PEOPLE in Kidderminster, Bewdley and Stourport are being urged to nominate those who have gone the extra mile to help people with disabilities.
Wyre Forest District Council is running the No Barriers – the Mike Oborski Awards which recognise local businesses, organisations and individuals that have provided significant access, service or employment possibilities for people with disabilities.
They also celebrate those who have given particular consideration for the wider needs of people within the community, for example nursing mothers.
Coun Fran Oborski, who is Chair of the Awards Panel, said: “No Barriers awards have always been close to my heart, as they were set up in memory of my husband Mike, but after my experience last year they mean even more to me.
“Following an operation to amputate my leg, I became a wheelchair user.
“Now it’s even clearer to me the difference people who do that bit more make to the lives of people with disabilities.
“It is really important that we celebrate the achievements of those who go the extra mile. “
How the No Barriers Awards came about
The first No Barriers Awards were held in 2008. They were set up in memory of Coun Mike Oborski, who initiated the project. He was Polish Honorary Consul for the West Midlands.
The idea for the awards came from a similar scheme in Gdynia, Poland.
Nominations can be submitted online at www.wyreforestdc.gov.uk/nobarriers or forms can be collected from The Hub, Green Street, Kidderminster or Wyre Forest House Reception, Finepoint Way, Kidderminster.
Nominations need to be made before the deadline of Monday, February 10.
The awards will be announced and presented at a ceremony on March 4 at Wyre Forest House.
