HEART OF THE COMMUNITY AWARDS 2026

Read more about the Heart of the Community Awards and the incredible people we’re celebrating this year

Heart of the Community Awards

Volunteers’ Week, taking place nationally from 1–7 June, is a wonderful opportunity to shine a light on the incredible people who give their time to support our communities.

This year, Voluntary Action Angus is thrilled to join the celebrations by hosting the Heart of the Community Awards—an event dedicated to honouring the outstanding contributions of volunteers and groups across Angus. 

A huge thank you to everyone who submitted a nomination – we received over 180!

The process now moves to our external judging panel who will review the inspiring stories of our Individual, Youth, and Group/Organisation nominees.  The nomination criteria and list of awards to be presented can be viewed here

We’ll be in touch with nominees and the wider community soon to announce our finalists and celebrate the winners!

Timeline Recap

  • 13th February: Nominations opened.

  • 13th March: Original closing date.

  • 27th March: Extended deadline (closed).

 

Summit Awards

We are excited to announce that this year’s Summit Awards will be presented during Volunteers’ Week as part of our Heart of the Community Awards event.

This special celebration brings together the very best of our local spirit. By presenting the Summit Awards at this event, we are taking the opportunity to recognise the outstanding achievements of our young volunteers alongside the community stories that inspire us all.

Our external judging panel have recently met and finalised this year’s successful candidates.  We’ll be in touch with them shortly with details of our celebration and awards ceremony.

Timeline Recap

  • 25th February: Nominations opened.

  • 30th March: Nominations closed

  • 9th April: Panel members met and selections made