Neighbourhood awards

Necessity really has been

the mother of invention over these past 18 months and while many high streets have continued to struggle, the neighbourhoods where we live have often adapted and thrived. With more of us shopping locally and spending more time in our streets, parks, paths and edgelands, it has given businesses, organisations and communities an opportunity to innovate and experiment. Think delivery and take-home schemes, pop-ups, mobile businesses, and community-run projects. There’s also been a heartwarming surge in neighbourliness and kind gestures. At The Simple Things we’re all for making the most of where you live – we run a regular ‘My Neighbourhood’ series that peeks through the keyhole of readers’ homes and wanders with them around their local patch. So, it seems right and proper to launch the Neighbourhood Awards to celebrate the best and brightest ideas, initiatives and helpful projects. We hope you’ll join us by nominating the organisations, groups, projects and businesses in your community that have gone the extra mile and make your neighbourhood a good place to be.

How it works

Rather than a vote counting exercise, we’re looking for heartfelt nominations from you for a business, charity, organisation or community group in your neighbourhood that has made you feel good about the world. We’ve come up with the categories and The Simple Things team will choose ‘our favourites of your favourites’ to be featured in our February 2022 issue and receive window stickers and certificates that we hope will be displayed with pride.