Since 2016 the Town Council have run a Recognition Award which was set up to publicly recognise and acknowledge outstanding achievements and/or contributions to Community Life either by residents of the Swanscombe & Greenhithe community, or within Swanscombe and Greenhithe.
The criteria for nominations are:-
1. A nomination must be put forward to the Town Council using the official nomination form and must have both a proposer and a seconder, neither of whom should be related to the nominee;
2. Details of why the person/group is being put forward and information/contact details of those making the nomination should be provided, as well as background information on the person/group and what they are actively doing within the community;
3. Nominations will not be accepted for a serving Councillor or Officer of the Town Council, nor for someone who has within the last two years served as a Councillor or Officer of the Town Council;
4. Nominations will only be considered once a year;
5. The deadline for nominations is 31 March each year with the Awards being made at each year’s Annual Open Meeting;
6. Although nominations can only be accepted if submitted on the official form, letters of support submitted with the official form are welcomed;
7. The Town Councils decision is final;
8. Those receiving the award grant permission for their image and names to be used in future publicity material used by the Town Council.
