Awards & Achievements
Disability Confident Employer
BIG was awarded this status on 11th October 2018.
Making a Difference Locally
BIG won this on 19th September 2018.
Hero Award for Contribution to the Community
Awarded to Frances Halligan, Founder & Chair of BIG, on 6th October 2016.
BIG won The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service in 2014.
Celebrating with the Mayor of Bury 11th September 2014
The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service Award Ceremony
at The Monastery 6th August 2014
Four members were invited to represent BIG at a garden party at Buckingham Palace on 3rd June 2014.
BIG in Poetry: Experiences in Mental Health
A collection of poems of service users collated by BIG volunteers, Martin Shepley and Geeta Sarin, and published on 7th September 2013. This book can be purchased on Amazon.
Bury Woman of the Year
Frances Halligan, Founder & Chair of BIG, was awarded this on 20th October 2011.
Bury Times articles
