We're Stirling's Charity of the Year

We’re thrilled to have been awarded ‘Charity of the Year’ at the inaugural Stirling Business Awards.

Some of our team attended the Stirling Business Awards black-tie ceremony on 21st February at the Golden Lion Hotel, headlined by Celtic rock band Red Hot Chilli Pipers.

The awards were organised by Go Forth Stirling Business Improvement District (BID) to recognise and reward the city’s independent business owners and charities. The winners were chosen following a public vote.

Danielle McRorie-Smith, Project Director of Go Forth Stirling BID, said: “I’d like to congratulate the team at Stirling Carers Centre for winning the Charity of the Year Award. The Centre plays a vital role in providing advice, information and support to all the many unpaid Carers looking after friends and relatives across the Stirling area. I’m delighted to see them recognised for their hard work and the essential care they deliver to improve the quality of life for Carers.”

Stirling’s Charity of the Year Award was sponsored by the Thistles. Gary Turnbull,

Centre Director at Thistles, said: “We are delighted to be sponsoring the Charity of the Year category in this year’s Stirling Business Awards.

“There’s no shortage of great work being done in Stirling across independent businesses, retailers and charities, as the awards shortlist shows.

“The Stirling Business Awards is a fantastic chance for the hard work of the nominees to be recognised and voted on by the local community that have seen the work first hand. Huge congratulations to the very deserving winner and also the finalists who also demonstrated the impact they have on Stirling and the wider community.”

As a result of winning the award, we had the opportunity to raise awareness of the Centre and unpaid Carers in the Stirling Observer and on Central FM radio station, which hopefully helps us to reach more Carers in need of support.

It's been a great boost to the team, and also really helpful to show potential funders what good support we have in the local area. We'd like to say a big thank you to everyone who nominated us and voted for us.

“Winning the Charity of the Year award was a huge surprise for us, but is a testament to the hard work and dedication of the team to supporting Stirling’s Unpaid Carers. In a category such as this, where every organisation is doing fantastic and award-worthy work, it was a privilege to be recognised in this way and to represent Stirling’s strong and vibrant voluntary sector. We hope to use this as an opportunity to raise more awareness of the issues affecting local Carers and the support available to them.”

Colleen McGregor, CEO, Stirling Carers Centre