Early in 2020 we were excited to be told that we had been shortlisted for the Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce Award “Excellence in The Third Sector.” This nomination was alongside 7 other local organisations who provide essential community support across our region. The other nominees were:
- Black Country Living Museum
- Breast Cancer Haven, West Midlands
- Family Society Adoption Focus
- Gro-Organic CIC
- Millennium Point Charitable Trust
- Suited for Success
- University Hospitals Birmingham Charity
Recognition
Common Unity were shortlisted with recognition of over a decade of hard work in supporting communities to engage with their own health and wellbeing.
Particular programmes of work were highlighted including our Suicide Prevention work with the development of the SCHEMA Suicide Prevention Training Programme, our Male Peer Support Programme known as ManMade and our hugely successful online directory of health and wellbeing services known as The Waiting Room.
The Awards Night
With the pandemic hitting hard in April, the event was moved online for broadcast in July. The event witnessed over 1,500 viewers with the event trending 3rd in the whole of the UK on social media during broadcast due to the diligent work of the Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce to make best of a challenging situation.
Thank-you
On the night we didn’t win the award but are still hugely thankful for the experience and very humbled to have been nominated for the Chamber Award in this area.
None of this would have been possible without the hard work of our Associates and supporters over the years including Forward For Life, Cruse Bereavement Care Birmingham, Public Health Birmingham, Birmingham and Solihull CCG, Birmingham City University (well done on your award by the way!) and many more.
Get in touch
If you want to engage with us and hear more about the work we do and how we could link with yourselves please don’t hesitate to get in touch
