Excellence in Volunteering Awards 2026
12 Jan 2026
This will be the third year Folkestone & Hythe District Council have run these awards in conjunction with Kent Coast Volunteering and they continue to get bigger and better.
A new environment award has been added this year, which will go to a suitable entry from one of the other categories. These are the categories:
- Individual – this will be a volunteer who is nominated alone, examples of this could be, a befriender, a volunteer car or meals on wheels driver, a sports coach for youth group, an admin volunteer or a litter picker in your village or town.
- School/College/Youth Group/Youth Club (Volunteers ages under 18) – examples of this could be a school who have done a service for the community, a cadet force who have been fundraising for a good cause, a youth club who have cleaned up a local playground or a dance group that have visited a day centre to entertain older people.
- Group of volunteers – this is a group that are adults, examples could be, a team of volunteers from a charity shop who have helped to raise money for their charity, a team of volunteers who provide activities for people with additional needs, a group who prepare and deliver meals to the homeless or a group of volunteers who manage a park run.
- Governance i.e. trustee, a school governor, member of the PTA, a town or parish councillor, a magistrate or anybody who volunteers in a role that involves managing a not-for-profit organisation.
- Corporate – this could be a group of corporate volunteers, an individual volunteer from a business who uses their volunteering hours as an advisor or trustee, a company which has donated some equipment to a charity or perhaps a company that has done some essential fundraising for a charity.
- Environmental – Environmental Award – Celebrating projects that protect and enhance the environment across Folkestone, Hythe and Romney Marsh supporting sustainability and tackling climate change. Examples could include gardening, recycling, wildlife projects and environmental clean ups.
You will find more information and can nominate here: