Core Aquatics.

Core Aquatics are a multi-award winning swim school based in the East Midlands, dedicated to delivering top-quality swimming experiences for individuals for swimmers aged 3 plus, up to and including adults and any abilities; providing a fun, safe, and engaging environment for all our swimmers. Our highly skilled team offer personalised swim programs, from group lessons to one-on-one sessions, ensuring every swimmer receives the attention they need. We proudly support swimmers with other abilities through our Gold Autism Swim Approved status, and ongoing partnership with Level Water and other charities.

University of Nottingham – Most Transformed Life Award 2024

The University of Nottingham is where the world comes to change it. A pioneering place providing exceptional research-led education and an outstanding student experience for our 52,000 students. Consistently targeted by leading graduate employers for our talented and well-rounded graduates.

We deliver world-leading research that brings real-world change, transforming lives and societies, and shaping our future.

We are 100 in the world (17 in the UK) out of more than 1,000 universities in the QS World University Rankings 2024, a pioneer in global education, with award-winning campuses and unrivalled facilities in both the UK and Asia.

The University is a major employer and industry partner – locally and globally. We lead the Universities for Nottingham initiative, in partnership with Nottingham Trent University, a pioneering collaboration between the city’s two world-class institutions to improve levels of prosperity, opportunity, sustainability, health and wellbeing for residents in the city and region we are proud to call home. In this strategic partnership for Nottingham, our role is to encourage collaboration across Nottingham, and be ambassadors for the benefit of the city and its people.

Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner – Young Achievers Award 2024

Gary Godden was elected Nottinghamshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner in May 2024.

Having lived in Nottinghamshire for 25 years, and spending 15 years as a police officer within Nottinghamshire Police, Gary has a good understanding of the policing service and the different communities of Nottingham and Nottinghamshire.

This included working as part of the Vanguard Plus team – a multi-agency team tackling serious crimes like gun, gang and knife violence, and working closely with the most vulnerable people in our communities. This experience influenced Gary to make a difference not only in the police but it also broadened his perspective, leading him into politics.

Gary’s career has also involved working in the NHS, including most recently as Assistant Head of the Graduate Management Training Scheme at NHS England, where he built experience of compassionate leadership and partnership working.

In his earlier life, Gary grew up in Barnardo’s care homes until he was adopted by his parents at the age of seven. After finding his way in life, his desire grew to make a positive impact on his community.

Gary is passionate about building public trust and confidence in Nottinghamshire Police and ensuring the service is the best it can be.

His priorities for his term in office also include tackling knife crime, antisocial behaviour and violence against women and girls, as well as enhancing high-visibility neighbourhood policing, tackling speeding and making our roads safer.

Gary is also committed to being accessible to the public and open and transparent in his work in representing the people of Nottinghamshire.

Nottingham Community and Voluntary Service –Community Award 2024

Established in 1875, Nottingham Community and Voluntary Service aims to improve the quality of people’s lives in Nottingham by strengthening the voluntary and community sector.

The voluntary and community sector is the collective name for local community groups, voluntary organisations, charities, faith groups, social enterprises and community interest companies. You may see this referred to as the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector, or VCSE for short.

Nottingham CVS supports the voluntary and community sector through:

• Volunteering: improving the quality of volunteering and breadth of volunteering opportunities across the city;
• Voluntary sector development: strengthening the voluntary sector’s capacity to help its clients through promoting best practice, funding advice and training;
• Voices: speaking up for the voluntary sector on issues crucial to its future, and increasing the sector’s access to, and influence upon, decision makers.

NurseReady – Lifetime Community Contributor Award 2024

NurseReady is an employment business for agency nurses, developed by nurses with extensive experience in Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Forensic for a period spanning 10 years.

Our aim is to provide quality healthcare staff to government and private institutions on an ad hoc basis as well as to fulfil short term contracts.

We are committed to providing our clients with exceptional expertise from our nursing and care professionals. Our staff are recovery orientated and our service delivery is centered on and adapts to the aspirations and needs of the people we support. Our staff are equipped with knowledge and skills on the principles of Positive Behaviour Support.