Stirling Charity of the Year 2023
Posted on 22nd February 2023
On Thursday 21st February, Stirling Carers Centre won the Charity of the Year category in the inaugural Stirling Business Awards.
The team was presented with the honour at the Stirling Business Awards ceremony, run by Go Forth Stirling BID during a black-tie ceremony at the city’s Golden Lion Hotel headlined by Celtic rock band Red Hot Chilli Pipers.
The awards were organised by the BID to recognise and reward the city’s independent business owners and charities with the winners chosen following a public vote.
“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.”
Colleen McGregor, CEO of Stirling Carers Centre, said, “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 be representing Stirling’s strong and vibrant voluntary sector.
We hope that we can use this to raise more awareness of the issues affecting local Carers, and the support that is available to them.”
