Save the Date!
This year, our 2026 National Awards Ceremony will be held on the afternoon of our annual National Conference, on Wednesday 1 July 2026 at the Royal Welsh Agricultural Showground, Llanelwedd. All the winning projects, as well as the Highly Commended and Commended projects, will be announced on the day.
For further details on how to nominate Councils for one of our prestigious awards, please visit our designated Awards Application Form web page. We welcome applications in English or Welsh, so if you wish to submit in Welsh please head over to our equivalent Welsh pages.
Further details of our National Conference appear on our National Conference web page.
Previous National Awards Conferences
National Awards Conference – 30 April 2025
One Voice Wales held its annual National Awards Conference on Wednesday 30 April 2025 at Hafod a Hendre, Royal Welsh Showground, Llanelwedd, Builth Wells, LD2 3SY. These awards are an opportunity for each Council to showcase the services it provides for its community, and an opportunity for Councillors, Clerks and Council staff to receive the recognition they deserve.
We are extremely grateful for the support and enthusiasm of this year’s Main Sponsors: Unity Trust Bank.
Read our National Awards Conference Report 2025 below:
2025 Winners Image Gallery:
Read our 2025 Case Studies summary document below, which highlights all the successful Council projects from across Wales:
Read our PRESS RELEASE ‘Match Report’ for a lot more information about this successful event.
All the submitted entries were used as an evidence base to inform Welsh Government, Unitary Authorities, the Third Sector and other key partners of the good work Councils are doing in their communities across Wales and how they can possibly support the work of the local council sector in the future.
An independent panel made up from national representative bodies undertook the assessment the record number of entries this year. Shortlisted Councils for each category were invited to take part in showcasing their Council’s initiative during the Conference.
During the Awards Ceremony, the winners and runners-up were presented with their awards and certificates. One Voice Wales also publish a post-event report to be shared with local Councils and stakeholder organisations throughout Wales.
Here is a copy of the 2025 Agenda and Flyer for the Conference:
Testimonials
I would like to thank you for the Conference yesterday, we all enjoyed ourselves, and each of us learned something new. Really, the awards were an eye opener for us.
Nia Owen-Midwood,
I was full of ideas afterwards. The event has been very useful for us. Who would have thought that
Buan Community Council, which is an awfully small Council,
would have won the awards yesterday….
Clerk of Buan Community Council
Should you have any queries regarding the information above, please contact Emyr John, Communications Officer: [email protected] or telephone the office on 01269 595400.
Please contact us if you would like to get involved in future National Awards events, or if you would like to sponsor the event or an Award Category, or would like to have an exhibition stand at this prestigious event. Read more on our Opportunities page.
Previous Conferences: 27 March 2024
Below is the 2024 National Awards report, case studies of the award winners and commended councils, as well as some photographs of the 2024 winning Community and Town Councils:
2024 Winners Image Gallery
Should you have any queries regarding the information above, please contact Emyr John, Communications Officer: [email protected] or telephone the office on 01269 595400.
Please contact us if you would like to get involved in future National Awards events, or if you would like to sponsor the event or an Award Category, or would like to have an exhibition stand at this prestigious event. Read more on our Opportunities page.