{"id":2070,"date":"2026-08-21T10:05:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T10:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukrainianhouse.org.uk\/?p=2070"},"modified":"2026-08-21T10:05:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T10:05:13","slug":"ukrainian-house-uk-leaders-nominated-for-the-best-of-manchester-awards-2026-recognition-of-media-and-social-initiatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ukrainianhouse.org.uk\/ua\/ukrainian-house-uk-leaders-nominated-for-the-best-of-manchester-awards-2026-recognition-of-media-and-social-initiatives\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukrainian House UK Leaders Nominated for the Best of Manchester Awards 2026: Recognition of Media and Social Initiatives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200bThe community and media initiatives led by the team at <strong>International Centre Ukrainian House UK CIC<\/strong> have received significant official recognition from the Manchester City Council. The organisation&#8217;s leaders \u2014 Anatolii Shalaiev and Prof. Ruslan Panchyshyn \u2014 have been nominated for the prestigious <strong>Best of Manchester Awards 2026<\/strong> across their respective key areas of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200bThe recognition of their contributions will take place during dedicated official ceremonies in September, leading up to the final flagship event:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u200b<strong>14 September 2026<\/strong> \u2014 Ceremony celebrating achievements in media, communications, and public broadcasting, where <strong>Anatolii Shalaiev<\/strong> is nominated (recognising his work as creator and host of the weekly radio programme <em>\u201cRazom\u201d<\/em> on ALLFM 96.9 and the strengthening of the community\u2019s media presence);<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u200b<strong>15 September 2026<\/strong> \u2014 Ceremony honouring social and community impact projects, where <strong>Prof. Ruslan Panchyshyn<\/strong> is nominated for coordinating the extensive humanitarian and blood donation initiative <strong>\u201cBlood Solidarity \u2014 Drop of Life\u201d<\/strong>;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u200b<strong>October 2026<\/strong> \u2014 The <strong>Grand Final Ceremony of the Best of Manchester Awards<\/strong>, bringing together key award winners and civic leaders driving change across the city.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200bThese nominations highlight the multifaceted impact of the organisation\u2019s work: from building bridges of solidarity in public health to advancing high-quality Ukrainian-language and bilingual broadcasting across Greater Manchester.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200bThe Ukrainian House UK team extends its sincere gratitude to Manchester\u2019s civic leadership \u2014 Bev Craig, Mayor of Greater Manchester; Shaukat Ali, Lord Mayor of Manchester; Tom Stannard, Chief Executive of Manchester City Council; and Cllr Garry Bridges, Interim Leader of Manchester City Council \u2014 for their trust, dedication to community empowerment, and ongoing support of Ukrainian initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200b<em>\u201cBeing recognised across multiple distinct fields reflects the power of systematic teamwork. We are deeply grateful to the city of Manchester for its openness and support, and we remain dedicated to strengthening the British-Ukrainian partnership and serving our community,\u201d<\/em> Ukrainian House UK representatives noted.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200b<strong>Tags:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">#BestOfManchesterAwards #ManchesterCityCouncil #UkrainianHouseUK #BloodSolidarity #ALLFM #Razom #Manchester<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u200bThe community and media initiatives led by the team at International Centre Ukrainian House UK CIC have received significant official recognition from the Manchester City Council. The organisation&#8217;s leaders \u2014 Anatolii Shalaiev and Prof. Ruslan Panchyshyn \u2014 have been nominated for the prestigious Best of Manchester Awards 2026 across their respective key areas of work. 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