Awards & Achievements

Awards

Take a look at our many Awards & Achievements

The Queens Award for Voluntary Service

Ambition First Steps Award 2016- quality standards for organisations working with young people.

Finalist in the National Learning Disabilities and Autism Award 2016-Super hero of our sector.

Silk FM Volunteer of the Year 2017 – Aaron Donnelly

Cheshire Women of the Year 2018 (Cheryl Simpson nominee)

Silk FM Local Hero Award 2018 – Cheryl Simpson

Everybody Sport and Leisure Volunteer of the Year – Richard Simpson

Finalist in the National Learning Disabilities and Autism Award 2018/2019

North East Cheshire Business Awards 2018 – Silver winner

Active Cheshire Super Hero Award 2019 – nominee for Health and Social Care

North West Coast- Research and Innovation Award 2020 in partnership with the CWP

Cheryl Simpson our Co-Founder and CEO was awarded an MBE in the 2021 New Years Honours List

Cheshire East Safeguarding and Dignity Awards 2021 – “Outstanding Contribution from an Organisation”

S4A Garden won top prize in the peaks and plains community garden 2021

Georgia our Club Manager won the “health and wellbeing award” at Everybody Sports & Leisure 2021 Awards

More Awards & Achievements

Commisioned by Cheshire East Counci to deliver short breaks for children and young people with ASC

The Mayor of Macclesfield Big Thank you for Volunteering 2018

Rated 5 for Food hygiene in the S4A Cafe

Working in Partnership with CWP NHS Foundation Trust

Commissioned by East Cheshire CCG to deliver a bespoke ASC Training Programme

Entered in the 2020 Parliamentary Review for Best Practice

Total People work placement provider of the month January 2020

Disability Confident- committed employer

18 staff and volunteers completed their Level 3 Food Safety and Hygiene 2019

12 staff and volunteers completed 1st aid training 2019

8 staff and volunteers completed intensive interaction training 2019

13 staff and volunteers achieved certificate level 2 in Autism Awareness 2019

All staff and volunteers have completed Safeguard Training.