Nominate
Put forward a business, charity, team or individual making a positive impact where they are.
Recognition
Awards that celebrate the very best.
We build awards programmes that celebrate success, inspire collaboration and showcase the positive stories that too often go untold. The first of them — the Walsall Awards 2026 — is open for nominations now.
- Date
- Saturday 21 November 2026
- Venue
- Pallet-Track Bescot Stadium, Walsall FC
- Categories
- Fourteen, plus special recognition awards
- Nominations
- Open now
More than a ceremony
A night that starts something, rather than ending it
Every community has people quietly doing remarkable things — the business that kept people employed through a hard year, the charity that never asks for credit, the apprentice who outgrew the role in months, the volunteer everyone relies on.
Our awards exist to put those people on a stage. But the evening is only the visible part. What matters just as much is what it creates: introductions between organisations that should have met years ago, stories that reach beyond the room through our publishing, and relationships that carry on long after the trophies are handed out.
It is a celebration first and a platform second — and both matter.
The categories
Fourteen categories, open for nomination
The Walsall Awards 2026 opens with fourteen categories. Alongside these, special recognition awards celebrate businesses, charities and community organisations, and inspirational individuals.
01
Business of the Year
02
Tech Business of the Year
03
Charity of the Year
04
Community Organisation of the Year
05
Male Entrepreneur of the Year
06
Female Entrepreneur of the Year
07
Apprentice of the Year
08
Networking Organisation of the Year
09
Hospitality Business of the Year
10
Leisure Business of the Year
11
Start-Up of the Year
12
Sports Team / Club of the Year
13
Health Business of the Year
14
Lifetime Achievement Award
Get involved
Four ways to be part of the night
Sponsor
Align your brand with the celebration and reach the organisations shaping their community’s future.
Attend
Reserve a table for your team or join as an individual guest on the night.
Volunteer
Join us as an ambassador, a judge or a volunteer and help make the evening happen.
For sponsorship packages, tables and tickets, send us an enquiry or email info@walsallawards.co.uk.
Nominations are open
Recognition costs nothing to give and can change how someone sees a year of hard work. If someone comes to mind, put their name forward.