Parkinson's UK awarded Charity of the Year at Charity Times Awards

13 October 2011

Last night we won a prestigious Charity of the Year award at the Charity Times Awards.

The Charity Times Awards acknowledge and encourage best practice in the management of charities and not-for-profit organisations.

Stiff competition from other charities

We were nominated and won the 'Charity of the Year with income of more than £1million' category.

We beat off stiff competition from 6 other charities and not-for-profit organisations:

Action Against Hunger, Build Africa, Dogs for the Disabled, Reprieve, Football Foundation, and Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance.

The judges commented:

"With a new brand and a new strategy, many of the ambitious goals set, especially in fundraising and raising awareness, have already been achieved or surpassed, transforming the charity with outstanding results."

Increasing awareness of Parkinson's

Our Chief Executive, Steve Ford, comments:

"I'm thrilled that we won such a prestigious award last night.

"It's a testament to all the incredible work that our staff and volunteers do every day all across the country.

"It also demonstrates that since our rebrand we have increased awareness of Parkinson's, and our role as the UK's leading research and support charity for the condition."

Image right: Chief executive Steve Ford, with (left) Margaret Osbourne, one of our information and support workers, and (right) Francesca Andrew from our Southwark and Lambeth support group

Proud of what we've achieved

Christine Ball, Secretary of our Merton Branch in South West London, also attended the event. She adds:

"As ours was the last category to be announced my heart was beating fast. The suspense was exhilarating.

"There were so many other worthy charities. I'm so proud of what we have achieved."

Find out what people are saying about our win on our Facebook page.

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