Building Bridges Pendle
Key Successes
Building Bridges Pendle has a strong record of delivering publicly funded projects supported by Government departments; Government Office North West, North West Development Agency, Pendle Borough Council, Lancashire County Council, Community Development Foundation, amongst many other sources. On the strength of our engagement at a grassroots level on a range of community development agendas, our good practice has been acknowledged by partners and practitioners at many levels.
Annual Community Volunteers Awards 2011
This award ceremony has been setup to give recognition to groups and individuals in Pendle who have excelled in the area of volunteering.
It is the fourth year that the ceremony has been running and this year; Dr Ikram Malik (Chairman of BBPendle) received the ‘Lifetime achievement award’.
Pride of Nelson Awards
The Pride of Nelson Awards has been setup by Nelson Town Council for the first time this year to recognise groups and individuals who have made a significant contribution to the town.
An event was held at the ACE Centre on Monday 13th December at which Building Bridges Pendle won the Social Inclusion Award for “an outstanding contribution to social cohesion in Pendle”.
National Volunteers Award
Susan Whitehead has been a volunteer with Building Bridges since June 2002. She is a chartered surveyor by profession and is a civil servant employed by the Valuation office.
Every year the Central valuation office run an award scheme for over 4000 employees in which there is an award for the category of "Distinguished contribution to environmental good practice and/or the community/charity". In November 2010, Susan has won this National award on the back her contribution to charities and communities through Building Bridges Pendle.
Practical Spirit is an Interactive project development for faith based organisations involved in social action
In Practical Spirit members of ten faith based social action projects (including BBPendle) share their learning about different aspects of project development. They illustrate how their faith values infuse the particular aspect of project management and offer real practical advice drawn from theory and experience.
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