Local charity Rochdale Connections Trust is awarded a team of business coaches and funding to ‘survive, adapt and thrive’

Rochdale Connections Trust has had the importance of its current services and future ambitions recognised with its selection as a 2020 Weston Charity Awards winner.
The award gives the charity the chance to invest in its future with a core grant of £6,500 from the Garfield Weston Foundation and a year’s strategic planning support from a team of four business leaders, thanks to the leadership charity Pilotlight.

Rochdale Connections Trust are the winners of the Rochdale Business of the Year Award 2019 (turnover less than 1 million).
We are super proud to be recognised in the Business community for the work we do for the people of Rochdale. Thank you to Recruitment Solutions for kindly sponsoring the category and Carol Hopkins and the team at Rochdale Development Agency for a night we won't forget in a long time.

Rochdale Diversity Awards 2017- ​Diversity in Public Sector Award

Community and Education Project Award
We are overwhelmed to have won an award for our 'Her Story' video at the 2019 #RSBCA19 event.
Thank you to Lisa from Touchstones for nominating us and well done to Link4Life for a lovely night.

Queens Award for Volunteering
Mentoring & Befriending

Volunteer of the Year 2019- Jamie Matthews

2018 Volunteer of the Year- Elizabeth Bennett

2016- Ross Rigby Volunteer of the Year

2017 - Hayley Clayton Volunteer of the Year

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​Special Awards for Volunteering:
Youth Support Project - Group of Volunteers of the Year 2015