From Oadby and Wigston Borough Council:
Do you know somebody who deserves to be the Borough of Oadby and Wigston’s 16th Citizen of the Year?
A person who gives more than they take, who is always willing to help or who goes out of their way to make a positive contribution to the life of the local community or to its environment. They may face up to problems in a positive or inspirational way or just get on with things without complaining and without recognition.
This is a community award - to celebrate an individual’s unstinting and generally unrewarded work done for other people. The award was introduced in 1993 to recognise “selfless service” to residents of Oadby, Wigston or South Wigston.
Past winners have earned the Citizen of the Year title for a variety of reasons ranging from their lifetime devotion to a local organisation to their exceptional caring qualities.
We want to hear about the people in our local community who deserve to be rewarded for their goodness, determination, loyalty or qualities which you admire and perhaps don’t fit into a particular category.
As well as getting a Silver salver to keep forever, the Citizen of the Year and their guest will attend a Buckingham Palace garden party in July with the Mayor of Oadby and Wigston. A special prize for a special person!
The closing date for nominations for the 2008 Citizen of the Year is Friday 15th February 2008.
A panel of judges, including the Mayor of Oadby and Wigston (Councillor Jeffrey Kaufman), Mayor’s Chaplain, representatives of Menphys, Age Concern and the Leicester Mercury and Mike Hibbitt, Head of Corporate Services, OWBC will select a winner.
Take the opportunity! Here is your chance to do something to reward that person whose work you admire.
All you have to do is complete a simple nomination form which will tell us why you feel your nominee deserves the award. You can obtain this form quickly by telephoning Mike Hibbitt, Debbie Watson or Gurpreet Santini on 0116 257 2714/643/712 or by writing to Mike Hibbitt, Head of Corporate Services at:
Oadby and Wigston Borough Council
FREEPOST LE3310
Council Offices
Station Road
Wigston
Leicestershire LE18 1AZ
