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22 February 2008

The Community Relations Council invites nominations for its 2008 Award for exceptional contribution to inter-community relations.

This annual award, in the form of a bronze sculpture, was created in 2006 and was awarded for the first time in April 2006 during Community Relations Week. It was also awarded during last year’s Community Relations Week.

The criteria for consideration of nominations for the Community Relations Award are:

• Evidence of exceptional, sustained and long term commitment to community relations work
• Evidence of commitment beyond single community across Northern Ireland and/or across the Border
• An embodiment of CRC values
• Evidence of impact on the thinking around community relations issues.

Self-nominations will not be accepted and CRC staff and existing CRC Members may not be nominated. Family relatives of CRC staff and Members are also ineligible.

Nominations should be submitted to the Community Relations Council on an official CRC nomination form, available on the CRC website or on request from CRC reception, by Monday 31 March 2008. 

Decisions on the winner of the 2008 Community Relations Award will be announced and awarded during Community Relations Week, 30 April- 6 May 2007.

The Community Relations Council looks forward to receiving your nomination.

The application form requests the following information:

• Name, address and contact number of nominating person or organisation.
• Name of person nominated.
• Relevant background information on the nominee to enable CRC to judge against the set criteria.

To download Nomination Form click here.