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80s Themed Awards Dinner Toasts Blackburn’s Best
Audiences were taken Back to 1984 in an award ceremony which celebrated the achievements of individuals and organisations in Blackburn and Darwen.
The 11th 1V Awards Dinner, sponsored by Together Housing and Newground, and supported by the Council, took place on Saturday in King Georg’s Hall.
Eight accolades were handed out to volunteers and workers in Blackburn and Darwen by charity One Voice Blackburn in what is now considered as the premier Awards ceremony in the town.
SECRET SANTA WINS OUTSTANDING AWARD
We are delighted to announce Secret Santa are the winners of the John Roberts Outstanding Achievement Award 2024, sponsored by Let’s Foster. Karen and Phil Boulding will receive their trophy at the 1V Awards Dinner later this month.
Abrar Hussain, chair of One Voice Blackburn and the 1V Awards panel praised the winners. “You can’t help but be utterly impressed with the work of Secret Santa. They support some of the most vulnerable people in society in key times of the year. They have been consistently delivered to communities in all parts of Blackburn with Darwen. They have also grown their team to ensure that more and more young people are supported at Christmas and Eid.”
Let’s Foster, who are sponsoring the award also congratulated Secret Santa with Suzanne Kinder, Head of Service for Corporate Parenting and Permanence, saying: “We are really pleased for Phil and Karen, they do so much to help the local children of Blackburn with Darwen every year. Their hard work is not just limited to Christmas, they have also handed out 1000 Easter Eggs at Easter and 300 gift bags with toys and gifts during Eid. It has been fantastic to see the growth of Secret Santa and the introduction of their shop in Blackburn Town Centre.”
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Finalists Receive Certificates
Finalists of the 1V Awards were invited to a special Certificate Presentation event at King George’s Hall where they received their framed certificates from the sponsors of the individual Awards.
The drinks reception was held on Monday 29 January where finalists also met some of the judges, and had an opportunity to get a first look at the 1V Awards trophies.
Kasira Ahmed from Together Housing and One Voice Chair Abrar Hussain are pictured above.
Youngsters at Centre Stage for Biggest Awards Event
A group of teenagers will be hosting the 1V Awards Dinner in February.
Aisha Hussain will be the youngest host for the biggest community awards event in Blackburn.
Aisha, 13, will be joined by Zainab Hanslod, 15, Mustafa Ahmed, 15, and Zainab Ahmed, 15. They will be representing the various youth groups run by One Voice Blackburn. READ MORE
Leader’s Award Nominations Open
Phil Riley holding the Leader's Award Trophy
One Voice Blackburn is pleased to link up with Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council to announce the nomination process for the Leader’s Award 2024.
The 1V Awards Dinner 2024 – Back to 1984 – will take place on 17 February 2024. Nominations for the 1V Awards close on 17 November 2023. This is the 11th Awards Dinner organised by the charity, taking place in Blackburn’s King George’s Hall. The event is sponsored by Together Housing and Newground Together, and supported by Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council. …. READ MORE
80s Theme for Awards Dinner
One Voice Blackburn has announced its theme for the 1V Awards Dinner 2024.
We are going Back to 1984.
The 1V Awards Dinner 2024 – Back to 1984 – will take place on 17 February 2024. Nominations for the 1V Awards close on 17 November 2023. This is the 11th Awards Dinner organised by the charity, taking place in Blackburn’s King George’s Hall. The event is sponsored by Together Housing and Newground Together, and supported by Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council. …. READ MORE
Sponsor Powers Up New Award
Sundas Bakhat (1V Award Manager) pictured with Rachael Parr from Electricity North West
One Voice Blackburn are pleased to announce the launch of a new award in the prestigious 1V Awards Dinner 2024.
The Apprentice of the Year Award is sponsored by Electricity North West. It aims to acknowledge and celebrate an apprentice’s contribution to their workplace in Blackburn with Darwen.
Nominations can be made for the Apprentice Award from 1st September 2023, alongside the other six awards which carry a nomination. Apprentices .… READ MORE
Nominations Open for 1V Awards 2024
The nominations process for the 1V Awards Dinner 2024 has been launched.
The 1V Awards Dinner, sponsored by Together Housing Association Newground Together and supported by Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council, will take place on 17th February 2024 at King George’s Hall, Blackburn. The Awards are run by charity One Voice Blackburn.
The 1V Awards have become the most prestigious community accolades in the town, celebrating the success of volunteers, community groups, charities and local people.
Individuals and groups can enter multiple categories, and entries can be submitted on behalf of nominees or themselves. The organisers have .… READ MORE
Glittering Sponsors Announced for 1V Awards
The 1V Awards Dinner, sponsored by Together Housing and Newground Together, and supported by Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council, has completed it’s stunning line-up of award sponsors. The organisations represent some of the biggest names in Blackburn with Darwen and beyond for the eight awards.
The 1V Awards Dinner is organised by charity One Voice Blackburn. The awards aim to create cohesive, aspirational and confident communities in Blackburn with Darwen. This year will see …. READ MORE
Sponsor Powers Up New Award
One Voice Blackburn are pleased to announce the launch of a new award in the prestigious 1V Awards Dinner 2024.
The Apprentice of the Year Award is sponsored by Electricity North West. It aims to acknowledge and celebrate an apprentice’s contribution to their workplace in Blackburn with Darwen.
Nominations can be made for the Apprentice Award from 1st September 2023, alongside the other six awards which carry a nomination. Apprentices who are currently undertaking the level (as at 1st September) can apply or their employers can nominate on their behalf. Nominations close on 17th November, and the winner will be announced at the 1V Awards Dinner in February 2024.
Electricity North West is one of 14 distribution network operators in the UK regulated by Ofgem and the majority of electricity enters their network from the National Grid.
They are responsible for maintaining and upgrading 13,000 km of overhead power lines and more than 44,000 km of underground electricity cables. This covers an area from the Lake District to the city of Manchester and all the wonderful towns in-between including the borough of Blackburn with Darwen.
Rachael Parr, Electricity North West’s people and corporate services director, added: “We’re delighted to be sponsoring the new Apprentice of the Year award at the 1V Awards Dinner. “Earlier this year, we announced a new £2bn business plan which will undoubtedly transform the region’s power network and our apprentices will have a major role to play over the next five years to complete huge programme of work.
“We’re also committed to upskilling and investing in our workforce and over our five-year business plan period, we’ll be creating 600 green jobs and we’ll also be looking to enhance the diversity of our current workforce.
“The energy sector is changing constantly and there’s never a better time to join. We have plenty of successful colleagues who started with the business as an apprentice and our latest cohort, who joined last September, are already starting to play a key role in allowing customers to adapt low carbon technologies such as heat pumps and electric vehicles.
“Later this year we’ll be further investing in more apprentices as the recruitment window for out latest intake opens. That’s always an exciting period and I urge anybody who is interested in becoming an engineer of the future to get involved.”
Sundas Bakhat, 1V Awards Manager at One Voice Blackburn is pleased to have another award in the line-up.
“We have considered an Apprentice of the Year award for a number of years. It is also fitting that we have such an outstanding apprenticeship provider in Electricity North West who are the sponsors of the inaugural award. Much like all the awards I am certain this section will have a high calibre of nominees.”
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