Our People Awards 2024

Each year, we host this special event to bring together the people we support, offering a day filled with engaging activities, exhibitors and unique experiences. We have had lots of help from our Making Change group to create a fantastic event, there will be plenty of activities and stalls on offer to get involved in, as well as delicious food to indulge in, it’s set to be a day like no other. We will be able to share the full agenda with you in a few weeks but it includes a keynote speaker, interactive dancing, an awards ceremony and so much more.

Join us from 10am to enjoy a breakfast sandwich and to take in the beauty of the home of the Grand National. Please arrive through the main entrance, you will see our volunteers meeting and greeting outside. The room we have booked is called the Golden Miller Suite which is on the first floor of the Earl of Derby Stand.

We want to make sure you get as much out of the day as possible, which is why our stalls are open from 10am! Welcome speeches will kick off at 11am, and the day is due to finish at 3.30pm.

You can see the full agenda here:

The people we support and our volunteers do incredible things every day, we want to shine a light on their amazing achievements and give them the recognition they deserve. To do this, we will be holding an awards ceremony during the event. Finalists have already been contacted but you can see the full list of finalists here:

Volunteer Award:

• Michael and Tahir - Blackburn Supported Housing
• Lauren – Kingshill
• Sue - St Helens Family Support

Determined Award:

• Helen – Connect Hub and Café Connect
• Nichola - Warrington Day Service
• Tahir - Primrose Court

Wellbeing Hero Award:

• Jamie - Marine Road
• Rebecca - The Academy
• John - Cambridgeshire Carer Support

Engagement and Involvement Award:

• Jackie – Lancing Road
• Waterhouse Court Tenants and Paul from Brook Street
• Darren – Kingshill
• Lewis - The Academy

Outstanding Person of the Year Award:

• Lewis - Douglas Court
• David - Stansby Garden
• Helen – Connect Hub and Café Connect

Transport

If you are arriving by car or mini bus, the address of the venue is Aintree Racecourse, Ormskirk Rd, Aintree, Liverpool L9 5AS. For more information regarding transport, click here.

There is lots of car parking spaces outside of the venue and mini buses will be able to stop outside the main entrance to the venue.

Accessibility

It's important to us that our venue and event is accessible for the people we support and our volunteers. For more information on accessibility at the venue click here.

FAQ’s

Will I be able to bring someone on the day if we haven’t booked?

We won’t be able to accept people who haven’t booked a ticket to your event.

Will transport be provided?

We encourage our services to book their own transport but we can provide support if needed. A mini bus is a great idea if there are a few of you coming from the same area. Talk to other Making Space services that are local to you and organise a joint mini bus. Please book the mini bus and claim the cost back using cost centre 0024-2704.

There is parking directly outside of the venue for those who wish to drive

Is the venue accessible?

It's important to us that our venue and event is accessible for the people we support and our volunteers.

AccessAble have pulled together a full access guide with pictures included. To view this, click here. (https://www.accessable.co.uk/aintree-racecourse/access-guides/earl-of-derby-stand-first-floor-golden-miller-suite) Please look for information in regards to The Golden Miller Suite.

Will there be a quiet space?

We will have a designated quiet space at the venue, designed to give you an opportunity to take a minute to yourself. A volunteer on the day will be able to sign post you to these areas.

I need to cancel my ticket, what shall I do?

If you need to cancel your ticket, please email marketing@makingspace.co.uk and we will cancel this.

Please do this at the earliest convenience as we will have a waiting list and we will offer your ticket out to someone else.

If you have any more questions about the event please get in contact with us at marketing@makingspace.co.uk.

A member of the marketing team will get back to you as soon as possible.