Bro Radio's Community Awards 2026
Bro Radio has announced the return of its Community Awards, as it continues to celebrate the best of the Vale of Glamorgan.
Supported by new headline sponsor Victoria Park Mazda, the event will honour the best of business, sport, the third sector and community in the Vale of Glamorgan.
Now in its third consecutive year, the event will return to its original home at Barry’s Memo Arts Centre and will include two new award categories.
The awards have been supported by several other local businesses, who’ve sponsored individual categories, with support from Barry Town Council, Cardiff and Vale College, Cardio Core Fitness, Churchfields Home Care, CJCH Solicitors, Daniel Matthews Estate Agents, Enaid Accountancy, Fun Harbour, Mack Events, Rosedew Farm, Specsavers Barry and Thornton Travel.
Guests attending the ceremony in June will also enjoy a pre-awards networking, drinks and canapes reception sponsored by United World Logistics.
2026 Community Award Categories:
Our tips for a top nomination:
- Our judges won't know the person, business or group which you're nominating. Make sure you give the judges as much background on your nominee, their work and why they deserve to be recognised.
- You have 2,000 characters, use them. Our judges won't know of the work of your nominee, so its important you give them as much information, backgrounds, stories and highlights as possible.
- The awards are about celebrating the Vale of Glamorgan. Throughout your nomination, highlight to our judges how the nominee has made an impact on life in the Vale of Glamorgan.
- Don't rush (unless you've left it to the deadline). Before submitting your entry, write it out in a document and send it to friends or colleagues, to make sure it is the best reflection of your nominee.
Terms and conditions:
- Nominations for Bro Radio's Community Awards 2026 are open from 8am on Wednesday 4th March 2026 and close at 11:59pm on Friday 17th April 2026.
- Nominations received after 11:59 pm on Friday, 17th April 2026 will be ineligible.
- Nominators can be from anywhere, but any person, business or group must live or undertake at least 50% of their work in the Vale of Glamorgan.
- Nominations cannot be made by Bro Radio staff, volunteers or sponsors of Bro Radio's Community Awards.
- Nominations will only be accepted via forms on www.broradio.fm or on written forms in nomination locations.
- Entries are open to 2025 Community Awards finalists, excluding overall category winners who are ineligible from the category in which they won. Nominations for 2025 winners can be made in other subsequent categories.
- Bro Radio reserves the right to move nominations, should the administration team feel an entry is better suited to another awards category or if it is clear that the award has been submitted in the wrong category.
- Nominees will be judged by a panel of Bro Radio representatives, awards sponsors and key members of the local community.
- The top three nominees in each category will be contacted on or after Tuesday 28th April 2026 and invited to attend the Bro Radio Community Awards ceremony on Friday, June 5th 2026 at Memo Arts Centre.
- All finalists will be required to record a short video at YMCA Barry during w/c 11th May 2026. The finished video will be shared on Bro Radio's social media, on air and broadcast on the night.
- Each nominee will receive two tickets to the night of the awards. Due to capacity, no additional tickets will be available on the main floor. Subject to availability, balcony tickets may be made available.
- The winners of each award category will be announced on the evening of the ceremony. The ceremony will be broadcast live on Bro Radio, with video highlights distributed via social media.
- Each winner will receive an award, with runners-up receiving a framed certificate.