Everything you need to know about the Forum Central Learning Disability Award 2024.
About the Learning Disability Awards 2024
The prestigious Forum Central Learning Disability Awards celebrate the unsung heroes of Leeds working in the Learning Disability Sector.
The awards were first hosted in 2013 as The Tenfold Awards. This year we are delighted to be relaunching them in 2024 as the ‘Forum Central – Learning Disability Awards’ – to celebrate the achievements of VCSE organisations in Leeds.
The Learning Disability Awards celebrate the amazing work done in Leeds to support and improve the lives of people with learning disabilities. The evening will recognise the people behind the VCSE organisations in Leeds that work with and empower people with a learning disability.
Event Details
Date: Friday 21 June 2024
Time: 7:30 PM – 12 AM Midnight (19.30 – 23.59)
Venue: The Marriott Hotel, 4 Trevelyan Square, Boar Ln, Leeds LS1 6ET – The Thomas Ambler Suite
This event is a full evening celebration, including:
- three course meal with wine on tables and a welcome drink
- awards ceremony
- entertainment
100 free tickets have been allocated to local VCSE organisations and their volunteers, and additional tickets are priced at £45. A VCSE organisation is a Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise Organisations or sometimes called ‘third sector’ organisations.
Dress code: Black tie – however, we do not want anyone to feel uncomfortable. Please wear your best clothes that you feel good in.
Food and drink: A three course meal and welcome drink is included in the ticket price. Additionally, there will be four bottles of wine included on each table. There is also a bar at the venue serving drinks which can be purchased separately.
Dietary requirements: Please submit any requirements at the time of booking using the designated field, this includes vegan, vegetarian and any allergies the venue should be aware of.
Accessibility: Please let us know if you have any access requirements at the time of booking and we will do our very best to accommodate. The Marriott Hotel is a wheelchair accessible venue.
Carers, assistants and support staff are welcome to attend, although they will not be provided with a meal unless they have their own ticket (paid for or allocated free).
The Award Winners and Nominations
Nominations and voting for the winners of the 2024 awards happened in the run up to the evening.
The following is a list of Award categories and the organisations and volunteers who have been shortlisted from the nominations:
- Volunteer of the Year: Doreen Kaye – People in Action, Sue Clayden – Pyramid of Arts
- Making a Difference (project): Hamara – HALO, People Matters – My Body, My Choice
- Forum Central Learning Disability Member of the Year: Purple Patch Arts, LEEP1 – Café Leep
- Outstanding Contribution Award – Sapphire Malcolm, Andrew Rawnsley
Please read the Forum Central – Learning Disability Awards 2024 Nominees document to find out why these organisations and volunteers have been nominated.
Event promotion
We appreciate all support in promoting this event. Thanks to the following local news outlets for featuring us:
- The Yorkshire Post online: Local awards to recognise the unsung heroes of Leeds
- Yorkshire Evening Post: Local awards to recognise the unsung heroes of Leeds
- South Leeds Life: Local awards to recognise the unsung heroes of Leeds
Here are assets you can download and share to support promotion:
- Forum Central Learning Disability Awards 2024 Poster pdf file
- Poster png file
- Social media graphic (generic image no text)
- Logo png
- Our post on X
- Facebook event post
- LinkedIn event post
Event Sponsorship
This event is open to sponsorship, if you would like to become a sponsor of this event, please contact [email protected].
Forum Central is organising this event on behalf of our members. It would not be possible without generous donations from our partners.
A comprehensive sponsorship pack is available, to receive a copy and find out more about the options and benefits around sponsorship please contact [email protected].
Huge thanks to our sponsors:
- Hippo
Hippo are leading the way in Leeds when it comes to digital. They are a full-service digital consultancy working across sectors. “At Hippo we build the right thing right.”
They have chosen to sponsor the ‘Making a Difference Award’ which recognises a project which has had a positive impact on the lives of people with learning disabilities, in relation to addressing a specific health inequality. - Aspire
Aspire CBS are the largest organisation in Leeds delivering care and support services to adults with a learning disability. They run a wide range of activities and services for people in Leeds – with a wide range of additional needs including physical disabilities, complex needs, sensory impairments and autistic spectrum disorders. - Balfour Beatty
Balfour Beatty are a large national construction and infrastructure company undertaking big projects in Leeds. We are delighted that they are sponsoring our ‘Volunteer of the Year’ Award.
