The BMC depends on the support of hundreds of volunteers, and recognises their vital contribution to the work of the BMC through annual awards, for which members can make nominations.
The three awards are:
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The George Band Award
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The Rehan Siddiqui Award
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The Young Volunteer of the Year Award
The George Band Award
The George Band Award for Exceptional Voluntary Contribution to Mountaineering recognises people who have played a significant role in the BMC’s work over an extended period of time.
The award was established in 2010, and named in honour of former BMC president George Band, who was the youngest member of the 1953 Everest expedition which saw Hillary and Tenzing make the historic first ascent of the world’s highest mountain.
Find out more about the George Band Award
The Rehan Siddiqui Award
The Rehan Siddiqui Award for Exceptional Voluntary Contribution towards promoting Equality and Diversity in the BMC recognises those who have made a significant voluntary contribution to the BMC’s commitment to increasing opportunities for under-represented groups to participate in climbing, hill walking or mountaineering and the work of the BMC.
The award was established in 2018, and named in honour of former chair of the BMC Equity Steering Group Rehan Siddiqui, who was the first member of a minority ethnic community to be elected BMC president.
Find out more about the Rehan Siddiqui Award
The Young Volunteer of the Year Award
The Young Volunteer of the Year Award was established in 2018 and recognises those young people (under 25 years of age) who have made a significant voluntary contribution and commitment to the BMC, thereby acting as role models to other young people, to encourage volunteering in the BMC.
Find out more about the Young Volunteer of the Year Award
How to nominate a BMC volunteer for an award
BMC members can nominate a volunteer for an award. Nominations are via an online form available on the BMC website towards the end of each year. The BMC Board of Directors is the awarding body, and the awards are presented at the Presidents Dinneer over the weekend of the BMC Annual General Meeting.
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The winners of the 2020 BMC Volunteer Awards have now been announced!
READ: 2020 BMC Volunteer Award winners announced
READ: Find out who last year's winners were
Find out more about the work that goes on behind the scenes with the BMC specialist committees:
Behind the scenes: access and conservation
Behind the scenes: clubs
Behind the scenes: equity
Behind the scenes: guidebooks
Behind the scenes: huts
Behind the scenes: international mountaineering
Behind the scenes: land management
Behind the scenes: technical equipment
Behind the scenes: training, youth and walls
Find out more about: BMC specialist committees
BMC Volunteer survey
We're keen to understand more about BMC volunteers and have put together a survey for all current volunteers, previous volunteers and those who might want to volunteer in future.
Read more and complete the survey here
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