London Champion Award

Welcome to the London Champions Awards. Directed by London Play Design, every year, teams from dozens of corporations volunteer to improve London’s iconic adventure playgrounds.  The London Champions Awards celebrate this important contribution and its positive impact on Adventure Playgrounds and community projects across London. This event is your chance to be recognized for your commitment and meet representatives from many of the projects you have helped.

Award Categories

Community Impact Champion Award

  • Celebrating outstanding impact, this award recognizes commitment in both monetary donations and volunteer time.

  • Every £ 1 donated counts as 1 point, while each volunteer engagement is valued at 50 points.

Playground Transformation Award

  • Honouring the team that has brought about the most remarkable transformation of a London Adventure Playground

  • A panel of community members, project stakeholders and London Play Design project managers will score each team based on their approach, efficiency and visible changes brought to the Adventure Playgrounds.

Skill Mastery Award

  • Recognizing volunteer teams who demonstrate exceptional skill, innovative problem-solving and team work.

  • London Play Design’s equivalent of a ‘critics’ award’, our project managers will identify the most effective volunteer day group, looking at team dynamics, communication, problem-solving and overall attitude towards the tasks.

Benefeciary Award

  • London Play Design’s equivalent to an ‘audience award’, this prize acknowledges the team that has made an outstanding contribution from the perspective of adventure playground staff, children and families.

  • London Play Design project managers will analyse feedback from beneficiaries to create a shortlist and work with playground stakeholders to choose a winner.

Team Harmony Award

  • This award celebrates the team that makes the most of its volunteering opportunity as a team building day, bringing team members together for a shared positive goal and promoting harmony, team spirit and inclusion within their company.

  • LPD will look at the quality of collaboration, knowledge-sharing, mutual support among colleagues and the ‘feel’ of team spirit before and after the event.

Playful Spirit Award

  • Recognizing the team that embodies a vibrant and joyful approach to corporate volunteering, this award celebrates their creativity, enthusiasm, and ability to infuse playfulness into the transformation of an Adventure Playground or community project.

  • LPD will look for the most playful team to work with, recognizing their ability to bring fun to the tasks on the day.

How to participate?

Every corporation that takes part in one of our corporate volunteer days will automatically be eligible

Important Dates

  • Nomination Period:  by 30/01/202

  • Finalists Announcement and Awards Ceremony: March 2025 – Venue to be announced

Award Ceremony

The winners will be announced and celebrated at a special awards ceremony, bringing together volunteers, community members and corporate partners.