What is the Lord Mayor's Medal, who can make a nomination, what you need to include in your nomination.
Nominations are closed
Nominations are closed and will reopen later in the year.
What the Lord Mayor's Medal is
The Lord Mayor's Medal recognises outstanding and innovative unpaid service and support provided to others, especially selfless service to a voluntary body or to our community, or which brings distinction and quality to Bristol life.
The achievement of the nominees can be in one area or in different areas. We especially want to know what came about because of the nominee or nominees.
Who can make a nomination
Anyone can make a nomination, as long as they're not a relative or partner of the nominee or nominees.
What you need to include in your nomination
In your nomination, you need to include:
- 2 supportive statements from two Bristol citizens
- 1 supportive statement from a Bristol City councillor
- a statement, no longer than 500 words, about why you think the nominee or nominees deserve a Lord Mayor's Medal
In your statement, you need to tell us:
- what your nominee or nominees have achieved
- what makes them stand out against others
- if the achievement is in one area or in a number of different areas
- what came about because of the nominee or nominees.
Keep your recommendation factual: focus on achievements, dates, facts and figures that we can verify.
We ask you not to discuss the nomination with the nominee.
Judging the Lord Mayor's medal
Judging panel and criteria
Nominations are judged by a panel of Bristol city councillors and the Lord Mayor.
The judges use the following criteria:
- service of the nominee and what is unique, distinctive, or special about it
- how the nominee has enhanced the quality of life for the people and city of Bristol
The decision of the judging panel is final.
Awarding the Lord Mayor's medal
Around 12 to 15 medals are awarded. This is a competitive process and not all nominations submitted will be successful.
We may do some checks to:
- verify the validity of the nomination
- inform the panel's final decision making
If we find out any negative information around a nomination after judging, we may withdraw the nomination.