2017Contribution to Rural Communities Award - Nomination form
This year, M&S, in partnership with The Prince’s Countryside Fund,is once again runningitsContribution to Rural Communities Awardto run alongside the annual M&S Farming for the Future Awards.
Theaward that was launched in 2016 is looking to celebrate producers in the food supply chain who are going the extra mile to help support local rural communities. Maybe they have provided land for a local community project, hosted school visits or offered apprenticeship opportunities to young people in the area. We want to celebrate producers playing an important role in the community, outside their day-to-day business activities.
The Contribution to Rural Communities Award is open to any farmers, growers or fishermen and the competition will be split into three regions; England & Wales, Scotland and the island of Ireland, with one award winner and one runner up selected for each region.
Prizes
The regional winners of the Contribution to Rural Communities Award will each receive £500 of M&S vouchers and runners up will each receive £100 of M&S vouchers.
Finalists will be notifiedbefore each show and the winner and runner up for each region will be announced a week before their regional 2017 agriculture show –The Royal Balmoral Show for Ireland and Northern Ireland; The Royal Highland Show for Scotland and the Royal Welsh Show for England & Wales. A prize-giving ceremony will then take place on the M&S stand on the first day of each show.
You can nominate yourself, or someone who you think is deserving of recognition. Please give as much detail as you can on the entry form and fill in all sections in full.
The deadline for all nominations is midday on WednesdayMarch 29, 2017.
Please send all entries via email to:
Good luck and thank you for entering.
Contribution to Rural Communities Award Nomination Form 2017
Please complete Sections 1 & 2
SECTION 1 – (to be completed by all nominees)
Name of nominee:
Your name (if you are nominating someone else)
Please ensure you have the nominee’s permission before sending this form
Farm/Business name:
Address (including postcode):
Product(s) you produce:
Region:
England & WalesScotland
Ireland & Northern Ireland
Business background (type, size, number of employees, role of nominee etc. Please provide as much information as possible to describe the farm)
Contact details:
Who is the primary contact for this nomination?
What is the primary email address?
What is the best telephone number?
SECTION 2 - Commitment to the local community
Tell us about the rural community in which the nominee is situated (eg. location, local job opportunities, existing community projects):
Tell us about the initiatives the nominee has been involved with to help support their local community. Please give as much detail as possible:
Please tell us in 200 words or less why you think you (or your nominated producer) deserves to win this award...
PUBLICITY
Disclaimer:
By entering this competition you agree to take part in any publicity that may arise if you are shortlisted or win an award. This includes case studies, photography and videography that may be used on The Prince’s Countryside Fund website, M&S Supplier Exchange, and M&S Plan A website or in the press.
It is our intention to conduct telephone interviews withshortlisted producers prior to the award presentations to obtain additional information andwe will arrange for a photographer to visit you to take photos. As such, if shortlisted you will agree to take part in a phone interview and agree to a brief visit from a photographer.
Thank you for your entry. Please email your completed form to:
It will be sent to the judging panel when entries close on March 29, 2017.
Finalists will be notified by April 20, 2017. If you have any questions or comments about your entry, or the nomination process, please contact Lauren Goringe on +44 (0)7585 696566 or email
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