- A local councillor has been shortlisted for the award of Community Champion in the annual councillor awards.
Cllr Susan Goodchild, currently a councillor at Central Bedfordshire Council and a member of Houghton Regis Town Council, is among five people in England and Wales being considered for the Community Champion Award.
The awards are run by LGiU* in conjunction with CCLA**
Running for the 13th year across England & Wales and 5th year in Scotland, these are the only national awards celebrating the vital work of councillors. The 2022 Awards for England and Wales take place on Thursday 20 October 2022 at The Roman Baths and Guildhall hosted by Bath and Northeast Somerset Council. The evening events will be available to watch online, live.
18 people make up the CCLA judging panel. Find out who's on it.
*LGiU is the Local Government Information Unit. Councils and councillors are key to keeping the machinery of everyday life going, ensuring the most vulnerable are looked after and making sure the places where we live and work are thriving, safe and inclusive. The Unit helps them to balance the day job of responding to the needs of their communities with innovative planning that will future-proof services going forward. Their resources, innovative research and connections are relied on by colleagues across the globe. They help councils and councillors do their best for communities.
**CCLA is a leading specialist fund manager for local authorities and charities. When they began sponsoring the Cllr Awards they had 22 local authority client accounts. Today they have over 700 and this number is growing every month. CCLA are owned by their clients – their mission is to serve the whole sector, regardless of size.
