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Leicestershire Cares announces nominees for its 2026 Awards celebration

20 May 2026

Every year Leicestershire Cares celebrates the many businesses and individual volunteers who take time out of their busy schedules to support our youth, community and education work.

This year the awards will be held on the 17th of June at Winstanley House where the exciting news of the winners will be revealed.

Community Impact Award – which recognises significant work with our community groups including team and social challenges

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society

Freeths

Haymarket Shopping Centre

Samworth Brothers

Volunteer of the year – celebrates an individual who has made an outstanding contribution across our projects

Dean Cross – Haymarket Shopping Centre

Danielle Young – Nelson’s Law

Sue Woollett – Stepnell

Denise Bradshaw – Hinckley & Rugby Building Society

Rising Star Award – recognises an individual who may be new to our volunteering but is already making a strong contribution

Rebecca Green – Motability

Ash McDonald – Everards of Leicestershire

Nicola Overton – British Gas

Employability Champion Award – recognises a business who are making considerable contributions to our youth employability work

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society

Everards of Leicestershire

Nelsons Law

Stepnell

SEND empowerment Award – recognises a business that is committed to supporting and furthering the cause of SEND young people and their barriers to gaining employment

Haymarket Shopping Centre

Motability Operations

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society

Impact through giving Award – focusses on our donation drives which include Bags Of Hope, Knit for November, Extravaganza and Winter warmth

Nylacast

Alltruck

Watches of Switzerland

Time Products

Motability operations

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Education volunteer of the year Award – celebrates an individual volunteer who has made a significant and longstanding contribution to our careers work in mainstream and SEND schools

Danielle Young – Nelsons

Denise Bradshaw – Hinckley & Rugby Building Society


Business in Education Award – recognises a business contribution and commitment to our education work in SEND and mainstream schools

Haymarket Shopping Centre

CGI

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society

Samworth Brothers

Nelson’s Law

Our brand-new community partnership award – this year we will celebrate the best and brightest partnerships that are at the heart of our community work

Coalville CAN

Desford Striders

AAA Foundation

Leicester South Foodbank

Business of the year – this we keep a big secret – (but they will have been nominated for another award category)

For more information on business membership or our awards contact info@leicestershirecares.co.uk