Nominations for the Community Policing Awards are now open.

The awards take place each year at a ceremony held at Eynsham Hall, near Witney, in May.

The ceremony is now in its nineteenth year and provides an opportunity to recognise and nominate the work of officers, staff and volunteers who have made a difference in the community.

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The nominations will then be sifted down to a shortlist, and a panel of judges will make the final decision of who the community champions of the year are.

The nine categories are: community police officer; police community support officer; special constable; diversity champion; cadet; volunteer; community volunteer; problem solving award; and response officer.

Nominations close on Monday, February 24.

For more information and to vote, visit: thamesvalley.police.uk/police-forces/thames-valley-police/areas/au/about-us/corporate-events/community-policing-awards/