Street Pastors AwardsThere are now around 250 Street Pastor projects in cities, towns and villages around the country with thousands of volunteers serving their local communities week by week. Some of this work has been recognised through awards for excellence given to the project or an individual or given to wider work where a project has been an important partner. |
Walsall Mayor's Award
May 9, 2012: Team leaders from Walsall Street Pastors with their Mayor's award for their work in making Walsall safer.
Chief Superintendent Keith Fraser West Midlands Police said most crime stats had fallen in the last year. The only change in that time had been the arrival of the Street Pastors.
The wording on the award reads: "For showing selfless service to the public by looking after those people who may be vulnerable during our night time economy and helping Walsall town centre to become a safer and more enjoyable place to be without consideration for any renumeration or benefit to yourselves."
This was actually the third award Walsall Street Pastors have received this year. The first was a ‘Community Chest’ award from Walsall Housing Group, and the second an award from West Midlands Police Authority. |  |
Weymouth "Drinksafe Streetsafe" initiative award
26 January 2012: Presented to Weymouth Street Pastors
"It was presented at a Weymouth Pubwatch Awards Dinner on 26 January. Awards had been presented by the Police and Local Council to various venues for their contribution towards reducing alcohol related crime and for making Weymouth a safer night-time economy under a "Drinksafe Streetsafe" initiative.
The work of Street Pastors in helping towards these objectives was then recognised through the giving of this award.
It was totally unexpected and the applause/cheering from the 100 or so guests at the dinner very humbling."
Tony Stephens, Coordinator
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Inspiring Volunteers Awards
June 2011: Plymouth Street and School Pastors won the Volunteer Team of the Year Award.
"Today we are proud to highlight these unsung heroes and heroines whose good deeds are often carried out away from the glare of publicity, and put them in the spotlight for all that they do. All deserve the highest praise and public recognition for their efforts in making Plymouth a better place to live.
Volunteer Team of the Year winners the Plymouth Street and School Pastors give up their Friday and Saturday evenings to help people in the city centre after dark; they also patrol schools during term times. So many have good reason to be thankful to them for their efforts." Plymouth Herald. more...
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Somerset Heroes Award
June 2011: Adrian Prior-Sankey, who won a Somerset Heroes award, was instrumental in bringing the Street Pastor scheme to Taunton.
The scheme sees Christians from 19 different churches go out in Taunton town centre between 10pm and 4am at weekends, to care for, listen to, and help anyone who may be vulnerable on the streets.
Together with Rev Vince Carrington, Adrian mobilised local churches and won support for the scheme from the police and local government officials. The scheme has now been operating in Taunton for three years.
Adrian also supports Taunton Flower Show and the Friends of Vivary Park, and is chaplain to Taunton Sea Cadets. (Somerset County Gazette) |  |
Best of Luton Award
December 2010: Luton Street Pastors won the Keep Luton Safe Award at the Best of Luton Awards 2010 which recognise "the unsung heroes and achievers in the town" at a prestigious ceremony on Thursday December 2 at Luton Hoo. More...
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Cardiff Community Safety Awards
October 2010. L-R: Councillor Russell Roberts,
Senior Street Pastor Martyn Moss, Street Pastor Jerry Cowling &
Chief Constable Peter Vaughan
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Leicestershire County Youth Champion Awards
September 2010. Blaby District and Market Harborough Street Pastors were given joint second place in the County Youth Champion awards (nominated and voted for by young people in Leicestershire).
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Taunton Night Time Economy Award
August 2010: Taunton Street Pastors received a prestigious award from Taunton Retailers Against Crime (TRAC).
"We were nominated without our knowledge for the Night Time Economy Award in a recognition scheme organised by Taunton Retailers Against Crime. Geoff and Babs Winterson, our Treasurer and his wife (who is a Street Pastor), were able to attend the black tie event at Somerset County Cricket Club's headquarters and collect a very impressive glass plaque."
Somerset County Gazette report
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Yeovil Street Pastors win Volunteer Group of the Year
June 2010: South Somerset Volunteer Centre presented Yeovil Street Pastors with an award for Volunteer Group of the Year, one of 3 groups nominated by members of the Centre and chosen by a judging panel.
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Best Bar None Award
May 2010: The Best Bar One Award was given to Newcastle Street Pastors for their outstanding contribution to the safety of Newcastle's night time economy. Pictured (left to right) are: Ruth Lakey, Sam Douthwaite, Anne Fothergill (all from Newcastle Street Pastors.)
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Northumbria Police Award
April 2010: This is an excellence award that was won by Newcastle Street Pastors and Newcastle Central neighbourhood policing team. We were nominated alongside four other organisations and policing teams. We won the award! Pictured from left to right: Sponsor (name unknown,) Inspector Darren Sweeney (Northumbria Police,) Sam Douthwaite (Co-ordinator,) Chief Constable Mike Craik (Northumbria Police.)
Read the Northumbria Police News Release.
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Taunton Coordinator’s special citizenship honour
Recently retired Coordinator of Taunton’s Street Pastors, Mrs Kay Buriani, was among three people judged to be making a real difference to life in Taunton Deane who have been honoured by the Mayor, Councillor Bob Bowrah.
Kay was announced as a winner of the 2010 Taunton Deane Citizenship Award and honoured at a special ceremony in the Council Chamber on 9 April.
Read more here...
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Wantage & Grove administrator receives High Sheriff Award
On March 23 2010, Margaret Monk received an award from the High Sheriff of Oxfordshire for her administration and support work for Wantage and Grove Street Pastors. The awards are given "to local people who have made an exceptional contribution to life in Oxfordshire, and whose actions go largely unrecognised". There were 14 winners out of 60 nominations, and Margaret felt honoured to accept it on behalf of everyone involved in Wantage and Grove Street Pastors as she said that it was a tremendous team effort. She is pictured with the High Sheriff Richard Dick, and Coordinator David Law |  |
Torbay Street Pastors:
Inspiring Confidence Award
On March 23, 2010 Torbay Street Pastors won the Devon Police Inspiring Confidence Award for their "outstanding support for policing in their local community". The Street Pastors were commended "for their commitment to their local communities. They have inspired confidence throughout the communities of Torbay and demonstrated exceptional dedication."
Read the full citation here (pdf)
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Derby Community Achievement Award
Out of 14 nominees and 7 finalists, Derby Street Pastors were named winners of the first Derbyshire Constabulary Community Achievement Award. Presented at Police HQ on October 21, 2009, the award celebrates "the achievement, dedication and good will of volunteers in the local community."
Read more here...
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Torbay Street Pastors Get Home Safely Award
Torbay Street Pastors were the winners of Company Magazine's first-ever Get Home Safely Awards. The magazine, which has been campaigning for over ten years to make nights out for girls safer, describes the Street Pastors as "the guardian angels of the streets". Read the full article from the October 2009 issue here (pdf download).
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Epsom & Ewell "Local Heroes"
Epsom and Ewell Street Pastors received two Local Heroes Awards on June 24, 2009. They won the Community Group Award - a group that has worked to improve the quality of life in a neighbourhood, and received the certificate and inscribed star from Lady Elizabeth Toulson, the High Sheriff of Surrey. The Surrey Chief Constable, Mark Rowley, was very positive about the contribution the team makes and says he values amongst other things the way they are ‘reclaiming’ night time town centres for all people. Street Pastors are normalising the idea of being out there and helping to combat the fear of crime that can prevail.
The team were then surprised to also win the overall ward - Local Heroes Award for Exceptional Actions – which acknowledges the outstanding action of an individual or group that has gone beyond expectation in helping to make Surrey a safer place in which to live, work and travel.
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Josephine Butler Award - Sam Douthwaite, Newcastle Street Pastors
The Josephine Butler award was presented on June 20, 2009 by the Incarnate Conference on Social Action. It's headed by a steering group of church leaders and the charity Aquila Way are also involved. The award was for "Someone making a difference out of their own personal relationship with Christ" and was presented by Lord Michael Bates, who has actually been out with Street Pastors and is a supporter of the work.
Josephine Butler associated herself with down-and-outs and prostitutes who were subjected to devastating stigma and harsh legislation in the 19th Century. As a devout Christian she believed that no-one was beyond God's love and redemption.
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Captain David Evans, CA, Coordinator, Weston-Super-Mare Street Pastors
On 21st May 2009 at the annual Mayor Making ceremony in the council chamber Weston-Super-Mare, the "Mayors award for inspirational and dedicated work in the local community." was presented to Police Sergeant David Holtby and David Evans.
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Community Contribution Award - Kevin Vickers, Merton Street Pastors
6th May 2009, London Borough of Merton Civic Awards 2009. Pastor Kevin Vickers, coordinator of Merton Street Pastors receives the Community Contribution Award ‘Highly Commended’, for community leadership and outreach activities to vulnerable groups. Presented at the Council Chambers by the Mayor of Merton. Kevin has since been appointed Mayor's Chaplain for 2009/10.
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Hinckley Street Pastors
March
3, 2009. Sadiq Khan MP awarded Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council
and Leicestershire Police Hinckley Local Policing Unit (LPU) Beacon
status for their outstanding work in Managing the Night-time Economy.
Hinckley Street Pastors was named as a partner organisation
contributing to this achievement. More... | 
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Leading Wales, Team Leader Award - Mark Thomas, Coordinator of Bridgend Street Pastors
February 26, 2009. Mark Thomas won the award for team leadership presented by the 'Leading Wales Consortium'. More...
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Safer Bromley Partnership Award - Bromley Street Pastors
20 November 2008: Ray Bell receiving the Safer Bromley Partnership Award for the Street Pastor teams' "contribution towards making Bromley borough safer."
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Bridgend Street Pastors
June 2008. 'South Wales Police' award for Partnership working.
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Norwich City Council Civic Award - Norwich Street Pastors
May 2008. The registered Christian charity won the civic honour in recognition of its contribution towards the peace and safety of those who frequent the clubs and pubs of Norwich. Lord Mayor, Roy Blower, said: "Our city is privileged to have so many people, some younger, some older and from many different backgrounds, who work tirelessly to provide support for those in need.
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Margaret Sharman,
Leicester Street Pastors
In February 2008 Margaret Sharman, Coordinator of Leicester Street Pastors was
presented with an award by the Bishop of Leicester the Rt Revd Tim
Stevens and Chief Constable Matt Baggott. The certificate reads:
'Margaret Sharman is presented this award in recognition of her
continual drive and commitment to delivering Street Pastors within
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