BEE UNIQUE

A Heart-Led Charity, Run Entirely by Volunteers

We take no expenses and have no paid roles. Every hour we give is donated with love to support the SEN (Special Educational Needs) community.

Category: Awards

  • BEE UNIQUE FC – JULY 2025 UPDATE

    ⚽️ Congratulations to BEE UNIQUE FC on being highly commended for Campaign or Initiative of the Year at the inaugural Sports Awards!

    🏆 The Sported Awards held in London in June 2025 highlighted the vital role that local groups hold on transforming lives and strengthening communities.

    💚 Regional Delivery Officer – North West UK; Mark said “Your innovative and impactful campaign has truly stood out, inspiring positive change in the community. We celebrate your remarkable achievement and dedication to advancing sports!”

    ❤️ BEE UNIQUE would like to say a big well done to all the nominees, winners and to “Nurturing Foundations” for winning the category!

    💛 BEE UNIQUE FC Co-Founder & Coach Martin said “This was such a lovely surprise for us to receive this! Myself & Coaches Dave Parsons, Simon Walsh & Charlotte Jackson Wainwright donate our time every week to train Under 16’s, Under 12’s and Under 8’s in a non rigid environment tailored to suit all abilities. It’s been an absolute pleasure getting to know all our BEE UNIQUE FC players, seeing them all grow from strength to strength. We are all super proud of each and everyone of our players! Keep being your awesome selves!”

  • Cumbria Women of the Year 2023 & 2024

    🫶 Twin Sisters & Co-Founders of BEE UNIQUE Nadia Shaw Parsons and Natalie McCarron each received a letter inviting them to attend a celebration dinner with being nominated as a FINALIST for Cumbria Women of the Year. 🫶

    🏆 A ceremony organised for over 30 years! Celebrating outstanding women making a difference in Cumbria. 🏆

    ❤️ Nadia says “This was a massive surprise for us to receive an invite letter – Thank you so much to each and everyone of you for taking the time to nominate us! We are truly humbled and grateful for all the support.” ❤️

    💚 “It was such an amazing afternoon where we were welcomed by everyone and was an honour to meet all the amazing ladies from all walks of life, giving back to the local community and making a difference.”

    🐝🌈 Natalie says “BEE UNIQUE started in February 2021 with the journey of my twin sister Nadia and her partner Dave’s vision, to create an environment with no judgement and where individuals can simply enjoy every day activities, surrounded by families who understand and are in the same boat. WOW, what an incredible journey it has been so far! The charity has grown at a pace we never imagined and in such a short space of time! Thank you to our Volunteer Reps who help us immensely and fully support our mission.🌈🐝

    ❤️ “A lot of work goes into running a charity around our own professions and looking after our beautiful SEN children but with the 4 of us – Myself, Nadia, Dave and Martin. We fully support and help each other in every way we can. ❤️

    💚 “We organise a high volume of activities, over 2k activities each year catering for over 25k individuals and we manually input all the activities and do this between us. Alongside all the activities organised, BEE UNIQUE support families with educational workshops, EHCPs, appeals, advice & guidance, DLA/PIP, support groups and inclusive family fun days. BEE UNIQUE is not a job to us, we run the charity from the goodness of our hearts, with zero expenses ever taken to support as many families as possible. It is because of Nadia and Daves beautiful boys; Dylan and Elliott – the Legacy to BEE UNIQUE, the charity was launched.” 💚

    💓 Thank you to each and everyone of you for continuing to support BEE UNIQUE! 💓

    💛 Be your own kind of beautiful!
    💙 Be as unique as you are!
    💚 Embrace differences!

    🌟 Together we can make a difference 🌟

  • High Sheriff of Cumbria Awards 2025

    🏆 BEE UNIQUE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 2025 IN “RECOGNITION OF GREAT AND VALUABLE SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY” 🏆

    🐝 🌈 BEE UNIQUE were delighted and honoured to attend the High Sheriff of Cumbria Awards 2025 in Kendal. 🌈🐝

    ❤️ BEE UNIQUE Founders said “It was such a lovely surprise to receive an email invite to attend a wonderful event surrounded by organisations who make such a difference to the local community ❤️

    ❤️ “It was such a wonderful afternoon! Thank you so much for making us all feel welcome and supporting our mission. It was a pleasure to meet you all. ❤️

    🏆 “We were honoured and humbled to be awarded with a RECOGNITION AWARD, a PLAQUE and a KIND DONATION from Christopher Holmes – High Sheriff of Cumbria. 🏆

    🏆 “This was an award for recognising BEE UNIQUEs contribution in enhancing the lives of the neurodiverse community! 🏆

    💚 “This acknowledges the voluntary work BEE UNIQUE does, with well deserved recognition for each and every volunteer representative for BEE UNIQUE! “We are so grateful to have you all in our team.🏆

    🫶 “THANK YOU so much for your continued support in delivering a valuable and much needed service to the community.” 🫶

  • Community Group Award 2024

    🐝🌈 BEE UNIQUE were delighted to attend the Carlisle Race Course Event 2024 and were all humbled to have been announced as the WINNER of ‘THE VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY GROUP AWARD’ – brought by OEE Container Technology 🌈🐝

    🏆 Marketing Executive Laurie Eastburn said “It’s an honour to announce BEE UNIQUE as Winner of the Volunteer Community Group of the Year Award 2024. To do what they do for the local community around their own SEND children and professions, all voluntarily is truly remarkable! This award is a recognition for the outstanding contributions BEE UNIQUE have made to the Neuro Diverse Community. Keep up the good work BEE UNIQUE!”

    🫶 BEE UNIQUE would like to extend our appreciation and say a massive well done to all the nominees and we thank all our supporters for nominating BEE UNIQUE. This was such a lovely surprise to end a fantastic day with some of our wonderful BEE UNIQUE volunteers who attended alongside us. 🫶

    🌟 Thank you to all our Volunteer Reps for donating and dedicating their free time to support and assist with BEE UNIQUEs mission. 🌟

  • BBC Radio Cumbria – Sports Award 2023

    🐝🌈 BEE UNIQUE are truly honoured to have WON the BBC RADIO CUMBRIA – SPORTS AWARD 2023 🐝🌈

    🫶 BEE UNIQUE FC were nominated and shortlisted out of hundreds of nominations and were informed on the BBC Radio breakfast show that BEE UNIQUE FC had been awarded with WINNING the “Community Sports Group Category Award”. Such a lovely surprise! We are truly humbled. ❤️

    👏 BEE UNIQUE would like to extend our appreciation and say Well Done to all the nominations and the amazing work they do for the local community. You are all incredible! 👏

    ⚽ BEE UNIQUE FC Coaches Martin, Dave & Simon would not have even reached a stage to win this award without the incredible support we have received from the amazing SEN families that attend our sessions on a weekly basis. Thank you to the Businesses & Sponsors who who have supported us in our journey, every step of the way! ⚽

    ❤️ Thank you to each and everyone of you for continuing to support BEE UNIQUE with our new venture of BEE UNIQUE FC football ⚽️

    💚 Martin Co-founder and BEE UNIQUE FC Coach said “All at BEE UNIQUE would like to give a big shout out to all our volunteer coaches who are SEN Parents themselves. They dedicate and donate their free time alongside myself on a weekly basis to coach SEN Children in a comfortable environment. We immensely appreciate all that you do for the charity and the club! it’s because of you – BEE UNIQUE FC has become possible! ⚽️

    ❤️ It’s only been this year that BEE UNIQUE FC has officially become affiliated and it’s a real winner for us as coaches, giving this opportunity to children to take part in learning new skills, thus growth in confidence – You are winning everyday! just by being your beautiful unique awesome selves! We will continue to strive to raise much needed awareness and will always embrace differences! 💓

    🫶 We have lots in store ahead for BEE UNIQUE FC with us organising exclusive stadium tours, the children being flag bearers and mascots on autism awareness days, meeting players and promoting pan disability football and taking part in tournaments in various areas. 🫶

    🌟 To join BEE UNIQUE FC and train in an environment that’s fun, Interactive and tailored to all abilities. Please book your places via the link below ⬇️

    https://bookwhen.com/beeunique

  • Pride of Cumbria Awards 2023 – Finalists

    🐝🌈 BEE UNIQUE are delighted to have been selected as the finalist in the Charity of the Year category in the Pride of Cumbria Awards 2023 🐝🌈

    🧡 Thank you so much to everyone who voted for us! Wow, We did not expect BEE UNIQUE to be selected in the finals! 🥰🧡

    💛 We launched the Charity just a little over two years ago and we are so grateful for everyone’s support. We literally don’t stop, working around our own professions and looking after our own beautiful SEN children. We are delighted with the sessions we have organised over the two years. ❤️

    🩷 BEE UNIQUE organised over 63 activities during the two week Easter period! 🐇❤️

    💚 We set up the Charity to run everything voluntarily without taking a zero penny out for expenses – every single penny raised goes straight to the charity as we want to help as many SEND families as best as we can! 💛

    ❤️ Thank you so much all for nominating BEE UNIQUE. We feel truly humbled to receive so much support. ❤️

  • Organisation Champion Award – Diverse Cumbria Awards 2022

    Just 12 months after BEE UNIQUE was launched. BEE UNIQUE Founders and volunteers were honoured to be invited to the ‘Diverse Cumbria Awards 2022’ and were humbled to WON the Organisation Champion Award.

    🏆 An award shared with our beautiful boys Dylan and Elliott – who are the legacy to BEE UNIQUE. The reason why BEE UNIQUE Charity was created.

    💚 Winning an award like this, would have not been possible without the amazing support from our hardworking volunteer reps, donors, fundraisers & supporting businesses.

    🫶 We extend our appreciation and thank each and everyone of you for helping us reach a stage where we can hold this award as a mark of our contributions in making a difference to the Neuro Diverse Community.

  • BBC RADIO CUMBRIA – MAKE A DIFFERENCE AWARDS 2022

    🐝🌈 BEE UNIQUE were humbled to have received wonderful news that the charity had received a high volume of nominations and were invited to attend the ‘BBC RADIO CUMBRIA 2022- MAKE A DIFFERENCE AWARDS’ 🐝🌈

    🏆 The judge proudly informed us that “We had been shortlisted out of hundreds of nominations and that it was pleasure for them to award BEE UNIQUE with a highly commended award in the “Community Group Category” A recognition award for making a difference. 🏆

    💓 BEE UNIQUE Founders “We are truly humbled! A big well done to all the finalists and winners! It was a lovely and welcoming day where we had the pleasure to meet others organisations and individuals, who are making a difference to the local community. 💓

    💙 We would not have even reached a stage where we are shortlisted without the incredible support from our amazing reps, volunteers, donors, fundraisers and supporting businesses but most of all our amazing Neuro Diverse Families who attend our sessions. 💙

    🫶 Thank you to each and everyone of you that have supported our BEE UNIQUE journey so far! We are truly grateful. 🫶

    🏆 Each and everyone of you are WINNERS – You are winning everyday just being your beautiful unique self and embracing differences! 🏆