Winners
West Midlands Volunteer Awards 2016
The winners of the West Midlands Volunteer Awards were announced at an entertaining evening at the Birmingham Hippodrome on 15 September hosted by Sarah Falkland.
Award Categories:
Above and Beyond
A team or individual that has gone the extra mile
Muriel Clayson, Tudor House Museum, The Infirmary and George Marshall Medical Museum
Project Award
A team award for a project or new working practice
Heritage Water Park Team, Waterworks Museum
Spreading the Word
A team or individual who has made a marked contribution to equality and diversity through encouraging new visitors
Arty Tots, St John’s Museum Warwick
Working Together
A team award for a project or new working practice
Faith in Birmingham Working Group, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
Special Awards:
Audiences
An individual or team who has driven and delivered great customer service
Volunteer Team, Museum of Carpet
Collections
An individual or team who has introduced an innovative project
Royal Leamington Spa Decorative and Fine Arts Society, Leamington Spa Museum and Art Gallery
Resilience
An individual or team with ‘entrepreneurial spirit’
Margaret Thompson, Birmingham Back to Backs
Young People
An individual who has brought New Ideas and energy (up to 25 years)
Highly Commended
Thomas Corbett, Shropshire Regimental Museum
Winner
Adam Sutcliffe-Brown, Newman Brothers at Coffin Works
Excellence
The judges award for the overall winner from the previous eight categories
Adam Sutcliffe-Brown, Newman Brothers at Coffin Works
The Awards are part of Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust’s Major Partner Museum and West Midlands Museum Development programmes funded by Arts Council England.



