VAL Awards
The VAL Awards 2025
Nominations are now open – Nominate now!
NOMINATE YOUR VOLUNTEER OR CHARITY OF THE YEAR
The VAL Awards 2025 is extra special as we celebrate 60 years of VAL!
For six decades, VAL has led the way in excellence, innovation, and impact, shaping the VCSE in Leicester and Leicestershire. Let’s Celebrate the fantastic contribution volunteers, charities and community groups make. It’s a time to honour the truly inspirational leaders, the unsung heroes, and those who have gone above and beyond over the past 12 months.
Join us as we reflect on our journey, celebrate remarkable accomplishments, and look ahead to an even brighter future!
We would like to say a huge thank you to our Headline sponsor, Hastings Direct and a special thank you to all of our award sponsors and partners.
If you’d like to support the VAL Awards in 2025, or if you want to support VAL in any other way, please do get in touch with us via email on: valawards@valonline.org.uk
See our VAL Awards 2024 Winners below
All of these awards will be available for sponsorship, and there will also be a ‘buy an extra table’ gifting option. All sponsorship details can be obtained from Rob Spence on: trace.v@valonline.org.uk
If you would like to buy tickets to attend on the night, please contact us on: valawards@valonline.org.uk
Terms and conditions
- Nominations will close at 4pm on Thursday 17 July 2025.
- VAL reserves the right to change this date.
- You are only able to nominate an individual or an organisation twice, maximum.(For example you can only nominate for 2 awards).
- Nominees will be sorted into the relevant categories by VAL based on the information provided on this page. VAL’s decision on which category a nominee falls into will be final.
- Nominated organisations will be asked to provide additional information, which will be given to judges in order to be scored against.
- VAL may contact anyone who provides a nomination to ask for more information about the nominee.
- VAL reserves the right to have the final say on which nominations will be passed forward to the judging panel and on the award winners.
- Current VAL staff and volunteers will not be eligible to receive awards.
- Nominees will be asked if they want to be a part of the awards. If nominees do not agree to participate, or do not return the information for the judging panel, they will not be progressed to the judging stage.