profit) organisation based on the Isle of Wight and are split into several categories:
- Community Project of the Year
- New Community Project/Organisation of The Year
- Island Based International Project/Organisation of The Year
- Animal Focused Community Project/Organisation of The Year
- People Focused Community Project/Organisation of The Year
- Charity Fundraiser of The Year
- Volunteer of The Year
- Most Inspirational Person in the Community Award
The event will be specifically aimed at these organisations. Event organiser Maggie Currie said:
“Following feedback from the very successful event we held in 2023, we have changed a few things and introduced a new category, Most Inspirational Person in the Community. For this new category, our panel of judges will select four finalists who will be announced in advance of the ceremony in March and will be voted on by the public. “As ever, community organisations don’t have much money to spare so we wanted to hold an evening event once again that would fit the pockets of those who would like to come along and celebrate the Isle of Wight Community without breaking the bank. For that reason, all entries to the categories are free and event tickets are being kept to £10.”
Entries need to be submitted by midnight on 22nd January 2024 and can be made online by going to www.vectisradio.com/events/iowcommunityawards.
