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In order to celebrate t<span>he tireless work that goes on in local communities<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> t<span><span><span>he Laois Culture &amp; Creativity team consisting of Laois Arts, Heritage, Libraries, Housing. Community, Dunamaise Arts Centre, Music Generation Laois, and LOETB\u2019s Local Creative Youth Partnership are sponsoring the 13th Annual Laois Community &amp; Voluntary Awards 2022 &#8211; <span>Arts,Culture &amp; Heritage category. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>This category recognises Groups\/Organisations who enhance their local areas, by conserving, protecting and promoting the Arts, Culture and Heritage of their local community through collective creative activities. Examples include: Drama, Music, Literature, Arts, Festivals, Conservation, and Heritage.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>The winner of this category will receive \u20ac500, while the runner-up will receive \u20ac250<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>The annual Laois Community &amp; Voluntary Awards is a partnership between Laois County Council and Laois Public Participation Network recognises community organisations and individuals who work tirelessly in their community.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>The purpose of the awards is to acknowledge groups and individuals who, through their commitment to voluntary and community activities, have played a significant role, in enhancing the quality of life in their communities.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Closing Date for receipt of Nominations is <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Friday 19th\u00a0August\u00a0<span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>at 4.00pm<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":20915,"template":"","class_list":["post-20914","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Laois Community &amp; Voluntary Awards - Arts, Culture &amp; Heritage - Creative Ireland Programme<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Never has Community spirit and voluntary effort been so important and valuable in Laois and throughout the country, in sustaining all of our cultural and creative communities.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/laois-community-voluntary-awards-arts-culture-heritage\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Laois Community &amp; Voluntary Awards - Arts, Culture &amp; Heritage - Creative Ireland Programme\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Never has Community spirit and voluntary effort been so important and valuable in Laois and throughout the country, in sustaining all of our cultural and creative communities. 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