We are proud to have received awards and nominations in recognition of our work supporting our hospitals

2025

We're delighted that the wonderful Carer Experience Volunteer Service, which we support, has been awarded Gold Winner in Best Community Impact and Highly Commended in Volunteering Excellence in the 2025 Impact Awards.

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We were thrilled to be a finalist in the Stevenage Borough Council 'Stevenage Together 2025 Awards' to recognise the difference we make every day for local people who use our hospitals.

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We are overjoyed that our brilliant Forget-Me-Not Dementia Volunteer Service received the BBC Three Counties Radio Make a Difference Community Group Award 2025.

We help to fund the service and work closely with the team to provide activities, resources and training so they can spend time with patients who are living with dementia to make them feel more at ease in the unfamiliar, and busy, hospital environment. 

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We were also delighted to see Lexie Trim win the Young Hero Award at the BBC Make a Difference Awards. Lexie sources products such as bed socks, boiled sweets and hand cream for her 'Chemo Bags' that she gives out to patients having cancer treatment at Lister Hospital. The bags make such a difference to patients going through a difficult time. 

Lexi was inspired after both her aunt and mum were diagnosed with cancer. She has organised quiz nights and taken part in events such a Fire Walk to help raise funds for her bags. 

We were thrilled when our anonymous clinical colleagues nominated us for the East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust Time to Shine Award 2025! Here is what they said about us:

Nomination 1

'The charity team have continued to help us over the years in creating our vision for our patients and supporting the need of our developments. Our patients are able to have a more relaxed, controlled and comfortable stay while in hospital. I believe this helps them to recover quicker and respond to treatment. The Charity are always happy to help when we need something more than medication to support the care we provide to our patients.We go to them with a vision, they support it and help us in making it happen'

Nomination 2 

'Without this team we would not have all of the wonderful things in and around the multiple trust sites. They work tirelessly helping us all to achieve big things for for our patients and making the environment much more patient friendly. ALL staff are included in their support, no team is exempt. They respect any suggestions that comes their way (even the crazy works) and work hard with staff to achieve. They improve hospital areas by funding items that are above and beyond trust expectations, this is a of HUGE benefit to our patients.Their work is incredible they work evenings and weekends to support events to improve the hospital for our patients. They liaise and network with so many different teams and business to help a achieve these projects. From murals to equipment purchases. These hugely improve patient experience. They are ALWAYS willing to help! We love collaborating with them as a team! We realise we are so lucky to have such a great team'

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2024

We were delighted to see our dedicated supporter, Arun Koshal, win the My Local Hero Community Champion Award for all his amazing fundraising for Mount Vernon Cancer Centre. 

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Our wonderful team of Play Specialists win the Stevenage Together Team Award for all they do supporting poorly children who come into Lister Hospital. 

Christina, from the team, attended the ceremony to accept the award for the team. 

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Ann Meldrum wins the Heart Hertfordshire Hero 2024 Fundraiser Award for raising over £20,000 for the children's wards in just over a year. 

Ann was nominated by Play Specialist, Jo, pictured with Ann. 

Ann was also a finalist in the BBC Three Counties Radio Make a Difference Awards. 

2023

Two of our wonderful volunteers, Ann Meldrum and Chris Goward, win Pride of Stevenage Awards. 

Ann Meldrum wins Pride of Stevenage Dedication Award for 16 years of fundraising at Lister Hospital. Ann wears seasonal costumes and will spend hours walking around Lister Hospital raising funds with her raffles. She has raised £15k this year alone for the children's ward and the maternity unit. 

Chris Goward wins Pride of Stevenage Caring Award for his care, compassion and commitment as a Forget-Me-Not dementia volunteer, supporting patients in the hospital who are living with dementia.

Chris spends time getting to know patients, chatting with them and helping them take part in activities they enjoy to make them feel more at ease in the unfamiliar hospital environment. Chris is also a member of the Lister Choir and uses his talent to bring the joy of music to patients and staff at the hospital.

British Chamber of Commerce National Community Champion Award 2023 for our wonderful Butterfly Volunteer Service. 

Community Champion winner in the Hertfordshire Chamber of Commerce Inspiring Herts 2023 Awards for our Butterfly Volunteer Service. 

Our Sunshine Appeal Match Funding Campaign wins campaign of the year in the Chartered Institute of Fundraising East Anglia 2023 Awards.

They said: "It was a fantastic submission that really impressed the judges.”

2022

Highly commended in Chartered Institute of Fundraising East Anglia 2022 Awards in the Corporate Partner of the Year category for partnership with Walter Cooper. 

2020

Our Butterfly Volunteer Service is awarded The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, the highest award a voluntary group can receive in the UK. 

Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal visited the Lister Hospital on 23 July 2021 to present the award on behalf of The Queen  and became the first member of the royal family to hand out this prestigious accolade.

2019

Butterfly Volunteer Service wins Pride of Stevenage award.

Butterfly Volunteer Service is a finalist for North Herts District Council Chairman's Volunteer Achievement Awards.

Glyn Doggett, Victoria Barton and Alfie are all charity champion finalists for The Comet Community Awards. 

Neonatal families group are finalists in Hertfordshire Chamber of Commerce Inspiring Herts 2019 Awards.