2008 North East VCS Award Winners
Winners were presented with an award by Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson and other noted leaders of the voluntary and community sector. The awards recognise the work of individuals and Voluntary and Community Sector organisations from across the region, in helping to develop our communities.
The winners and shortlisted are:
Most Exciting Project
Winner: A690 Youth Initiative
Shortlisted:
Recyke Y'Bike
Pakistan Cultural Society
Gap Project - Tyneside Cyrenians
Most Inspiring Campaign
Winner: SmartJustice North East
Shortlisted:
Sadberge Village
North East Home Insulation Partnership
North East Right to Learn Campaign
Volunteer of the Year
Winner: Keith Willans - St Cuthbert's Hospice
Shortlisted:
Pam Scott - RSVP North East
Simon Baker - Gateshead Volunteer Centre
Judith Turner - Stillington Residents' Association, Parish Council & Luncheon Club
Support Organisation
Winner: SkillShare North East
Shortlisted:
Mental Health North East
Stockton Residents' & Community Groups Association
East End Community Development Alliance
MVDA for Middlesbrough Community Network
Sector Champion
Winner: Declan Baharani - Wansbeck Initiative
Outstanding Leadership
Winner: Alan Millward - South Tyneside Football Trust
Shortlisted:
Dorothy Craw - Recyke Y'Bike
Huffty - West End Women and Girls' Centre
Jen Fettis - St Simon's Community Project
Young Leader
Winner: Leanne Smith - West End Women and Girls' Centre
Shortlisted:
Simon Sundberg - Northumbria Students' Union
Sam Lavender - EDDY People
Amy Barber - EDDY People
Compact of the Year
Winner: Hartlepool Borough Council
Shortlisted:
Northumberland Compact
Sunderland Compact
Outstanding Organisation
Winner: A WAY OUT
Shortlisted:
Hart Gables
Escape Family Support
ADDvance
West end Refugee Service
