The North Northamptonshire Active Communities Awards is a celebration event for health and wellbeing, physical activity and sport in North Northamptonshire. The event will celebrate local individuals, groups, clubs, organisations and projects that have improved the lives of the community and supported North Northants residents to get active. It will also celebrate the legacy of the past year’s sporting success at a Local, National and International level.

This year the venue is at Kettering Leisure Village – Thurston Dr, Kettering NN15 6PB The date of this is Wednesday 18th November 2026.

This year’s 2026 North Northamptonshire Active Communities Awards will be held in November at Kettering Leisure Village – Thurston Dr, Kettering NN15 6PB on Wednesday 18th November 2026.

The 2025 awards were held at Sywell Aerodrome. The awards celebrated the incredible talent, clubs and projects we have in North Northants along with their inspirational stories. A highlights video can be viewed below. Please also take a look at the winners section and awards photo section.

Award Categories

Community Club
Community Team
Community Organisation / Group
Community Activator
Community Champion
Health and Wellbeing Initiative
Young Community Champion
Get Active
Disabled Sports Performer
Young Sports Performer
Sports Performer
Outstanding Recognition Award
Primary School Sports
Secondary School Sports

Making a Nomination

Nominations can be submitted for North Northamptonshire individuals, clubs, schools, groups and projects that have improved the lives of the local community and supported residents to be active in Corby, Kettering, East Northants and Wellingborough. 

Please ensure that you have gained consent from the individual, group, club, school or initiative to nominate them prior to filling out this form and that you have all the required information you wish to submit before completing your form. All nominations must also fully meet the award category criteria.

A nominee can be nominated by different individuals multiple times, however winners are decided upon by the achievements and impact they have made to the community, not by the number of nominations received for each nominee.

Voting will be open from Sunday 31st May until Sunday 13th September

To nominate please have all the information ready to submit. You cannot attach files so please make sure that you fill out the form as comprehensively as possible as each nomination will only be judged upon the information provided.

view the nomination criteria
Nomination Form
About the Awards

The North Northamptonshire Active Communities Awards is a celebration event for health and wellbeing, physical activity and sport in North Northamptonshire.

Nominations

Nominations can be submitted for North Northamptonshire individuals, clubs, schools, groups and projects that have improved the lives of the local community.

Sponsors

Further information on all our North Northamptonshire Active Awards sponsors and how to become a sponsor.

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