MTA volunteering awards 2022

Nominations are now closed!
At the 2022 Mountain Training Association (MTA) Biennial Conference, Friday 18th to Sunday 20th November at the Field Studies Council Blencathra, we will be presenting our first ever Volunteer Awards to members who have gone above and beyond, shown initiative and drive, and made a difference in what they do.
Categories and criteria are all listed below and cover areas such as the environment, access and wellbeing.
Nominations are open until
Monday 31st October, closing at midnight:
Click here to access the nomination form
For more details email:
mike@mountain-training.org Volunteer of the Year
The overall MTA Volunteer of the Year.
External Awards
Volunteer of the Year – Environmental
Someone who set-up a sustainability/environmental support/awareness raising initiative that had a significant impact or was heavily involved in the organisation or running of such an initiative.
and/or
Someone who volunteered a significant amount of time with an environmental organisation and made a significant impact.
and/or
Someone who has made a significant contribution to raising environmental awareness and understanding of the natural environment, climate change and/or sustainability inspiring others to support environmental initiatives, campaigns and to seek solutions.
Volunteer of the Year – Wellbeing (Mental and/or Physical)
Someone who set-up an initiative that had a significant impact to support Mental Health and/or Well-being or was heavily involved in the organisation or running of such an initiative.
and/or
Someone who volunteered a significant amount of time with an organisation that supports mental and/or physical well-being and made a significant impact.
and/or
Someone who had made a significant contribution to raising awareness of the issues faced by those with mental health issues and an understanding of well-being, inspiring others to seek solutions and ways forward.
Volunteer of the Year – Accessibility
Someone who set-up an initiative that had a significant impact to support people with disabilities and/or those with accessibility needs or was heavily involved in the organisation or running of such an initiative.
and/or
Someone who volunteered a significant amount of time with an organisation with a focus on accessibility and/or that supports people with disabilities and made a significant impact.
and/or
Someone who had made a significant contribution to raising awareness of the issues faced by disabled people or people with disabilities, whether invisible or visible, inspiring others to seek solutions and ways forward.
Internal Awards
For outstanding contribution to the Mountain Training Association, its members and aims:
Regional coordinator of the year
Support volunteer of the year
Nominations have closed.