Oxfordshire volunteer shortlisted for community award
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 18 Oct, 13:31 · Archive
Brandon Styles, 26, from Shrivenham, has been named a finalist in the Local Communities category of the 2026 Dimensions Leaders' Awards. The awards celebrate the contributions of adults with learning disabilities and autistic people and are organised by Dimensions, the UK's largest not-for-profit support provider for this group.
Mr Styles helps his mother, Nicki Styles, run Carers Community Vale of the White Horse, a support group for unpaid carers that meets in Faringdon on the first Monday of each month. His nomination describes him as 'encouraging and kind', noting his enthusiasm for volunteering, openness to new experiences, and care for others. He said: 'I feel part of a community, have new friends. I help bring drinks to the carers and we sit and talk. It is nicer together.'
Beyond the carers' group, Mr Styles participates in cricket, tenpin bowling, and drama groups. He rides with Aim RDA and completed his first virtual dressage competition. The awards are nominated, judged, and presented by adults with learning disabilities and autistic people, and recognise achievement, leadership, advocacy, and community action. Winners will be announced at a ceremony in Bristol on 20 October.
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- Dedicated volunteer shortlisted for prestigious community awardBrandon Styles, 26, from Shrivenham, has been named a finalist in the Local Communities category of the 2026 Dimensions Leaders’ Awards.Oxford Mail · 18 Oct, 13:00
- Dedicated volunteer shortlisted for prestigious community awardBrandon Styles, 26, from Shrivenham, has been named a finalist in the Local Communities category of the 2026 Dimensions Leaders’ Awards.Oxfordshire Guardian · 18 Oct, 13:00
In this story: Brandon Styles · Nicki Styles · Carers Community Vale of the White Horse · Dimensions · Shrivenham · Faringdon · Bristol
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